Summary:
Clinton, Michigan is home to a single middle school, Clinton Middle School, which serves grades 6 through 8 and is part of the Clinton Community Schools district.
For parents, this school is a consistently solid choice. It has maintained a 4-star rating for three consecutive years and ranks in the 72nd percentile statewide. The school’s biggest academic strengths are clearly in 8th grade, where students dramatically outperform state averages. In social studies, 76.9% of 8th graders are proficient compared to 50.3% statewide, and in PSAT English Language Arts, 82.4% are proficient versus 64.8% statewide. Science scores are also strong, with 54.4% proficiency versus 39.2% statewide. This suggests the school does an excellent job preparing students for high school-level reading, writing, and critical thinking. However, math is a relative weakness. While 6th grade math is slightly above average, 7th grade math proficiency sits at just 24.8%, which is 8.5 points below the state average. Even in 8th grade, PSAT math proficiency (34.1%) barely edges out the state (33.2%).
There is also notable year-over-year volatility in the lower grades. Between the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years, 6th grade ELA proficiency jumped by 16.7 points, while 7th grade ELA dropped by 10.3 points. Similarly, 7th grade math fell by 11.6 points. This could point to a cohort effect or differences in instruction between grade-level teams, and it is worth monitoring. On a positive note, chronic absenteeism is low at 18.8%, well below the state average of 27.9%, and the school serves a moderate-poverty population (30.14% free/reduced lunch) while still outperforming state averages in most subjects. With per-student spending of $13,423, the school appears to use its resources efficiently. Overall, Clinton Middle School is a strong, above-average school, particularly for 8th graders, though parents should keep an eye on math performance and score consistency in 6th and 7th grades.
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