Clay Joint Elementary

Summary:

The Clay Joint Elementary district in Kingsburg, California, consists of a single high-performing K-8 school, Clay Elementary, serving 246 students.

Clay Elementary is a standout school, consistently outperforming state averages in all subjects and earning a five-star rating. Its academic results are impressive, with over 75% of students proficient in English and math, and it has shown rapid improvement, moving into the top 10% of all California schools. A particularly remarkable achievement is its 0% chronic absenteeism rate, indicating exceptionally high student engagement and attendance compared to the state average.

An interesting finding is that the school achieves these excellent results with a student-teacher ratio higher than the state average, suggesting very effective use of resources and instructional practices. Performance is strong across all grade levels, with 4th-grade math proficiency being exceptionally high. While the school excels overall, science scores, though above average, are slightly lower than its English and math results, pointing to a potential area of focus.

District Detail

12449 South Smith Ave.
Kingsburg, CA 93631-9717

(559) 897-4185

SchoolDigger Rank:
74^th of 1543 California districts

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Grades served: K-8
Students: 246

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Clay Elementary	Public	K-8	12449 South Smith Ave.	Kingsburg	93631	Fresno County	Clay Joint Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 897-4185	246	9	27.3	15.4%	158 (64.2%)	1 (0.4%)	79 (32.1%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	93	469^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.0%		87.1	857^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.4%	388	65.6	64.3	65.0	61.5	75.9	84.4	67.7	76.7	82.1	75.0	69.2	89.7	78.1	74.2	73.3	67.9	75.6	$14,025	$770	$13,255

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kings River Union Elementary	2.77 mi	1	1232^nd
Kingsburg Joint Union High	3.23 mi	3	1088^th
Kingsburg Elementary Charter	3.48 mi	7
Parlier Unified	3.85 mi	7	1434^th
Kings Canyon Joint Unified	3.86 mi	23	531^st

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

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