Clarendon Junior High School
Public middle school in Clarendon, Texas · Clarendon ISD · Grades 6–8
Clarendon Junior High School serves 69 students in grades 6–8 in Clarendon (Donley County). It is one of 3 schools in Clarendon ISD. By enrollment it is the 1693rd largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 10 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 6.92 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Clarendon ISD |
| County | Donley County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481416016942 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Clarendon ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 69 | 401 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 10 | 8.6 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 49.3% | 50.1% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 5% of Texas 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.
Clarendon Junior High School in context
Size
Clarendon Junior High School is the only middle school in Clarendon ISD. Its 69 students are 17.2% of the district's 401. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 46.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 204; Clarendon Junior High School is smaller than most of them.
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 28 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 16, against an average of 23 per grade. This year grade 8 has 43% fewer students than grade 6 (16 against 28). 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
The largest group is White students: 78.3% here and 75.3% across Clarendon ISD. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
49.3% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 50.1% across Clarendon ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. 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
With 6.92 full-time-equivalent teachers for 69 students, Clarendon Junior High School has 10 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 69 students would have about 4.8 teachers, so Clarendon Junior High School has 2.1 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Clarendon Junior High School is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, remote. The nearest other middle school is Memphis Middle School, 24.3 miles away in Memphis ISD. 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 | 78.3% |
| Hispanic | 8.7% |
| Two or more races | 8.7% |
| Black | 4.3% |
49.3% of students are girls and 50.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 28 |
| Grade 7 | 25 |
| Grade 8 | 16 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
822 5th St, Clarendon, TX 79226
Phone: (806)310-7655
Website: clarendonisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Clarendon Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis Middle School | Memphis ISD | 24.3 mi | 77 | 7 | 83.1% |
| Wellington Junior High School | Wellington ISD | 39.3 mi | 128 | 8.8 | 68% |
| Panhandle Junior High School | Panhandle ISD | 39.5 mi | 129 | 10.4 | 23.3% |
| Pampa Junior High School | Pampa ISD | 44.3 mi | 680 | 13.9 | 63.1% |
| Highland Park Middle School | Highland Park ISD | 47.8 mi | 194 | 15.9 | 54.6% |
| Childress Junior High School | Childress ISD | 53.0 mi | 214 | 9.8 | 57.9% |
| Bowie 6th Grade Campus | Amarillo ISD | 54.1 mi | 326 | 14.2 | 87.4% |
| Bowie Middle School | Amarillo ISD | 54.2 mi | 721 | 14.9 | 88.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Clarendon ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarendon Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 204 |
| Clarendon High School | High | 9–12 | 128 |