Clay Joint Elementary

Clay Joint Elementary has one school, Clay Elementary, a K–8 school with 246 students. In 2025–2026, its all-grades proficiency was 81% in English language arts (ELA), 80% in math and 64% in science, compared with California’s 49%, 38% and 36%. The school was above the state in all three subjects, with its largest advantage in math: 42 percentage points.

Clay Elementary is both the top and bottom school in this one-school list, so there is no meaningful school-to-school comparison. Its results stand out against state figures across every reported subject, and SchoolDigger awards it 5 stars. SchoolDigger ranks it 253rd of 5,804 schools statewide, in the 96th percentile. Within the school, results varied by grade: ELA ranged from 62% in grade 4 to 90% in grade 6, while math ranged from 72% in grade 7 to 100% in grade 3.

Recent results show improvement in ELA and math, but a small decline in science. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, ELA rose 6 points and math rose 5 points at Clay Elementary; the state’s results changed little in ELA and rose 1 point in math, so the school’s leads widened. Science fell 1 point at the school while rising 3 points statewide, narrowing its lead by 4 points. SchoolDigger’s statewide rank also improved, from 857th of 5,869 schools (85th percentile) in 2023–2024 to 253rd (96th percentile) in 2025–2026. Attendance is another positive context: chronic absenteeism was 0% at the school versus 18% statewide in 2025–2026. The student–teacher ratio was 27.3 in 2024–2025, and 16% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year; statewide, all students receive free meals (Community Eligibility). Because this list has just one school, it cannot show how these context measures compare across local schools.