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Schools in Dows

Dows’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools 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
63%
2021–22
Math proficiency
60%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.7K
▲ 7% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.9
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
760 students on the public path
In brief

Dows’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Dows’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Clarion-Goldfield-Dows High School places highest (better than 44%); Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Elementary School lowest (22%). 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 Dows, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Elementary Schoolin ClarionC−
9–12Clarion-Goldfield-Dows High Schoolin ClarionC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Clarion-Goldfield-Dows 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.

Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 760 students, down 23% since 2020–21 · 12.9 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$14,707IA $13,713 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading63%
State average 69.7% · 652 students tested
Math60%
State average 63.8% · 652 students tested

Dows vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dows—Clarion-Goldfield-Dows

Every school in Dows

2 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 Dowsin other towns
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Clarion
C−
469 students13:1Rate it →
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Clarion
C+
291 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Dows’s schools

Are Dows’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Dows. Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dows. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Dows in?

Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Community School District.

Where do Dows kids go to high school?

Clarion-Goldfield-Dows High School.

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What Dows 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.