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Schools in Clearfield

Clearfield’s public schools

Lenox Community School District and Mount Ayr Community School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Clearfield. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/4schools above Iowa’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
81%
2021–22
Math proficiency
73%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.7K
▲ 7% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024 · Mount Ayr
Students per teacher
13.6
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,111 students on the public path
In brief

Clearfield’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Clearfield’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Mount Ayr Elementary places highest (better than 94%); Lenox High School lowest (37%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Clearfield, graded from A− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Mount Ayr High School and Lenox 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 Clearfield, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A−

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

Two districts serve Clearfield

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

Lenox Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 527 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 14.0 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$12,481IA $13,713 · FY2024
A−
Mount Ayr Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 584 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 13.2 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$14,657IA $13,713 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Lenox Community School District81%
State average 69.7% · 311 students tested
Math · PK–12, Lenox Community School District73%
State average 63.8% · 311 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Mount Ayr Community School District79%
State average 69.7% · 410 students tested
Math · PK–12, Mount Ayr Community School District77%
State average 63.8% · 410 students tested

Clearfield vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Clearfield—Lenox PK–12 · Mount Ayr PK–12

Every school in Clearfield

4 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 Clearfieldin other towns
Lenox Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lenox
A−
308 students14:1Rate it →
Mount Ayr Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mount Ayr
A
280 students12:1Rate it →
Mount Ayr High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Mount Ayr
A−
304 students14:1Rate it →
Lenox High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Lenox
C+
219 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Clearfield’s schools

Are Clearfield’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Clearfield. Lenox Community School District and Mount Ayr Community School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Clearfield. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Clearfield in?

Lenox Community School District and Mount Ayr Community School District.

Where do Clearfield kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Mount Ayr High School and Lenox High School.

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What Clearfield 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.