Clay Elementary School serves 644 learners in grades Prekindergarten-5.

Clay Elementary School placed in the upper 50% of all schools in Iowa for cumulative test scores (math proficiency is lower 50%, and reading proficiency is upper 30%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in math is 78% (which is higher than the Iowa state average of 76%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 83% (which is higher than the Iowa state average of 74%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The learner:teacher ratio of 18:1 is higher than the Iowa state average of 14:1.

Minority enrollment is 21% of the learner body (majority Latino and African-American), which is lower than the Iowa state average of 24% (majority Latino).

School Overview: Clay Elementary School’s learner population of 644 learners has stayed flat over five school years.

The teacher population of 36 teachers has stayed flat over five school years.

School Comparison: Clay Elementary School is ranked within the upper 50% of all 1,232 schools in Iowa (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-21 school year.

The equity score of Clay Elementary School is 0.37, which is less than the equity score at state average of 0.41. The school’s equity has stayed flat over five school years.

Nearby Public Schools: The closest high school to Clay Elementary School is Southeast Polk High School (1.9 miles away)

The closest middle school is Southeast Polk Junior High School (2.2 miles away)

The closest elementary school is Willowbrook Elementary School (0.8 miles away)