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Jessie M Clark Middle School

Q: Is Jessie M Clark Middle School a good school?

Jessie M Clark Middle School ranks 33 rd of 320 Kentucky middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

33^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 Kentucky Middle Schools

Better than 90% of Kentucky middle schools

Summary

Jessie M Clark Middle School is a public middle school in Lexington, Kentucky, serving 985 students in grades 6-8. This school consistently ranks among the top 31-33 middle schools in the state, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger in recent years. Jessie M Clark Middle School's academic performance is particularly impressive, with proficiency rates in core subjects like Mathematics and Reading significantly exceeding the Fayette County and Kentucky state averages.

The school's strong performance extends across various student subgroups, including Female, Male, Asian, African American, Hispanic, and White students, with most receiving 4-5 stars from SchoolDigger. Jessie M Clark Middle School outperforms most nearby middle schools in the Fayette County district, such as Bryan Station Middle School, Winburn Middle School, Crawford Middle School, and Tates Creek Middle School, in terms of academic proficiency and overall school rankings. The only nearby school that appears to be on par with Jessie M Clark is Morton Middle School.

Jessie M Clark Middle School's strong academic performance may be attributed to its higher per-student spending and relatively low student-to-teacher ratio compared to the Fayette County district average. Additionally, the school serves a student population with a lower percentage of free and reduced-lunch recipients, which could contribute to its success. Overall, Jessie M Clark Middle School is a standout institution within the Fayette County district, offering a high-quality education to its students.

1,002

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,578

Per pupil spending ?

34.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3341 Clays Mill Rd
Lexington, KY 40503-3466

(859) 381-3036

District: Fayette County

Students who attend Jessie M Clark Middle School usually attend:

High:

Lafayette High School

Feeder schools for Jessie M Clark Middle School:

Elementary:	Clays Mill Elementary School
	Stonewall Elementary School
	Wellington Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.9%

African American:

11.8%

Hispanic:

10.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 89th percentile in 2015 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (59% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Kentucky middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Fayette County

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg48%

Kentucky avg43%

33^rd of 320

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 12Middle Schools in the Fayette County

74^th of 157Fayette County among Kentucky districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	82.5	33 of 320	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	83.1	31 of 324	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	85.0	27 of 327	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	82.8	31 of 320	90.3%	★★★★★
2021	71.1	49 of 282	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	79.8	40 of 335	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	41 of 322	87.3%	★★★★☆
2017	80.3	30 of 330	90.9%	★★★★★
2016	77.0	37 of 331	88.8%	★★★★☆
2015	79.0	38 of 337	88.7%	★★★★☆
2014	81.7	27 of 335	91.9%	★★★★★
2013	80.3	34 of 335	89.9%	★★★★★
2012	81.9	29 of 319	90.9%	★★★★★
2011	86.0	20 of 304	93.4%	★★★★★
2010	90.6	11 of 299	96.3%	★★★★★
2009	90.3	13 of 289	95.5%	★★★★★
2008	86.0	26 of 287	90.9%	★★★★★
2007	85.1	29 of 284	89.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	66.8	21 of 83	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	67.8	19 of 80	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	63.8	24 of 79	69.6%	★★★★☆
2022	72.6	19 of 84	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	74.8	14 of 96	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	64.3	27 of 96	71.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	13 of 32	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.5	4 of 25	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.1	3 of 24	87.5%	★★★★★
2022	59.8	11 of 23	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.0	12 of 23	47.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.1	18 of 35	48.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	24.2	97 of 111	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.7	104 of 226	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.1	98 of 219	55.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	65.1	5 of 38	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	64.6	5 of 35	85.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	86.0	22 of 298	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	84.2	25 of 300	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	82.0	24 of 295	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	82.0	30 of 299	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	65.0	51 of 233	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	73.5	56 of 299	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	75.4	44 of 290	84.8%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	46.7	46 of 62	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.2	51 of 63	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	74.4	19 of 131	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	58.6	38 of 123	69.1%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	21 of 119	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	66.2	35 of 120	70.8%	★★★★☆
2021	64.1	5 of 20	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	65.5	28 of 120	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	72.0	19 of 116	83.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	100 of 314	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.2	65 of 311	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	63.1	87 of 309	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	66.7	73 of 310	76.5%	★★★★☆
2021	40.7	119 of 224	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.0	55 of 303	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	63.7	78 of 285	72.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	76.4	51 of 303	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.0	33 of 304	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	84.3	23 of 307	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	78.2	39 of 304	87.2%	★★★★☆
2021	66.8	48 of 222	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	82.9	20 of 303	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	75.3	45 of 293	84.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	87.4	4 of 101	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	83.4	7 of 99	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	60.8	29 of 95	69.5%	★★★★☆
2022	73.6	11 of 98	88.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	47 of 126	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.9	31 of 130	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	40.9	61 of 124	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.7	40 of 294	86.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	85.7	27 of 314	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	85.4	25 of 316	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	86.3	28 of 320	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	84.4	29 of 314	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	69.9	38 of 213	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	80.7	31 of 266	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	78.8	29 of 253	88.5%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Multi-racial (2025)96th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)93rd percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)91st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2019)87th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)85th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)83rd percentile-7 vs school

