Clarke School
515 East Glenlord Rd
Saint Joseph MI, 49085, Berrien County
Phone: 269-926-3600
Ranking: (153 out of 2,213, top 7%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: St. Joseph Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | |||||||
Total Students: | 442 | 441 | 442 | 442 | 438 | 461 | 456 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 68 | 15.4% | 76 | 17.2% | 80 | 18.1% | 83 | 18.8% | 70 | 16.0% | 91 | 19.7% | 84 | 18.4% |
Grade 1: | 78 | 17.6% | 72 | 16.3% | 71 | 16.1% | 59 | 13.3% | 75 | 17.1% | 61 | 13.2% | 75 | 16.4% |
Grade 2: | 78 | 17.6% | 69 | 15.6% | 63 | 14.3% | 75 | 17.0% | 63 | 14.4% | 77 | 16.7% | 75 | 16.4% |
Grade 3: | 69 | 15.6% | 65 | 14.7% | 73 | 16.5% | 74 | 16.7% | 79 | 18.0% | 76 | 16.5% | 75 | 16.4% |
Grade 4: | 68 | 15.4% | 75 | 17.0% | 77 | 17.4% | 75 | 17.0% | 72 | 16.4% | 76 | 16.5% | 75 | 16.4% |
Grade 5: | 81 | 18.3% | 84 | 19.0% | 78 | 17.6% | 76 | 17.2% | 79 | 18.0% | 80 | 17.4% | 72 | 15.8% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 245 | 55.4% | 254 | 57.6% | 254 | 57.5% | 248 | 56.1% | 234 | 53.4% | 247 | 53.6% | 247 | 54.2% |
Female: | 197 | 44.6% | 187 | 42.4% | 188 | 42.5% | 194 | 43.9% | 196 | 44.7% | 206 | 44.7% | 205 | 45.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.5% | 5 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.6% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 19 | 4.3% | 14 | 3.2% | 23 | 5.2% | 19 | 4.3% | 21 | 4.8% | 25 | 5.4% | 22 | 4.8% |
Hispanic: | 15 | 3.4% | 17 | 3.9% | 14 | 3.2% | 14 | 3.2% | 13 | 3.0% | 12 | 2.6% | 16 | 3.5% |
Black: | 16 | 3.6% | 29 | 6.6% | 20 | 4.5% | 20 | 4.5% | 20 | 4.6% | 23 | 5.0% | 30 | 6.6% |
White: | 381 | 86.2% | 373 | 84.6% | 376 | 85.1% | 384 | 86.9% | 381 | 87.0% | 399 | 86.6% | 386 | 84.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 8 | 1.8% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 54 | 12.2% | 64 | 14.5% | 53 | 12.0% | 49 | 11.1% | 48 | 11.0% | 51 | 11.1% | 21 | 4.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 24 | 5.4% | 16 | 3.6% | 9 | 2.0% | 12 | 2.7% | 11 | 2.5% | 10 | 2.2% | 3 | 0.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.71 | 20.29 | 21.25 | 21.88 | 22.69 | 23.20 | 25.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MEAP | ||||||
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 99.4% | 87% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 98.4% | 87.9% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 99% | 90.2% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 98% | 91.3% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 99.4% | 94.8% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 98% | 95.3% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 57.6% | 36.3% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 61% | 40.9% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 95.4% | 86.6% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 96.7% | 87.4% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 96.4% | 86.4% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 96% | 86.4% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 96.1% | 89.8% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 95.5% | 86.8% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 69.8% | 62.4% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 79.5% | 66.5% |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 59.8% | 51.5% |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 75.5% | 51.8% |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 76.2% | 57.4% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 79.7% | 61.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 92% | 81.6% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 97.8% | 84.6% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 95.2% | 85.8% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 96.9% | 87.9% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 98.5% | 92.3% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 98.9% | 91.5% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 56.3% | 39.9% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 64.4% | 44.9% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 93.9% | 83.2% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 96.2% | 84.9% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 96.3% | 84.5% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 96.4% | 82.8% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 97.6% | 84.1% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 95.6% | 84.1% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 84.8% | 67.7% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 86.2% | 68.1% |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 70.9% | 54.8% |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 60.9% | 45.2% |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 70.9% | 44.5% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 64.6% | 44.4% |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 73.1% | 47.2% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 56.6% | 44.5% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 56.4% | 46.7% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 91.3% | 73.4% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 91.4% | 75.9% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 94% | 74.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 89.3% | 76.8% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 93.4% | 79.5% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 92.1% | 79.9% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 65.8% | 39.6% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 60.5% | 45.7% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 93.3% | 80% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 94.1% | 84.1% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 93.5% | 81.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 92.2% | 81.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 95.4% | 85.2% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 95.3% | 85.1% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 89.9% | 68.8% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 82.9% | 70.4% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 95.3% | 76.8% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 95% | 82.8% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 96% | 81.7% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 95.1% | 83.1% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 95.4% | 81% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 91.6% | 78.1% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.6% | 22.3% | 15.3% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.5% | 25.2% | 13.1% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 62% | 62.9% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 76.1% | 57.4% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 72.6% | 58.8% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 76.2% | 63.4% |
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* Clarke School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.