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Which teacher or staff member at Clinton Middle School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
745
Middle
DISTRICT 541 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLINTON COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190771002219
Clinton Middle School
1350 14th St NW, Clinton, IA 52732 · (563) 243-0466 · Clinton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL745 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
412 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 41%
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 6 | 228 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 271 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 246 | 33% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
Clinton Middle School→Clinton High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Clinton Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
67.8%
IA avg 73.6% . +0.4pp since 2023
Math
65.2%
IA avg 70.9% . -1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.8% | 65.2% |
| 2023-24 | 67.4% | 66.9% |
% 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
64.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.3%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Clinton Middle School
Clinton Middle School's state test result (64.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Middle School this school | 745 | 55.3% | 64.2% |
| Fort Dodge Middle School Fort Dodge | 765 | 55.3% | 61.1% |
| Woodrow Wilson Middle School Council Bluffs | 855 | 58.9% | 58.1% |
| Lincoln Intermediate Mason City | 485 | 53.2% | 65.6% |
| George Washington Middle School Dubuque | 584 | 53.4% | 65.4% |
| John Adams Middle School Mason City | 463 | 49.0% | 65.7% |
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 Clinton Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.2% | #184 of 224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #178 of 224 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.8% | #180 of 224 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 745 | #28 of 246 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #55 of 180 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.4% | #53 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.3% | #46 of 237 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.3% | #60 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
745
-16 (-2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 745 | 55.3 | 13.5:1 | 55% (412) |
| 2023-24 | 753 | 57.2 | 13.2:1 | 56% (420) |
| 2022-23 | 749 | 55.5 | 13.5:1 | 59% (439) |
| 2020-21 | 761 | 53 | 14.4:1 | 53% (406) |
| 2017-18 | 743 | 55 | 13.5:1 | 62% (462) |
| 2015-16 | 763 | 56 | 13.6:1 | 61% (468) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clinton Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (743 to 745); teachers up 1% (55 to 55.3).
About Clinton Middle School
Clinton Middle School is a large middle-grades school in Iowa, with an address in Clinton. It serves 745 students in grades 6 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in Iowa average about 400 students.
Clinton Comm School District has 3,248 students spread across 6 schools.
Roughly 67% of students at Clinton Middle School are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 13% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, and 9% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 90%. Pick two students at random and there is a 51% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Clinton Middle School's 55.3 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 13.5:1. That is lower than the 15.2:1 average for middle schools in Iowa. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 55%. The 42% average for public schools in Clinton County is 13 points lower.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Clinton Middle School is -0.1 points: 64.2% actual, 64.3% predicted.
Among Clinton County residents, the median household income is $66,981, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Besides Clinton Middle School, Clinton County has 17 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, Whittier Elementary School is the closest, at about 1.1 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Clinton Middle School. On proficiency, Clinton Middle School is ahead of the 57.8% nearby average, ranking 4th of 9.
The school's locale code, Town: Distant, means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Clinton Middle School had 761 students in 2020-21 and 745 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Clinton Middle School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Clinton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,268
Census ACS
Median income
$66,981
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
7,129 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clinton Comm School District
- Clinton High SchoolHigh · 981 students
- Eagle Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 443 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 376 students
- Bluff Elementary SchoolElementary · 372 students
- Whittier Elementary SchoolElementary · 331 students
Other schools in Clinton
- Clinton High SchoolHigh · 981 students
- Eagle Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 443 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 376 students
- Bluff Elementary SchoolElementary · 372 students
- Whittier Elementary SchoolElementary · 331 students
Other Clinton Middle schools
7 other US public schools in 8 states are named Clinton Middle. Clinton Middle School is the largest of the 8.
- Clinton Middle SchoolClinton, TN · 624 students
- Clinton MiddleClinton, SC · 580 students
- Clinton Middle SchoolClinton, MA · 573 students
- CLINTON MIDDLECLINTON, MO · 385 students
- Clinton Middle SchoolClinton, OK · 286 students
Nearby schools
- Whittier Elementary School1.1 mi · 331
- Jefferson Elementary School1.6 mi · 376
- Eagle Heights Elementary School1.6 mi · 443
- Bluff Elementary School1.9 mi · 372
- Clinton High School1.9 mi · 981
- Fulton High School3.4 mi · 284
Frequently asked questions
About Clinton Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Clinton Middle School?
Clinton Middle School enrolls approximately 745 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Clinton Middle School serve?
Clinton Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Clinton Middle School?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at Clinton Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Clinton Middle School?
At Clinton Middle School, the student body is approximately 67% White, 10% Hispanic, 9% Black, 0% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Clinton Middle School public or private?
Clinton Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Clinton Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.