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North Clay Elementary/Junior High School

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North Clay Elementary/Junior High School ranks 1167 th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1167^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

North Clay Elementary/Junior High School is a public school serving grades PK-8 in Louisville, Illinois, with 373 students. The school is part of the North Clay CUSD 25 district, which is ranked 682 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

North Clay Elementary/Junior High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing below average compared to other Illinois elementary schools. The school's student performance on standardized tests is significantly below the state averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics, with only 42.5% of students proficient or better in ELA and 31.5% in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 53.1% and 38.5%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as White students, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) students.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as South Central Elementary-Kinmundy, Iuka Community Cons School, Johnsonville Elementary School, and Clay City Elementary School, generally outperform North Clay Elementary/Junior High School on standardized tests and have higher statewide rankings. For example, Iuka Community Cons School, which is 18.44 miles away, ranks in the top 10% of Illinois elementary schools and has significantly higher proficiency rates in both ELA and Mathematics compared to North Clay.

379

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,984

Per pupil spending ?

37.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

550 Route 45 N
Louisville, IL 62858-2628

(618) 665-3393

District: North Clay CUSD 25

Students who attend North Clay Elementary/Junior High School usually attend:

High:

North Clay Community High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.1%

Hispanic:

5.3%

Two or more races:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 35th percentile in 2015 → 43rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (31% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 17 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg31%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

1,167^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

939^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

682^nd of 811North Clay CUSD 25 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	1167 of 2056	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	1248 of 2067	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.5	1409 of 2077	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	1310 of 2082	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.7	1272 of 1948	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.2	1419 of 2086	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.8	1477 of 2037	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.0	1518 of 2044	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.9	1485 of 2046	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.6	1338 of 2052	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	42.8	1267 of 2093	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	56.4	1029 of 2167	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.7	1227 of 2166	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.2	1231 of 2147	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	60.8	1029 of 2139	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.2	990 of 2120	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.9	929 of 2092	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.5	1276 of 2095	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	65.5	870 of 2086	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	65.6	831 of 2022	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	73.0	594 of 2030	70.7%	★★★★☆
2003	62.0	930 of 2020	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	1085 of 1942	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	1059 of 1942	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	1323 of 1957	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	1265 of 1970	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.2	1296 of 1680	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	1471 of 2019	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	1622 of 1964	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	1041 of 1800	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	1102 of 1793	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	1088 of 1808	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.0	845 of 1763	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.0	767 of 1514	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.7	1386 of 1816	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	1294 of 1765	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	1128 of 1947	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	1274 of 1959	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	1260 of 1984	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	1196 of 1977	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.2	992 of 1707	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.3	1232 of 2019	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.5	1171 of 1972	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2019	25.9	961 of 1194	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	1115 of 1389	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	1192 of 1392	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	1304 of 1419	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	1286 of 1425	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	1181 of 1308	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	1334 of 1462	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	1366 of 1463	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	939 of 1368	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.4	1073 of 1363	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.8	794 of 1367	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.2	944 of 1369	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.7	928 of 1241	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	916 of 1356	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.1	947 of 1293	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.2	859 of 1293	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.8	917 of 1294	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	41.6	687 of 1302	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	60.4	524 of 1322	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.5	384 of 1367	71.9%	★★★★☆
2012	73.1	362 of 1365	73.5%	★★★★☆
2011	70.2	421 of 1344	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.5	589 of 1327	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	74.7	319 of 1318	75.8%	★★★★☆
2008	78.8	225 of 1293	82.6%	★★★★☆
2007	69.7	401 of 1287	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.4	406 of 1272	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	66.5	476 of 1209	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	71.8	358 of 1204	70.3%	★★★★☆
2003	82.0	194 of 1185	83.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	764 of 1248	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.1	929 of 1251	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	831 of 1275	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	857 of 1286	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.0	913 of 1017	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	825 of 1276	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.2	909 of 1226	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	827 of 1229	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.6	852 of 1219	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.5	723 of 1234	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	761 of 1221	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.7	753 of 1019	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	1139 of 1217	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	1018 of 1161	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	961 of 1271	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	1096 of 1264	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.8	630 of 1292	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.4	879 of 1286	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.2	648 of 1048	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.5	942 of 1296	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	889 of 1223	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	813 of 884	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	836 of 875	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	763 of 895	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	823 of 898	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	744 of 813	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	784 of 905	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	829 of 889	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Female (2025)44th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)42nd percentile~ school

