Enrollment
140
Middle
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAYTON RIDGE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191335000751
Clayton Ridge Middle School
131. S. River Park Drive, Guttenberg, IA 52052 · (563) 252-1747 · Clayton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL140 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% of Iowa public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
23.5:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
36 students
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 42 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 46 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 52 | 37% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
Clayton Ridge Middle School→Clayton Ridge High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Clayton Ridge Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
81.2%
IA avg 73.6% . +0.6pp since 2023
Math
82.6%
IA avg 70.9% . +6.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.2% | 82.6% |
| 2023-24 | 80.6% | 76.3% |
% 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
79.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
79.1%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 79% 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 Clayton Ridge Middle School
Clayton Ridge Middle School's state test result (79.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton Ridge Middle School this school | 140 | 25.7% | 79.9% |
| St Ansgar Middle School St Ansgar | 132 | 27.3% | 89.2% |
| Maquoketa Valley Middle School Delhi | 145 | 27.6% | 87.8% |
| Madrid Junior High School Madrid | 151 | 22.5% | 79.5% |
| North-Linn Middle School Troy Mills | 111 | 23.4% | 83.3% |
| Aplington-Parkersburg Middle School Aplington | 198 | 25.3% | 84.6% |
Matched among Iowa middle 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 Clayton Ridge Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.9% | #73 of 224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.6% | #55 of 224 ▲ 44 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.2% | #82 of 224 ▲ 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 140 | #210 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.7% | #189 of 237 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
140
+27 (+24%) vs 2020
-29% since 2010-11, when it was 196
Student : Teacher
23.5:1
was 22.6:1
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 | 140 | 6 | 23.5:1 | 26% (36) |
| 2023-24 | 139 | 4 | 35.2:1 | 33% (46) |
| 2022-23 | 125 | 4.9 | 25.4:1 | 40% (50) |
| 2020-21 | 113 | 5 | 22.6:1 | 49% (55) |
| 2017-18 | 157 | 9 | 17.5:1 | 42% (66) |
| 2015-16 | 155 | 11 | 14.1:1 | 32% (49) |
| 2010-11 | 196 | 14 | 14.0:1 | 38% (74) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clayton Ridge Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (157 to 140); teachers down 33% (9 to 6).
About Clayton Ridge Middle School
At 131. S. River Park Drive in Guttenberg, Iowa, Clayton Ridge Middle School operates as a very small middle school. The school has 140 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Iowa have about 400 students on average; enrollment here is 65% lower.
Clayton Ridge Middle School reports to Clayton Ridge Comm School District, which has 4 schools and 2,066 students.
Of every 100 students at Clayton Ridge Middle School, about 92 are White. The school is also 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Census estimates put Clayton County at about 95% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 15% means there is a 15% chance two randomly chosen students at Clayton Ridge Middle School are from different groups.
The school lists 6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.5:1. The average for middle schools in Iowa, 15.2:1, is lower. A total of 36 students, or 26%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 39% average for public schools in Clayton County, the school's rate is lower.
Among Iowa public middle schools, Clayton Ridge Middle School outscored 56%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
In Iowa, Clayton Ridge Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 79.9% actual against a predicted 79.1%.
In Clayton County, home to about 17,013 people, the median household earns about $67,242 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Public schools in Clayton County number 11, with about 3,625 students.
The closest school to Clayton Ridge Middle School is Clayton Ridge High School, located less than a tenth of a mile away. Clayton Ridge Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Clayton Ridge Middle School's average proficiency of 79.9% compares with 66.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Locale data from NCES put Clayton Ridge Middle School in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
Enrollment figures show a rise of 27 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Clayton Ridge Middle School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Clayton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,013
Census ACS
Median income
$67,242
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,625 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clayton Ridge Comm School District
- Iowa Virtual AcademyCombined · 1,457 students
- Clayton Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 293 students
- Clayton Ridge High SchoolHigh · 176 students
Other schools in Guttenberg
- Iowa Virtual AcademyCombined · 1,457 students
- Clayton Ridge High SchoolHigh · 176 students
Nearby schools
- Clayton Ridge High School0.1 mi · 176
- Iowa Virtual Academy0.2 mi · 1,457
- Cassville Elementary7.7 mi · 92
- Cassville High7.8 mi · 79
- Clayton Ridge Elementary School9.3 mi · 293
- Edgewood-Colesburg Elementary School11.3 mi · 284
Frequently asked questions
About Clayton Ridge Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Clayton Ridge Middle School?
Clayton Ridge Middle School enrolls approximately 140 students in grades 06-08.
Is Clayton Ridge Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Clayton Ridge Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Clayton Ridge Middle School have?
Clayton Ridge Middle School employs 6 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Clayton Ridge Middle School?
Student demographics at Clayton Ridge Middle School are roughly 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Clayton Ridge Middle School?
Clayton Ridge Middle School is overseen by Clayton Ridge Comm School District in Clayton County.
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