Clark Middle

Summary:

Clark Middle is a public middle school located in Princeton, Texas, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 707 students. The school is part of the Princeton Independent School District, which is ranked 438 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Clark Middle has a diverse student population, with a significant Hispanic majority (52.9%) and notable percentages of White (25.74%) and African American (13.72%) students. The school's academic performance, as measured by STAAR test scores, has been mixed, with strong performance in 8th grade Mathematics (66.67% proficient) and Algebra I (97.62% proficient), but struggles in 8th grade Reading (46.06% proficient) and Social Studies (27.78% proficient). Clark Middle's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school ranking in the top 15% of Texas middle schools for African American students, but in the bottom half for Hispanic and White students. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds (65.63%), which may contribute to the academic challenges.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Willow Springs Middle and Melissa Middle, Clark Middle generally performs below the top-performing schools in the region. These higher-performing schools have significantly higher academic achievement and a lower percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. However, Clark Middle's diverse student population, low dropout rates, and increased spending per student suggest opportunities for targeted interventions and support to improve overall student outcomes.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 301 Panther Pkwy
       Princeton, TX  75407-1002


(469) 952-5400

District: Princeton Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
831st of 2,361 Texas Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,071 Help


Students who attend Clark Middle usually attend:

High:    Princeton High School

Feeder schools for Clark Middle:

Elementary:    Godwin Elementary
    Harper Elementary
    Lacy Elementary
    Smith Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  16.8 Help
Number of students:  707

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
52.9%
White:
25.7%
African American:
13.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  65.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Clark Middle ranks better than 64.8% of middle schools in Texas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 57.73. (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 Student population at Clark Middle is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (52.9%), White (25.7%), African American (13.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 65.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Clark Middle is 16.8. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Clark Middle is $10,071.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Clark Middle was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks Clark Middle 831st of 2361 Texas public middle schools. (See Clark Middle in the ranking list.)

Princeton Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Princeton Independent School District (Isd) 438th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Clark Middle