White (2025)20th percentile-24 vs school

Special Education (2019)20th percentile-12 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)39th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)24th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts42%-11 vs state

Mathematics32%-7 vs state

Science26%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)							IAR Mathematics (2025)							% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
North Clay Elementary/Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	550 Route 45 N	Louisville	62858	Clay County	North Clay CUSD 25	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 665-3393	379	34	11.1	37.2%	349 (92.1%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	41.9	1167^th of 2056 public elementary schools	43.2%		36	1248^th of 2067 public elementary schools	39.6%	81	24.1	27.5	48.9	68.8	34.5	34.4	38.5	30.0	42.5	38.3	50.0	31.0	9.4	38.5	20.0	31.5	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.6	98.6	8.4	34.2	$12,984	$1,139	$11,846
Flora Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	445 Emory St	Flora	62839	Clay County	Flora CUSD 35	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 662-2014	672	51	13.3	61.2%	604 (89.9%)	5 (0.7%)	41 (6.1%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.2%)	69.7	608^th of 2056 public elementary schools	70.4%		70.1	549^th of 2067 public elementary schools	73.4%	59	35.7		52.2	73.4	64.7				63.5	68.5	55.3	40.0				55.0	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.3	98.0	97.6	15.6		$11,554	$853	$10,701
Clay City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	607 South Walnut S. E.	Clay City	62824	Clay County	Clay City CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 676-1431	125	13	9.5	59.2%	121 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	30.2	1430^th of 2056 public elementary schools	30.4%		16	1808^th of 2067 public elementary schools	12.5%	378	25.0		44.4	33.3	30.0				35.7	33.3	22.2	30.0				28.6	87.4	90.3	90.3	90.3	92.2	91.3	87.4	12.6		$17,490	$1,650	$15,840
Johnsonville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	891 County Highway 16	Johnsonville	62850	Wayne County	North Wayne CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 673-3044	106	8	12.6	46.2%	106 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77.1	456^th of 2056 public elementary schools	77.8%		76.7	445^th of 2067 public elementary schools	78.5%	11			68.2	63.2					65.9	63.6	52.6					58.5	96.4	96.4	96.4	96.4	96.4	96.4	96.4	15.2		$12,455	$863	$11,592
South Central Elementary-Kinmundy	Public	PK, KG-5	810 E 1st St	Kinmundy	62854	Marion County	South Central CUD 401	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 547-7696	269	23	11.6	59.5%	261 (97.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	37.8	1256^th of 2056 public elementary schools	38.9%		38.9	1178^th of 2067 public elementary schools	43.0%	78	30.4		31.6	45.0	50.0				43.3	34.2	30.0	32.1				32.1	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9			$13,978	$1,264	$12,715
Iuka Community Cons School	Public	PK, KG-8	405 S Main St	Iuka	62849	Marion County	Iuka CCSD 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 323-6233	231	16	14.9	57.1%	217 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	89.4	192^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	90.7%		88.6	213^th of 2067 public elementary schools	89.7%	21	64.3	57.1	63.2	83.3	75.0	72.0	82.6	81.0	76.1	94.7	83.3	57.1	56.0	52.2	38.1	61.9	98.4	98.0	98.0	98.0	99.2	98.4	97.2	7.6	28.9	$14,450	$1,872	$12,578

Frequently Asked Questions about North Clay Elementary/Junior High School

How many students attend North Clay Elementary/Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 379 students attended North Clay Elementary/Junior High School.

What district is North Clay Elementary/Junior High School in?

North Clay CUSD 25

Is North Clay Elementary/Junior High School a good school?

North Clay Elementary/Junior High School ranks 1167^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of North Clay Elementary/Junior High School?

Students at North Clay Elementary/Junior High School are 92% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of North Clay Elementary/Junior High School attend?

Students who attend North Clay Elementary/Junior High School usually go on to attend:

High : North Clay Community High School

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