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If you had an hour of school board time for Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Elementary School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
469
Elementary
DISTRICT 380 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARION-GOLDFIELD-DOWS COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190738000346
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Elementary School
319 3rd Ave NE, Clarion, IA 50525 · (515) 532-2873 · Wright County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL469 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% of Iowa public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
267 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 41%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 89 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 10% larger than its 4th grade class (72).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Elementary School→Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Middle School→Clarion-Goldfield-Dows High School
Based on grade levels within Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
62.2%
IA avg 73.6% . -3.9pp since 2023
Math
71.8%
IA avg 70.9% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.2% | 71.8% |
| 2023-24 | 66.1% | 73.8% |
% 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
65.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.5%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Elementary School
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Elementary School's state test result (65.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Elementary School this school | 469 | 56.9% | 65.5% |
| Eagle Grove Elementary Eagle Grove | 435 | 59.8% | 62.2% |
| Richard O. Jacobson Elementary School Belmond | 362 | 57.7% | 49.5% |
| Clarke Community Elementary School Osceola | 652 | 60.1% | 51.1% |
| South Tama County Elementary School Tama | 534 | 60.9% | 70.5% |
| Kinsey Elementary School Sioux Center | 483 | 54.0% | 81.1% |
Matched among Iowa elementary 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 Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #402 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.8% | #356 of 564 ▼ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #437 of 564 ▼ 80 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 469 | #121 of 705 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #243 of 561 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.6% | #191 of 561 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.9% | #153 of 666 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.7% | #250 of 359 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
469
-21 (-4%) vs 2020
+57% since 1990-91, when it was 298
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
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 | 469 | 35.7 | 13.2:1 | 57% (267) |
| 2023-24 | 517 | 36.8 | 14.1:1 | 53% (275) |
| 2022-23 | 535 | 34.6 | 15.5:1 | 54% (288) |
| 2020-21 | 490 | 34 | 14.4:1 | 57% (279) |
| 2017-18 | 508 | 31.9 | 15.9:1 | 53% (268) |
| 2015-16 | 508 | 28 | 18.1:1 | 54% (273) |
| 2010-11 | 424 | 27 | 15.7:1 | 43% (182) |
| 2000-01 | 338 | 27 | 12.5:1 | 45% (151) |
| 1990-91 | 298 | 21 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (508 to 469); teachers up 12% (31.9 to 35.7).
About Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Elementary School
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school for students in Clarion, Iowa. The school covers pre-K through 4 and reported 469 students in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in Iowa, the average enrollment is about 325.
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Comm School District oversees Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Elementary School and 1 other school, with 760 students in total.
The student body at Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Elementary School is 50% White. The rest of enrollment is 46% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Wright County, the White share is about 77%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 54%.
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Elementary School has 35.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.2:1. The ratio is within a point of the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 57%. That is in line with the 57% average for public schools in Wright County.
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Elementary School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 36% of Iowa public elementary schools.
Compared with Iowa schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Elementary School's results are 2.0 points above predicted: 65.5% against 63.5%.
In Wright County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $67,190 a year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of people live in poverty. Counting Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Elementary School, Wright County has 9 public schools.
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows High School is about 0.5 miles from Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The school's 65.5% average proficiency ranks 4th among 9 nearby schools.
The school is in rural territory far from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Remote).
The school shrank from 490 students in 2020-21 to 469 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 14.4:1 in 2020-21 to 13.2:1 in 2024-25.
The Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Elementary School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Wright County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,791
Census ACS
Median income
$67,190
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,451 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Comm School District
- Clarion-Goldfield-Dows High SchoolHigh · 291 students
- Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Middle SchoolMiddle
Other schools in Clarion
- Clarion-Goldfield-Dows High SchoolHigh · 291 students
- Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Middle SchoolMiddle
Nearby schools
- Clarion-Goldfield-Dows High School0.5 mi · 291
- Belmond-Klemme Community Jr-Sr High School10.1 mi · 297
- Eagle Grove High School10.2 mi · 329
- Richard O. Jacobson Elementary School10.2 mi · 362
- Eagle Grove Elementary10.5 mi · 435
- Robert Blue School10.6 mi · 268
Frequently asked questions
About Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Elementary School?
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Elementary School enrolls approximately 469 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Elementary School serve?
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Elementary School is approximately 13.2:1 (36 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Elementary School?
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Elementary School reports a student body of 50% White, 46% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Elementary School?
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Elementary School is overseen by Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Comm School District in Wright County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.