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What tradition at Clarinda High School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
511
High
DISTRICT 542 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARINDA COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190735000340
Clarinda High School
100 N. Cardinal Drive, Clarinda, IA 51632 · (712) 542-5167 · Page County
GRADES 07–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL511 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
191 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 41%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Clarinda Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
82.0%
IA avg 73.6% . +1.7pp since 2023
Math
76.6%
IA avg 70.9% . +2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
76.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.3%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Iowa's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
511
+225 (+79%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 13.5:1
% White
90%
was 90%
% Hispanic
3%
was 4%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Clarinda High School
Clarinda High School is a mid-tier 9-12 campus in Clarinda, Iowa, run under Clarinda Comm School District. The school caters to 511 students in grades 7 through 12.
Within Clarinda Comm School District, which oversees 2 schools and 1,084 students, Clarinda High School is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, Clarinda High School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%); the rest is composed of 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. An estimated 37% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
With demographic context factored in, Clarinda High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 73.3%; this one delivers 76.5%.
Around the school, community-level numbers for Page County indicate median household income runs about $57,953, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Clarinda High School is one of 11 public schools in Page County (combined enrollment of about 2,557 students).
Garfield Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Clarinda High School comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 68.1%.
The campus sits in a rural setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Clarinda High School has rose 79%, going from 286 students in 2018 to 511 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Clarinda High School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Page County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,131
Census ACS
Median income
$57,953
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,557 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clarinda Comm School District
- Garfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 573 students
Nearby schools
- Garfield Elementary School1.0 mi · 573
- South Page Senior High School8.9 mi · 22
- South Page Elementary School8.9 mi · 36
- Southwest Valley Middle School13.7 mi · 131
- Sylvia Enarson Elementary School13.9 mi · 112
- Essex Elementary School14.9 mi · 101
Frequently asked questions
About Clarinda High SchoolHow large is Clarinda High School?
Clarinda High School enrolls approximately 511 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Clarinda High School serve?
Clarinda High School serves grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at Clarinda High School?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Clarinda High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Clarinda High School?
At Clarinda High School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Clarinda High School in?
Clarinda High School is part of Clarinda Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.