Clinton Junior High

Clinton Junior High is a minimally staffed middle-grades school in Clinton, Wisconsin, operated by Clinton Community School District. The school serves 132 students in grades 7 through 8. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 381 students each, so Clinton Junior High sits 65% below that benchmark.

Across the 3 schools in Clinton Community School District (985 students total), Clinton Junior High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Clinton Junior High reports that 77% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Clinton Junior High lists 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.1:1. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 36% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Rock County (around 47%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Clinton Junior High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 55.3%, the actual is 48.8%, a residual of -6.5 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Rock County indicate median household income runs about $75,673, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Clinton Junior High is one of 65 public schools in Rock County (combined enrollment of about 25,542 students).

Clinton Senior High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Clinton Junior High. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Clinton Junior High ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 40.5%.

Clinton Junior High operates from an outlying location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 63%: 356 students in 2018 compared to 132 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, members of the Clinton Junior High community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.