Enrollment
69
Middle
DISTRICT 134 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARENDON ISD·NCES 481416016942
Clarendon Junior High School
822 5TH ST, CLARENDON, TX 79226 · (806) 310-7655 · Donley County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL69 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of Texas 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.
- 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.
- ·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 Texas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.9:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
34 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 28 | 41% |
| Grade 7 | 25 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 16 | 23% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 63% · 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
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
55.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -3.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
29.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -27.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 27 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 32.0% | 25.0% | 20.0% |
| Mathematics | 3.0% | 26.0% | 28.0% | 43.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 55.0% | 29.0% |
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 63.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.0% | 56.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
57.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 Clarendon Junior High School
Clarendon Junior High School's state test result (57.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarendon Junior High School this school | 69 | 49.3% | 57.4% |
| Fruitvale Middle School FRUITVALE | 77 | 49.4% | 44.0% |
| Lapoynor Junior High School LARUE | 98 | 44.9% | 36.9% |
| Cross Roads Junior High School MALAKOFF | 108 | 50.9% | 71.4% |
| Detroit Junior High School DETROIT | 112 | 56.3% | 31.2% |
| Goldthwaite Middle School GOLDTHWAITE | 111 | 48.6% | 67.3% |
Matched among Texas 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 Clarendon Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 69 | #1,701 of 1,749 |
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
69
-38 (-36%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 69 | 6.9 | 10.0:1 | 49% (34) |
| 2023-24 | 78 | 9.1 | 8.5:1 | 54% (42) |
| 2022-23 | 88 | 10.2 | 8.6:1 | 56% (49) |
| 2020-21 | 107 | 10 | 10.7:1 | 52% (56) |
| 2017-18 | 108 | 9.6 | 11.2:1 | 53% (57) |
| 2015-16 | 88 | 10 | 8.8:1 | 65% (57) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clarendon Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (108 to 69); teachers down 28% (9.6 to 6.9).
About Clarendon Junior High School
Among the schools in CLARENDON, Texas, is Clarendon Junior High School, a small middle school. The school counts 69 students across grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Texas is about 643 students.
Clarendon Junior High School belongs to CLARENDON ISD, a district of 3 schools and 401 students.
A majority of students at Clarendon Junior High School, 78%, are White. The remaining shares are 9% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 4% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Clarendon Junior High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 37%.
The school reports 6.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 10.0 students per teacher. The 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas is higher than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 49%.
The allk12 Grade for Clarendon Junior High School is A-. Compared with Texas public middle schools, the school scored higher than 81% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Clarendon Junior High School scores 57.4% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 52.6%.
Donley County census figures show that median household income is about $58,750, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. A total of 4 public schools operate in Donley County, serving about 496 students.
The closest public school, Clarendon Elementary School, is less than a tenth of a mile from Clarendon Junior High School. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 53.0%; Clarendon Junior High School's is 57.4%, ranking 2nd of 8.
Clarendon Junior High School falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 69 was 36% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 107.
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Donley County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,257
Census ACS
Median income
$58,750
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
496 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CLARENDON ISD
- Clarendon Elementary SchoolElementary · 204 students
- Clarendon High SchoolHigh · 128 students
Other schools in CLARENDON
- Clarendon Elementary SchoolElementary · 204 students
- Clarendon High SchoolHigh · 128 students
Nearby schools
- Clarendon Elementary School0.0 mi · 204
- Clarendon High School0.1 mi · 128
- Hedley School14.5 mi · 95
- Groom School21.9 mi · 130
- Memphis Middle School24.3 mi · 77
- Memphis High School24.4 mi · 117
Frequently asked questions
About Clarendon Junior High SchoolHow large is Clarendon Junior High School?
Clarendon Junior High School enrolls approximately 69 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Clarendon Junior High School serve?
Clarendon Junior High School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Clarendon Junior High School?
Approximately 10.0:1 students per teacher at Clarendon Junior High School.
What is the student diversity at Clarendon Junior High School?
Student demographics at Clarendon Junior High School are roughly 78% White, 9% Hispanic, 4% Black, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Clarendon Junior High School?
Clarendon Junior High School is overseen by CLARENDON ISD in Donley County.
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