Clearwater Middle School
Public middle school in Piedmont, Missouri · Clearwater R-I School District · Grades 5–8
Clearwater Middle School serves 265 students in grades 5–8 in Piedmont (Wayne County). It is one of 3 schools in Clearwater R-I School District. By enrollment it is the 291st largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 13.5 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Missouri middle school (13).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 395 Missouri middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 19.57 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 5–8 |
| District | Clearwater R-I School District |
| County | Wayne County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290975001904 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Clearwater R-I | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 265 | 858 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 13.5 | 13.2 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 69.1% | 70.2% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 59% of Missouri middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Clearwater Middle School in context
Size
Clearwater Middle School is the only middle school in Clearwater R-I School District. Its 265 students are 30.9% of the district's 858. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 31.4 miles away and have a median of 261 students, so Clearwater Middle School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 6 with 69 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 63, against an average of 66 per grade. This year grade 8 has 10% more students than grade 5 (69 against 63). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 90.6% of enrollment, about the same share as across Clearwater R-I (93%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
69.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 70.2% across Clearwater R-I and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 27.9% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Clearwater Middle School has 19.57 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.5 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 265 students would have about 20.4 teachers, so Clearwater Middle School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri middle schools (13).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other middle school is Greenville Junior High School, 12.9 miles away in Greenville R-II School District. No other middle school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 90.6% |
| Hispanic | 4.5% |
| Two or more races | 3.8% |
| Black | 1.1% |
48.3% of students are girls and 51.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 5 | 63 |
| Grade 6 | 69 |
| Grade 7 | 64 |
| Grade 8 | 69 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
204 Henry White Blvd, Piedmont, MO 63957
Phone: (573)223-7724
Website: cwtigers.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Clearwater Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenville Junior High School | Greenville R-II | 12.9 mi | 101 | 13.4 | 59.4% |
| East Carter County R-II Middle School | East Carter County R-II | 16.8 mi | 154 | 12.8 | 63% |
| Arcadia Valley Middle School | Arcadia Valley R-II | 29.6 mi | 281 | 16.2 | 100% |
| Poplar Bluff Middle School | Poplar Bluff R-I | 31.1 mi | 932 | 12.6 | 73.1% |
| Poplar Bluff Junior High School | Poplar Bluff R-I | 31.7 mi | 735 | 13.1 | 63.7% |
| Puxico Junior High School | Puxico R-VIII | 32.3 mi | 176 | 13.2 | 52.8% |
| Kelly a Burlison Middle School | Fredericktown R-I | 35.2 mi | 433 | 15 | 60.3% |
| Woodland Middle School | Woodland R-IV | 37.8 mi | 241 | 13.5 | 57.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Clearwater R-I
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clearwater Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 363 |
| Clearwater High School | High | 9–12 | 230 |