Summary:
ZIP code 47841 covers Clay City, Indiana, and is home to two public schools serving about 751 students in Clay Community Schools: Clay City Elementary School for grades K–6 (385 students) and Clay City Junior-Senior High School for grades 7–12 (366 students), so there is no standalone middle school — grades 7 and 8 are part of the junior-senior high. The district is rated 97th of 374 in Indiana, at the 74th percentile with 4 stars.
Clay City Elementary School stands out most for attendance: chronic absenteeism was 4.7% in 2024–2025, far below the district's 11.8% and the state's 16.7%. It has earned 4 stars in all three rank-history years, though its percentile has slipped from 88 to 78 to 70. Math is a strength — 3rd-grade math at 79.31% and 6th-grade math at 61.4%, both above district and state — while ELA is uneven, with all-grade ELA at 42.06% (below the district's 53.21%) and 4th- and 5th-grade ELA below both district and state.
Clay City Junior-Senior High School shows the opposite pattern: strong ELA and Biology, with 8th-grade ELA at 82.54%, all-grade ELA at 71.43%, and Biology End-of-Course at 65.45%, all well above district. Math is the weak spot — all-grade math 35.29% and SAT math 13.85%, both below district and state — and graduation was 87.5%, slightly under the district's 90.1% and the state's 89.7%. It holds 3 stars, with percentile moving 67 to 54 to 60. It also spends $13,470 per student versus $10,286 at the elementary school, with smaller classes (13.7 students per teacher versus 17.7).
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