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What's the most underrated thing about Hal E Clark Middle School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
1,032
Middle
DISTRICT 939 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL CORPORATION·NCES 180545002420
Hal E Clark Middle School
8915 W 93rd Ave, Saint John, IN 46373 · (219) 365-8507 · Lake County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,032 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
228 students
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 263 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 274 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 237 | 23% |
| Grade 8 | 258 | 25% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 57% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Hal E Clark Middle School→Lake Central High School
Based on grade levels within Lake Central School Corporation. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
52.8%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
47.1%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.9%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Indiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Hal E Clark Middle School
Hal E Clark Middle School's state test result (50.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hal E Clark Middle School this school | 1,032 | 22.1% | 50.0% |
| Robert Taft Middle School Crown Point | 1,067 | 22.4% | 54.4% |
| Colonel John Wheeler Middle School Crown Point | 1,061 | 27.0% | 52.9% |
| Benjamin Franklin Middle School Valparaiso | 823 | 24.5% | 62.5% |
| Hanover Central Middle School Cedar Lake | 647 | 20.2% | 49.1% |
| Kahler Middle School Dyer | 971 | 28.4% | 52.5% |
Matched among Indiana middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Hal E Clark Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #78 of 324 | #6 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #90 of 325 | #6 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #60 of 325 | #3 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,032 | #34 of 334 | #3 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #253 of 314 | #10 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.5% | #129 of 315 | #13 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.1% | #314 of 330 | #20 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.0% | #105 of 187 | #7 of 14 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,032
-25 (-2%) vs 2020
-9% since 2010-11, when it was 1,129
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 17.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,032 | 60 | 17.2:1 | 22% (228) |
| 2023-24 | 1,097 | 61.5 | 17.8:1 | 22% (237) |
| 2022-23 | 1,069 | 56.8 | 18.8:1 | 23% (247) |
| 2020-21 | 1,057 | 60 | 17.6:1 | 21% (220) |
| 2017-18 | 1,134 | 58.4 | 19.4:1 | 17% (197) |
| 2015-16 | 1,106 | 53 | 20.9:1 | 16% (177) |
| 2010-11 | 1,129 | 65 | 17.4:1 | 17% (192) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hal E Clark Middle School.
About Hal E Clark Middle School
Saint John, Indiana, is home to Hal E Clark Middle School, a large middle school. It serves 1,032 students in grades 5 through 8. The average among middle schools in Indiana is roughly 594 students; this school is 74% above that.
Lake Central School Corporation enrolls 8,985 students in 10 schools, including Hal E Clark Middle School.
At Hal E Clark Middle School, White students make up 67% of the student body. Next come 20% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 55% White. The school's diversity index is 51%, meaning two students picked at random have a 51% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The ratio of students to teachers is 17.2:1, with 60 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 1.6 students per teacher above the 15.6:1 average for middle schools in Indiana. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 22%. Among public schools in Lake County, the average eligibility rate is 47%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Hal E Clark Middle School is 59.9%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 50.0%.
County data help place the school in context: in Lake County, the median household income is $71,493, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. In all, Lake County has 121 public schools and roughly 74,661 students.
Nearby, Kolling Elementary School is about 1.5 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Hal E Clark Middle School at 6th of 7.
Locale data from NCES put Hal E Clark Middle School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
The school's size has been steady, with 1,057 students in 2020-21 and 1,032 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
500,379
Census ACS
Median income
$71,493
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
121
74,661 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lake Central School Corporation
- Lake Central High SchoolHigh · 2,926 students
- Kahler Middle SchoolMiddle · 971 students
- Michael Grimmer Middle SchoolMiddle · 814 students
- James H Watson Elementary SchoolElementary · 660 students
- Protsman Elementary SchoolElementary · 614 students
- George Bibich Elementary SchoolElementary · 547 students
Other schools in Saint John
- Lake Central High SchoolHigh · 2,926 students
- Kolling Elementary SchoolElementary · 529 students
Nearby schools
- Kolling Elementary School1.5 mi · 529
- Lake Central High School2.0 mi · 2,926
- Michael Grimmer Middle School2.1 mi · 814
- James H Watson Elementary School2.2 mi · 660
- Lincoln Elementary School2.8 mi · 305
- Peifer Elementary School2.8 mi · 420
Frequently asked questions
About Hal E Clark Middle SchoolHow large is Hal E Clark Middle School?
Hal E Clark Middle School enrolls approximately 1,032 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Hal E Clark Middle School serve?
Hal E Clark Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Hal E Clark Middle School have?
Hal E Clark Middle School employs 60 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
How diverse is Hal E Clark Middle School?
Hal E Clark Middle School reports a student body of 67% White, 20% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Hal E Clark Middle School public or private?
Hal E Clark Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lake Central School Corporation.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.