High Schools in Clear Lake Community School District

Summary:

The Clear Lake Community School District in Iowa is home to one high school, Clear Lake High School, which serves grades 9-12. This standout school is ranked in the top 18% of Iowa high schools and has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for several years.

Clear Lake High School boasts an impressive 88.3% four-year graduation rate, significantly higher than the state average. Students at the school consistently outperform their peers across Iowa on the ISASP assessments in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The school's academic excellence is further evidenced by its students' strong test scores, with 83.7% of 10th graders proficient or better in ELA, compared to 74.7% statewide.

While the school has a higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6%, it is well-resourced, with a student-teacher ratio of 14.3 and per-student spending of $16,404. These factors suggest that the Clear Lake Community School District is investing significant resources into providing a quality education for its students at Clear Lake High School.

District Detail

1529 3rd Avenue North
Clear Lake, IA 50428

(641) 357-2181

SchoolDigger Rank:
78^th of 313 Iowa districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,454

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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 9th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 10th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 11th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 9th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 10th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 11th Grade	ISASP Science 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Clear Lake High School	Public	9-12	125 N 20th St	Clear Lake	50428	Cerro Gordo County	Clear Lake Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 357-5235	461	30	15.3	26.9%	395 (85.7%)	7 (1.5%)	32 (6.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.8%)	74.4	61^st of 340 public high schools	82.1%		65.9	114^th of 338 public high schools	66.3%	53	81.6	83.7	82.9	73.7	76.9	82.9	81.7	$16,404	$315	$16,089

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ventura Comm School District	5.34 mi	2
Mason City Community School District	7.99 mi	9	273^rd
Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Community School District	12.26 mi	3	53^rd
West Fork Community School District	13.59 mi	3	188^th
Central Springs Community School District	13.99 mi	4	143^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Iowa Department of Education.

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