Enrollment
289
Middle
DISTRICT 454 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARKE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190741000350
Clarke Community Middle School
800 One Tribe Drive, Osceola, IA 50213 · (641) 342-4221 · Clarke County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL289 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
166 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 6 | 101 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 86 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 102 | 35% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 48% · 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
Clarke Community Middle School→Clarke Community High School
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
64.0%
IA avg 73.6% . -8.4pp since 2023
Math
55.6%
IA avg 70.9% . +0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 55.6% |
| 2023-24 | 72.4% | 55.3% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. 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
63.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.2%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% typical for Iowa 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 Iowa'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 Clarke Community Middle School
Clarke Community Middle School's state test result (63.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarke Community Middle School this school | 289 | 57.4% | 63.1% |
| Hampton-Dumont Middle School Hampton | 363 | 56.2% | 67.3% |
| Perry Middle School Perry | 370 | 57.3% | 72.3% |
| Robert Blue School Eagle Grove | 268 | 65.3% | 54.5% |
| West Sioux Middle School Hawarden | 154 | 57.8% | 74.0% |
| South Tama County Middle School Toledo | 413 | 62.7% | 61.1% |
Matched among Iowa 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 Clarke Community Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.1% | #185 of 224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #197 of 224 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #194 of 224 ▼ 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 289 | #151 of 246 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #8 of 180 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.9% | #44 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.4% | #36 of 237 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +35.7% | #8 of 61 |
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
289
-46 (-14%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 291
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 289 | 24.9 | 11.6:1 | 57% (166) |
| 2023-24 | 269 | 21.9 | 12.3:1 | 61% (165) |
| 2022-23 | 305 | 20 | 15.3:1 | 63% (191) |
| 2020-21 | 335 | 20 | 16.8:1 | 54% (181) |
| 2017-18 | 213 | 12 | 17.8:1 | 54% (114) |
| 2015-16 | 195 | 15 | 13.0:1 | 61% (119) |
| 2010-11 | 179 | 14 | 12.8:1 | 43% (77) |
| 2000-01 | 232 | 12 | 19.3:1 | 32% (75) |
| 1990-91 | 291 | 21 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clarke Community Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 36% (213 to 289); teachers up 107% (12 to 24.9).
About Clarke Community Middle School
Clarke Community Middle School is a small middle school in Osceola, Iowa. It enrolled 289 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, middle schools in Iowa average about 400 students each.
Enrollment across the 3 schools in Clarke Comm School District totals 1,362 students.
A majority of students at Clarke Community Middle School, 51%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 45% Hispanic. Among all residents of Clarke County, the White share is about 81%. By the diversity index, Clarke Community Middle School comes in at 54%.
The school has about 11.6 students per teacher and 24.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is under the 15.2:1 average for middle schools in Iowa. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 57%. That is close to the 55% average for public schools in Clarke County.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Clarke Community Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Iowa schools: 63.1% actual against 63.2% predicted.
Clarke Community Middle School is located in Clarke County, where median household income is about $71,641, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 5 public schools in Clarke County, with a combined enrollment of about 1,672.
Of nearby public schools, Clarke Community High School is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Clarke Community Middle School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Clarke Community Middle School as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Clarke Community Middle School had 335 students in 2020-21 and 289 in 2024-25, a 14% decrease. The ratio was 16.8:1 in 2020-21 and 11.6:1 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Clarke Community Middle School can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Clarke County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,662
Census ACS
Median income
$71,641
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,672 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clarke Comm School District
- Clarke Community Elementary SchoolElementary · 652 students
- Clarke Community High SchoolHigh · 421 students
Other schools in Osceola
- Clarke Community Elementary SchoolElementary · 652 students
- Clarke Community High SchoolHigh · 421 students
Nearby schools
- Clarke Community High School0.0 mi · 421
- Clarke Community Elementary School1.0 mi · 652
- Murray Elementary School9.6 mi · 165
- Murray Jr/Sr High9.6 mi · 145
- Interstate 35 Elementary School12.1 mi · 458
- Interstate 35 Middle School12.1 mi · 228
Frequently asked questions
About Clarke Community Middle SchoolHow large is Clarke Community Middle School?
Clarke Community Middle School enrolls approximately 289 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Clarke Community Middle School serve?
Clarke Community Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Clarke Community Middle School?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at Clarke Community Middle School.
How diverse is Clarke Community Middle School?
Clarke Community Middle School reports a student body of 51% White, 45% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Clarke Community Middle School public or private?
Clarke Community Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Clarke Comm School District.
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