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How has Clear Lake High School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
461
High
DISTRICT 485 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLEAR LAKE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190762000363
Clear Lake High School
125 N 20th St, Clear Lake, IA 50428 · (641) 357-5235 · Cerro Gordo County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL461 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of Iowa public high schools
- B+Test 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
124 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 41%
Community
5
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 | 118 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 107 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 126 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 110 | 24% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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 Clear Lake Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
82.7%
IA avg 73.6% . -0.2pp since 2023
Math
77.9%
IA avg 70.9% . +5.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 | 82.7% | 77.9% |
| 2023-24 | 82.9% | 72.3% |
% 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
77.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
78.5%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% 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 Clear Lake High School
Clear Lake High School's state test result (77.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Lake High School this school | 461 | 26.9% | 77.5% |
| Harlan High School Harlan | 486 | 28.6% | 76.7% |
| Northeast Middle-High School Goose Lake | 452 | 29.0% | 80.1% |
| Central DeWitt High School De Witt | 533 | 26.6% | 76.4% |
| Okoboji High School Milford | 366 | 28.7% | 74.2% |
| Iowa Falls - Alden High School Iowa Falls | 398 | 30.4% | 64.3% |
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 Clear Lake High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.5% | #96 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.9% | #75 of 314 ▲ 54 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.7% | #84 of 314 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 461 | #104 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #172 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.8% | #109 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.9% | #239 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.8% | #57 of 133 |
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
461
+37 (+9%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 439
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 461 | 30 | 15.4:1 | 27% (124) |
| 2023-24 | 458 | 31.9 | 14.4:1 | 34% (154) |
| 2022-23 | 458 | 29.7 | 15.4:1 | 33% (150) |
| 2020-21 | 424 | 30 | 14.1:1 | 25% (106) |
| 2017-18 | 405 | 25.6 | 15.8:1 | 18% (74) |
| 2015-16 | 381 | 25 | 15.2:1 | 23% (89) |
| 2010-11 | 466 | 31 | 15.0:1 | 24% (110) |
| 2000-01 | 506 | 38 | 13.3:1 | 16% (80) |
| 1990-91 | 439 | 34 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clear Lake High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (405 to 461); teachers up 17% (25.6 to 30).
About Clear Lake High School
Clear Lake High School is a public high school in Clear Lake, Iowa. School enrollment was 461 students in 2024-25, in grades 9 through 12.
Clear Lake Comm School District, which runs Clear Lake High School, has 3 schools and 1,454 students.
White students are the large majority at Clear Lake High School, with 86% of enrollment. Next come 7% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Clear Lake High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 26%.
Staffing totals 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.4:1. That ratio is under the 17.3:1 average for high schools in Iowa. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Clear Lake High School is 27%. The average for public schools in Cerro Gordo County is 43%.
Clear Lake High School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 64% of Iowa public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Clear Lake High School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (77.5%) and its predicted rate (78.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Iowa schools.
Census Bureau estimates for Cerro Gordo County show that median household income is about $68,189, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. A total of 13 public schools operate in Cerro Gordo County, serving about 5,248 students.
The next-closest public school is Clear Lake Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 71.2% on proficiency, and Clear Lake High School is above that at 77.5%.
The NCES locale for Clear Lake High School is Town: Remote, which covers schools in a town far from an urbanized area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 424 to 461. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.4:1) than in 2020-21 (14.1:1).
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Cerro Gordo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,632
Census ACS
Median income
$68,189
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
5,248 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clear Lake Comm School District
- Clear Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 685 students
- Clear Lake Middle SchoolMiddle · 308 students
Other schools in Clear Lake
- Clear Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 685 students
- Clear Lake Middle SchoolMiddle · 308 students
Other Clear Lake High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Clear Lake High. Clear Lake High School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Clear Lake High SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 2,500 students
- Clear Lake HighLakeport, CA · 335 students
- Clear Lake HighClear Lake, WI · 189 students
Nearby schools
- Clear Lake Middle School0.1 mi · 308
- Clear Creek Elementary School0.8 mi · 685
- Hoover Elementary School7.5 mi · 361
- Lincoln Intermediate8.5 mi · 485
- Roosevelt Elementary School8.6 mi · 348
- Harding Elementary School9.4 mi · 387
Frequently asked questions
About Clear Lake High SchoolHow many students attend Clear Lake High School?
Clear Lake High School enrolls approximately 461 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Clear Lake High School serve?
Clear Lake High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Clear Lake High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Clear Lake High School is approximately 15.4:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Clear Lake High School?
Student demographics at Clear Lake High School are roughly 86% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Clear Lake High School in?
Clear Lake High School is part of Clear Lake Comm School District.
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