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Clay International Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-8

874^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,005 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

Clay International Academy is an elementary school in South Bend, Indiana, serving grades PK-8 with 506 students. The school 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. Clay International Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Indiana elementary schools over the past several years.

The school faces significant challenges, with much higher chronic absenteeism rates (37.7%) compared to the district (19.2%) and state averages. Its academic performance, as measured by ILEARN test scores, is consistently lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 12.18% of 3rd-grade students at Clay International Academy were proficient or better in ILEARN Math, compared to 18.82% for the district and 51.5% statewide. The school also has a very high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 54.9% to 69.35% over the past few years.

When comparing Clay International Academy to other nearby schools in the same district, it becomes clear that the school is an outlier in terms of academic performance. For instance, Kennedy Academy, also in the South Bend Community School Corporation, has significantly higher test scores and a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, outperforming Clay International Academy across all subject areas and grade levels. Addressing the underlying factors that contribute to Clay International Academy's poor performance, such as chronic absenteeism and the socioeconomic challenges faced by its student population, will be crucial in order to improve educational outcomes and provide a better learning environment for the students.

496

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,814

Per pupil spending ?

63.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

52900 Lily Rd
South Bend, IN 46637

(574) 393-4300

District: South Bend Community School Corp

Students who attend Clay International Academy usually attend:

Middle:	LaSalle Academy
High:	Clay High School
	Rise Up Academy at Eggleston

Racial breakdown:

African American:

31.9%

White:

31.0%

Hispanic:

18.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2019 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (17% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (24% vs 17% Indiana)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg21%

Indiana avg38%

Elementary school

874^th of 1,005

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 2 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

385^th of 480

Indiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 16Elementary Schools in the South Bend Community School Corp

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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	874 of 1005	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	832 of 1011	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	833 of 1016	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	782 of 1020	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	807 of 1016	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	913 of 1031	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	385 of 480	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	373 of 491	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	403 of 489	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	409 of 490	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	434 of 483	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	426 of 470	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	428 of 473	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.6	418 of 472	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.4	425 of 494	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.7	405 of 485	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.6	423 of 470	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.4	386 of 444	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.9	369 of 447	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.4	358 of 451	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	47.3	272 of 428	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.0	332 of 423	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.9	297 of 392	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	40.5	285 of 382	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.7	328 of 375	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	40.5	270 of 370	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	39.5	154 of 222	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Science23%

English Language Arts22%

Math12%

Social Studies10%-29 vs state

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Schools Near Clay International Academy

