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Schools in Clarence

Clarence’s public schools

North Cedar Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Clarence. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above Iowa’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Iowa’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
72%
2021–22
Math proficiency
66%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.2K
▲ 26% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.8
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
550 students on the public path
In brief

Clarence’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Clarence’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. North Cedar Jr/Sr High School places highest (better than 44%); North Cedar Mechanicsville Elementary Center lowest (18%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Clarence, graded from C− to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school: North Cedar Jr/Sr High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Clarence, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C+
7–12North Cedar Jr/Sr High SchoolNorth Cedar Community School DistrictC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the North Cedar Community School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

North Cedar Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 550 students, down 13% since 2020–21 · 11.8 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$17,249IA $13,713 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading72%
State average 69.7% · 396 students tested
Math66%
State average 63.8% · 397 students tested

Clarence vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Iowa towns that share Clarence’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Clarence—North Cedar

Every school in Clarence

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Iowa’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Clarenceby address
North Cedar Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12
C+
243 students11:1Rate it →
Also serving Clarencein other towns
North Cedar Lowden Elementary Center
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lowden
C+
168 students14:1Rate it →
North Cedar Mechanicsville Elementary Center
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Mechanicsville
C−
139 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Clarence’s schools

Are Clarence’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Clarence. North Cedar Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Clarence. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Clarence in?

North Cedar Community School District.

Where do Clarence kids go to high school?

North Cedar Jr/Sr High School.

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What Clarence families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.