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Alumni: what's one memory from CLARK MIDDLE that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
824
Middle
DISTRICT 856 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRISCO ISD·NCES 482001008729
Clark Middle School
4600 COLBY DR, FRISCO, TX 75035 · (469) 633-4600 · Collin County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL824 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
194 students
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 65%
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 6 | 271 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 268 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 285 | 35% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
77.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +43.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
62.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +22.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 43 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 22 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 53.0% | 24.0% | 13.0% | 10.0% |
| Mathematics | 31.0% | 31.0% | 21.0% | 17.0% |
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 | 77.0% | 62.0% |
| 2024-25 | 82.0% | 67.0% |
| 2023-24 | 81.0% | 61.0% |
| 2022-23 | 61.0% | 42.0% |
| 2021-22 | 57.0% | 47.0% |
| 2020-21 | 34.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
70.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Clark Middle School
Clark Middle School's state test result (70.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Middle School this school | 824 | 23.5% | 70.4% |
| Wortham Intermediate School MCKINNEY | 823 | 18.5% | 70.9% |
| Killian Middle School LEWISVILLE | 997 | 25.4% | 64.8% |
| Hunt Middle School FRISCO | 852 | 19.8% | 72.6% |
| Scoggins Middle School MCKINNEY | 809 | 21.4% | 65.2% |
| Robinson Middle School PLANO | 1,084 | 17.1% | 71.2% |
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 Clark Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Collin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.4% | #90 of 1,635 | #17 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #261 of 1,670 ▼ 95 | #33 of 57 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #151 of 1,670 ▼ 67 | #23 of 57 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +18.0pp | #356 of 1,570 | #13 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 824 | #524 of 1,749 | #38 of 57 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #397 of 1,542 | #10 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.7% | #68 of 1,543 | #15 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.5% | #1,532 of 1,648 | #30 of 51 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.2% | #340 of 437 | #18 of 20 |
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
824
-32 (-4%) vs 2020
+1% since 2000-01, when it was 813
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 824 | 62.4 | 13.2:1 | 24% (194) |
| 2023-24 | 873 | 66.2 | 13.2:1 | 23% (205) |
| 2022-23 | 876 | 68.9 | 12.7:1 | 26% (225) |
| 2020-21 | 856 | 57 | 15.0:1 | 25% (211) |
| 2017-18 | 791 | 59.2 | 13.4:1 | 17% (132) |
| 2015-16 | 845 | 64 | 13.2:1 | 14% (120) |
| 2010-11 | 800 | 59 | 13.6:1 | 14% (109) |
| 2000-01 | 813 | 58 | 14.0:1 | 5% (44) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clark Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (791 to 824); teachers up 5% (59.2 to 62.4).
About Clark Middle School
Clark Middle School serves students in FRISCO, Texas, as a mid-sized middle-grades school. Its grade span covers grades 6 through 8, with 824 students on the rolls. Across middle schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 643.
FRISCO ISD is the local district for Clark Middle School. It runs 76 schools with 65,289 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Clark Middle School is Asian, with 39% of students. The next largest groups are 26% White, 18% Hispanic, 13% Black, and 3% multiracial. The school's Asian share is 21 points above the 19% share among Collin County residents. The diversity index for Clark Middle School is 73%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Clark Middle School is 13.2:1, based on 62.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Texas, 14.4:1, is higher. Clark Middle School counts 24% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Clark Middle School, the prediction is 63.6% and the result is 70.4%.
The school is in Collin County, where median household income comes to about $121,600, 56% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Collin County counts 338 public schools with about 227,575 students.
Clark Middle School is about 0.1 miles from Smith Elementary School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 70.4% is below the 70.6% average for nearby schools.
NCES assigns Clark Middle School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 824 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 856. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 15.0:1 in 2020-21 to 13.2:1 in 2024-25.
The Clark Middle School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Collin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,163,337
Census ACS
Median income
$121,600
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
56%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
338
227,575 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FRISCO ISD
- Wakeland High SchoolHigh · 2,230 students
- Reedy High SchoolHigh · 2,201 students
- Lebanon Trail High SchoolHigh · 2,173 students
- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,018 students
- Lone Star High SchoolHigh · 2,004 students
- Heritage High SchoolHigh · 1,996 students
Other schools in FRISCO
- Rock Hill High SchoolHigh · 2,442 students
- Wakeland High SchoolHigh · 2,230 students
- Reedy High SchoolHigh · 2,201 students
- Lebanon Trail High SchoolHigh · 2,173 students
- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,018 students
- Lone Star High SchoolHigh · 2,004 students
Other Clark Middle schools
5 other US public schools in 4 states are named Clark Middle. Clark Middle School is the largest of the 6.
- Clark Middle SchoolLAREDO, TX · 543 students
- Clark Middle SchoolPRINCETON, TX · 479 students
- Clark Middle SchoolAnchorage, AK · 713 students
- Clark MiddleSan Diego, CA · 696 students
- Clark Middle School - 03Clark, SD · 72 students
Nearby schools
- Smith Elementary School0.1 mi · 642
- Lebanon Trail High School0.5 mi · 2,173
- Hunt Middle School0.8 mi · 852
- Spears Elementary School1.3 mi · 670
- Shawnee Trail Elementary School1.3 mi · 494
- Borchardt Elementary School1.5 mi · 666
Frequently asked questions
About Clark Middle SchoolHow many students attend Clark Middle School?
Clark Middle School enrolls approximately 824 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Clark Middle School serve?
Clark Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Clark Middle School have?
Clark Middle School employs 62 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Clark Middle School?
Student demographics at Clark Middle School are roughly 26% White, 18% Hispanic, 13% Black, 39% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Clark Middle School in?
Clark Middle School is part of FRISCO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.