Clay Joint Elementary

The Clay Joint Elementary District in California has one standout school, Clay Elementary, which serves grades K-8 and has a total enrollment of 241 students. Clay Elementary is a high-performing school, ranking 127th out of 1,568 districts in California and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Clay Elementary consistently outperforms the state average in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics across all grade levels, with proficiency rates ranging from 58.62% to 88.46% in 2023-2024. The school's science proficiency rates, as measured by the CAST exam, are also above the state average, with 5th and 8th-grade students scoring 35.48% and 46.43% proficient, respectively. Additionally, Clay Elementary has a low chronic absenteeism rate of 1.2% for the 2022-2023 school year, which is significantly lower than the state average.

While Clay Elementary's strong academic performance may be influenced by its relatively low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (19.92%), the school's teaching and learning practices also play a significant role in its success. The school's consistent high performance across multiple grade levels and subject areas suggests that it has effective teaching practices and a strong curriculum in place. However, there may be opportunities to further improve in certain areas, such as science proficiency, and the school's student-teacher ratio of 26.7 could be an area to explore for potential improvements in personalized instruction and support.