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Rank History for all students at Clark Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 49.30 906th 1573 42.4%
2005 47.79 925th 1582 41.5%
2006 61.97 626th 1585 60.5%
2007 68.84 461st 1684 72.6%
2008 53.12 906th 1718 47.3%
2009 51.15 1006th 1763 42.9%
2010 55.68 893rd 1803 50.5%
2011 56.84 908th 1895 52.1%
2012 59.73 768th 1951 60.6%
2013 51.90 1003rd 1973 49.2%
2014 42.71 1228th 1987 38.2%
2015 75.05 402nd 2043 80.3%
2016 76.70 357th 1987 82.0%
2017 68.47 485th 2027 76.1%
2018 76.08 350th 2080 83.2%
2019 78.19 339th 2193 84.5%
2021 67.19 570th 2252 74.7%
2022 62.67 663rd 2254 70.6%
2023 52.84 992nd 2330 57.4%
2024 57.73 831st 2361 64.8%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Clark Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.60 426th 720 40.8%
2019 56.80 290th 753 61.5%
2021 36.69 479th 743 35.5%
2022 37.52 537th 813 33.9%
2023 42.39 474th 817 42.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Clark Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.91 435th 1376 68.4%
2019 69.67 246th 1445 83.0%
2021 62.17 349th 1592 78.1%
2022 47.27 731st 1643 55.5%
2023 33.15 1207th 1720 29.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Clark Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.07 211th 1597 86.8%
2019 52.81 522nd 1626 67.9%
2021 75.92 144th 1712 91.6%
2022 54.32 541st 1757 69.2%
2023 50.46 662nd 1815 63.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Clark Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.61 246th 2039 87.9%
2019 82.09 168th 2073 91.9%
2021 71.82 354th 2172 83.7%
2022 68.60 428th 2220 80.7%
2023 53.11 917th 2251 59.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Clark Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.33 336th 2008 83.3%
2019 77.01 330th 2047 83.9%
2021 70.95 461st 2151 78.6%
2022 66.87 543rd 2221 75.6%
2023 53.14 938th 2241 58.1%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Clark Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.33 31st 1430 97.8%
2019 77.76 148th 1446 89.8%
2021 53.04 848th 1501 43.5%
2022 65.04 544th 1488 63.4%
2023 54.29 863rd 1481 41.7%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Clark Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.29 336th 2008 83.3%
2019 74.19 270th 2058 86.9%
2021 53.57 750th 2118 64.6%
2022 49.98 882nd 2182 59.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Clark Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.59 389th 2030 80.8%
2019 77.51 335th 2069 83.8%
2021 62.20 662nd 2168 69.5%
2022 56.88 810th 2228 63.6%
2023 51.44 998th 2245 55.5%
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Rank History for Asian students at Clark Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.97 148th 587 74.8%
2019 77.78 97th 594 83.7%
2023 66.89 193rd 616 68.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Clark Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.42 124th 1167 89.4%
2019 78.42 162nd 1193 86.4%
2021 87.48 79th 1213 93.5%
2022 72.47 217th 1251 82.7%
2023 79.13 174th 1273 86.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Clark Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.61 313th 1895 83.5%
2019 74.67 315th 1935 83.7%
2021 72.24 355th 2043 82.6%
2022 64.01 524th 2077 74.8%
2023 46.38 1073rd 2116 49.3%
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Rank History for White students at Clark Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.89 343rd 1673 79.5%
2019 78.59 269th 1684 84.0%
2021 57.02 648th 1700 61.9%
2022 55.90 694th 1723 59.7%
2023 44.86 1010th 1749 42.3%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, 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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Enrollment information for Clark Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 460 10 3 27 1 n/a n/a 0 501
1989 571 7 3 25 3 n/a n/a 0 609
1990 538 4 3 27 2 n/a n/a 0 574
1991 346 3 4 19 3 n/a n/a 0 375
1992 481 5 3 36 5 n/a n/a 0 530
1993 525 8 2 43 5 n/a n/a 0 583
1994 275 5 1 20 4 n/a n/a 0 305
1995 260 7 0 20 2 n/a n/a 0 289
1996 260 7 0 20 2 n/a n/a 0 289
1997 533 5 0 42 4 n/a n/a 0 584
1998 536 7 2 64 5 n/a n/a 0 614
1999 555 11 4 85 5 n/a n/a 0 660
2000 289 5 3 48 1 n/a n/a 0 346
2001 299 8 3 62 3 n/a n/a 0 375
2002 301 6 0 75 2 n/a n/a 0 384
2003 301 6 0 75 2 n/a n/a 0 384
2004 280 4 1 88 1 n/a n/a 0 374
2005 293 3 2 76 2 n/a n/a 0 376
2006 287 5 1 80 3 n/a n/a 0 376
2007 254 8 1 79 4 n/a n/a 0 346
2008 255 17 4 106 5 n/a n/a 0 387
2009 268 28 4 123 4 n/a n/a 0 427
2010 280 34 3 133 3 n/a n/a 0 453
2011 273 30 1 147 3 0 4 0 458
2012 263 33 0 165 4 1 6 0 472
2013 262 33 1 212 2 1 8 0 519
2014 272 26 2 217 2 1 14 0 534
2015 290 30 2 199 2 1 16 0 540
2016 274 34 4 230 4 0 12 0 558
2017 258 50 4 298 6 0 13 0 629
2018 230 60 5 303 4 0 18 0 620
2019 260 80 9 325 2 1 19 0 696
2020 163 12 3 302 2 0 12 0 494
2021 146 19 4 326 2 2 11 0 510
2022 155 54 6 340 4 2 19 0 580
2023 182 97 25 374 6 1 22 0 707

