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Clay Community Schools

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At a glance

97^thof 374 Indiana districts▼ 10

Better than 74% of Indiana districts

Elementary 7 Middle 1 High 2Grades PK, KG-12

1013 S Forest Ave
Brazil, IN 47834·(812) 443-4461·All Indiana district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 74.1% of districts

Schools

3,995

Students

5-star school

Top rankedStaunton Elementary School97^th of 1,015 Indiana elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Forest Park Elementary School up 135 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Forest Park Elementary School 9.7 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

Clay Community Schools is a 10-school district in west-central Indiana serving roughly 3,995 students in the Brazil and Clay City area. It includes seven elementary schools (about 2,032 students), one middle school (734 students) and two high schools (1,229 students). The district itself is rated 4 stars, ranking 97th of 374 districts statewide — but that strong overall profile hides a wide spread between its highest- and lowest-performing schools.

Staunton Elementary School is the district's flagship, earning 5 stars in each of the past three years and ranking in the top 10% of Indiana elementaries (90th percentile). Its math proficiency of 72.04% and ELA of 65.78% beat the district in every subject — and it does this with the lowest per-pupil spending in the district ($8,848). East Side Elementary School also shines in math (71.43%), while Clay City Elementary School posts the district's lowest chronic absenteeism (4.7% versus the state's 16.7%) along with solid math. Among older grades, North Clay Middle School is steady at 4 stars with strong 8th-grade reading, though its math (36.3%) trails the district.

Forest Park Elementary School is the district's biggest outlier: 24.5% chronic absenteeism — higher than the state average and roughly five times Clay City Elementary's rate — and the lowest proficiency on every headline measure. Encouragingly, every subject improved year over year and it moved from 1 star to 2 stars. Clay City Junior-Senior High School shows the strangest pattern: excellent 8th-grade ELA (82.54%) and Biology EOC (65.45%), yet the district's lowest SAT math (13.85%). Northview High School's SAT reading fell sharply to 40.78%, about 12 points below the state. Across the district, attendance lines up closely with achievement, while spending and class size do not.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)							ILEARN Math (2026)							ILEARN Science (2026)			ILEARN Social Studies (2026)	ILEARN Biology (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science 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
Northview High School	Public	9-12	3150 W Sr 340	Brazil	47834	Clay County	Clay Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 448-2661	863	74	11.7	36.5%	788 (91.3%)	6 (0.7%)	33 (3.8%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.1%)	35.1	280^th of 415 public high schools	32.5%		49.6	207^th of 429 public high schools	51.7%	73	40.8	17.3																			32.1	$11,980	$346	$11,634
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	385	22	17.7	40.3%	362 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.9%)	68.6	303^rd of 1015 public elementary schools	70.1%		76.3	219^th of 1005 public elementary schools	78.2%	84			58.6	28.6	32.3	49.1			42.1	79.3	50.0	43.6	61.4			58.4	48.2	57.9	53.1	56.5		$10,286	$496	$9,790
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	366	27	13.7	34.2%	347 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	53.9	164^th of 415 public high schools	60.5%		51.6	197^th of 429 public high schools	54.1%	33	47.7	13.9					58.9	82.5	71.4					33.9	36.5	35.3					65.5	$13,470	$334	$13,135
East Side Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	936 E National	Brazil	47834	Clay County	Clay Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 448-8755	209	15	13.9	58.9%	195 (93.3%)	4 (1.9%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	73.2	254^th of 1015 public elementary schools	75.0%		78.4	198^th of 1005 public elementary schools	80.3%	56			57.7	44.4	45.2				48.8	84.6	66.7	64.5				71.4	37.0		37.0	51.6		$11,492	$1,595	$9,897
Forest Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	800 S Alabama St	Brazil	47834	Clay County	Clay Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 443-7621	232	24	9.7	62.9%	215 (92.7%)	2 (0.9%)	8 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	31.3	708^th of 1015 public elementary schools	30.2%		17.2	843^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	16.1%	135			43.8	30.0	14.3				30.0	46.9	30.0	21.4				33.3	33.3		33.3	28.6		$11,565	$1,351	$10,214
Jackson Township Elementary School	Public	K-5	1860 E Cr 600 N	Brazil	47834	Clay County	Clay Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 986-2177	237	15	16.0	37.1%	218 (92.0%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.2%)	69.7	292^nd of 1015 public elementary schools	71.2%		77.7	207^th of 1005 public elementary schools	79.4%	85			27.0	65.8	64.1				52.6	40.5	76.3	46.2				54.4	65.8		65.8	48.7		$10,355	$334	$10,021
Meridian Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	410 N Meridian	Brazil	47834	Clay County	Clay Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 448-8560	321	17	18.8	56.1%	309 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	67.5	316^th of 1015 public elementary schools	68.9%		76.8	212^th of 1005 public elementary schools	78.9%	104			54.0	46.7	47.5				49.6	70.0	55.6	40.0				56.3	40.0		40.0	55.0		$9,660	$1,253	$8,406
Staunton Elementary School	Public	K-5	6990 N Cr 425 W	Brazil	47834	Clay County	Clay Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 448-8270	373	21	17.7	41.8%	346 (92.8%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	87.6	97^th of 1015 public elementary schools	90.4%		89.6	87^th of 1005 public elementary schools	91.3%	10			67.7	62.7	67.3				65.8	66.2	70.2	81.5				72.0	53.7		53.7	64.8		$8,848	$614	$8,234
Van Buren Elementary School	Public	K-5	2075 E Cr 1200 N	Brazil	47834	Clay County	Clay Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 448-1362	275	16	17.4	52.4%	259 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	8 (2.9%)	71.5	275^th of 1015 public elementary schools	72.9%		74.5	237^th of 1005 public elementary schools	76.4%	38			49.1	51.1	51.5				50.4	74.6	53.3	57.6				63.2	40.0		40.0	54.6		$10,912	$1,046	$9,867
North Clay Middle School	Public	6-8	3450 W Sr 340	Brazil	47834	Clay County	Clay Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 448-1530	734	57	12.9	46.9%	679 (92.5%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.4%)	73.6	116^th of 486 public middle schools	76.1%		71.9	117^th of 480 public middle schools	75.6%	1						47.5	56.5	62.3	55.3				44.7	38.2	25.2	36.3		53.9	53.9			$11,604	$473	$11,131

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Covered Bridge Special Educational District	12.79 mi	1
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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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