Summary:
ZIP code 40962 has one middle school, Clay County Middle School, serving grades 7–8; it enrolled 387 students and had a 12:1 student–teacher ratio in SY 2024–2025. With only one school listed, there is no local school-to-school comparison. In the latest results, the school was above the state in two of eight grade-and-subject measures, matched it in two, and fell below it in four; its simple average was 40.3%, compared with 40.6% statewide. The most important takeaway is that overall results were close to the state average, but varied notably by subject and grade.
Clay County Middle School’s strongest result relative to the state was grade 7 reading: 54% proficient versus 50%, a 4-point advantage. Grade 7 math was also slightly higher, at 40% versus 39%. Its weakest relative result was grade 7 science, where 25% were proficient versus 28% statewide. Grade 8 writing and editing and mechanics matched state results; the other measures were below. SchoolDigger ranked the school 164th of 326 statewide for SY 2025–2026, at the 50th percentile with 3 stars. These results identify relative strengths and weaknesses compared with the state, not with other schools in the ZIP code.
Results weakened overall between the two years of test data: the school’s simple average fell from 45.5% in SY 2024–2025 to 40.3% in SY 2025–2026, while the state average moved from 42.4% to 40.6%. Six of the school’s eight measures declined, including grade 8 editing and mechanics (down 12 points) and grade 8 reading (down 11); science was unchanged, and social studies rose 2 points. SchoolDigger’s ranking rose from 206th of 324 (36th percentile, 2 stars) in SY 2023–2024 to 135th of 320 (58th percentile, 3 stars) in SY 2024–2025, then slipped to its latest position. As context, 70% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in SY 2024–2025; this measure alone does not explain school results.
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