Enrollment
132
Middle
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLINTON COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550264000297
Clinton Junior High
112 Milwaukee Rd, Clinton, WI 53525 · (608) 676-2223 · Rock County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL132 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- CTest 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
13.1:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
48 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 | 59 | 45% |
| Grade 8 | 73 | 55% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
Clinton Junior High→Clinton Senior High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Clinton Community School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
54.8%
WI avg 53.1% . +11.1pp since 2023
Math
45.2%
WI avg 54.8% . +2.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.8% | 45.2% |
| 2023-24 | 43.7% | 42.4% |
% 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
48.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Clinton Junior High
Clinton Junior High's state test result (48.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Junior High this school | 132 | 36.4% | 48.8% |
| Markesan Middle Markesan | 161 | 37.9% | 54.5% |
| Brillion Middle Brillion | 211 | 33.2% | 69.1% |
| Innovations STEM Academy Sparta | 90 | 32.2% | 60.3% |
| Sevastopol Middle Sturgeon Bay | 140 | 29.3% | 83.1% |
| Kewaunee Middle Kewaunee | 185 | 37.8% | 48.0% |
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 Clinton Junior High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Rock County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #238 of 323 | #9 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #261 of 327 ▲ 7 | #9 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #168 of 327 ▲ 84 | #6 of 12 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 132 | #304 of 389 | #12 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.4% | #162 of 323 | #8 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -62.9% | #2 of 176 | #1 of 6 |
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
132
-179 (-58%) vs 2020
-60% since 1990-91, when it was 330
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 132 | 10.1 | 13.1:1 | 36% (48) |
| 2023-24 | 155 | 11.9 | 13.1:1 | 40% (62) |
| 2022-23 | 160 | 11.5 | 13.9:1 | 39% (62) |
| 2020-21 | 311 | 23 | 13.5:1 | 42% (130) |
| 2017-18 | 356 | 24.9 | 14.3:1 | 31% (112) |
| 2015-16 | 349 | 27 | 12.9:1 | 39% (136) |
| 2010-11 | 358 | 23 | 15.6:1 | 35% (125) |
| 2000-01 | 341 | 26 | 13.1:1 | 12% (42) |
| 1990-91 | 330 | 27 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clinton Junior High.
Since 2017-18: students down 63% (356 to 132); teachers down 60% (24.9 to 10.1).
About Clinton Junior High
Clinton, Wisconsin, is home to Clinton Junior High, a very small middle-grades school. In all, 132 students attend the school in grades 7 through 8. It has 65% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Wisconsin (about 381).
Clinton Junior High is part of a district of 3 schools: Clinton Community School District, with 985 students.
The share of White students at Clinton Junior High is 77%, a majority. Other students are 18% Hispanic, 2% Black, and 2% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 37%.
Based on 10.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, Clinton Junior High has a ratio of 13.1:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Wisconsin is similar, at 12.8:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 36%. The gap from the 47% average for public schools in Rock County is 11 points.
Clinton Junior High earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 20% of Wisconsin public middle schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Clinton Junior High is -6.5 points: 48.8% actual, 55.3% predicted.
Census data for Rock County show median household income comes to about $75,673, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The county has 65 public schools and about 25,542 students.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Clinton Junior High from the closest public school, Clinton Senior High. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Ranked by average proficiency, Clinton Junior High places 5th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
NCES assigns Clinton Junior High the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school counted 311 students in 2020-21 and 132 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference.
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Rock County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
164,350
Census ACS
Median income
$75,673
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
25,542 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clinton Community School District
- Clinton ElementaryElementary · 541 students
- Clinton Senior HighHigh · 312 students
Other schools in Clinton
- Clinton ElementaryElementary · 541 students
- Clinton Senior HighHigh · 312 students
Other Clinton Junior High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Clinton Junior High. Clinton Junior High is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Clinton Junior High SchoolClinton, MS · 862 students
- Clinton Jr High SchoolClinton, IL · 385 students
- CLINTON JR HIGH SCHOOLCLINTON, AR · 317 students
Nearby schools
- Clinton Senior High0.0 mi · 312
- Clinton Elementary0.4 mi · 541
- Fran Fruzen Intermediate7.5 mi · 490
- Sharon Community7.7 mi · 197
- Darien Elementary8.0 mi · 223
- Manchester Elementary School8.1 mi · 136
Frequently asked questions
About Clinton Junior HighWhat is the total enrollment at Clinton Junior High?
Clinton Junior High enrolls approximately 132 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Clinton Junior High serve?
Clinton Junior High serves grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Clinton Junior High have?
Clinton Junior High employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
How diverse is Clinton Junior High?
Clinton Junior High reports a student body of 77% White, 18% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Clinton Junior High in?
Clinton Junior High is part of Clinton Community School District.
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