Clark Middle School
Public middle school in Laredo, Texas · United ISD · Grades 6–8
Clark Middle School serves 543 students in grades 6–8 in Laredo (Webb County). It is one of 51 schools in United ISD. By enrollment it is the 1023rd largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 14.4 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 37.67 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | United ISD |
| County | Webb County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484365007147 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | United ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 543 | 40,742 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 14.4 | 15.8 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 83.4% | 75% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 50% 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.
Clark Middle School in context
Size
Of the 13 middle schools in United ISD, Clark Middle School is the 11th largest, with 1.3% of the district's students. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 2.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 878; Clark Middle 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 8 with 198 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 170, against an average of 181 per grade. This year grade 8 has 16% more students than grade 6 (198 against 170). 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 Hispanic students: 96.9% here and 98.7% across United ISD. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
83.4% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 75% across United ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 37.67 full-time-equivalent teachers for 543 students, Clark Middle School has 14.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 543 students would have about 37.7 teachers, so Clark 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 Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Clark Middle School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other middle school is Harmony Science Academy - Laredo, 0.9 miles away in Harmony Public Schools - South Texas. Within 10 miles there are 16 other middle schools, 9 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 96.9% |
| White | 2.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |
48.8% of students are girls and 51.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 170 |
| Grade 7 | 175 |
| Grade 8 | 198 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
500 Hillside Rd, Laredo, TX 78041
Phone: (956)473-7500
Website: uisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Clark Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony Science Academy - Laredo | Harmony Public Schools - South Texas | 0.9 mi | 659 | 15.6 | 92.3% |
| United Middle School | United ISD | 2.0 mi | 999 | 17.3 | 45.3% |
| Christen Middle School | Laredo ISD | 2.3 mi | 1,115 | 14.1 | 99.4% |
| Trautmann Middle School | United ISD | 2.3 mi | 756 | 18.9 | 58.6% |
| Memorial Middle School | Laredo ISD | 2.5 mi | 679 | 14.6 | 97.6% |
| Lamar Middle School | Laredo ISD | 3.2 mi | 1,204 | 14.8 | 94.6% |
| George Washington Middle School | United ISD | 3.2 mi | 579 | 15.2 | 75% |
| Elias Herrera Middle School | United ISD | 3.3 mi | 1,146 | 19.8 | 46.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.