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What's the biggest difference between CLARK MIDDLE and what you expected?
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Enrollment
543
Middle
DISTRICT 710 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNITED ISD·NCES 484365007147
Clark Middle School
500 HILLSIDE RD, LAREDO, TX 78041 · (956) 473-7500 · Webb County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL543 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
453 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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 | 170 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 175 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 198 | 36% |
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 3% · 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
58.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +39.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +24.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 39 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 24 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 30.0% | 28.0% | 24.0% | 18.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 26.0% | 30.0% | 29.0% |
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 | 58.0% | 41.0% |
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 43.0% |
| 2022-23 | 41.0% | 29.0% |
| 2021-22 | 32.0% | 29.0% |
| 2020-21 | 19.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
43.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 (43.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Middle School this school | 543 | 83.4% | 43.2% |
| Terrell Wells Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 592 | 82.8% | 33.9% |
| Kingsborough Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 542 | 85.1% | 31.4% |
| Clint J H School CLINT | 484 | 83.7% | 40.2% |
| Sgt Manuel Chacon Middle School MERCEDES | 518 | 85.9% | 28.6% |
| Somerset Junior High School VON ORMY | 608 | 84.4% | 57.8% |
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 Webb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #777 of 1,635 | #13 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #909 of 1,670 ▲ 20 | #12 of 18 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #673 of 1,670 ▲ 178 | #9 of 18 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.5pp | #542 of 1,570 | #9 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 543 | #1,024 of 1,749 | #16 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #716 of 1,542 | #5 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.1% | #1,432 of 1,543 | #1 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.4% | #428 of 1,648 | #11 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.7% | #213 of 942 | #6 of 13 |
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
543
-67 (-11%) vs 2020
-28% since 2000-01, when it was 753
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 543 | 37.7 | 14.4:1 | 83% (453) |
| 2023-24 | 576 | 39 | 14.8:1 | 87% (499) |
| 2022-23 | 568 | 38.8 | 14.6:1 | 88% (498) |
| 2020-21 | 610 | 43 | 14.2:1 | 87% (530) |
| 2017-18 | 731 | 48 | 15.2:1 | 82% (603) |
| 2015-16 | 781 | 47 | 16.6:1 | 81% (630) |
| 2010-11 | 849 | 55 | 15.4:1 | 79% (669) |
| 2000-01 | 753 | 51 | 14.8:1 | 70% (530) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clark Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (731 to 543); teachers down 22% (48 to 37.7).
About Clark Middle School
Clark Middle School, a small middle school, is located in LAREDO, Texas. Its 543 students are spread across grades 6 through 8.
UNITED ISD runs 51 schools with a combined 40,742 students. Clark Middle School is one of them.
Hispanic students make up 97% of enrollment at Clark Middle School. Next come 3% White. The Hispanic share in Webb County as a whole is similar, at about 95%. Clark Middle School's diversity index is 6%, against a US figure of 70%.
Clark Middle School counts 37.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.4 students for each one. That is close to the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. About 83% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That tracks the 83% average for public schools in Webb County.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 43.2%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 38.1%.
In the county around the school, Webb County, the median household income is $63,058, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 19% of people live in poverty. There are 95 public schools in Webb County, enrolling about 63,717 students in all.
Of nearby public schools, Clark Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.1 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Clark Middle School. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Clark Middle School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Clark Middle School is City: Large.
Enrollment declined 11% from its 2020-21 level of 610.
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Webb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
269,294
Census ACS
Median income
$63,058
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
95
63,717 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in UNITED ISD
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- Lyndon B JohnsonHigh · 3,240 students
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- United Middle SchoolMiddle · 999 students
Other schools in LAREDO
- United High SchoolHigh · 3,463 students
- United South High SchoolHigh · 3,252 students
- Lyndon B JohnsonHigh · 3,240 students
- John B Alexander High SchoolHigh · 3,171 students
- Nixon High SchoolHigh · 2,124 students
- Martin High SchoolHigh · 1,975 students
Other Clark Middle schools
5 other US public schools in 4 states are named Clark Middle. Clark Middle School is the 4th largest of the 6.
- Clark Middle SchoolFRISCO, TX · 824 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
- Clark Elementary School0.1 mi · 354
- Amparo Gutierrez Elementary School0.8 mi · 384
- Harmony School of Excellence - Laredo0.9 mi · 671
- Harmony Science Academy - Laredo0.9 mi · 659
- Pierce Elementary School1.1 mi · 662
- Triumph Public High Schools-Laredo North1.1 mi · 131
Frequently asked questions
About Clark Middle SchoolHow many students attend Clark Middle School?
Clark Middle School enrolls approximately 543 students in grades 06-08.
Is Clark Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Clark Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Clark Middle School have?
Clark Middle School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Clark Middle School?
Student demographics at Clark Middle School are roughly 3% White, 97% Hispanic, 0% Two or more.
Is Clark Middle School public or private?
Clark Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by UNITED ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.