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Enrollment
474
Middle
DISTRICT 389 · STATE 502
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 260975004466
Clare Middle School
209 E STATE ST, CLARE, MI 48617 · (989) 386-9979 · Clare County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL474 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
197 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 55%
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 | 120 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 118 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 116 | 24% |
| Grade 8 | 120 | 25% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 56% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Clare Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
27.4%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
20.8%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
30.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Clare Middle School
Clare Middle School's state test result (30.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clare Middle School this school | 474 | 41.6% | 30.5% |
| Cramer Junior High School ESSEXVILLE | 484 | 42.8% | 33.2% |
| Whitehall Middle School WHITEHALL | 424 | 40.1% | 44.3% |
| Meridian Junior High School SANFORD | 441 | 40.4% | 32.3% |
| Charlotte Middle School CHARLOTTE | 406 | 43.6% | 36.1% |
| Milan Middle School MILAN | 526 | 38.2% | 39.8% |
Matched among Michigan 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 Clare Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #347 of 397 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.8% | #346 of 380 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #345 of 377 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 474 | #259 of 491 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #116 of 436 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.3% | #317 of 437 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.6% | #272 of 477 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.1% | #316 of 339 |
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
474
-16 (-3%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 451
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 474 | 29.2 | 16.3:1 | 42% (197) |
| 2023-24 | 482 | 30 | 16.1:1 | 52% (252) |
| 2022-23 | 489 | 27.9 | 17.5:1 | 51% (250) |
| 2020-21 | 490 | 26 | 18.9:1 | 44% (214) |
| 2017-18 | 484 | 24.9 | 19.4:1 | 49% (239) |
| 2015-16 | 447 | 23 | 19.4:1 | 52% (232) |
| 2010-11 | 432 | 21 | 20.6:1 | 39% (169) |
| 2000-01 | 495 | 27 | 18.3:1 | 35% (174) |
| 1990-91 | 451 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clare Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (484 to 474); teachers up 17% (24.9 to 29.2).
About Clare Middle School
Clare Middle School is a public middle school in CLARE, Michigan. The school counted 474 students in 2024-25, covering grades 5 through 8.
Clare Public Schools enrolls 1,554 students in 4 schools, including Clare Middle School.
At Clare Middle School, 88% of students are White. Other students are 6% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 21%.
Clare Middle School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1, with 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Michigan, 17.5:1, is higher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 42% at Clare Middle School. It compares with 65% for public schools in Clare County.
Clare Middle School trails its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results by 17.4 points (30.5% versus 47.9%), a bottom-10% result in Michigan on BeatsExpectations.
In the wider Clare County area, the median household earns about $49,384 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 13% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 17%. Clare Middle School shares Clare County with 12 other public schools.
The closest school to Clare Middle School is Clare Primary School, located less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 6. Its average proficiency rate of 30.5% is below the 31.0% average for nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Clare Middle School as Rural: Distant.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 3%, from 490 to 474. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 16.3:1, from 18.9:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Clare County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,218
Census ACS
Median income
$49,384
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,785 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clare Public Schools
- Clare Primary SchoolElementary · 557 students
- Clare High SchoolHigh · 478 students
- Clare Pioneer High SchoolHigh · 45 students
Other schools in CLARE
- Clare Primary SchoolElementary · 557 students
- Clare High SchoolHigh · 478 students
- ClareGladwin Area SchoolCombined · 47 students
- Clare Pioneer High SchoolHigh · 45 students
Nearby schools
- Clare Primary School0.1 mi · 557
- Clare High School0.2 mi · 478
- Clare Pioneer High School1.0 mi · 45
- Farwell Middle School4.8 mi · 281
- Farwell High School4.8 mi · 344
- Farwell Elementary School5.0 mi · 336
Frequently asked questions
About Clare Middle SchoolHow large is Clare Middle School?
Clare Middle School enrolls approximately 474 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Clare Middle School serve?
Clare Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Clare Middle School?
Approximately 16.3:1 students per teacher at Clare Middle School.
How diverse is Clare Middle School?
Clare Middle School reports a student body of 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Clare Middle School?
Clare Middle School is overseen by Clare Public Schools in Clare County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.