Clarke Middle

Set in Two Rivers, Wisconsin, Clarke Middle is a mid-sized middle school, one of the schools within Two Rivers Public School District. It teaches 397 students across grades 5 through 8.

Within Two Rivers Public School District, which oversees 5 schools and 1,740 students, Clarke Middle is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Clarke Middle lists that 74% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 11% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 5% Asian, 2% Black. By comparison, Manitowoc County as a whole is about 88% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Clarke Middle has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting Clarke Middle tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 45% of students at Clarke Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Clarke Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.8%; this one delivers 42.2%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Manitowoc County indicate median household income runs about $69,148, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Manitowoc County's 30 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,090 students), Clarke Middle is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Magee Elementary, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Clarke Middle at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 49.5%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 23%: 516 students in 2018 compared to 397 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 83% to 74% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 9.6:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Clarke Middle community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.