CLARENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL

CLARENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a sprawling junior high in CLARENCE, New York, one of the schools within CLARENCE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school teaches 954 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 531 students per school, that is 80% larger than typical.

Across the 6 schools in CLARENCE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (4,081 students total), CLARENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, CLARENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%). The remainder comes out to 4% Asian, 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 74% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, CLARENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL lists 92 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.4:1. The state averages about 10.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 19% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Erie County runs at roughly 51%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, CLARENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 68.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 72.7%.

Around the school, census data for Erie County shows the typical household earns roughly $72,839 per year, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. CLARENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 226 public schools in Erie County (combined enrollment of about 122,519 students).

CLARENCE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around CLARENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CLARENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 78.6%.

CLARENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 12%: 1,086 students in 2018 compared to 954 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for CLARENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.