Top 3 Best Clarinda Public Schools (2021-22)
For the 2021-22 school year, there are 4 public schools serving 1,110 students in Clarinda, IA. Clarinda has one of the highest concentrations of top ranked public schools in Iowa.
The top ranked public schools in Clarinda, IA are Clarinda High School, Garfield Elementary School and Clarinda Middle School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Clarinda, IA public schools have an average math proficiency score of 59% (versus the Iowa public school average of 69%), and reading proficiency score of 57% (versus the 68% statewide average). Schools in Clarinda have an average ranking of 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of Iowa public schools.
Minority enrollment is 10% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Iowa public school average of 24% (majority Hispanic).
Best Clarinda, IA Public Schools (2021-22)
School (Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Clarinda High School
Math: 60-64% | Reading: 70-74%
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
100 N. Cardinal Drive
Clarinda, IA 51632
(712) 542-5167
Clarinda, IA 51632
(712) 542-5167
Grades: 9-12
| 286 students
Rank: #22.
Garfield Elementary School
Math: 60-64% | Reading: 55-59%
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
901 S. 15th
Clarinda, IA 51632
(712) 542-4510
Clarinda, IA 51632
(712) 542-4510
Grades: PK-4
| 452 students
Rank: #33.
Clarinda Middle School
Math: 57% | Reading: 53%
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
305 E. Glenn Miller Dr.
Clarinda, IA 51632
(712) 542-2132
Clarinda, IA 51632
(712) 542-2132
Grades: 5-8
| 322 students
Clarinda, Iowa Public Schools (Closed)
School
Location
Grades
Students
Alternative High School Clarinda Comm. School (Closed 2013)
Alternative School
423 East Nodaway St
Clarinda, IA 51632
(712) 542-5165
Clarinda, IA 51632
(712) 542-5165
Grades: 9-12
| 8 students
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