Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Middle School
Public middle school, grades 5 to 8 · Clarion, Iowa
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Middle School in Clarion, Iowa enrolled 193 students in 2024-25 with 11.8 full-time teachers, 16.3 students per teacher against the Iowa middle-school median of 14.4. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 63% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 80-84% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Iowa: 69.7% and 68.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
193 students in 2022-23, 195 students in 2023-24, 193 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 11.8 to 11.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 193 | 11.8 | 16.3 |
| 2023-24 | 195 | 11.8 | 16.5 |
| 2024-25 | 193 | 11.8 | 16.3 |
16.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 76 of every 100 Iowa middle schools
Among the 242 Iowa middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.4; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 210 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Middle School enrolled 210 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 210 of the 210 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions6
- Chronically absent15.0% (2022-23)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Middle School scored proficient or above: 63% in reading in 2021-22 and 80-84% in math in 2022-23, against 69.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 68.1% in math in 2022-23 across Iowa. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Iowa, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Iowa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 63% | 63% | 69.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 80‑84% | 60% (2021-22) | 68.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
What to look at next about Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Middle School
- Robert Blue SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 11 miles away: 268 students, 12.2 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
- Webster City Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 19 miles away: 454 students, 14.6 per teacher (2024-25).19 mi
- Compare Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Middle School with Robert Blue SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Clarion - Goldfield - Dows School District spends per student$13,007 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,007
- The largest public schools in IowaClarion-Goldfield-Dows Middle School is the number 184 by size of 243 Iowa middle schools open in 2024-25.#184 of 243
- Iowa schools by students per teacher16.3 students per teacher here against the Iowa median of 14.4 for middle schools.16.3:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Middle School
How many students attend Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Middle School?
193 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 193 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Clarion, IA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Middle School?
16.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Iowa median for middle schools is 14.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Middle School a Title I school?
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Middle School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Middle School scored proficient or above: 63% in reading in 2021-22 and 80-84% in math in 2022-23, against 69.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 68.1% in math in 2022-23 across Iowa. Iowa's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Middle School in?
Clarion - Goldfield - Dows School District, NCES district ID 1907380. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 190738000348 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.