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Clays Mill Elementary

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Clays Mill Elementary ranks 677 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

677^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Clays Mill Elementary is a small PK–5 school in Scottsburg, Virginia, serving 236 students in the Halifax County Public Schools district, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's overall state ranking sits at 677th out of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools (39th percentile), a sharp drop from 2023-24 when it was the top-ranked elementary school in Halifax County. This volatility is nothing new: the school reached the 77th percentile statewide in 2021-22 but finished near the bottom (8th percentile) in 2016-17.

Clays Mill has real strengths to build on. Its 5th grade science proficiency of 77.8% is the highest among all Halifax County elementary schools, and 5th grade math (85.2%) ties nearby Scottsburg Elementary for the district lead. The school's economically disadvantaged students rank in the 55th percentile statewide, outperforming the school's overall ranking. The biggest concern is 3rd grade: reading proficiency plunged from 79.2% to 44.1% and math from 75.0% to 50.0% in just one year. By contrast, 4th grade math still beats the state average. This suggests a cohort-specific issue, not a school-wide collapse.

A persistent gender gap deserves attention — female students perform at the 65th percentile statewide while male students sit at the 41st percentile, a gap that has held for three years. Chronic absenteeism runs at 20.5%, better than the district average (21.4%) but well above the state (14.8%) and much worse than Sydnor Jennings Elementary's 10.1%. Nearby Scottsburg Elementary, just 5 miles away, ranks 345th statewide — more than 330 places ahead of Clays Mill — driven largely by far stronger 3rd grade scores. Meanwhile, Mount Airy Elementary in Pittsylvania County Public Schools and Bacon District Elementary in Charlotte County Public Schools show that rural, high-poverty schools can achieve far higher results. For Clays Mill, the clearest path forward is focusing on early-grade literacy and numeracy, closing the gender gap, and stabilizing attendance while preserving the strengths already visible in the upper grades.

236

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,316

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1011 Clays Mill School Dr
Scottsburg, VA 24589

(434) 476-3022

District: Halifax County Public Schools

Students who attend Clays Mill Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Halifax County Middle
High:	Halifax County High

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.5%

African American:

20.8%

Hispanic:

5.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 37th percentile in 2016 → 39th in 2026

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Halifax County Public Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school68%

District avg71%

Virginia avg72%

677^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Halifax County Public Schools

76^th of 131Halifax County Public Schools among Virginia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	44.9	677 of 1111	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	62.5	447 of 1110	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.2	394 of 1114	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.3	489 of 1114	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.7	253 of 1109	77.2%	★★★★☆
2021	37.2	740 of 1103	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.0	438 of 1105	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.5	685 of 1097	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	14.9	1013 of 1099	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	45.5	694 of 1096	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	17.7	997 of 1100	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	55.5	517 of 1110	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.1	486 of 1120	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	49.9	635 of 1117	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.4	614 of 1117	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.9	781 of 1113	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	61.1	415 of 1082	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.3	367 of 1081	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	34.3	843 of 1083	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.0	924 of 1071	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	7.9	1044 of 1062	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	66.1	390 of 1100	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	73.3	286 of 1096	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	73.7	284 of 1098	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	74.0	261 of 1100	76.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	56.0	465 of 1040	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.2	357 of 1046	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	46.7	651 of 1099	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.2	552 of 1093	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.6	514 of 1101	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.9	581 of 1093	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	48.1	572 of 974	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.0	449 of 973	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.2	434 of 979	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.9	520 of 984	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2026)65th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)55th percentile+16 vs school

White (2026)41st percentile~ school

Male (2026)41st percentile~ school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Science78%+9 vs state

