Clarke Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Athens, Georgia

Clarke Middle School in Athens, Georgia enrolled 718 students in 2024-25 with 63.3 full-time teachers, 11.3 students per teacher against the Georgia middle-school median of 13.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 40% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 32% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Georgia: 39.6% and 38.7%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 10%

708 students in 2022-23, 652 students in 2023-24, 718 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 70.4 to 63.3.

Students enrolled at Clarke Middle School by school year2022-23: 708, 2023-24: 652, 2024-25: 71802004006008002022-237082023-246522024-25718
Students enrolled at Clarke Middle School by school year2022-23: 708, 2023-24: 652, 2024-25: 71802004006008002022-237082023-246522024-25718
Students enrolled at Clarke Middle School by school year2022-23: 708, 2023-24: 652, 2024-25: 71802004006008002022-237082023-246522024-25718
Students enrolled at Clarke Middle School by school year2022-23: 708, 2023-24: 652, 2024-25: 71802004006008002022-237082023-246522024-25718
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2370870.410.1
2023-2465266.39.8
2024-2571863.311.3

11.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 94 of every 100 Georgia middle schools

Among the 475 Georgia middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.9; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Georgia middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.7 to 24.2; Clarke Middle School 11.3; state median 13.9.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherClarke Middle School 11.3state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Georgia middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.7 to 24.2; Clarke Middle School 11.3; state median 13.9.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherClarke Middle School 11.3state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Georgia middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.7 to 24.2; Clarke Middle School 11.3; state median 13.9.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherClarke Middle School 11.3state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Georgia middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.7 to 24.2; Clarke Middle School 11.3; state median 13.9.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherClarke Middle School 11.3state median 13.9U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 357 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Clarke Middle School enrolled 714 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 106 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 357 of the 714 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions106
  • Chronically absent30.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

45.1% of students were Black, 34.7% White, 13.1% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black45.1%
  2. White34.7%
  3. Hispanic13.1%
  4. Two or more races5.0%
  5. Asian1.8%
  6. American Indian0.1%
  7. Pacific Islander0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Clarke Middle School scored proficient or above: 40% in reading in 2021-22 and 32% in math in 2022-23, against 39.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.7% in math in 2022-23 across Georgia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Georgia, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtGeorgia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2240%28%39.6%
Math, 2022-2332%27% (2021-22)38.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Athens

4 public middle schools in Athens report 2024-25 enrollment; Clarke Middle School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Clarke Middle School71811.383.8%
Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School70711.5100.0%
Hilsman Middle School62411.0100.0%
Coile Middle School58210.5100.0%

All public schools in Athens →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Clarke Middle School

  1. Hilsman Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 4.1 miles away: 624 students, 11.0 per teacher (2024-25).4.1 mi
  2. Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 5.0 miles away: 707 students, 11.5 per teacher (2024-25).5.0 mi
  3. Compare Clarke Middle School with Hilsman Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Clarke County spends per student$21,012 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,012
  5. The largest public schools in GeorgiaClarke Middle School is the number 252 by size of 475 Georgia middle schools open in 2024-25.#252 of 475
  6. Georgia schools by students per teacher11.3 students per teacher here against the Georgia median of 13.9 for middle schools.11.3:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Clarke Middle School

  1. How many students attend Clarke Middle School?
    718 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 708 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Athens, GA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Clarke Middle School?
    11.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Georgia median for middle schools is 13.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Clarke Middle School a Title I school?
    Clarke Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Clarke Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Clarke Middle School scored proficient or above: 40% in reading in 2021-22 and 32% in math in 2022-23, against 39.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.7% in math in 2022-23 across Georgia. Georgia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Clarke Middle School in?
    Clarke County, NCES district ID 1301170. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 130117000443 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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