Enrollment
72
Middle
DISTRICT 176 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLEAR LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550261000293
Clear Lake Junior High
1101 3rd St SW, Clear Lake, WI 54005 · (715) 263-2113 · Polk County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL72 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
14 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 42%
Community
0
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 7 | 37 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 35 | 49% |
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Clear Lake Junior High→Clear Lake High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Clear Lake School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
62.9%
WI avg 53.1% . +5.8pp since 2023
Math
64.3%
WI avg 54.8% . -7.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.9% | 64.3% |
| 2023-24 | 57.1% | 71.4% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. 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
63.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.7%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Clear Lake Junior High
Clear Lake Junior High's state test result (63.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Lake Junior High this school | 72 | 19.4% | 63.5% |
| Rosholt Middle Rosholt | 78 | 21.8% | 50.1% |
| Barneveld Middle School Barneveld | 96 | 13.5% | 66.0% |
| Honor Intermediate Rubicon | 128 | 17.2% | 50.5% |
| Gibraltar Middle Fish Creek | 92 | 22.8% | 72.7% |
| Potosi Middle Potosi | 66 | 27.3% | 51.8% |
Matched among Wisconsin 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 Clear Lake Junior High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 72 | #356 of 389 | #6 of 7 |
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
72
-28 (-28%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 108
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 72 | 5.1 | 14.1:1 | 19% (14) |
| 2023-24 | 74 | 5.8 | 12.8:1 | 45% (33) |
| 2022-23 | 100 | 6.6 | 15.2:1 | 45% (45) |
| 2020-21 | 100 | 6 | 16.7:1 | 39% (39) |
| 2017-18 | 83 | 6 | 13.9:1 | 33% (27) |
| 2015-16 | 97 | 6 | 16.2:1 | 44% (43) |
| 2010-11 | 81 | 4 | 20.3:1 | 41% (33) |
| 2000-01 | 113 | 3 | 37.7:1 | 24% (27) |
| 1990-91 | 108 | 6 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clear Lake Junior High.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (83 to 72); teachers down 14% (6 to 5.1).
About Clear Lake Junior High
Clear Lake Junior High is a small middle-grades school with its address in Clear Lake, Wisconsin. The school enrolls 72 students, from grades 7 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Wisconsin is about 381, so this school runs 81% smaller than that.
Clear Lake School District operates 3 schools. Combined enrollment is 527 students.
About 96% of the student body at Clear Lake Junior High is White. The rest of enrollment is 3% multiracial. The White share in Polk County as a whole is similar, at about 94%. Clear Lake Junior High's diversity index is 8%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 5.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 14.1 students per teacher. The school has more students per teacher than the 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 19%. Across public schools in Polk County, the average is 37%.
allk12 grades Clear Lake Junior High a B. The grade compares the school only with Wisconsin public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Schools in Wisconsin with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 65.7%. Clear Lake Junior High scores 63.5%.
Within Polk County, the median household income is $77,219, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Clear Lake Junior High, Polk County has 25 other public schools.
The school nearest to Clear Lake Junior High is Clear Lake High, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Clear Lake Junior High is 4th on average proficiency.
Clear Lake Junior High is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.
Enrollment at Clear Lake Junior High dropped 28% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 100 to 72 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.1:1) than in 2020-21 (16.7:1).
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Clear Lake Junior High covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Polk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
45,555
Census ACS
Median income
$77,219
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
6,126 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clear Lake School District
- Gaylord A Nelson Educational CenterElementary · 266 students
- Clear Lake HighHigh · 189 students
Other schools in Clear Lake
- Gaylord A Nelson Educational CenterElementary · 266 students
- Clear Lake HighHigh · 189 students
Nearby schools
- Clear Lake High0.0 mi · 189
- Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center0.5 mi · 266
- Amery Intermediate5.7 mi · 260
- Amery Middle5.8 mi · 275
- Amery High5.8 mi · 418
- Lien Elementary6.0 mi · 299
Frequently asked questions
About Clear Lake Junior HighWhat is the total enrollment at Clear Lake Junior High?
Clear Lake Junior High enrolls approximately 72 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Clear Lake Junior High serve?
Clear Lake Junior High serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Clear Lake Junior High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Clear Lake Junior High is approximately 14.1:1 (5 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Clear Lake Junior High?
At Clear Lake Junior High, the student body is approximately 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Is Clear Lake Junior High public or private?
Clear Lake Junior High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Clear Lake School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.