Best Public Schools in Clay City, IN

Summary:

The city of Clay City, Indiana is home to two schools - Clay City Elementary School and Clay City Junior-Senior High School, both part of the Clay Community Schools district. While the elementary school stands out as a high-performing institution, the high school has more mixed academic results.

Clay City Elementary School consistently outperforms state and district averages on ILEARN tests, with 58-68% of students proficient in English Language Arts and Math. The school also boasts an excellent statewide ranking, placing in the top 12% of Indiana elementary schools. In contrast, Clay City Junior-Senior High School has more average performance, with 40-55% proficiency on ILEARN and SAT tests.

Both schools serve a relatively high-need student population, with a majority of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. However, Clay City Elementary has a lower chronic absenteeism rate of 8.7%, compared to 14.3% at the high school. The elementary school also spends less per student ($8,329) than the high school ($13,242), while maintaining a higher student-teacher ratio of 18.5 to 13.7.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2024)	SAT Mathematics (2024)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2024)							ILEARN Math (2024)							ILEARN Social Studies (2024)	ILEARN Biology (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Clay City Elementary School	Public	K-6	681 N Lankford St	Clay City	47841	Clay County	Clay Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 939-3120	377	20	18.5	51.2%	352 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	85.2	124^th of 1010 public elementary schools	87.7%		88.6	77^th of 1016 public elementary schools	92.4%	47			65.0	60.4	37.2	64.4			58.1	78.3	72.9	54.8	64.4			68.4	42.9		$8,329	$831	$7,499
Clay City Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	601 Lankford St	Clay City	47841	Clay County	Clay Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 939-2154	365	26	13.7	43.8%	348 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	59.7	141^st of 431 public high schools	67.3%		61.5	118^th of 398 public high schools	70.4%	23	60.7	19.7					63.3	46.2	55.4					53.3	25.0	40.2		43.9	$13,242	$681	$12,562

Cities Near Clay City

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Patricksburg	9.26 mi	1	157^th
Jasonville	9.46 mi	2	335^th
Hymera	11.43 mi	1	154^th
Worthington	12.7 mi	1	86^th
Riley	12.72 mi	1	135^th

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

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