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Joyce Clark Middle School

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Joyce Clark Middle School is a public middle school in Sierra Vista, Arizona, serving 670 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Sierra Vista Unified District, which is ranked 153 out of 288 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Joyce Clark Middle School has a relatively diverse student population, with a racial makeup of 42.99% White, 42.69% Hispanic, and other minority groups represented, its academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is generally below the state and district averages. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with some, such as Pacific Islander and Homeless students, performing relatively well, while others, such as Asian, Native American, and Special Education students, have struggled. Additionally, the school's dropout rates have remained very low, ranging from 0.0% to 0.7% over the past several years.

The school's funding has also been variable, with spending per student fluctuating from $1,789 in the 2020-2021 school year to $8,957 in the 2018-2019 school year. This inconsistency in funding may have contributed to the school's declining academic performance over the past several years. To address these challenges, the school may need to implement targeted interventions and support to address the specific needs of its underperforming subgroups, while also ensuring stable and adequate funding to support effective educational programs and student learning.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 1045 S Lenzner Ave
       Sierra Vista, AZ  85635-4880

(520) 515-2930

District: Sierra Vista Unified District

SchoolDigger Rank:
347th of 550 Arizona Middle Schools


Students who attend Joyce Clark Middle School usually attend:

High:    Buena High School

Feeder schools for Joyce Clark Middle School:

Elementary:    Bella Vista Elementary School
    Carmichael Elementary School
    Huachuca Mountain Elementary School
    Pueblo Del Sol Elementary School
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Student/teacher ratio:  20.9 Help
Number of students:  670

Racial breakdown:

White:
43.0%
Hispanic:
42.7%
Two or more races:
7.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  45.8% Help


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Compare Details Joyce Clark Middle School ranks worse than 63.1% of middle schools in Arizona. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 28.45. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (43%), Hispanic (42.7%), two or more races (7.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 45.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Joyce Clark Middle School is 20.9. (See more...)
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Joyce Clark Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Joyce Clark Middle School 347th of 550 Arizona public middle schools. (See Joyce Clark Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Sierra Vista Unified District:

SchoolDigger ranks Sierra Vista Unified District 151st of 297 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Joyce Clark Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Joyce Clark Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 61.46 241st 663 63.7%
2010 50.65 328th 692 52.6%
2011 61.98 238th 685 65.3%
2012 65.43 244th 772 68.4%
2013 66.71 229th 787 70.9%
2014 68.11 203rd 690 70.6%
2015 52.69 206th 521 60.5%
2016 54.70 253rd 677 62.6%
2017 50.46 280th 695 59.7%
2018 52.46 291st 711 59.1%
2019 56.97 230th 605 62.0%
2021 54.86 298th 832 64.2%
2022 35.27 342nd 605 43.5%
2023 48.53 352nd 854 58.8%
2024 28.45 347th 550 36.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Joyce Clark Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.53 17th 43 60.5%
2019 42.07 10th 14 28.6%
2021 48.81 292nd 650 55.1%
2023 27.36 308th 384 19.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Joyce Clark Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 42.31 196th 606 67.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Joyce Clark Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.48 152nd 178 14.6%
2021 35.97 507th 789 35.7%
2023 26.21 277th 363 23.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Joyce Clark Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.29 296th 503 41.2%
2022 23.84 282nd 369 23.6%
2023 31.84 470th 717 34.4%
2024 20.09 262nd 320 18.1%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Joyce Clark Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 47.84 79th 257 69.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Joyce Clark Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.58 263rd 624 57.9%
2019 51.29 205th 466 56.0%
2021 50.46 323rd 820 60.6%
2022 32.19 325th 494 34.2%
2023 45.91 359th 806 55.5%
2024 19.61 301st 386 22.0%
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Rank History for Foster Care students at Joyce Clark Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 31.16 129th 166 22.3%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Joyce Clark Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 28.69 122nd 143 14.7%
2023 43.80 72nd 110 34.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Joyce Clark Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.78 242nd 617 60.8%
2019 49.92 193rd 435 55.6%
2021 56.36 277th 818 66.1%
2022 28.77 324th 476 31.9%
2023 47.01 352nd 810 56.5%
2024 21.49 278th 370 24.9%
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Rank History for Asian students at Joyce Clark Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 32.50 301st 404 25.5%
2022 28.84 155th 192 19.3%
2023 18.19 229th 247 7.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Joyce Clark Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.74 90th 125 28.0%
2021 54.89 166th 573 71.0%
2023 25.65 308th 400 23.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Joyce Clark Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.59 228th 543 58.0%
2019 46.13 179th 387 53.7%
2021 46.96 332nd 802 58.6%
2022 31.27 246th 392 37.2%
2023 37.71 429th 760 43.6%
2024 23.45 244th 329 25.8%
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Rank History for Native American students at Joyce Clark Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 27.92 361st 390 7.4%
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Rank History for Pacific Islander students at Joyce Clark Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 56.74 31st 108 71.3%
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Rank History for White students at Joyce Clark Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.95 247th 436 43.3%
2019 52.21 163rd 337 51.6%
2021 57.20 283rd 780 63.7%
2022 23.40 368th 446 17.5%
2023 45.21 342nd 675 49.3%
2024 13.22 256th 288 11.1%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Arizona Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Joyce Clark Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 799 73 64 118 5 n/a n/a -153 906
1989 770 68 62 110 2 n/a n/a -123 889
1990 728 72 56 135 5 n/a n/a -124 872
1991 701 70 52 139 4 n/a n/a -28 938
1992 659 71 51 160 5 n/a n/a 0 946
1993 687 107 51 175 11 n/a n/a 0 1031
1994 536 94 45 152 7 n/a n/a 0 834
1995 552 92 49 157 10 n/a n/a 0 860
1996 552 92 49 157 10 n/a n/a 0 860
1997 578 91 44 174 6 n/a n/a 0 893
1998 580 89 40 168 6 n/a n/a 0 883
1999 557 89 41 174 7 n/a n/a 0 868
2000 511 76 45 177 10 n/a n/a 0 819
2001 479 75 36 189 7 n/a n/a 0 786
2002 483 78 41 231 12 n/a n/a 0 845
2003 483 78 41 231 12 n/a n/a 0 845
2004 483 90 39 252 16 n/a n/a 0 880
2005 452 87 39 233 13 n/a n/a 0 824
2006 401 81 37 230 11 n/a n/a 0 760
2007 343 68 33 197 8 n/a n/a 0 649
2008 357 65 25 187 10 n/a n/a 0 644
2009 342 51 30 178 8 n/a n/a 0 609
2010 333 57 36 182 7 n/a n/a 0 615
2011 341 53 31 271 11 3 67 0 777
2012 350 53 23 254 10 5 57 0 752
2013 359 45 21 267 8 13 46 0 759
2014 374 45 16 276 3 15 38 0 767
2015 352 51 18 269 8 15 53 0 766
2016 346 50 20 294 7 15 62 0 794
2017 345 49 25 299 6 11 74 0 809
2018 328 42 19 311 10 8 56 0 774
2019 311 45 18 298 8 9 47 0 736
2020 309 40 20 308 5 14 50 0 746
2021 321 38 17 297 4 14 59 0 750
2022 286 41 15 291 5 9 65 0 712
2023 288 38 5 286 1 3 49 0 670

