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If you had an hour of school board time for Clear Lake High School, what would you bring up?
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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
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
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
461
+56 (+14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 15.8:1
% White
86%
was 86%
% Hispanic
7%
was 7%
% Black
2%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Clear Lake High School
Located at 125 N 20th St, in Clear Lake, Iowa, Clear Lake High School is a mid-sized senior high that educates 461 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by Clear Lake Comm School District.
Clear Lake Comm School District runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,454 students. Clear Lake High School is one of those campuses.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Clear Lake High School records that nearly all students (86%) are White. The remainder reads as 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.
Looking at school resources, Clear Lake High School records 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. Around 27% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Cerro Gordo County's rate of about 43%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Clear Lake High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 78.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 77.5%.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Cerro Gordo County put median household earnings sit near $68,189, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Cerro Gordo County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,248 students), Clear Lake High School is one campus in the mix.
Clear Lake Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Clear Lake High School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 71.2%.
The campus sits in a small-town setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 14%: 405 students in 2018 compared to 461 in 2025.
On allk12, the feed for Clear Lake High School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.