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Clay High School

Public Grades 9-12

Summary

Clay High School is a public high school located in South Bend, Indiana, serving 477 students in grades 9-12. It is part of the South Bend Community School Corporation, which is ranked 310 out of 380 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Unfortunately, Clay High School has consistently been ranked in the bottom third of Indiana high schools, also earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 10 years.

Academically, Clay High School's performance is significantly below the state and district averages across various standardized tests, including ILEARN/Biology, SAT/Evidence-based Reading and Writing, and SAT/Mathematics. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 12.5% of Clay High School students were proficient or better in ILEARN/Biology, compared to 20.73% for the South Bend Community School Corporation and 43.6% for the state of Indiana. The school's four-year graduation rate has also been slightly below the state and district averages, ranging from 80-88% in recent years. Additionally, Clay High School has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 17.8% to 52.2% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages.

When compared to other high schools in the area, Clay High School generally performs worse academically, with lower test scores and graduation rates. However, there are some exceptions, such as Rise Up Academy at Eggleston, which performs even worse than Clay High School across various metrics. Compared to high schools in other districts, such as Penn High School in the Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation, Clay High School's performance is significantly lower, both academically and in terms of student demographics and socioeconomic status.

Students ?

0.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,967

Per pupil spending ?

61.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

19131 Darden Rd
South Bend, IN 46637

(574) 393-4900

District: South Bend Community School Corp

Feeder schools for Clay High School:

Elementary:	Clay International Academy
	Coquillard Elementary School
	Darden Elementary School
	Marquette Montessori Academy
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	Muessel Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2014 → 22nd in 2024

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2014

✓Small classes — about 0 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (19% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the Indiana average (79% vs 88%)

!High chronic absenteeism (52% vs 18% Indiana)

Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?

This school19%

District avg22%

Indiana avg40%

Not ranked this year

Clay High School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

310^th of 380South Bend Community School Corp 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
2024	21.2	339 of 432	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	316 of 398	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	343 of 409	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	313 of 388	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	333 of 389	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	299 of 385	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.1	314 of 380	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.1	345 of 394	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.5	319 of 400	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.5	325 of 379	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.2	309 of 353	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.1	316 of 373	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.5	322 of 364	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.2	316 of 362	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.5	313 of 364	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.1	323 of 360	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.4	317 of 354	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.6	315 of 349	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.5	310 of 349	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2024	22.5	112 of 132	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.8	61 of 125	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.5	70 of 125	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2024	20.4	318 of 392	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	294 of 388	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2024	26.4	141 of 184	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	136 of 166	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	152 of 164	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2024	18.2	322 of 377	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	288 of 379	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2024	15.3	342 of 392	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	337 of 383	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2024	51.8	106 of 289	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.7	69 of 285	75.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2024	47.4	179 of 381	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.8	238 of 375	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.4	297 of 378	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2024)63rd percentile+42 vs school

White (2024)53rd percentile+31 vs school

Hispanic (2024)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2024)19th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2024)15th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)15th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2024)13th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2023-2024) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing37%-15 vs state

Biology12%-31 vs state

Mathematics7%-18 vs state

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by a student
Thursday, May 4, 2023

Clay is a very accepting school and has made me feel safe as a member of the LGBT+ could you add something like that so more people know? Also the feeder statistic is wrong, we have no feeder schools into Clay High. Close Quote