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)							ILEARN Math (2025)							ILEARN Science (2025)			ILEARN Social Studies (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	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Clay International Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	52900 Lily Rd	South Bend	46637	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 393-4300	496	39	12.7	63.1%	154 (31.0%)	158 (31.9%)	90 (18.1%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	85 (17.1%)	14	874^th of 1005 public elementary schools	13.0%		18.3	832^nd of 1011 public elementary schools	17.7%	42	11.9	25.6	19.2	20.6	21.3	28.6	21.8	7.0	28.2	7.7	13.4	13.2	7.9	12.2	21.1	23.8	22.8	9.8	$14,814	$2,779	$12,034
Darden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	18645 Janet St	South Bend	46637	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 243-7335	375	30	12.3	53.3%	142 (37.9%)	119 (31.7%)	43 (11.5%)	13 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (15.2%)	14.3	867^th of 1005 public elementary schools	13.7%		13.2	899^th of 1011 public elementary schools	11.1%	32	24.1	22.2	18.2				21.7	22.2	20.0	13.6				18.9	24.4		24.4	6.8	$16,620	$3,741	$12,880
Swanson Traditional School	Public	PK, KG-5	17677 Parker Dr	South Bend	46635	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 393-2700	399	29	13.9	33.6%	246 (61.7%)	54 (13.5%)	38 (9.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (14.0%)	87.5	116^th of 1005 public elementary schools	88.5%		87.2	104^th of 1011 public elementary schools	89.7%	12	57.5	59.7	56.6				57.9	74.0	73.7	67.9				72.1	52.6		52.6	61.5	$14,467	$3,364	$11,103
Marquette Montessori Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1818 Bergan St	South Bend	46628	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	Yes	No	Yes	(574) 393-2400	431	28	15.6	50.1%	168 (39.0%)	143 (33.2%)	47 (10.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (16.2%)	32	709^th of 1005 public elementary schools	29.5%		21.8	791^st of 1011 public elementary schools	21.8%	82	30.8	35.9	35.3	33.3	25.9		32.5	30.8	20.5	17.7	25.0	15.4		22.2	23.1	45.8	31.8	29.4	$15,572	$3,767	$11,806
Madison S.T.E.A.M. Academy	Public	K-5	832 N Lafayette Blvd	South Bend	46601	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 393-3200	431	38	11.4	80.3%	48 (11.1%)	197 (45.7%)	135 (31.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.4%)	12.9	886^th of 1005 public elementary schools	11.8%		7	970^th of 1011 public elementary schools	4.1%	84	25.4	16.4	21.5				21.3	23.9	16.7	8.9				16.0	18.0		18.0	10.1	$15,040	$3,815	$11,226
Muessel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1021 Blaine St	South Bend	46628	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 393-3400	295	25	11.5	68.8%	43 (14.6%)	181 (61.4%)	34 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (12.2%)	3.7	999^th of 1005 public elementary schools	0.6%		4.1	1007^th of 1011 public elementary schools	0.4%	8	9.3	6.3	8.6				8.0	5.7	4.2	0.0				3.7	6.3		6.3	2.9	$17,264	$5,814	$11,450
Paramount School of Excellence South Bend	Public, Charter	K-7	3414 Hepler Street	South Bend	46635	St. Joseph County	Paramount School of Excellence South Bend	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(317) 519-4588	476	28	17.0	75.4%	73 (15.3%)	286 (60.1%)	52 (10.9%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (12.6%)	16.9	844^th of 1005 public elementary schools	16.0%		18.7	829^th of 1011 public elementary schools	18.0%	15	24.5	29.6	15.4	18.0	35.5		23.5	26.5	24.1	5.8	29.5	23.3		22.0	22.2	11.7	16.7	7.7	$11,824	$966	$10,858
Edison Middle School	Public	K-8	2701 Eisenhower Dr	South Bend	46615	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 393-4400	551	53	10.3	67.0%	72 (13.1%)	136 (24.7%)	285 (51.7%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (8.7%)								(n/a)	7.3	17.0	7.6	13.3	16.5	11.8	12.7	25.5	13.7	7.6	4.0	12.4	0.0	10.0	23.5	13.3	17.5	11.3	$18,228	$3,307	$14,921
McKinley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	228 N Greenlawn Ave	South Bend	46617	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 393-3300	315	16	20.1	1.9%	92 (29.2%)	104 (33.0%)	72 (22.9%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (13.0%)								(n/a)																			$14,476	$3,329	$11,147
Kennedy Academy	Public	K-5	609 N Olive St	South Bend	46628	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 393-3100	443	30	15.0	49.9%	157 (35.4%)	132 (29.8%)	103 (23.3%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (10.4%)	65.7	331^st of 1005 public elementary schools	67.1%		67.6	320^th of 1011 public elementary schools	68.3%	11	37.8	50.0	44.7				44.8	51.4	61.2	42.1				52.4	63.3		63.3	31.6	$13,458	$2,722	$10,736

Frequently Asked Questions about Clay International Academy

How many students attend Clay International Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 496 students attended Clay International Academy.

What district is Clay International Academy in?

South Bend Community School Corp

Is Clay International Academy a good school?

Clay International Academy ranks in the bottom 13.0% of Indiana elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Clay International Academy attend?

Students who attend Clay International Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : LaSalle Academy
High : Clay High School
High : Rise Up Academy at Eggleston

What is the racial makeup of Clay International Academy?

Students at Clay International Academy are 32% African American, 31% White, 18% Hispanic, 17% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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