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West Clay Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,015 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 100% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

West Clay Elementary School is a PK–5 school in Carmel, IN serving 580 students as part of Carmel Clay Schools, and in 2025–2026 it ranks #1 of 1,015 Indiana elementary schools with a 5-star rating and 100th percentile. That top spot is not a one-year spike: the school has ranked in the top 12 statewide every year in the data, and in the top 4 every year from 2020–2021 onward.

On 2025–2026 ILEARN, all-grade proficiency is 89.29% in ELA, 91.56% in Math and 85.86% in Science, with 5th-grade Social Studies at 92.98%. Those ELA and Math results lead the nearby schools it was compared with: Smoky Row Elementary School (77.81% ELA, 78.07% Math), Towne Meadow Elementary School (77.17%, 81.16%), Clay Center Elementary School (81.63%, 83.67%) and College Wood Elementary School (74.18%, 79.23%). Zionsville Pleasant View Elementary School is the closest in Math at 87.04%, still 4.52 points behind, though it edges West Clay in Science at 86.75%. West Clay also posts the highest 5th-grade Social Studies score among nearby schools with a 5th grade, ahead of College Wood's 87.10%. Grade-level results are steady — ELA is 88.42% in 3rd grade, 88.89% in 4th and 90.35% in 5th; Math is 94.74%, 88.89% and 91.23%. The school exceeds its own high-performing district by 18.53 points in ELA, 19.75 in Math, 13.27 in Science and 11.60 in 5th-grade Social Studies.

Chronic absenteeism is very low at 2.4%, well under the district's 6.4% and the state's 16.7%, and free/reduced lunch is 4.31%. Per-student spending of $11,140 is the lowest in the comparison group, while the student-teacher ratio of 14.9 is moderate rather than unusually small — so results do not appear to come from tiny classes. For context, nearby Greenbriar Elementary School and College Park Elementary School serve far higher-poverty populations with much higher absenteeism, and their proficiency sits around 24–26% in ELA, 20–38% in Math and 12–27% in Science.

580

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,140

Per pupil spending ?

4.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3495 W 126 St
Carmel, IN 46032

(317) 733-6500

District: Carmel Clay Schools

Students who attend West Clay Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Creekside Middle School
High:	Carmel High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.3%

Asian:

35.5%

Two or more races:

5.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2016 → 100th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Indiana average (90% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Indiana elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Carmel Clay Schools

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school90%

District avg72%

Indiana avg47%

1^st of 1,015

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 11Elementary Schools in the Carmel Clay Schools

5^th of 374Carmel Clay Schools among Indiana districts

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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	99.2	1 of 1015	99.9%	★★★★★
2025	98.9	2 of 1005	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	98.3	4 of 1011	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	98.0	4 of 1016	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	98.4	3 of 1020	99.7%	★★★★★
2021	98.9	2 of 1016	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	95.7	12 of 1031	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	95.8	3 of 1027	99.7%	★★★★★
2017	96.1	2 of 1033	99.8%	★★★★★
2016	94.7	7 of 1046	99.3%	★★★★★
2015	95.1	6 of 1040	99.4%	★★★★★
2014	87.9	28 of 1036	97.3%	★★★★★
2013	89.1	18 of 1035	98.3%	★★★★★
2012	87.8	36 of 1015	96.5%	★★★★★
2011	88.8	23 of 1025	97.8%	★★★★★
2010	88.5	40 of 1009	96.0%	★★★★★
2009	94.5	9 of 1003	99.1%	★★★★★
2008	93.2	15 of 996	98.5%	★★★★★

