Clark Middle

Public 6-8

 4388 Thorn St.
       San Diego, CA  92105-4238


(619) 344-4200

District: San Diego Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2278th of 2,798 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,324 Help


Students who attend Clark Middle usually attend:

High:    Hoover High

Feeder schools for Clark Middle:

Elementary:    Euclid Elementary
    Hamilton Elementary
    Joyner Elementary
    Rosa Parks Elementary
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Student/teacher ratio:  25.0 Help
Number of students:  799

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
74.0%
Asian:
13.3%
African American:
8.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  91.7% Help


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Compare Details Clark Middle ranks worse than 81.4% of middle schools in California. It also ranks 21st among 23 ranked middle schools in the San Diego Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 19.83. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (74%), Asian (13.3%), African American (8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 91.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Clark Middle is 25. 22 middle schools in the San Diego Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Clark Middle is $8,324, which is the 12th highest among 23 middle schools in the San Diego Unified School District.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Clark Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Clark Middle 2278th of 2798 California public middle schools. (See Clark Middle in the ranking list.)

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San Diego Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks San Diego Unified 579th of 1560 California 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 CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 22.71 1381st 1769 21.9%
2005 22.18 1390th 1777 21.8%
2006 24.66 1379th 1804 23.6%
2007 23.15 1578th 1999 21.1%
2008 29.43 1453rd 2005 27.5%
2009 18.99 1756th 2063 14.9%
2010 15.52 1953rd 2179 10.4%
2011 13.70 2024th 2236 9.5%
2012 27.80 1711th 2259 24.3%
2013 35.55 1555th 2379 34.6%
2015 27.36 1737th 2477 29.9%
2016 21.21 1977th 2497 20.8%
2017 22.03 1963rd 2508 21.7%
2018 21.88 1922nd 2480 22.5%
2019 27.00 1917th 2715 29.4%
2022 18.26 2296th 2740 16.2%
2023 19.83 2272nd 2788 18.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Clark Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.51 873rd 1364 36.0%
2019 37.55 770th 1442 46.6%
2022 29.67 1268th 1540 17.7%
2023 31.85 1127th 1523 26.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Clark Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 24.35 1293rd 1532 15.6%
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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 CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.58 1538th 2230 31.0%
2019 38.08 1392nd 2369 41.2%
2022 24.20 1935th 2458 21.3%
2023 26.16 1913th 2535 24.5%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Clark Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 43.54 175th 336 47.9%
2023 35.15 209th 321 34.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Clark Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.63 1783rd 2262 21.2%
2019 26.73 1732nd 2380 27.2%
2022 18.19 2149th 2509 14.3%
2023 20.74 2056th 2535 18.9%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Clark Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.66 1026th 1369 25.1%
2019 36.74 818th 1491 45.1%
2022 22.60 1356th 1531 11.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Clark Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.47 1802nd 2273 20.7%
2019 26.77 1729th 2407 28.2%
2022 18.89 2107th 2527 16.6%
2023 19.34 2126th 2546 16.5%
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Rank History for Asian students at Clark Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.16 623rd 700 11.0%
2019 21.69 615th 745 17.4%
2022 15.53 627th 733 14.5%
2023 18.26 600th 717 16.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Clark Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.73 417th 600 30.5%
2019 33.92 409th 643 36.4%
2022 21.70 543rd 637 14.8%
2023 29.25 442nd 609 27.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Clark Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.36 1609th 2072 22.3%
2019 29.66 1552nd 2213 29.9%
2022 17.70 2106th 2359 10.7%
2023 17.76 2092nd 2379 12.1%
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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
1998 72 253 278 682 6 n/a n/a 0 1291
1999 58 263 261 816 11 n/a n/a 0 1409
2000 53 227 252 946 8 n/a n/a 0 1486
2001 49 200 223 973 5 n/a n/a 0 1450
2002 61 204 203 1171 1 n/a n/a 0 1640
2003 61 204 203 1171 1 n/a n/a 0 1640
2004 60 205 192 1231 2 n/a n/a 0 1690
2005 49 178 186 1188 2 n/a n/a 0 1603
2006 37 156 166 1148 1 n/a n/a 0 1508
2007 34 135 152 1034 4 n/a n/a 4 1363
2008 29 135 148 1001 3 n/a n/a 0 1316
2009 20 117 141 972 3 3 0 0 1256
2010 8 111 118 940 0 2 22 0 1201
2011 9 107 132 853 4 1 19 0 1125
2012 9 91 131 881 2 1 20 0 1135
2013 7 101 133 832 4 0 13 0 1090
2014 8 86 105 852 1 2 9 0 1063
2015 5 94 119 803 1 5 9 0 1036
2016 7 90 124 798 0 7 20 0 1046
2017 15 90 156 803 0 2 24 0 1090
2018 13 71 131 778 0 1 26 0 1020
2019 16 67 125 733 0 0 25 0 966
2020 16 57 118 719 1 1 21 0 933
2021 12 61 115 698 0 3 21 0 910
2022 13 54 113 630 1 4 20 1 836
2023 16 64 106 591 1 3 17 1 799

