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CLARK MIDDLE
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 33 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 26 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About CLARK MIDDLE
CLARK MIDDLE is one of the close-knit 6-8 campuss in LAREDO, Texas, part of UNITED ISD, with 543 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.
Within UNITED ISD, which oversees 51 schools and 40,742 students, CLARK MIDDLE is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, CLARK MIDDLE reports that 97% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority; the rest comes out to 3% White. Compared to Webb County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 83% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, CLARK MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.5%; this one delivers 46.4%.
In the area at large, the surrounding county (Webb County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $63,058 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 19%. CLARK MIDDLE is one of 95 public schools in Webb County (combined enrollment of about 63,717 students).
CLARK EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CLARK MIDDLE ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 57.6%.
The school occupies a metropolitan site.
Looking at the recent track record. CLARK MIDDLE's enrollment has declined 26% since 2018, when it stood at 731 (now 543).
On the community side, members of the CLARK MIDDLE community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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