Enrollment
291
High
DISTRICT 380 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARION-GOLDFIELD-DOWS COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190738000347
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows High School
1111 Willow Dr, Clarion, IA 50525 · (515) 532-2895 · Wright County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL291 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of Iowa public high 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.
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
12.6:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
149 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 9 | 70 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 64 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 83 | 29% |
| Grade 12 | 74 | 25% |
Student demographics
50%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
Based on grade levels within Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
69.0%
IA avg 73.6% . -4.2pp since 2023
Math
64.0%
IA avg 70.9% . -0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 have held steady.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 64.0% |
| 2023-24 | 73.2% | 64.4% |
% 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
66.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.3%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 High School
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows High School's state test result (66.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarion-Goldfield-Dows High School this school | 291 | 51.2% | 66.3% |
| West Sioux High School Hawarden | 242 | 51.2% | 67.2% |
| Belmond-Klemme Community Jr-Sr High School Belmond | 297 | 51.9% | 68.4% |
| Hampton-Dumont High School Hampton | 457 | 46.8% | 73.2% |
| Clarke Community High School Osceola | 421 | 52.5% | 62.4% |
| South Tama County High School Tama | 421 | 55.8% | 55.3% |
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 Clarion-Goldfield-Dows High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #233 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #234 of 314 ▼ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #255 of 314 ▼ 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 291 | #182 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #60 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.5% | #47 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.2% | #48 of 320 |
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
291
-6 (-2%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 239
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 291 | 23 | 12.6:1 | 51% (149) |
| 2023-24 | 298 | 22.6 | 13.2:1 | 48% (144) |
| 2022-23 | 343 | 23 | 14.9:1 | 59% (204) |
| 2020-21 | 297 | 20 | 14.8:1 | 51% (151) |
| 2017-18 | 291 | 19.1 | 15.2:1 | 44% (129) |
| 2015-16 | 298 | 19 | 15.7:1 | 36% (107) |
| 2010-11 | 278 | 19 | 14.6:1 | 33% (92) |
| 2000-01 | 276 | 4 | 69.0:1 | 19% (52) |
| 1990-91 | 239 | 22 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clarion-Goldfield-Dows High School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (291 to 291); teachers up 20% (19.1 to 23).
About Clarion-Goldfield-Dows High School
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows High School is a small high school based in Clarion, Iowa. It covers grades 9 through 12, with a total enrollment of 291 students. Enrollment is 38% lower than the average for high schools in Iowa, which is about 468.
Federal data list 2 schools in Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Comm School District, with 760 students enrolled.
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows High School is 59% White by enrollment. Other students are 38% Hispanic. By comparison, Wright County residents are about 77% White. The school's diversity index is 50%, meaning two students picked at random have a 50% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reports 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 12.6 students per teacher. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.3:1 average for high schools in Iowa. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 51%.
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows High School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 40% of Iowa public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows High School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (66.3%) and its predicted rate (66.3%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Iowa schools.
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows High School is located in Wright County, where the median household income is $67,190, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. Besides Clarion-Goldfield-Dows High School, Wright County has 8 other public schools.
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Elementary School is the public school closest to Clarion-Goldfield-Dows High School, about 0.5 miles away. There are 3 other public schools within ten miles. Clarion-Goldfield-Dows High School ranks 4th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 66.3% against a local average of 63.9%.
For locale, NCES codes Clarion-Goldfield-Dows High School as Rural: Remote.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (297) and 2024-25 (291). Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 12.6:1, from 14.8:1.
Community posts for Clarion-Goldfield-Dows High School can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 469 students
- Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Middle SchoolMiddle
Other schools in Clarion
- Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Elementary SchoolElementary · 469 students
- Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Middle SchoolMiddle
Nearby schools
- Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Elementary School0.5 mi · 469
- Belmond-Klemme Community Jr-Sr High School9.7 mi · 297
- Richard O. Jacobson Elementary School9.8 mi · 362
- Eagle Grove High School10.7 mi · 329
- Eagle Grove Elementary11.0 mi · 435
- Robert Blue School11.0 mi · 268
Frequently asked questions
About Clarion-Goldfield-Dows High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Clarion-Goldfield-Dows High School?
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows High School enrolls approximately 291 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Clarion-Goldfield-Dows High School serve?
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Clarion-Goldfield-Dows High School?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at Clarion-Goldfield-Dows High School.
How diverse is Clarion-Goldfield-Dows High School?
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows High School reports a student body of 59% White, 38% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Clarion-Goldfield-Dows High School public or private?
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.