Middle Schools in Muscatine Community School District

The Muscatine Community School District in Iowa has one middle school, Susan Clark Junior High, which serves students in grades 7-8. The school's performance has declined over the past three years, with its ranking dropping from 284 out of 337 Iowa middle schools in 2021-2022 to 261 out of 337 in the current 2023-2024 school year.

Academically, Susan Clark Junior High lags behind state averages in several key areas. In the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts was 73.9% for 7th grade and 70.7% for 8th grade, compared to the state averages of 77.3% and 77.5%, respectively. In Mathematics, the proficiency rates were 68.8% for 7th grade and 60.1% for 8th grade, below the state averages of 69.9% and 73.2%. The school's 8th-grade Science proficiency rate of 62.7% also trails the state average of 65.5%.

Additionally, over 50% of students at Susan Clark Junior High are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. The school's student-teacher ratio of 12.5 to 1 is also noteworthy. While these factors may contribute to the school's academic performance, further analysis and comparison to other schools in the district would be necessary to fully understand the school's strengths and areas for improvement.