Clute Int, Clute TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Clute Int

Clute Intermediate is a middle school serving grades five through eight in Brazosport ISD, located in Clute, a working-class city in the petrochemical corridor of Brazoria County. The school sits in a community built around shift changes at chemical plants and older ranch-style homes on spacious lots, with a population that skews young and predominantly Hispanic.

The school enrolls a substantial number of students, with the student body predominantly Hispanic and roughly three-quarters of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, placing it among a population with significant economic need. The school is not charter and operates as a traditional public school within the district.

On state assessments, Clute Intermediate's results reflect below-average proficiency. Across all tested subjects and grades, just over half the school's overall proficiency index falls in the bottom quartile among Brazoria County districts. The subject areas show uneven performance. In English language arts, the school reaches proficiency for roughly half of students in sixth and eighth grade but lower rates in seventh grade and about four in ten in fifth grade. Math proficiency is more fragmented: sixth grade sits around four in ten, eighth grade reaches five in ten, but seventh grade is notably weaker at about one in seven, while fifth-grade math was too small a tested cohort to report reliably. Science proficiency is particularly low in fifth grade at roughly one in six, though it rises to about four in ten by eighth grade. Social studies, tested only in eighth grade, shows proficiency for about one in five students. These results suggest the school struggles most with seventh-grade math and fifth-grade science, and systemically with performance gaps between lower and upper grades in the middle band.

The school's context includes recent district-level turbulence that affects its standing and future. Brazosport ISD has voted to close multiple schools as it faces declining enrollment and significant budget deficits. Clute Intermediate is notably exempt from these closures, making it one of just two middle schools and the elementary pipelines that will remain. The district also attempted a large bond for facility and technology improvements in May 2025, but it failed to pass, leaving infrastructure needs unfunded. On a positive note, the district launched a teacher apprenticeship program in 2022 that offers aspiring educators tuition-free bachelor's degrees and certification in exchange for working in the district, a program aimed at reducing chronic teaching vacancies and class sizes.

The Clute area itself is experiencing growth, anchored by the Woodshore master-planned community and expansion in petrochemical employment, though the region faces uncertainty from recently announced layoffs at Dow Chemical, the largest employer. Housing in the area is moderately priced relative to state benchmarks, and the city is building out new retail, recreation, and residential subdivisions. Families considering the school should recognize that proficiency results lag the county average, particularly in seventh-grade mathematics and science, and that the district's consolidations mean Clute Intermediate will absorb students from closed schools in nearby Lake Jackson and Jones Creek. A parent may want to look into the school's specific supports for seventh-grade math and whether staff capacity is keeping pace with the influx from school closures.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 50%

School 0% · District 0%

▼ 41 pts below state median · ▼ 32 pts below county median

Grade 638%

School 38% · District 36% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

Grade 714%

School 14% · District 23% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

Grade 850%

School 50% · District 55% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▲ 8 pts above state median · even with county median

English language arts

Grade 542%

School 42% · District 13% · ▲ 29 pts above district

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

Grade 649%

School 49% · District 49%

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 740%

School 40% · District 42% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

Grade 849%

School 49% · District 51% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Science

Grade 515%

School 15% · District 0% · ▲ 15 pts above district

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Grade 842%

School 42% · District 43% · ▼ 1 pts below district

even with state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 819%

School 19% · District 24% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

This schoolBRAZOSPORT ISD, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income38%Higher-income70%32 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income34%Higher-income54%20 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income40%Higher-income67%27 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income28%Higher-income55%27 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income12%Higher-income21%9 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income45%Higher-income60%15 pp gap