African American (2025)75th percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile-22 vs school

Special Education (2025)63rd percentile-27 vs school

Asian (2025)59th percentile-30 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)26th percentile-62 vs school

Disabled (2022)13th percentile-78 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading65%+18 vs state

Editing and Mechanics63%+14 vs state

Mathematics58%+17 vs state

Social Studies57%+18 vs state

Writing55%+6 vs state

Science42%+13 vs state

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Saturday, June 1, 2019

Toxic environment. Teachers are trying but principal is an utter failure. Fights in the halls on a regular basis. Bullying not taken seriously. This was once a flagship school for Lexington. No more. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)					KSA Reading (2025)					KSA Science (2025)	KSA Writing (2025)		KSA Social Studies (2025)		KSA Editing and Mechanics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Jessie M Clark Middle School	Public	6-8	3341 Clays Mill Rd	Lexington	40503	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3036	1,002	61	16.5	34.9%	620 (61.9%)	118 (11.8%)	105 (10.5%)	80 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (7.9%)	82.5	33^rd of 320 public middle schools	89.7%		83.1	31^st of 324 public middle schools	90.4%	2			55.0	60.0	59.0			66.0	64.0	65.0	42.0		55.0		57.0		63.0	$21,578	$300	$966	$1,267	$14,585	$2,840	$17,425
Beaumont Middle School	Public	6-8	2080 Georgian Way	Lexington	40504	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3094	743	50	14.8	33.9%	389 (52.4%)	83 (11.2%)	144 (19.4%)	82 (11.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.8%)	71.7	73^rd of 320 public middle schools	77.2%		68.7	81^st of 324 public middle schools	75.0%	8			53.0	57.0	53.0			58.0	51.0	55.0	37.0		61.0		52.0		55.0	$22,788	$292	$980	$1,273	$15,726	$2,893	$18,619
Scapa At Bluegrass	Public	4-8	400 Lafayette Pkwy	Lexington	40503	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3332	300	29	10.3	14.0%	204 (68.0%)	30 (10.0%)	14 (4.7%)	37 (12.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	99.3	2^nd of 320 public middle schools	99.4%		98.8	2^nd of 324 public middle schools	99.4%		69.0	66.0	71.0	92.0	90.0	87.0	81.0	85.0	94.0	83.0	81.0	64.0		74.0	82.0	78.0	85.0	$26,856	$287	$949	$1,237	$19,480	$3,339	$22,819
Southern Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Wilson-Downing Rd	Lexington	40517	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3582	759	56	13.6	52.6%	361 (47.6%)	184 (24.2%)	127 (16.7%)	33 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	50 (6.6%)	56.1	131^st of 320 public middle schools	59.1%		34.8	217^th of 324 public middle schools	33.0%	86			38.0	49.0	38.0			55.0	58.0	46.0	34.0		47.0		44.0		57.0	$23,305	$538	$1,142	$1,680	$15,238	$2,951	$18,190
Morton Middle School	Public	6-8	1225 Tates Creek Pk	Lexington	40502	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3533	604	42	14.3	40.4%	349 (57.8%)	95 (15.7%)	101 (16.7%)	26 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (5.1%)	79.2	39^th of 320 public middle schools	87.8%		84.5	28^th of 324 public middle schools	91.4%	11			52.0	54.0	54.0			64.0	63.0	57.0	42.0		60.0		59.0		60.0	$22,799	$468	$958	$1,425	$15,473	$2,980	$18,453
