Enrollment
243
High
DISTRICT 183 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH CEDAR COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191710001001
North Cedar Jr/Sr High School
400 Ball Street, Clarence, IA 52216 · (563) 452-3179 · Cedar County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL243 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% of Iowa public high schools
- DTest 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
108 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 33 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 54 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 46 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 33 | 14% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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 North Cedar Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
64.2%
IA avg 73.6% . -4.9pp since 2023
Math
52.2%
IA avg 70.9% . -3.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.2% | 52.2% |
| 2023-24 | 69.1% | 56.1% |
% 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
61.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.7%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 North Cedar Jr/Sr High School
North Cedar Jr/Sr High School's state test result (61.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Cedar Jr/Sr High School this school | 243 | 44.4% | 61.4% |
| Bedford High School Bedford | 245 | 44.5% | 88.6% |
| Mount Ayr High School Mount Ayr | 304 | 44.7% | 80.7% |
| English Valleys Jr-Sr High School North English | 214 | 43.0% | 76.2% |
| North Tama High School Traer | 203 | 42.9% | 64.3% |
| East Sac County High School Lake View | 344 | 43.6% | 73.2% |
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 North Cedar Jr/Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #272 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #289 of 314 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.2% | #280 of 314 ▼ 31 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 243 | #217 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #10 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.1% | #210 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.4% | #79 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.2% | #5 of 125 |
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
243
-49 (-17%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 220
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 10.4:1
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 | 243 | 23 | 10.6:1 | 44% (108) |
| 2023-24 | 273 | 27.5 | 9.9:1 | 43% (117) |
| 2022-23 | 294 | 27.1 | 10.8:1 | 41% (120) |
| 2020-21 | 292 | 28 | 10.4:1 | 46% (133) |
| 2017-18 | 353 | 31 | 11.4:1 | 35% (123) |
| 2015-16 | 380 | 30 | 12.7:1 | 29% (111) |
| 2010-11 | 256 | 21 | 12.2:1 | 24% (62) |
| 2000-01 | 302 | 24 | 12.6:1 | 13% (39) |
| 1990-91 | 220 | 17 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Cedar Jr/Sr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (353 to 243); teachers down 26% (31 to 23).
About North Cedar Jr/Sr High School
North Cedar Jr/Sr High School operates as a small high school in Clarence, Iowa. It covers grades 7 through 12, with a total enrollment of 243 students. Statewide, high schools in Iowa average about 468 students each.
North Cedar Comm School District serves 550 students across 3 schools.
The large majority of students at North Cedar Jr/Sr High School, 93%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 2% Black and 2% Hispanic. That is close to the 94% White share among all Cedar County residents. North Cedar Jr/Sr High School has a diversity index of 14%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.6:1. For comparison, high schools in Iowa average 17.3:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 44%. The gap from the 28% average for public schools in Cedar County is 16 points.
allk12 grades North Cedar Jr/Sr High School a D. The grade compares the school only with Iowa public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
North Cedar Jr/Sr High School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 61.4%, compared with a predicted 69.7%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Iowa schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census estimates describe Cedar County this way: median household income is about $80,602, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Cedar County number 13 and enroll about 3,030.
The shortest distance from North Cedar Jr/Sr High School to another public school is about 6.9 miles, to North Cedar Lowden Elementary Center. The ten-mile area around North Cedar Jr/Sr High School holds 7 other public schools. The school's 61.4% average proficiency ranks 7th among 9 nearby schools.
North Cedar Jr/Sr High School has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
The number of students declined from 292 to 243 over 4 years.
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Cedar County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,349
Census ACS
Median income
$80,602
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,030 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North Cedar Comm School District
- North Cedar Lowden Elementary CenterElementary · 168 students
- North Cedar Mechanicsville Elementary CenterElementary · 139 students
Nearby schools
- North Cedar Lowden Elementary Center6.9 mi · 168
- Tipton High School8.5 mi · 302
- Olin Elementary School8.6 mi · 74
- Tipton Elementary School8.8 mi · 284
- Tipton Middle School8.9 mi · 256
- Midland Elementary9.0 mi · 236
Frequently asked questions
About North Cedar Jr/Sr High SchoolHow many students attend North Cedar Jr/Sr High School?
North Cedar Jr/Sr High School enrolls approximately 243 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does North Cedar Jr/Sr High School serve?
North Cedar Jr/Sr High School serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at North Cedar Jr/Sr High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at North Cedar Jr/Sr High School is approximately 10.6:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at North Cedar Jr/Sr High School?
Student demographics at North Cedar Jr/Sr High School are roughly 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is North Cedar Jr/Sr High School in?
North Cedar Jr/Sr High School is part of North Cedar Comm School District.
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