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Joyce Clark Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 906 48.0 18.8 n/a
1989 889 48.6 18.2 n/a
1990 872 47.8 18.2 n/a
1991 938 48.8 19.2 n/a
1992 946 50.9 18.5 n/a
1993 1031 49.8 20.7 n/a
1994 834 43.6 19.1 n/a
1995 860 51.1 16.8 n/a
1996 860 51.1 16.8 n/a
1997 893 48.9 18.3 n/a
1998 883 49.5 17.8 n/a
1999 868 47.5 18.3 n/a
2000 819 47.0 17.4 n/a
2001 786 46.5 16.9 n/a
2002 845 37.6 22.5 36.9
2003 845 37.6 22.5 36.9
2004 880 37.7 23.3 44.8
2005 824 42.9 19.2 55.5
2006 760 41.0 18.5 58.8
2007 649 42.0 15.5 43.8
2008 644 42.0 15.3 40.2
2009 609 37.5 16.2 35.5
2010 615 36.0 17.0 37.7
2011 777 50.6 15.3 32.8
2012 752 54.6 13.7 39.2
2013 759 43.2 17.5 40.2
2014 767 44.0 17.4 40.9
2015 766 38.0 20.1 41.5
2016 794 37.0 21.4 42.7
2017 809 38.2 21.1 45.4
2018 774 37.2 20.8 44.8
2019 736 38.2 19.2 46.9
2020 746 34.0 21.9 44.9
2021 750 32.0 23.4 n/a
2022 712 34.0 20.9 25.4
2023 670 32.0 20.9 45.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Joyce Clark Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 906 48.0 18.8 n/a
1989 889 48.6 18.2 n/a
1990 872 47.8 18.2 n/a
1991 938 48.8 19.2 n/a
1992 946 50.9 18.5 n/a
1993 1031 49.8 20.7 n/a
1994 834 43.6 19.1 n/a
1995 860 51.1 16.8 n/a
1996 860 51.1 16.8 n/a
1997 893 48.9 18.3 n/a
1998 883 49.5 17.8 n/a
1999 868 47.5 18.3 n/a
2000 819 47.0 17.4 n/a
2001 786 46.5 16.9 n/a
2002 845 37.6 22.5 36.9
2003 845 37.6 22.5 36.9
2004 880 37.7 23.3 44.8
2005 824 42.9 19.2 55.5
2006 760 41.0 18.5 58.8
2007 649 42.0 15.5 43.8
2008 644 42.0 15.3 40.2
2009 609 37.5 16.2 35.5
2010 615 36.0 17.0 37.7
2011 777 50.6 15.3 32.8
2012 752 54.6 13.7 39.2
2013 759 43.2 17.5 40.2
2014 767 44.0 17.4 40.9
2015 766 38.0 20.1 41.5
2016 794 37.0 21.4 42.7
2017 809 38.2 21.1 45.4
2018 774 37.2 20.8 44.8
2019 736 38.2 19.2 46.9
2020 746 34.0 21.9 44.9
2021 750 32.0 23.4 n/a
2022 712 34.0 20.9 25.4
2023 670 32.0 20.9 45.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Joyce Clark Middle School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $8,957
2020 $4,710
2021 $1,789

Data source: Arizona Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Joyce Clark Middle School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 230th of 605 Middle schoolsRanks 352nd of 854 Middle schools
 3.2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students736670
 9%
African American4538
 15.6%
American Indian81
 87.5%
Asian185
 72.2%
Hispanic298286
 4%
Pacific Islander93
 66.7%
White311288
 7.4%
Two or More Races4749
 4.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients46.9%45.8%
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Frequently Asked Questions about Joyce Clark Middle School

Students who attend Joyce Clark Middle School usually go on to attend Buena High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 670 students attended Joyce Clark Middle School.

Students at Joyce Clark Middle School are 43% White, 43% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 6% African American.

Joyce Clark Middle School ranks 347th of 550 Arizona middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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