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Schools in New Market

New Market’s public schools

Bedford Community School District and Clarinda Community School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for New Market. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools 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
88%
2021–22
Math proficiency
82%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.1K
▼ 4% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024 · Clarinda
Students per teacher
13.3
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,598 students on the public path
In brief

New Market’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of New Market’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Bedford Elementary School places highest (better than 97%); Clarinda High School lowest (22%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve New Market, graded from C+ to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Clarinda High School and Bedford 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 New Market, with each school’s own grade.

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

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

Two districts serve New Market

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

Bedford Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 514 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 12.2 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$13,967IA $13,713 · FY2024
A−
Clarinda Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 1,084 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 13.8 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$13,135IA $13,713 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Bedford Community School District88%
State average 69.7% · 314 students tested
Math · PK–12, Bedford Community School District82%
State average 63.8% · 314 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Clarinda Community School District67%
State average 69.7% · 703 students tested
Math · PK–12, Clarinda Community School District65%
State average 63.8% · 703 students tested

New Market vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
New Market—Bedford PK–12 · Clarinda PK–12

Every school in New Market

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 New Marketin other towns
Garfield Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Clarinda
C+
573 students14:1Rate it →
Bedford Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bedford
A+
269 students13:1Rate it →
Bedford High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Bedford
A
245 students11:1Rate it →
Clarinda High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Clarinda
C−
511 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about New Market’s schools

Are New Market’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for New Market. Bedford Community School District and Clarinda Community School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for New Market. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 New Market in?

Bedford Community School District and Clarinda Community School District.

Where do New Market kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Clarinda High School and Bedford High School.

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What New Market 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.