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Clayton Middle

Q: Is Clayton Middle a good school?

Clayton Middle ranks 233 rd of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

233^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 63% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Clayton Middle is a public middle school located in Clayton, Wisconsin, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 47 students. The school is part of the Clayton School District, which is ranked 262 out of 426 school districts in Wisconsin and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Clayton Middle's performance has been inconsistent across different metrics and over time. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated, ranging from 233 out of 628 middle schools in 2024-2025 (3-star rating) to 525 out of 617 middle schools in 2021-2022 (1-star rating). Compared to nearby schools like Amery Middle and Prairie Farm Middle, which perform significantly better, Clayton Middle's ranking and rating are generally lower. The school's performance for female, male, and white students has been consistently below the state average, while it has performed relatively well for low socioeconomic status students.

Academically, Clayton Middle's proficiency rates in core subjects have been mixed, with some grades performing above the state average and others significantly below. Compared to nearby schools, Clayton Middle's academic performance is generally lower, with schools like Amery Middle and Clear Lake Junior High outperforming it across multiple subject areas and grade levels. Additionally, the school has had a relatively high dropout rate and chronic absenteeism rate, which are areas of concern. While Clayton Middle's per-student spending is relatively high, and its student-teacher ratio is lower than nearby schools, these factors do not seem to be translating into improved academic outcomes for the students.

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,987

Per pupil spending ?

52.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

236 Polk Ave W
Clayton, WI 54004

(715) 948-2163

District: Clayton School District

Students who attend Clayton Middle usually attend:

High:

Clayton High

Feeder schools for Clayton Middle:

Elementary:

Clayton Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.5%

Hispanic:

4.3%

Asian:

2.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 40th percentile in 2015 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (60% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Wisconsin median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg60%

Wisconsin avg54%

233^rd of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

262^nd of 426Clayton School District among Wisconsin 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	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	233 of 628	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.7	402 of 641	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.1	513 of 640	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	525 of 617	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.9	408 of 613	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.1	466 of 594	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	490 of 579	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.2	492 of 612	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.7	445 of 609	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	49.0	368 of 612	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	54.7	308 of 585	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.3	340 of 569	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	61.0	253 of 559	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	48.6	384 of 549	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	65.2	188 of 539	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	75.7	72 of 521	86.2%	★★★★☆
2008	71.7	116 of 519	77.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	33.9	426 of 580	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	526 of 579	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.9	433 of 576	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.5	365 of 574	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.5	450 of 557	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	481 of 551	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	70.5	108 of 509	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	58.8	185 of 520	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.1	353 of 525	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	360 of 522	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.4	360 of 499	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	382 of 487	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	436 of 489	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	42.3	382 of 585	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.6	480 of 591	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	495 of 577	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.8	366 of 572	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.0	386 of 557	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.0	435 of 551	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2018	24.8	344 of 417	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	208 of 399	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	251 of 407	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	12.4	387 of 412	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	382 of 397	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	372 of 393	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	346 of 382	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	345 of 375	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile+16 vs school

White (2025)48th percentile-15 vs school

Male (2024)35th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2024)27th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2018)18th percentile~ school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies86%+23 vs state

Mathematics59%+5 vs state

English Language Arts57%+3 vs state

Science50%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)				Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)				Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Forward Exam Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Clayton Middle	Public	6-8	236 Polk Ave W	Clayton	54004	Polk County	Clayton School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 948-2163	46	4	10.9	52.2%	43 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.3%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62.9	233^rd of 628 public middle schools	62.9%		43.7	402^nd of 641 public middle schools	37.3%	169		53.9	70.6	42.9		61.5	47.1	71.4	85.7	50.0	$14,987	$616	$14,371
Turtle Lake Middle	Public	6-8	205 Oak St N	Turtle Lake	54889	Barron County	Turtle Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 986-4470	96	7	13.7	39.6%	78 (81.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.2%)	1 (1.0%)	5 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.3%)	58.7	273^rd of 628 public middle schools	56.5%		60.9	260^th of 641 public middle schools	59.4%	13		59.3	66.7	61.5		55.6	61.5	19.2	61.5	53.9	$13,042	$939	$12,103
Clear Lake Junior High	Public	7-8	1101 3rd St SW	Clear Lake	54005	Polk County	Clear Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 263-2113	72	5	14.0	19.4%	69 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)	74	130^th of 628 public middle schools	79.3%		66.6	201^st of 641 public middle schools	68.6%	71			56.8	71.9			64.9	65.6	75.0	65.6	$11,421	$1,302	$10,121
Amery Middle	Public	6-8	501 Minneapolis Ave S	Amery	54001	Polk County	Amery School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 268-9771	275	27	10.2	37.1%	242 (88.0%)	3 (1.1%)	14 (5.1%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.4%)	77.9	104^th of 628 public middle schools	83.4%		83.8	59^th of 641 public middle schools	90.8%	45		63.5	71.4	63.0		74.1	74.7	68.5	76.1	60.9	$13,513	$300	$13,213
Prairie Farm Middle	Public	6-8	630 River Ave S	Prairie Farm	54762	Barron County	Prairie Farm Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 455-1861	73	9	8.4	35.6%	71 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	70	179^th of 628 public middle schools	71.5%		57.2	286^th of 641 public middle schools	55.4%	107		48.0	84.0	66.7		36.0	60.0	76.2	81.0	81.0	$11,087	$262	$10,824
Cumberland Middle	Public	5-8	980 8th Ave	Cumberland	54829	Barron County	Cumberland School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 822-5122	256	20	12.6	42.2%	213 (83.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.8%)	2 (0.8%)	14 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	44.6	396^th of 628 public middle schools	36.9%		54.2	315^th of 641 public middle schools	50.9%	81	52.4	48.4	43.6	47.5	52.4	54.8	38.2	57.4	55.0	47.5	$13,000	$1,536	$11,463
Riverview Middle	Public	5-8	135 W River Ave	Barron	54812	Barron County	Barron Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 537-5641	282	26	10.9	55.7%	193 (68.4%)	30 (10.6%)	38 (13.5%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.3%)	35.1	456^th of 628 public middle schools	27.4%		36	455^th of 641 public middle schools	29.0%	1	50.0	37.7	46.6	38.5	58.6	47.8	65.8	32.3	43.1	33.9	$14,215	$754	$13,460
Unity Middle	Public	5-8	1908 150th St	Balsam Lake	54810	Polk County	Unity School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 825-2101	238	20	11.6	50.4%	209 (87.8%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.2%)	58.9	272^nd of 628 public middle schools	56.7%		62.7	241^st of 641 public middle schools	62.4%	31	31.5	51.5	45.8	56.0	46.3	59.1	52.5	50.0	82.0	66.0	$13,633	$1,042	$12,590
Glenwood City Middle	Public	6-8	850 Maple St	Glenwood City	54013	St. Croix County	Glenwood City School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 265-4266	143	12	12.0	39.9%	126 (88.1%)	1 (0.7%)	10 (7.0%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	54.5	315^th of 628 public middle schools	49.8%		46.4	393^rd of 641 public middle schools	38.7%	78		45.8	52.4	52.2		56.3	46.3	65.2	65.2	54.4	$9,834	$599	$9,235

Frequently Asked Questions about Clayton Middle

Is Clayton Middle a good school?

Clayton Middle ranks 233^rd of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Clayton Middle attend?

Students who attend Clayton Middle usually go on to attend Clayton High

What district is Clayton Middle in?

Clayton School District

What is the racial makeup of Clayton Middle?

Students at Clayton Middle are 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Clayton Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 46 students attended Clayton Middle.

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