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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 46033

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School

1,415

Students

5-star school

Top rankedClay Middle School7^th of 480 Indiana middle schools

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Summary:

In zip code 46033, there is one middle school, Clay Middle School, which serves grades 6-8. This school is part of the Carmel Clay Schools district, a highly-regarded district in Indiana.

Clay Middle School is a public middle school with an enrollment of 1,395 students. It consistently ranks among the top middle schools in Indiana, holding a 5-star rating and placing 16th out of 489 middle schools statewide for the 2022-2023 academic year. The school demonstrates strong academic performance, with overall proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) at 66.21% and Math at 69.81% for the 2024-2025 school year. These scores are significantly higher than the state averages, though slightly below the district averages in ELA and Science. Notably, 7th graders at Clay Middle School show particularly strong performance in Math, exceeding the district average for that grade. The school also has a relatively low free/reduced lunch rate of 13.26% and invests heavily in its students with a spending per student of $11,085, contributing to its overall success.

While Clay Middle School excels academically, a chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8% is an area to monitor for potential impacts on student engagement. The student-teacher ratio of 17.2 is within a typical range for middle schools. Overall, Clay Middle School is a high-performing institution that provides a strong educational foundation for its students, consistently outperforming state averages and maintaining a high standing within Indiana.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)				ILEARN Math (2025)				ILEARN Science (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 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Clay Middle School	Public	6-8	5150 E 126th St	Carmel	46033	Hamilton County	Carmel Clay Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 844-7251	1,415	81	17.4	14.3%	1,012 (71.5%)	69 (4.9%)	129 (9.1%)	139 (9.8%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	62 (4.4%)	97.1	7^th of 480 public middle schools	98.5%		96.5	7^th of 491 public middle schools	98.6%		65.8	63.8	68.9	66.2	68.3	71.9	69.1	69.8	65.4	65.4	$11,085	$239	$10,846

Cities Near Zip Code 46033

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Carmel	0.25 mi	17	55^th
Fishers	2.22 mi	21	20^th
Noblesville	2.57 mi	17	97^th
Westfield	3.67 mi	10	18^th
Indianapolis	4.87 mi	266	371^st

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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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