Mathematics70%-3 vs state

VA Studies69%~ state avg

English Reading62%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Mathematics (2026)			SOL Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (2026)			SOL VA Studies (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Clays Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1011 Clays Mill School Dr	Scottsburg	24589	Halifax County	Halifax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 476-3022	236	19	12.1	100.0%	164 (69.5%)	49 (20.8%)	14 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	44.9	677^th of 1111 public elementary schools	39.1%		62.5	447^th of 1110 public elementary schools	59.7%	230	50.0	79.3	85.2	77.8	44.1	69.0	77.8	69.0	$10,316	$706	$9,610
Scottsburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1010 Scottsburg School Trail	Scottsburg	24589	Halifax County	Halifax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 454-6454	187	18	10.6	100.5%	103 (55.1%)	61 (32.6%)	9 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	13 (7.0%)	70.5	345^th of 1111 public elementary schools	68.9%		73.1	309^th of 1110 public elementary schools	72.2%	36	87.9	90.6	85.2	70.4	81.8	75.0	77.8	72.7	$13,251	$1,408	$11,843
Sinai Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1011 Sinai Elementary Drive	Halifax	24558	Halifax County	Halifax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 476-6193	243	23	10.8	99.2%	47 (19.3%)	167 (68.7%)	13 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.6%)	31.8	824^th of 1111 public elementary schools	25.8%		33.3	798^th of 1110 public elementary schools	28.1%	26	51.5	43.2	82.4	70.6	42.4	75.7	67.7	52.8	$11,984	$2,676	$9,308
South Boston Elementary	Public	K-5	2320 Parker Avenue	South Boston	24592	Halifax County	Halifax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 517-2620	683	46	14.8	100.4%	185 (27.1%)	377 (55.2%)	59 (8.6%)	14 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	44 (6.4%)	46.5	652^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	41.3%		38.3	735^th of 1110 public elementary schools	33.8%	83	83.7	79.8	74.2	68.8	67.3	64.9	68.1	48.3	$9,069	$1,416	$7,653
Meadville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1011 Meadville School Loop	Nathalie	24577	Halifax County	Halifax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 349-1012	173	11	16.2	100.6%	106 (61.3%)	57 (32.9%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)	57.2	518^th of 1111 public elementary schools	53.4%		67.4	387^th of 1110 public elementary schools	65.1%	131	72.7	76.7	78.6	71.4	72.7	80.0	82.1	56.7	$9,780	$25	$9,755
Sydnor Jennings Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1011 Sydnor Jennings Rd	Nathalie	24577	Halifax County	Halifax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 349-1013	157	17	9.2	96.2%	76 (48.4%)	55 (35.0%)	7 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (12.1%)	52	591^st of 1111 public elementary schools	46.8%		37.1	747^th of 1110 public elementary schools	32.7%	156	75.0	80.8	57.1	61.9	70.0	80.8	66.7	76.9	$13,219	$576	$12,643
Cluster Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7091 Huell Matthews Hwy.	Alton	24520	Halifax County	Halifax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 517-2600	572	38	14.9	100.7%	358 (62.6%)	128 (22.4%)	46 (8.0%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.9%)	59	491^st of 1111 public elementary schools	55.8%		43.6	681^st of 1110 public elementary schools	38.6%	190	72.5	86.1	91.7	66.7	61.3	78.5	73.8	73.4	$9,523	$1,502	$8,021
Brookneal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	133 Charlotte St.	Brookneal	24528	Campbell County	Campbell County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 376-2042	410	34	12.1	79.5%	268 (65.4%)	94 (22.9%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (8.8%)	59.5	486^th of 1111 public elementary schools	56.3%		43.4	684^th of 1110 public elementary schools	38.4%	198	77.3	83.6	75.8	65.2	71.2	85.5	67.7	78.2	$8,660	$1,093	$7,566
Bacon District Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	840 Bacon School Rd	Saxe	23967	Charlotte County	Charlotte County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 542-9507	169	18	9.3		110 (65.1%)	49 (29.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.3%)	86.9	94^th of 1111 public elementary schools	91.5%		81.9	184^th of 1110 public elementary schools	83.4%	90	100.0	96.4	87.0	87.0	81.3	92.9	78.3	96.4	$11,047	$2,484	$8,563
Mount Airy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Mt Airy Elementary Cir	Gretna	24557	Pittsylvania County	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 630-1816	141	15	9.4	85.8%	80 (56.7%)	43 (30.5%)	11 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.0%)	83	158^th of 1111 public elementary schools	85.8%		82.3	173^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	84.4%	15	85.0	84.6	96.4	92.9	75.0	84.6	85.7	84.6	$14,245	$2,649	$11,595

Frequently Asked Questions about Clays Mill Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Clays Mill Elementary?

Students at Clays Mill Elementary are 69% White, 21% African American, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

Is Clays Mill Elementary a good school?

Clays Mill Elementary ranks 677^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Clays Mill Elementary in?

Halifax County Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Clays Mill Elementary attend?

Students who attend Clays Mill Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Halifax County Middle
High : Halifax County High

How many students attend Clays Mill Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 236 students attended Clays Mill Elementary.

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