By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies93%+46 vs state

Math92%

English Language Arts89%

Science86%

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)				ILEARN Math (2026)				ILEARN Science (2026)		ILEARN Social Studies (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	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
West Clay Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3495 W 126 St	Carmel	46032	Hamilton County	Carmel Clay Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 733-6500	580	39	14.9	4.3%	309 (53.3%)	16 (2.8%)	14 (2.4%)	206 (35.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.9%)	99.2	1^st of 1015 public elementary schools	99.9%		98.9	2^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	99.8%	1	88.4	88.9	90.4	89.3	94.7	88.9	91.2	91.6	85.9	85.9	93.0	$11,140	$155	$10,985
College Wood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12415 Shelborne Rd	Carmel	46032	Hamilton County	Carmel Clay Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 733-6430	616	38	16.2	5.5%	310 (50.3%)	22 (3.6%)	26 (4.2%)	239 (38.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.8%)	95.8	19^th of 1015 public elementary schools	98.1%		98.3	5^th of 1005 public elementary schools	99.5%	14	70.6	66.4	83.9	74.2	78.9	79.8	79.0	79.2	71.2	71.2	87.1	$12,086	$483	$11,603
Towne Meadow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10850 Towne Rd	Carmel	46032	Hamilton County	Carmel Clay Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 733-2645	527	37	14.1	9.3%	336 (63.8%)	20 (3.8%)	30 (5.7%)	106 (20.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.3%)	97	11^th of 1015 public elementary schools	98.9%		95.5	21^st of 1005 public elementary schools	97.9%	10	73.3	76.1	81.9	77.2	82.2	80.4	80.9	81.2	78.0	78.0	86.2	$12,240	$191	$12,049
Clay Center Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12025 Clay Center Rd	Carmel	46032	Hamilton County	Carmel Clay Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 733-6450	666	48	13.7	12.2%	483 (72.5%)	21 (3.2%)	45 (6.8%)	83 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.1%)	97.7	7^th of 1015 public elementary schools	99.3%		96.9	14^th of 1005 public elementary schools	98.6%	7	79.4	88.1	77.1	81.6	80.4	89.0	81.4	83.7	83.9	83.9	83.9	$12,242	$172	$12,070
Smoky Row Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	900 W 136th St	Carmel	46032	Hamilton County	Carmel Clay Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 571-4084	692	47	14.7	7.7%	458 (66.2%)	38 (5.5%)	24 (3.5%)	147 (21.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (3.2%)	96.5	15^th of 1015 public elementary schools	98.5%		97.5	10^th of 1005 public elementary schools	99.0%	5	77.4	80.0	75.7	77.8	85.5	76.3	72.2	78.1	76.9	76.9	83.5	$11,406	$172	$11,234
Union Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	11750 E 300 S	Zionsville	46077	Boone County	Zionsville Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(317) 733-4007	453	31	14.7	2.9%	353 (77.9%)	17 (3.8%)	23 (5.1%)	33 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.0%)	94.4	26^th of 1015 public elementary schools	97.4%		95.5	20^th of 1005 public elementary schools	98.0%	6	63.0	70.1		66.7	81.5	81.4		81.5	77.3	77.3		$11,849	$62	$11,787
Eagle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	350 N 6th St	Zionsville	46077	Boone County	Zionsville Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(317) 873-1234	359	27	13.1	9.2%	265 (73.8%)	18 (5.0%)	28 (7.8%)	25 (7.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.8%)	85	137^th of 1015 public elementary schools	86.5%		92.2	52^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	94.8%	85	53.6	65.2		59.3	68.1	63.6		65.9	72.7	72.7		$12,822	$451	$12,371
College Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	2811 Barnard Street	Indianapolis	46268	Marion County	MSD Pike Township	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 347-7400	518	32	16.1	56.2%	9 (1.7%)	315 (60.8%)	152 (29.3%)	15 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.8%)	16.3	857^th of 1015 public elementary schools	15.6%		14.9	864^th of 1005 public elementary schools	14.0%	7	27.4	23.5	27.3	26.0	30.5	17.4	10.2	19.6	12.2	12.2	22.7	$12,831	$1,444	$11,386
Zionsville Pleasant View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	4700 S 975 E	Zionsville	46077	Boone County	Zionsville Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(317) 873-2376	797	58	13.7	4.8%	689 (86.4%)	9 (1.1%)	41 (5.1%)	31 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.3%)	98	5^th of 1015 public elementary schools	99.5%		99	1^st of 1005 public elementary schools	99.9%	4	81.3	78.2		79.7	86.7	87.4		87.0	86.8	86.8		$12,616	$478	$12,138
Shamrock Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	747 W 161st St	Westfield	46074	Hamilton County	Westfield-Washington Schools	No	No	No	No	(317) 867-7400	656	38	17.2	10.2%	508 (77.4%)	30 (4.6%)	42 (6.4%)	48 (7.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.8%)	88.7	83^rd of 1015 public elementary schools	91.8%		88.9	93^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	90.7%	10	72.0	54.0		63.3	82.4	67.7		75.3	63.1	63.1		$12,422	$395	$12,027

Frequently Asked Questions about West Clay Elementary School

Is West Clay Elementary School a good school?

Yes! West Clay Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 1^st of 1015 Indiana elementary schools.

What district is West Clay Elementary School in?

Carmel Clay Schools

How many students attend West Clay Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 580 students attended West Clay Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of West Clay Elementary School?

Students at West Clay Elementary School are 53% White, 36% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of West Clay Elementary School attend?

Students who attend West Clay Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Creekside Middle School
High : Carmel High School

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2025–26 ILEARN & SAT test scoresNewSep 25, 2026

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