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What's one thing Clay Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
606
Elementary
DISTRICT 523 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 010192000696
Clay Elementary School
6745 Old Springville Rd, Clay, AL 35048 · (205) 379-3000 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL606 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
332 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 40 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 111 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (89).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
57.0%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
25.1%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.2%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Clay Elementary School
Clay Elementary School's state test result (37.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Elementary School this school | 606 | 54.8% | 37.2% |
| McAdory Elementary School McCalla | 617 | 50.4% | 43.2% |
| Hueytown Primary School Hueytown | 601 | 58.7% | N/A |
| McCalla Elementary School Bessemer | 752 | 54.4% | 46.7% |
| Woodland Forrest Elementary School Tuscaloosa | 544 | 55.1% | 33.2% |
| Harvest School Harvest | 663 | 53.1% | 41.6% |
Matched among Alabama elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Clay Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #438 of 626 | #44 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.1% | #454 of 626 | #49 of 89 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #396 of 626 | #41 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 606 | #169 of 709 | #28 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #291 of 655 | #38 of 93 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.1% | #214 of 658 | #23 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.8% | #416 of 696 | #60 of 96 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.6% | #215 of 262 | #25 of 31 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
606
+42 (+7%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 845
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 18.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 606 | 36.4 | 16.7:1 | 55% (332) |
| 2023-24 | 634 | 36.6 | 17.4:1 | 45% (286) |
| 2022-23 | 632 | 34 | 18.6:1 | 48% (305) |
| 2020-21 | 564 | 31 | 18.2:1 | 59% (330) |
| 2017-18 | 585 | 33 | 17.7:1 | 43% (251) |
| 2015-16 | 597 | 32 | 18.7:1 | 39% (233) |
| 2010-11 | 677 | 47 | 14.4:1 | 29% (197) |
| 2000-01 | 862 | 54 | 16.0:1 | 8% (70) |
| 1990-91 | 845 | 38 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clay Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (585 to 606); teachers up 10% (33 to 36.4).
About Clay Elementary School
Clay Elementary School, located in Clay, Alabama, is a medium-sized elementary school. Its 606 students are spread across pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 26% bigger than the 480 average for elementary schools in Alabama.
Jefferson County counts 55 schools and 35,444 students, including Clay Elementary School.
By race and ethnicity, Clay Elementary School is 62% Black. After that, the student body is 18% White, 10% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. Census figures show Jefferson County is about 42% Black. Clay Elementary School has a diversity index of 56%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 36.4 full-time equivalents, or about 16.7 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Alabama have a similar average ratio of 17.0:1. About 55% of students, or 332, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Clay Elementary School would be expected to post about 44.2%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 37.2%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Jefferson County show that median household income is about $66,388, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 181 public schools in Jefferson County, with a combined enrollment of about 97,401.
ClayChalkville High School is located about 0.3 miles from Clay Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Clay Elementary School is 5th of 9 on proficiency.
Clay Elementary School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Federal counts put enrollment at 564 in 2020-21 and 606 in 2024-25, a 7% gain. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.2:1 in 2020-21 to 16.7:1 in 2024-25.
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Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
667,755
Census ACS
Median income
$66,388
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
181
97,401 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson County
- ClayChalkville High SchoolHigh · 1,377 students
- McAdory High SchoolHigh · 1,259 students
- Hueytown High SchoolHigh · 1,200 students
- Shades Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,094 students
- Gardendale High SchoolHigh · 1,076 students
- Pinson Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,025 students
Other Clay Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 8 states are named Clay Elementary. Clay Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 8.
- Clay ElementaryAltoona, IA · 700 students
- Clay Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 578 students
- Clay Elementary SchoolClay, WV · 431 students
- Clay Elementary SchoolEphrata, PA · 377 students
- Clay Elementary SchoolPortsmouth, OH · 326 students
Nearby schools
- ClayChalkville High School0.3 mi · 1,377
- ClayChalkville Middle School0.3 mi · 952
- HewittTrussville High School2.4 mi · 1,571
- HewittTrussville Middle School3.0 mi · 1,163
- Pinson Valley High School3.9 mi · 1,025
- Paine Elementary School4.0 mi · 1,338
Frequently asked questions
About Clay Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Clay Elementary School?
Clay Elementary School enrolls approximately 606 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Clay Elementary School serve?
Clay Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Clay Elementary School?
Approximately 16.7:1 students per teacher at Clay Elementary School.
How diverse is Clay Elementary School?
Clay Elementary School reports a student body of 18% White, 10% Hispanic, 62% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Clay Elementary School?
Clay Elementary School is overseen by Jefferson County in Jefferson County.
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