Tates Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	1105 Centre Pkwy	Lexington	40517	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3052	767	57	13.4	57.0%	313 (40.8%)	214 (27.9%)	128 (16.7%)	48 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (8.3%)	36.6	208^th of 320 public middle schools	35.0%		39.3	193^rd of 324 public middle schools	40.4%	15			33.0	39.0	36.0			43.0	46.0	35.0	36.0		46.0		34.0		44.0	$23,083	$882	$989	$1,872	$15,567	$2,932	$18,499
Lexington Trad Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-8	350 N Limestone St	Lexington	40508	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(859) 381-3192	284	33	8.5	78.2%	48 (16.9%)	186 (65.5%)	28 (9.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.0%)	16.8	284^th of 320 public middle schools	11.3%		19.3	274^th of 324 public middle schools	15.4%	10				34.0	22.0			24.0	41.0	29.0	17.0		38.0		28.0		34.0	$33,178	$1,152	$1,674	$2,826	$23,441	$3,174	$26,615
Leestown Middle School	Public	6-8	2010 Leestown Rd	Lexington	40511	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3181	1,084	75	14.4	52.6%	304 (28.0%)	294 (27.1%)	377 (34.8%)	39 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	68 (6.3%)	59.2	121^st of 320 public middle schools	62.2%		56.7	118^th of 324 public middle schools	63.6%	3			48.0	48.0	46.0			54.0	49.0	48.0	27.0		57.0		54.0		52.0	$22,326	$719	$1,043	$1,762	$14,746	$2,955	$17,701
Bryan Station Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1865 Wickland Dr	Lexington	40505	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(859) 381-3288	744	55	13.4	58.5%	250 (33.6%)	137 (18.4%)	309 (41.5%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.4%)	37.3	206^th of 320 public middle schools	35.6%		34.7	218^th of 324 public middle schools	32.7%	12			28.0	47.0	32.0			45.0	47.0	39.0	23.0		50.0		35.0		50.0	$23,014	$817	$992	$1,809	$15,322	$2,983	$18,305
Winburn Middle School	Public	6-8	1060 Winburn Dr	Lexington	40511	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3967	768	59	13.0	65.4%	146 (19.0%)	255 (33.2%)	302 (39.3%)	34 (4.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.8%)	14.5	289^th of 320 public middle schools	9.7%		19.5	272^nd of 324 public middle schools	16.0%	17			27.0	34.0	22.0			32.0	35.0	25.0	25.0		20.0		28.0		30.0	$21,041	$893	$1,024	$1,918	$15,373	$2,881	$18,255

Frequently Asked Questions about Jessie M Clark Middle School

What high school do graduates of Jessie M Clark Middle School attend?

Students who attend Jessie M Clark Middle School usually go on to attend Lafayette High School

What district is Jessie M Clark Middle School in?

Fayette County

What is the racial makeup of Jessie M Clark Middle School?

Students at Jessie M Clark Middle School are 62% White, 12% African American, 10% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 8% Two or more races.

How many students attend Jessie M Clark Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,002 students attended Jessie M Clark Middle School.

Is Jessie M Clark Middle School a good school?

Jessie M Clark Middle School ranks 33^rd of 320 Kentucky middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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