Enrollment
108
High
DISTRICT 1,206 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIDDLETON-CROSS PLAINS AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550951002882
Clark Street Community School
2100 Bristol Street, Middleton, WI 53562 · (608) 829-9640 · Dane County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL108 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
28 students
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 25 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 33 | 31% |
| Grade 11 | 19 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 31 | 29% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 54% · 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
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Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.7%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% typical for Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin'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 Street Community School
Clark Street Community School's state test result (48.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Street Community School this school | 108 | 25.9% | 48.7% |
| Drummond High Drummond | 92 | 30.4% | 40.5% |
| Renaissance School Appleton | 151 | 25.2% | 72.0% |
| Monona Grove Liberal Arts Monona | 93 | 26.9% | 49.4% |
| Highland Community High Highland | 94 | 27.7% | 50.2% |
| Fox Cities Leadership Academy Appleton | 78 | 30.8% | 63.7% |
Matched among Wisconsin high 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 Street Community School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Dane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #185 of 402 | #10 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 108 | #411 of 532 | #22 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.9% | #304 of 418 | #14 of 23 |
Ranked against other public high 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
108
+8 (+8%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 10.0:1
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 | 108 | 9.5 | 11.4:1 | 26% (28) |
| 2023-24 | 103 | 10.5 | 9.8:1 | 23% (24) |
| 2022-23 | 100 | 9.5 | 10.5:1 | 25% (25) |
| 2020-21 | 100 | 10 | 10.0:1 | 33% (33) |
| 2017-18 | 94 | 9.4 | 10.0:1 | 24% (23) |
| 2015-16 | 97 | 9 | 10.8:1 | 33% (32) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clark Street Community School.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (94 to 108); teachers up 1% (9.4 to 9.5).
About Clark Street Community School
As a very small high school, Clark Street Community School serves students in Middleton, Wisconsin. Total enrollment is 108 students, and the grades served are 9 through 12. It has 77% fewer students than the average for high schools in Wisconsin (about 475).
Clark Street Community School is one school in Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District, a system of 12 schools with 7,167 students.
About 73% of the student body at Clark Street Community School is White. Other groups include 11% multiracial and 6% Hispanic. A diversity index of 39% means there is a 39% chance two randomly chosen students at Clark Street Community School are from different groups.
Clark Street Community School has 9.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. Across high schools in Wisconsin, the average ratio is 14.6:1. The school has 26% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Schools in Wisconsin with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 61.7%. Clark Street Community School scores 48.7%.
The school is in Dane County, where the median household earns about $89,975 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 55% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Across Dane County, 169 public schools serve about 78,525 students.
Clark Street Community School is less than a tenth of a mile from Middleton High, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Clark Street Community School ranks 8th of 8 nearby schools, at 48.7% versus a 68.0% average.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large). It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 8%. The ratio was 10.0:1 in 2020-21 and 11.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Dane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
572,674
Census ACS
Median income
$89,975
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
55%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
169
78,525 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District
- Middleton HighHigh · 2,303 students
- Kromrey MiddleMiddle · 1,230 students
- Glacier Creek MiddleMiddle · 924 students
- Pope Farm ElementaryElementary · 448 students
- Sauk Trail ElementaryElementary · 360 students
- West Middleton ElementaryElementary · 334 students
Other schools in Middleton
- Middleton HighHigh · 2,303 students
- Kromrey MiddleMiddle · 1,230 students
- Pope Farm ElementaryElementary · 448 students
- Sauk Trail ElementaryElementary · 360 students
- Elm Lawn ElementaryElementary · 313 students
- Sunset Ridge ElementaryElementary · 309 students
Nearby schools
- Middleton High0.0 mi · 2,303
- Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District 4K0.2 mi · 286
- Kromrey Middle0.4 mi · 1,230
- Sauk Trail Elementary0.7 mi · 360
- Elm Lawn Elementary0.9 mi · 313
- Northside Elementary1.0 mi · 307
Frequently asked questions
About Clark Street Community SchoolHow many students attend Clark Street Community School?
Clark Street Community School enrolls approximately 108 students in grades 09-12.
Is Clark Street Community School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Clark Street Community School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Clark Street Community School have?
Clark Street Community School employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
How diverse is Clark Street Community School?
Clark Street Community School reports a student body of 73% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Clark Street Community School?
Clark Street Community School is overseen by Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District in Dane County.
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