Clayton Ridge Community School District

42°47′07″N 91°05′47″W / 42.785250°N 91.096496°W / 42.785250; -91.096496

Clayton Ridge Community School District
Location
Guttenberg, Iowa
Clayton County
United States
Coordinates42°47′07″N 91°05′47″W / 42.78525°N 91.0965°W / 42.78525; -91.0965
District information
TypeLocal school district
GradesK-12
Established2005
SuperintendentShane Wahls
Schools4
Budget$15,224,000 (2020-21)[1]
NCES District ID1913350[1]
Students and staff
Students1485 (2022-23)[1]
Teachers44.45 FTE[1]
Staff48.74 FTE[1]
Student–teacher ratio33.41[1]
Athletic conferenceUpper Iowa
District mascotEagles
ColorsGreen, Black, and Silver
     
Other information
Websitewww.claytonridge.k12.ia.us

Clayton Ridge Community School District is a rural public school district in Clayton County, Iowa, serving Guttenberg, Garnavillo, Clayton, North Buena Vista, and Osterdock.[2] In addition, Clayton Center is zoned to Clayton Ridge schools, as well as areas around Garber.[3] The school mascot is the Eagles, and the colors are green, black and silver.

History

It was established on July 1, 2005, by the merger of the Guttenberg Community School District and the Garnavillo Community School District.[4] The merger was approved in a September 14, 2004 election, with Guttenberg district voters approving it 396–19, and Garnavillo district voters approving it 188–20.[5] The two pre-merger districts began sharing athletic teams in 2000 and whole-grade-sharing (in which students from one district attend another district's schools for a particular grade level) in 2001.[6]

Allan Nelson began serving of the superintendent of the district upon its legal creation in 2005; he was the joint superintendent of the two pre-merger districts beginning on July 1, 2002, when they were still grade-sharing. Nelson retired on June 30, 2015.[7]

Schools

  • Clayton Ridge High School (Guttenberg)
  • Clayton Ridge Middle School (Guttenberg)
  • Clayton Ridge Elementary School (Garnavillo)
  • Clayton Ridge Preschool (Garnavillo)

Previously elementary school grades were in Guttenberg and middle school grades were in Garnavillo,[6] but in 2016 the district began changing the configurations. Grades 4 and 8 were moved to Garnavillo and Guttenberg, respectively, that year. In 2018 the remaining middle school grades went to Guttenberg while the remaining elementary school grades went to Garnavillo.[8]

Clayton Ridge High School

Athletics

The Eagles compete in the Upper Iowa Conference in the following sports:[9]

  • Cross Country
  • Volleyball
  • Football
  • Basketball
  • Track and Field
  • Golf
  • Baseball
  • Softball

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Clayton Ridge Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  2. ^ "Clayton Ridge Archived 2018-04-27 at the Wayback Machine." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on February 23, 2019.
  3. ^ "History." Garnavillo Community School District. May 29, 2000. Retrieved on February 24, 2019. Since the entirety of Garavillo district merged into Clayton Ridge, those communities now attend Clayton Ridge. While Garber is mentioned as being a sending community to Garavillo schools, the town itself is now shown as part of a different district, Central School District Archived 2018-04-27 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ^ "REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66 Archived 2018-06-19 at the Wayback Machine." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on February 23, 2019.
  5. ^ "Guttenberg and Garnavillo schools to merge". Radio Iowa. September 15, 2004. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  6. ^ a b "About Us Archived February 24, 2019, at the Wayback Machine." Clayton Ridge Community School District. Retrieved on February 23, 2019.
  7. ^ Moser, Molly (May 27, 2015). "Nelson retirement open house". Guttenberg Press. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  8. ^ "Update on school facilities and changes to come". Guttenberg Press. September 27, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  9. ^ "Upper Iowa Conference". Upper Iowa Conference. Retrieved August 26, 2020.