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Schools in Clayton

Clayton’s public schools

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

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

Tests spring 2022, when 97% 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
74%
2021–22
Math proficiency
62%
2021–22
Graduate on time
72%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$9.7K
▼ 30% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.2
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
609 students on the public path
In brief

Clayton’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Clayton’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Clayton Ridge High School places highest (better than 70%); Clayton Ridge Middle School lowest (63%). 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 Clayton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Clayton Ridge Elementary Schoolin GarnavilloB+
6–8Clayton Ridge Middle Schoolin GuttenbergB
9–12Clayton Ridge High Schoolin GuttenbergB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Clayton Ridge 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.

Clayton Ridge Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 2,066 students, up 45% since 2020–21 · 13.2 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$9,664IA $13,713 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading74%
State average 69.7% · 771 students tested
Math62%
State average 63.8% · 771 students tested

Clayton vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Clayton—Clayton Ridge

Every school in Clayton

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).

Also serving Claytonin other towns
Clayton Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Garnavillo
B+
293 students14:1Rate it →
Clayton Ridge Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Guttenberg
B
140 students23:1Rate it →
Clayton Ridge High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Guttenberg
B+
176 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Clayton’s schools

Are Clayton’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Clayton. Clayton Ridge Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Clayton. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 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 Clayton in?

Clayton Ridge Community School District.

Where do Clayton kids go to high school?

Clayton Ridge High School.

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What Clayton 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.