Clinton Middle School

Clinton Middle School is a junior high of heavily attended scale in Clinton, Iowa, overseen by Clinton Comm School District, teacheing 745 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 86% above the typical public school in Iowa, which averages around 400 students.

Across the 6 schools in Clinton Comm School District (3,248 students total), Clinton Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Clinton Middle School records that 67% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 13% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, 9% Black. By comparison, Clinton County as a whole is about 90% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Clinton Middle School has 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.2:1, putting Clinton Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 55% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Clinton County's rate of about 42%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Clinton Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 64.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 64.2%.

Across the wider county, census data for Clinton County shows median household earnings sit near $66,981, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Clinton County's 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,129 students), Clinton Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Whittier Elementary School, around 1.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Clinton Middle School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 57.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Clinton Middle School has remained close to its prior level, going from 743 students in 2018 to 745 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 75% to 67% over that span.

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