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Best Public Schools in Clayton County, IA

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Schools

3,625

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedClayton Ridge High School14^th of 340 Iowa high schools

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Biggest riser

Clayton Ridge Elementary School up 125 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Clayton Ridge High School 9.6 students per teacher

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISASP English Language Arts (2025)									ISASP Mathematics (2025)									ISASP Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISASP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 4th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 5th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 6th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 9th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 10th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 11th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 5th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 6th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 7th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 8th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 9th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 10th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 11th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	ISASP Science 8th Grade	ISASP Science 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Central Middle School/High School	Public	7-12	400 1st Street NW	Elkader	52043	Clayton County	Central Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 245-1750	182	16	11.5	38.5%	171 (94.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.8%)	43.7	224^th of 340 public high schools	34.1%		46.1	215^th of 338 public high schools	36.4%	9					70.8	61.5	87.5	75.0	63.2					54.2	53.8	78.1	41.7	60.5		50.0	50.0	$13,348	$326	$13,022
Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	400 1st Street NW	Elkader	52043	Clayton County	Central Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 245-1472	292	19	15.3	47.3%	257 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.5%)	73.5	135^th of 576 public elementary schools	76.6%		70.8	152^nd of 557 public elementary schools	72.7%	17	73.7	72.5	75.9	80.6						89.5	90.0	86.2	87.1						82.8			$15,237	$509	$14,727
Edgewood-Colesburg High School	Public	7-12	403 W Union	Edgewood	52042	Clayton County	Edgewood-Colesburg Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 928-6412	206	20	10.1	33.5%	196 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	68.1	102^nd of 340 public high schools	70.0%		61	142^nd of 338 public high schools	58.0%	40					83.3	71.4	88.9	74.2	76.5					76.2	89.3	77.8	67.7	91.2		71.4	71.0	$14,269	$167	$14,102
Clayton Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	131. S. River Park Drive	Guttenberg	52052	Clayton County	Clayton Ridge Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 252-1747	140	6	23.4	25.7%	129 (92.1%)	2 (1.4%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	66.1	110^th of 344 public middle schools	68.0%		62.7	130^th of 337 public middle schools	61.4%	20				78.0	78.3	86.3							87.8	73.9	86.3					76.0		$23,579	$712	$22,867
Clayton Ridge High School	Public	9-12	131 S River Park Dr	Guttenberg	52052	Clayton County	Clayton Ridge Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 252-2342	176	18	9.6	32.4%	160 (90.9%)	1 (0.6%)	11 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	85.2	14^th of 340 public high schools	95.9%		73.7	68^th of 338 public high schools	79.9%	54							95.7	90.6	79.5							95.7	84.4	75.0			90.6	$28,257	$757	$27,500
Clayton Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	502 W. Watson Street	Garnavillo	52049	Clayton County	Clayton Ridge Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 964-2321	293	22	13.5	30.7%	276 (94.2%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	74.1	127^th of 576 public elementary schools	78.0%		60.3	252^nd of 557 public elementary schools	54.8%	125	79.5	87.9	78.4							90.9	87.9	80.4							64.7			$25,462	$1,129	$24,332
Iowa Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	306 S. 1st Street	Guttenberg	52052	Clayton County	Clayton Ridge Community School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(563) 748-1017	1,457	0		45.9%	999 (68.6%)	149 (10.2%)	171 (11.7%)	9 (0.6%)	7 (0.5%)	13 (0.9%)	109 (7.5%)								(n/a)	20.4	46.8	32.6	58.5	41.0	41.4	47.9	51.5	47.4	36.7	51.6	32.6	32.3	34.4	29.3	24.6	34.1	17.9	18.6	28.4	27.5
MFL MarMac High School	Public	9-12	700 S Page St	Monona	52159	Clayton County	MFL MarMac Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 539-2031	263	17	15.4	30.8%	249 (94.7%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	59.5	158^th of 340 public high schools	53.5%		28.2	274^th of 338 public high schools	18.9%	116							87.1	88.7	71.6							69.4	66.1	58.8			74.2	$16,880	$310	$16,571
MFL MarMac Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	700 S Page St.	Monona	52159	Clayton County	MFL MarMac Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 539-2032	318	23	13.6	28.6%	299 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)								(n/a)	76.5									76.5												$12,542	$631	$11,911
MFL MarMac Middle School	Public	6-8	918 W. Main St.	Mc Gregor	52157	Clayton County	MFL MarMac Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 873-2250	168	15	11.1	34.5%	156 (92.9%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	75.5	51^st of 344 public middle schools	85.2%		69.8	87^th of 337 public middle schools	74.2%	36				89.1	75.0	95.1							91.3	77.2	85.2					83.6		$11,837	$248	$11,589
McGregor Intermediate School	Public	4-5	920 W Main St.	Mc Gregor	52157	Clayton County	MFL MarMac Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 873-2250	130	9	14.6	32.3%	124 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	47.3	351^st of 576 public elementary schools	39.1%		53	312^th of 557 public elementary schools	44.0%	39		82.8	67.6								74.1	66.2							57.4			$8,864	$248	$8,616

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