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 Clark Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 501 30.0 16.7 n/a
1989 609 n/a n/a n/a
1990 574 35.0 16.4 n/a
1991 375 28.3 13.2 n/a
1992 530 36.2 14.6 23.4
1993 583 38.0 15.3 34.3
1994 305 21.2 14.4 20.3
1995 289 22.5 12.8 22.8
1996 289 22.5 12.8 22.8
1997 584 46.9 12.5 23.6
1998 614 49.2 12.5 22.5
1999 660 48.2 13.7 35.6
2000 346 26.6 13.0 31.2
2001 375 25.6 14.6 31.7
2002 384 29.0 13.2 41.4
2003 384 29.0 13.2 41.4
2004 374 25.3 14.8 36.6
2005 376 24.3 15.5 37.5
2006 376 24.3 15.5 42.8
2007 346 24.9 13.9 37.6
2008 387 25.3 15.3 44.7
2009 427 29.1 14.6 48.9
2010 453 31.4 14.4 54.5
2011 458 29.9 15.2 53.9
2012 472 33.5 14.0 51.3
2013 519 33.7 15.3 54.1
2014 534 34.4 15.4 52.8
2015 540 33.0 16.3 59.6
2016 558 36.0 15.5 49.6
2017 629 40.7 15.4 56.6
2018 620 40.8 15.1 56
2019 696 41.9 16.5 59.2
2020 494 37.6 13.1 67.8
2021 510 37.8 13.4 59
2022 580 38.6 14.9 56.9
2023 707 41.9 16.8 65.6

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 Clark Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 501 30.0 16.7 n/a
1989 609 n/a n/a n/a
1990 574 35.0 16.4 n/a
1991 375 28.3 13.2 n/a
1992 530 36.2 14.6 23.4
1993 583 38.0 15.3 34.3
1994 305 21.2 14.4 20.3
1995 289 22.5 12.8 22.8
1996 289 22.5 12.8 22.8
1997 584 46.9 12.5 23.6
1998 614 49.2 12.5 22.5
1999 660 48.2 13.7 35.6
2000 346 26.6 13.0 31.2
2001 375 25.6 14.6 31.7
2002 384 29.0 13.2 41.4
2003 384 29.0 13.2 41.4
2004 374 25.3 14.8 36.6
2005 376 24.3 15.5 37.5
2006 376 24.3 15.5 42.8
2007 346 24.9 13.9 37.6
2008 387 25.3 15.3 44.7
2009 427 29.1 14.6 48.9
2010 453 31.4 14.4 54.5
2011 458 29.9 15.2 53.9
2012 472 33.5 14.0 51.3
2013 519 33.7 15.3 54.1
2014 534 34.4 15.4 52.8
2015 540 33.0 16.3 59.6
2016 558 36.0 15.5 49.6
2017 629 40.7 15.4 56.6
2018 620 40.8 15.1 56
2019 696 41.9 16.5 59.2
2020 494 37.6 13.1 67.8
2021 510 37.8 13.4 59
2022 580 38.6 14.9 56.9
2023 707 41.9 16.8 65.6

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 Clark Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $479 (6.1%) $7,352 (93.9%) $7,832
2020 $650 (6.4%) $9,491 (93.6%) $10,141
2021 $548 (5.4%) $9,522 (94.5%) $10,071

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Clark Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 339th of 2193 Middle schoolsRanks 992nd of 2330 Middle schools
 27.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade Reading (Clark Middle)5643
 13%
   7th Grade Reading (Princeton Independent School District (Isd))5651
 5%
   7th Grade Reading (Texas)4752
 5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Clark Middle)6440
 24%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Princeton Independent School District (Isd))6445
 19%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4135
 6%
8th Grade Reading (Clark Middle)6144
 17%
   8th Grade Reading (Princeton Independent School District (Isd))6153
 8%
   8th Grade Reading (Texas)5356
 3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Clark Middle)7548
 27%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Princeton Independent School District (Isd))7556
 19%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5544
 11%
8th Grade Science (Clark Middle)6051
 9%
   8th Grade Science (Princeton Independent School District (Isd))6055
 5%
   8th Grade Science (Texas)4945
 4%
8th Grade Social Studies (Clark Middle)5039
 11%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Princeton Independent School District (Isd))5040
 10%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Texas)3531
 4%
End of Course Algebra I (Clark Middle)100100
   End of Course Algebra I (Princeton Independent School District (Isd))7752
 25%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students696707
 1.6%
African American8097
 21.3%
American Indian26
 200%
Asian925
 177.8%
Hispanic325374
 15.1%
Pacific Islander11
White260182
 30%
Two or More Races1922
 15.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients59.2%65.6%
 6.4%


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Students at Clark Middle are 53% Hispanic, 26% White, 14% African American, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 707 students attended Clark Middle.

Students who attend Clark Middle usually go on to attend Princeton High School

Clark Middle ranks 831st of 2361 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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