Clayton Ridge High School

Clayton Ridge High School operates as a rural-scale secondary school in Guttenberg, Iowa, run under Clayton Ridge Comm School District. Current enrollment sits at 176 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 468 students per school, that is 62% below typical.

Clayton Ridge Comm School District comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 2,066 students; Clayton Ridge High School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Clayton Ridge High School logs that nearly all students (91%) are White. Beyond that, the school lists 6% Hispanic, 2% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. Roughly 32% of students at Clayton Ridge High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Clayton Ridge High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 75.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 83.3%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Clayton County put median household earnings sit near $67,242, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Clayton County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,625 students), of which Clayton Ridge High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Clayton Ridge Middle School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Clayton Ridge High School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 68.7%.

Clayton Ridge High School operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Clayton Ridge High School has fell 24%, going from 231 students in 2018 to 176 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 96% to 91% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 9.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.