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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Clarinda High School administration to hear?
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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
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of Iowa public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Iowa public high schools
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
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 91 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 91 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 80 | 16% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 48% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.0% | 76.6% |
| 2023-24 | 80.3% | 74.5% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
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 →
Schools most like Clarinda High School
Clarinda High School's state test result (76.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarinda High School this school | 511 | 37.4% | 76.5% |
| Knoxville High School Knoxville | 508 | 37.8% | 68.6% |
| Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Jr/Sr High Eddyville | 431 | 38.5% | 65.7% |
| Atlantic High School Atlantic | 478 | 37.2% | 68.5% |
| Glenwood Senior High School Glenwood | 570 | 36.8% | 75.2% |
| Waukon High School Waukon | 392 | 35.2% | 82.1% |
Matched among Iowa high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Clarinda High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.5% | #110 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.6% | #99 of 314 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #92 of 314 ▲ 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 511 | #88 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #112 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.3% | #160 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.4% | #143 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +78.7% | #2 of 133 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
511
+36 (+8%) vs 2020
+40% since 1990-91, when it was 365
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 14.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 511 | 36.8 | 13.9:1 | 37% (191) |
| 2023-24 | 481 | 37.9 | 12.7:1 | 41% (198) |
| 2022-23 | 484 | 34.7 | 14.0:1 | 38% (183) |
| 2020-21 | 475 | 33 | 14.4:1 | 34% (163) |
| 2017-18 | 286 | 21.2 | 13.5:1 | 34% (98) |
| 2015-16 | 314 | 22 | 14.3:1 | 36% (114) |
| 2010-11 | 303 | 25 | 12.1:1 | 33% (99) |
| 2000-01 | 387 | 27 | 14.3:1 | 20% (76) |
| 1990-91 | 365 | 26 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clarinda High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 79% (286 to 511); teachers up 74% (21.2 to 36.8).
About Clarinda High School
Among the schools in Clarinda, Iowa, is Clarinda High School, a mid-sized high school. Enrollment stands at 511 students, covering grades 7 through 12.
Clarinda High School is one school in Clarinda Comm School District, a system of 2 schools with 1,084 students.
Of every 100 students at Clarinda High School, about 90 are White. Smaller groups are 5% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Census estimates put Page County at about 92% White, close to the school's figure. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 18%.
On staff are 36.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.9:1. High schools in Iowa have an average ratio of 17.3:1. About 37% of students at Clarinda High School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Clarinda High School lands at B+, ahead of 72% of Iowa public high schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Clarinda High School, the prediction is 73.3% and the result is 76.5%.
In Page County, the median household earns about $57,953 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Page County has 11 public schools with about 2,557 students, including Clarinda High School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Garfield Elementary School, is about 1.0 miles. Within ten miles are 3 other public schools. On average proficiency, Clarinda High School is 1st of 7 nearby schools with test data.
Clarinda High School has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
From 475 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 511 by 2024-25.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Clarinda High School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Elementary School8.9 mi · 36
- South Page Senior High School8.9 mi · 22
- 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.
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