Summary:
The city of Clarence, Iowa has only one public high school, North Cedar Junior/Senior High School, which serves grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 273 students. The school is part of the North Cedar Community School District, which is ranked 212 out of 313 districts in Iowa and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
North Cedar Junior/Senior High School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 210 out of 336 Iowa high schools in 2022-2023 to 292 out of 338 in 2023-2024 and 292 out of 340 in 2024-2025, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's four-year graduation rate for the 2023-2024 school year was 88.3%, which is slightly below the state average, and its chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% in the 2023-2024 school year is significantly higher than the state average.
The school's performance on the ISASP (Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress) tests varies across grade levels and subject areas, with some grades and subjects performing above the state average, while others are below. Additionally, 42.86% of students at North Cedar Junior/Senior High School were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, which is higher than the state average. However, the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.9 to 1 suggests that the district is allocating resources efficiently to provide a more personalized learning environment for students.
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