Editing Dows, Iowa (section)

==Education==
The Dows Community School served the educational needs of the area for over 100 years. The original 3-story school building was constructed in 1914 with major additions built in 1935, 1954, 1961, and 1980. The last class to graduate from Dows High School graduated in 1998. That Fall, Dows entered a 2-way whole grade sharing agreement with CAL Community School (Latimer). Dows maintained an elementary and a shared Dows-CAL Middle School. In 2005, Dows ended their partnership with CAL and entered a 1-way whole grade sharing agreement with Clarion-Goldfield CSD, with the Dows Elementary remaining until 2014. The current community is within the [[Clarion–Goldfield–Dows Community School District]], which was formed by the merger of the [[Dows Community School District]] and the [[Clarion–Goldfield Community School District]] on July 1, 2014.<ref>"[https://www.educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/District%20Reorganization%20History%20final.pdf REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209124738/https://www.educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/District%20Reorganization%20History%20final.pdf |date=2019-02-09 }}." [[Iowa Department of Education]]. Retrieved on August 14, 2018.</ref> The school property in Dows was later on purchased.