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Enrollment
544
Middle
DISTRICT 476 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MUSCATINE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192013002278
Susan Clark Junior High
600 Kindler Ave, Muscatine, IA 52761 · (563) 263-0411 · Muscatine County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL544 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 34% of Iowa public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Iowa public middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
269 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 41%
Community
6
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 7 | 268 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 276 | 51% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
Susan Clark Junior High→Muscatine High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Muscatine Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
71.4%
IA avg 73.6% . -0.8pp since 2023
Math
70.9%
IA avg 70.9% . +6.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 up about 7 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.4% | 70.9% |
| 2023-24 | 72.2% | 64.2% |
% 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
69.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.2%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Susan Clark Junior High
Susan Clark Junior High's state test result (69.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Susan Clark Junior High this school | 544 | 49.4% | 69.3% |
| Sioux Center Middle School Sioux Center | 367 | 47.4% | 77.2% |
| Estherville Lincoln Central Middle School Estherville | 308 | 55.8% | 67.0% |
| Woodside Middle School Des Moines | 396 | 56.6% | 62.9% |
| Washington Middle School Washington | 347 | 42.9% | 65.1% |
| Liberty Intermediate School Ottumwa | 633 | 48.5% | 50.2% |
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 Susan Clark Junior High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #161 of 224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.9% | #153 of 224 ▲ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.4% | #168 of 224 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 544 | #61 of 246 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #12 of 180 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.3% | #43 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.4% | #67 of 237 |
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
544
-191 (-26%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 544 | 45.8 | 11.9:1 | 49% (269) |
| 2023-24 | 599 | 51.9 | 11.5:1 | 58% (350) |
| 2022-23 | 662 | 52.9 | 12.5:1 | 53% (348) |
| 2020-21 | 735 | 58 | 12.7:1 | 45% (332) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Susan Clark Junior High.
About Susan Clark Junior High
Susan Clark Junior High is a mid-sized middle school in Muscatine, Iowa, administered by Muscatine Comm School District. Its enrollment is 544 students, spread over grades 7 through 8. On average, middle schools in Iowa enroll around 400, and this school is 36% above that mark.
Susan Clark Junior High falls under Muscatine Comm School District, which has 9 schools enrolling 4,280 students.
More than half of the students at Susan Clark Junior High are White (59%). The remaining shares are 32% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Muscatine County's population at about 81%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Susan Clark Junior High scores 54%.
Susan Clark Junior High has a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1, with 45.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 15.2:1 average for middle schools in Iowa, this school's ratio is lower. The school has 49% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Muscatine County is similar, at 47%.
On the allk12 Grade, Susan Clark Junior High lands at C, ahead of 34% of Iowa public middle schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Susan Clark Junior High lands between the top and bottom 10% of Iowa schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 69.3%; the prediction is 67.2%.
For the population of Muscatine County, median household income comes to about $69,396, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Muscatine County's 15 public schools enroll about 6,527 students and include Susan Clark Junior High.
McKinley Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Susan Clark Junior High ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Susan Clark Junior High has an NCES locale of Town: Distant.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 735 to 544, a 26% decrease.
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Muscatine County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,559
Census ACS
Median income
$69,396
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
6,527 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Muscatine Comm School District
- Muscatine High SchoolHigh · 1,380 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 441 students
- McKinley Elementary SchoolElementary · 394 students
- Madison Elementary SchoolElementary · 372 students
- Grant Elementary SchoolElementary · 300 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 295 students
Other schools in Muscatine
- Muscatine High SchoolHigh · 1,380 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 441 students
- McKinley Elementary SchoolElementary · 394 students
- Madison Elementary SchoolElementary · 372 students
- Grant Elementary SchoolElementary · 300 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 295 students
Nearby schools
- McKinley Elementary School0.1 mi · 394
- Muscatine High School0.8 mi · 1,380
- Franklin Elementary School1.1 mi · 295
- Mulberry Elementary School1.2 mi · 293
- Jefferson Elementary School1.3 mi · 441
- Grant Elementary School1.3 mi · 300
Frequently asked questions
About Susan Clark Junior HighHow large is Susan Clark Junior High?
Susan Clark Junior High enrolls approximately 544 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Susan Clark Junior High serve?
Susan Clark Junior High serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Susan Clark Junior High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Susan Clark Junior High is approximately 11.9:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Susan Clark Junior High?
Student demographics at Susan Clark Junior High are roughly 59% White, 32% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Susan Clark Junior High?
Susan Clark Junior High is overseen by Muscatine Comm School District in Muscatine County.
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