Enrollment
125
High
DISTRICT 151 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARKSVILLE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190744000355
Clarksville High School
318 N. Mather St., Clarksville, IA 50619 · (319) 278-4273 · Butler County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL125 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 73% of Iowa public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
10.4:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
34 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 7 | 16 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 21 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 21 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 16 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 26 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 25 | 20% |
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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 Clarksville Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
87.6%
IA avg 73.6% . -2.8pp since 2023
Math
75.3%
IA avg 70.9% . +1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 87.6% | 75.3% |
| 2023-24 | 90.4% | 74.0% |
% 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
79.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
78.3%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 78% 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 Clarksville High School
Clarksville High School's state test result (79.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarksville High School this school | 125 | 27.2% | 79.5% |
| Stanton High School Stanton | 153 | 26.1% | 76.3% |
| North-Linn Senior High School Troy Mills | 158 | 24.7% | 78.8% |
| Calamus-Wheatland Secondary Attendance Center Wheatland | 182 | 28.6% | 69.7% |
| Glidden-Ralston Jr-Sr High School Glidden | 163 | 28.8% | 66.6% |
| IKM-Manning High School Manning | 185 | 27.6% | 78.1% |
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 Clarksville High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.5% | #69 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.3% | #112 of 314 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.6% | #31 of 314 ▼ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 125 | #313 of 340 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.2% | #236 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
125
-5 (-4%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 179
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 125 | 12 | 10.4:1 | 27% (34) |
| 2023-24 | 138 | 11.3 | 12.2:1 | 28% (38) |
| 2022-23 | 141 | 10.3 | 13.7:1 | 36% (51) |
| 2020-21 | 130 | 11 | 11.8:1 | 28% (36) |
| 2017-18 | 122 | 14.5 | 8.4:1 | 26% (32) |
| 2015-16 | 135 | 15 | 9.0:1 | 23% (31) |
| 2010-11 | 174 | 16 | 10.9:1 | 33% (57) |
| 2000-01 | 178 | 17 | 10.5:1 | 26% (47) |
| 1990-91 | 179 | 15 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clarksville High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (122 to 125); teachers down 17% (14.5 to 12).
About Clarksville High School
Families in Clarksville, Iowa, are served by Clarksville High School, a very small high school. Total enrollment is 125 students, and the grades served are 7 through 12. That is 73% below the average of about 468 students for high schools in Iowa.
Clarksville Comm School District runs 2 schools with a combined 301 students. Clarksville High School is one of them.
Roughly 96% of students at Clarksville High School are White. Other groups make up 2% Hispanic. Butler County residents are about 95% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 8%.
Clarksville High School reports a ratio of 10.4 students per teacher, from 12 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 17.3:1 average for high schools in Iowa is 6.9 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Clarksville High School, 27% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Butler County is close, at 27%.
Clarksville High School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 73% of Iowa public high schools.
Compared with Iowa schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Clarksville High School's results are 1.2 points above predicted: 79.5% against 78.3%.
Census data for Butler County show median household income comes to about $73,715, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 11 public schools in the county, enrolling about 2,120, Clarksville High School among them.
The closest school to Clarksville High School is Clarksville Elementary School, located less than a tenth of a mile away. Clarksville High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 7 others within ten miles. Clarksville High School's average proficiency of 79.5% compares with 78.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The NCES locale for Clarksville High School is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 130 (2020-21) to 125 (2024-25). Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 10.4:1, from 11.8:1.
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Butler County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,268
Census ACS
Median income
$73,715
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,120 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clarksville Comm School District
- Clarksville Elementary SchoolElementary · 176 students
Other schools in Clarksville
- Clarksville Elementary SchoolElementary · 176 students
Other Clarksville High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Clarksville High. Clarksville High School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Clarksville HighClarksville, TN · 1,530 students
- CLARKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOLCLARKSVILLE, AR · 598 students
Nearby schools
- Clarksville Elementary School0.0 mi · 176
- Shell Rock Elementary School6.8 mi · 116
- North Butler Elementary7.2 mi · 271
- Prairie West Elementary8.9 mi · 252
- Greenview Alternative School9.8 mi · 45
- West Cedar Elementary School9.8 mi · 225
Frequently asked questions
About Clarksville High SchoolHow many students attend Clarksville High School?
Clarksville High School enrolls approximately 125 students in grades 07-12.
Is Clarksville High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Clarksville High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at Clarksville High School?
Approximately 10.4:1 students per teacher at Clarksville High School.
How diverse is Clarksville High School?
Clarksville High School reports a student body of 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Clarksville High School public or private?
Clarksville High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Clarksville Comm School District.
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