Summary:
ZIP code 46033 has exactly one middle school, Clay Middle School, serving grades 6–8 in Carmel, Indiana as part of Carmel Clay Schools, with 1,415 students. That single-school profile makes Clay both the local option and a statewide standout: it ranked 5th of 486 Indiana middle schools in 2025–2026, placing in the 99th percentile with 5 stars, after ranking 7th of 480 in 2024–2025, and 7th of 491 in 2023–2024. Its district is also highly ranked at 5th of 374 districts, 99th percentile, 5 stars.
For parents comparing performance, Clay’s ILEARN proficiency is far above Indiana in every available grade-level comparison. ELA proficiency is 69.60% in 6th grade, 65.09% in 7th, and 73.61% in 8th, versus state rates of 41.3%, 41.7%, and 44.0%. Math is 68.50% in 6th, 67.12% in 7th, and 70.95% in 8th, versus state rates of 40.2%, 35.9%, and 34.2%. Science is 68.50% in 6th grade, versus 41.2% statewide. Within the district, 8th grade is the bright spot: ELA 8 is 73.61% vs district 73.03%, and Math 8 is 70.95% vs district 67.09%. The relative weak spot is 7th-grade ELA at 65.09%, which trails the district by 4.82 points but remains 23.39 points above the state.
All-grade scores also show improvement. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, Clay’s ELA rose from 66.21% to 69.46% (+3.25 points) and Science from 65.39% to 68.50% (+3.11 points), while Math slipped from 69.81% to 68.87% (-0.94 points). Clay’s all-grade scores still trail district averages in ELA (-1.30), Math (-2.94), and Science (-4.09), but those gaps narrowed compared with the prior year. Other metrics: chronic absenteeism is 4.6%, below the district’s 6.4% and the state’s 16.7%; free/reduced lunch is 14.35%; per-student spending is $11,085; and the student-teacher ratio is 17.4. Overall, Clay is a top-1% Indiana middle school with exceptional outcomes and very low absenteeism.
Thank you for your feedback!