Summary:
There is one middle school in the Clinton Community School District — Clinton Junior High — serving grades 7–8 and about 132 students in Clinton, Wisconsin. Because it is the district’s only middle school, it is the only local option for families with students in those grades. It reports a 13.1:1 student-teacher ratio, 36.36% free/reduced lunch eligibility, and $16,333 in per-student spending, which suggests a relatively small setting.
Academically, the school has real strengths. In 2025–2026, 8th grade social studies was a standout: 74.14% proficient, compared with 64.63% statewide, and it rose from 67.65% the prior year. 8th grade science was also above the state at 58.62% versus 51.86%; in 2024–2025 it was even stronger at 63.24% versus 50.04% statewide. Math improved in both grades, with 7th grade rising from 45.61% to 51.72% and 8th grade from 45.59% to 48.28%. The school’s rank recovered from 470th of 641 in 2023–2024 to 293rd of 628 in 2024–2025, then settled at 342nd of 643 in 2025–2026, which is still 20 percentile points higher than two years earlier. Chronic absenteeism is another bright spot: 7.0%, below the district’s 8.1% and far below the state’s 17.3%.
The main concern is 8th grade ELA, which fell from 55.88% proficient in 2024–2025 to 39.66% in 2025–2026 — 14.72 points below the state’s 54.38%. The district’s 8th grade ELA also dropped, from 56.52% to 40.68%, so the decline may be broader than this school. 7th grade ELA was 53.45% versus 55.33% statewide, and both math grades remain below state averages: 7th at 51.72% versus 55.67%, and 8th at 48.28% versus 53.67%. The school’s 2024–2025 dropout rate was 1.5%, higher than the district’s 0.6% and the state’s 1.1%. The district overall ranks 344th of 432 districts (20th percentile, 1 star), while the school ranks in the 47th percentile with 2 stars, suggesting the middle school may be a relative bright spot in a lower-ranked district.
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