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What's something CLINTON JR HI SCHOOL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
862
Middle
DISTRICT 619 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLINTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280109000132
Clinton Junior High School
711 Lakeview Drive, Clinton, MS 39056 · (601) 924-0619 · Hinds County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL862 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 92% of Mississippi public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Mississippi public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
383 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 80%
Community
1
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 | 415 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 447 | 52% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 62% · 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 Clinton Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
61.4%
MS avg 45.9% . -0.5pp since 2023
Math
80.1%
MS avg 52.8% . -4.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.4% | 80.1% |
| 2023-24 | 61.9% | 84.2% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. 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
73.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% typical for Mississippi 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 Mississippi'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 Junior High School
Clinton Junior High School's state test result (73.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Junior High School this school | 862 | 44.4% | 73.7% |
| DeSoto Central Middle School Southaven | 1,388 | 41.9% | 68.1% |
| Center Hill Middle School Olive Branch | 757 | 46.6% | 65.8% |
| Oxford Middle School Oxford | 667 | 48.3% | 61.8% |
| Northwest Middle School Flowood | 1,352 | 38.2% | 63.9% |
| Germantown Middle Madison | 1,008 | 28.6% | 70.8% |
Matched among Mississippi 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 Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Hinds County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.7% | #7 of 176 | #1 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.1% | #4 of 181 no change | #1 of 15 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #17 of 181 ▼ 1 | #3 of 15 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 862 | #18 of 186 | #1 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #122 of 163 | #11 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.0% | #43 of 164 | #2 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.4% | #172 of 184 | #15 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.3% | #118 of 119 | #6 of 6 |
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
862
-58 (-6%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 827
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 862 | 58.6 | 14.7:1 | 44% (383) |
| 2023-24 | 872 | 57.8 | 15.1:1 | 42% (370) |
| 2022-23 | 871 | 55.1 | 15.8:1 | 100% (868) |
| 2020-21 | 920 | 54 | 17.0:1 | 100% (917) |
| 2017-18 | 865 | 49.6 | 17.4:1 | 51% (441) |
| 2015-16 | 804 | 46 | 17.5:1 | 51% (414) |
| 2010-11 | 742 | 47 | 15.8:1 | 44% (330) |
| 2000-01 | 861 | 48 | 17.9:1 | 32% (276) |
| 1990-91 | 827 | 48 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clinton Junior High School.
About Clinton Junior High School
Clinton Junior High School is classified as a middle school. It is located in Clinton, Mississippi. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 862 students in grades 7 through 8. Against the 452-student average for middle schools in Mississippi, enrollment here is 91% higher.
Clinton Junior High School is one school in Clinton Public School District, a system of 7 schools with 5,148 students.
At 57%, Black students outnumber all other groups at Clinton Junior High School combined. After that, the student body is 33% White, 5% Asian, and 4% Hispanic. Among all residents of Hinds County, the Black share is about 72%. Clinton Junior High School has a diversity index of 57%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school employs the equivalent of 58.6 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 14.7:1. Among middle schools in Mississippi, the typical ratio is 13.7:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 44%. The rate at public schools in Hinds County averages 88%, higher than here.
Clinton Junior High School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 92% of Mississippi public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Schools in Mississippi with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 72.1%. Clinton Junior High School scores 73.7%.
Census estimates describe Hinds County this way: median household income is about $49,402, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 17%. Federal data list 84 public schools in Hinds County, with a combined enrollment of about 32,870.
Nearest public school: Clinton High School, about 1.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Clinton Junior High School ranks 6th of 8 on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 862 was 6% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 920. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 17.0:1 to 14.7:1.
Discussions about Clinton Junior High School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Hinds County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
218,533
Census ACS
Median income
$49,402
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
84
32,870 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clinton Public School District
- Clinton High SchoolHigh · 1,339 students
- Eastside Elementary SchoolElementary · 747 students
- Clinton Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 746 students
- Northside Elementary SchoolElementary · 683 students
- Sumner Hill Junior High SchoolHigh · 396 students
- Lovett Elementary SchoolMiddle · 375 students
Other schools in Clinton
- Clinton High SchoolHigh · 1,339 students
- Eastside Elementary SchoolElementary · 747 students
- Clinton Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 746 students
- Northside Elementary SchoolElementary · 683 students
- Sumner Hill Junior High SchoolHigh · 396 students
- Lovett Elementary SchoolMiddle · 375 students
Other Clinton Junior High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Clinton Junior High. Clinton Junior High School is the largest of the 4.
- Clinton Jr High SchoolClinton, IL · 385 students
- CLINTON JR HIGH SCHOOLCLINTON, AR · 317 students
- Clinton Junior HighClinton, WI · 132 students
Nearby schools
- Clinton High School1.4 mi · 1,339
- Clinton Park Elementary School1.6 mi · 746
- Northside Elementary School1.6 mi · 683
- Eastside Elementary School1.6 mi · 747
- Sumner Hill Junior High School1.7 mi · 396
- John Hopkins Elementary School2.0 mi · 497
Frequently asked questions
About Clinton Junior High SchoolHow large is Clinton Junior High School?
Clinton Junior High School enrolls approximately 862 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Clinton Junior High School serve?
Clinton Junior High School serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Clinton Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Clinton Junior High School is approximately 14.7:1 (59 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Clinton Junior High School?
Clinton Junior High School reports a student body of 33% White, 4% Hispanic, 57% Black, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Clinton Junior High School?
Clinton Junior High School is overseen by Clinton Public School District in Hinds County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.