Middle Schools in Clintondale Community Schools

Clintondale Community Schools in Michigan has only one middle school, Clintondale Middle School, which serves grades 6-8. The school's performance on academic measures is significantly below the state averages, with proficiency rates that are less than half the state's in many cases. Despite the high spending per student, the school is struggling to provide a quality education to its predominantly low-income, African American student population.

Clintondale Middle School has a very high chronic absenteeism rate of 61.8%, which likely contributes to the poor academic performance. The school's English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rates range from 11.3% to 16%, compared to state averages of 37.5% to 37.9%. In mathematics, the proficiency rates are even lower, ranging from 3.19% to 6.2%, compared to the state averages of 31%. The school's 8th-grade PSAT scores are also well below the state averages, with only 29.9% proficient in ELA and 4.6% proficient in mathematics.

Despite the high spending of $15,590 per student, which is significantly higher than the state average, the Clintondale Community Schools district has not been able to improve the academic outcomes at Clintondale Middle School. The school's statewide ranking has declined over the past few years, from 692 out of 776 Michigan middle schools in 2021-2022 to 826 out of 883 in 2022-2023 and 852 out of 897 in 2023-2024, indicating that the school is not making significant progress in improving student performance.