Schools Near Clay High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	ILEARN Biology (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	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Clay High School	Public	9-12	19131 Darden Rd	South Bend	46637	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 393-4900	0	2	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)				$19,967	$2,944	$17,022
Rise Up Academy at Eggleston	Public	9-12	740 N Eddy Street	South Bend	46617	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 393-3500	149	22	6.8	67.1%	19 (12.8%)	71 (47.7%)	46 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.7%)	4.4	428^th of 429 public high schools	0.2%		5.4	421^st of 432 public high schools	2.5%	7	7.9	0.0	0.0	$21,785	$4,499	$17,286
Excel Center - South Bend	Public, Charter	9-12	2721 Kenwood Avenue	South Bend	46628	St. Joseph County	Excel Center - South Bend	Yes	No	No	No	(574) 314-5570	296	8	37.0	11.5%	61 (20.6%)	123 (41.6%)	90 (30.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.1%)	4.6	416^th of 429 public high schools	3.0%					(n/a)	0.0	0.0		$4,336	$137	$4,199
Purdue Polytechnic High School South Bend	Public, Charter	9-12	635 S Lafayette Blvd	South Bend	46601	St. Joseph County	Purdue Polytechnic High School South Bend	Yes	No	No	No	(765) 494-7872	138	14	9.8	61.6%	54 (39.1%)	29 (21.0%)	44 (31.9%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.5%)	19.6	348^th of 429 public high schools	18.9%		36	281^st of 432 public high schools	35.0%	67	23.1	3.9	35.1	$12,394	$3,495	$8,899
Adams High School	Public	9-12	808 S Twyckenham Dr	South Bend	46615	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 393-5300	1,966	130	15.1	48.5%	634 (32.2%)	561 (28.5%)	568 (28.9%)	41 (2.1%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	158 (8.0%)	41.4	258^th of 429 public high schools	39.9%		43.2	246^th of 432 public high schools	43.1%	12	49.0	17.0	31.0	$12,765	$2,490	$10,275
Career Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3801 Crescent Circle	South Bend	46628	St. Joseph County	Career Academy High School	Yes	No	No	No	(574) 299-9800	481	47	10.2	53.8%	214 (44.5%)	166 (34.5%)	53 (11.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.7%)	26.5	320^th of 429 public high schools	25.4%		23.8	328^th of 432 public high schools	24.1%	8	41.9	8.6	25.0	$16,034	$5,545	$10,489
Riley High School	Public	9-12	1902 Fellows St	South Bend	46613	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 393-5100	1,238	99	12.5	57.4%	319 (25.8%)	492 (39.7%)	302 (24.4%)	10 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	112 (9.0%)	15.9	363^rd of 429 public high schools	15.4%		20.1	345^th of 432 public high schools	20.1%	18	32.7	5.6	18.6	$15,942	$2,472	$13,470
Washington High School	Public	9-12	4747 W Washington Ave	South Bend	46619	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 393-5500	795	73	10.8	65.3%	75 (9.4%)	426 (53.6%)	228 (28.7%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (7.7%)	6.1	408^th of 429 public high schools	4.9%		8.3	396^th of 432 public high schools	8.3%	12	10.8	1.3	9.6	$15,710	$3,323	$12,387
Mishawaka High School	Public	9-12	1202 Lincolnway E	Mishawaka	46544	St. Joseph County	School City of Mishawaka	No	No	No	No	(574) 254-7300	1,327	90	14.7	31.3%	849 (64.0%)	190 (14.3%)	150 (11.3%)	8 (0.6%)	9 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	121 (9.1%)	41.5	257^th of 429 public high schools	40.1%		36.8	278^th of 432 public high schools	35.6%	21	46.5	16.4	37.6	$12,758	$650	$12,108
Cavemen Academy of Virtual Excellence	Public, Virtual	7-12	1402 S Main St.	Mishawaka	46544	St. Joseph County	School City of Mishawaka	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(574) 254-4500	162	12	13.5	67.9%	111 (68.5%)	12 (7.4%)	10 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (17.9%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Clay High School

What is the racial makeup of Clay High School?

Students at Clay High School are .

What district is Clay High School in?

South Bend Community School Corp

How many students attend Clay High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 0 students attended Clay High School.

What schools feed into Clay High School?

Clay High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Clay International Academy
Elementary : Coquillard Elementary School
Elementary : Darden Elementary School
Elementary : Marquette Montessori Academy
Elementary : Muessel Elementary School

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