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
1998 1291 51.8 24.9 95
1999 1409 63.0 22.4 95
2000 1486 71.0 20.9 99.4
2001 1450 69.5 20.9 31.2
2002 1640 76.0 21.6 67.7
2003 1640 76.0 21.6 67.7
2004 1690 78.0 21.7 61.7
2005 1603 74.6 21.5 57.8
2006 1508 74.6 20.2 99.2
2007 1363 71.5 19.1 99.9
2008 1316 76.3 17.2 98.7
2009 1256 61.7 17.0 99
2010 1201 60.6 19.8 99
2011 1125 n/a n/a 99.1
2012 1135 58.7 19.3 n/a
2013 1090 56.0 19.4 99.7
2014 1063 50.0 21.2 89.1
2015 1036 46.0 22.5 96.8
2016 1046 45.0 23.2 97.5
2017 1090 44.8 24.3 95.6
2018 1020 42.1 24.2 90.1
2019 966 37.0 26.1 95.5
2020 933 n/a n/a 95.6
2021 910 34.5 26.3 95.2
2022 836 34.6 24.1 95.1
2023 799 31.8 25.0 91.7

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
1998 1291 51.8 24.9 95
1999 1409 63.0 22.4 95
2000 1486 71.0 20.9 99.4
2001 1450 69.5 20.9 31.2
2002 1640 76.0 21.6 67.7
2003 1640 76.0 21.6 67.7
2004 1690 78.0 21.7 61.7
2005 1603 74.6 21.5 57.8
2006 1508 74.6 20.2 99.2
2007 1363 71.5 19.1 99.9
2008 1316 76.3 17.2 98.7
2009 1256 61.7 17.0 99
2010 1201 60.6 19.8 99
2011 1125 n/a n/a 99.1
2012 1135 58.7 19.3 n/a
2013 1090 56.0 19.4 99.7
2014 1063 50.0 21.2 89.1
2015 1036 46.0 22.5 96.8
2016 1046 45.0 23.2 97.5
2017 1090 44.8 24.3 95.6
2018 1020 42.1 24.2 90.1
2019 966 37.0 26.1 95.5
2020 933 n/a n/a 95.6
2021 910 34.5 26.3 95.2
2022 836 34.6 24.1 95.1
2023 799 31.8 25.0 91.7

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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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $8,324

Data source: California 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 1917th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 2272nd of 2788 Middle schools
 10.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Clark Middle)35.920.1
 15.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Diego Unified)5450.6
 3.4%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Clark Middle)28.716
 12.7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (San Diego Unified)46.240.8
 5.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Clark Middle)39.226.5
 12.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Diego Unified)57.152.5
 4.6%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Clark Middle)26.215.1
 11%
   7th Grade Mathematics (San Diego Unified)4640.9
 5.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Clark Middle)30.824.3
 6.5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Diego Unified)53.152.4
 0.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Clark Middle)16.314.8
 1.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (San Diego Unified)41.336.9
 4.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Clark Middle)15.612.8
 2.8%
   8th Grade Science (San Diego Unified)36.434.8
 1.6%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students966799
 17.3%
African American6764
 4.5%
American Indian01
Asian125106
 15.2%
Hispanic733591
 19.4%
Pacific Islander03
White1616
Two or More Races2517
 32%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients95.5%91.7%
 3.8%


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Students at Clark Middle are 74% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 8% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% White.

Students who attend Clark Middle usually go on to attend Hoover High

In the 2022-23 school year, 799 students attended Clark Middle.

Clark Middle ranks in the bottom 18.6% of California middle schools.


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