Enrollment
125
Elementary
DISTRICT 84 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAY CITY CUSD 10·NCES 171034004575
Clay City Elementary School
607 South Walnut S. E., Clay City, IL 62824 · (618) 676-1431 · Clay County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL125 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of Illinois public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
74 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 | 22 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 15 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 15 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 16 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 18 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (15) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (21).
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 69% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Clay City CUSD 10. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
35.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +20.5pp since 2023
Math
28.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +24.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 21 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 24 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.7% | 28.6% |
| 2023-24 | 15.2% | 4.3% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. 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
27.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for Illinois 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 Illinois'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 City Elementary School
Clay City Elementary School's state test result (27.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clay City Elementary School this school | 125 | 59.2% | 27.3% |
| Shawnee Elementary School Wolf Lake | 136 | 60.3% | 15.3% |
| West Prairie North Elementary School Good Hope | 141 | 57.4% | 27.1% |
| Astoria Elementary School Astoria | 145 | 60.7% | 50.6% |
| Dahlgren Elementary School Dahlgren | 139 | 56.1% | 44.7% |
| Akin Comm Cons Elementary School Akin | 124 | 54.8% | 65.2% |
Matched among Illinois 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 City Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #1,375 of 1,925 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #1,329 of 2,077 ▲ 567 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #1,489 of 2,077 ▲ 261 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 125 | #2,283 of 2,419 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.2% | #1,040 of 2,132 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -37.8% | #74 of 1,461 |
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
125
-18 (-13%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 234
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 | 125 | 13.1 | 9.5:1 | 59% (74) |
| 2023-24 | 106 | 8.6 | 12.3:1 | 58% (61) |
| 2022-23 | 130 | 12.8 | 10.2:1 | 65% (85) |
| 2020-21 | 143 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 201 | 15.4 | 13.1:1 | 66% (132) |
| 2015-16 | 209 | 11 | 19.0:1 | 62% (129) |
| 2010-11 | 166 | 11 | 15.1:1 | 44% (73) |
| 2000-01 | 231 | 18 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 234 | 17 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clay City Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 38% (201 to 125); teachers down 14% (15.4 to 13.1).
About Clay City Elementary School
Federal records list Clay City Elementary School as an elementary school in Clay City, Illinois. It enrolled 125 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 67% lower than the average for elementary schools in Illinois, which is about 381.
Clay City Elementary School is part of a district of 3 schools: Clay City CUSD 10, with 253 students.
About 97% of the student body at Clay City Elementary School is White. Other students are 3% multiracial. The county population is about 95% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 6%, meaning two students picked at random have a 6% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
With 13.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Clay City Elementary School was 9.5:1. On average, elementary schools in Illinois have 13.9:1, compared with 9.5:1 here. Clay City Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 59%.
Measured against Illinois public elementary schools, Clay City Elementary School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with Illinois schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Clay City Elementary School's results are 10.1 points below predicted: 27.3% against 37.3%.
County data help place the school in context: in Clay County, the median household income is $60,417, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 13%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. In all, Clay County has 8 public schools and roughly 2,130 students.
The nearest other public school, Clay City High School, is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Clay City Elementary School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Clay City Elementary School's enrollment dropped from 143 in 2020-21 to 125 in 2024-25.
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Clay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,052
Census ACS
Median income
$60,417
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,130 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clay City CUSD 10
- Clay City High SchoolHigh · 68 students
- Clay City Jr High SchoolMiddle · 60 students
Other schools in Clay City
- Clay City High SchoolHigh · 68 students
- Clay City Jr High SchoolMiddle · 60 students
Other Clay City Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Clay City Elementary. Clay City Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Clay City Elementary SchoolClay City, KY · 425 students
- Clay City Elementary SchoolClay City, IN · 385 students
Nearby schools
- Clay City High School0.0 mi · 68
- Clay City Jr High School0.0 mi · 60
- Floyd Henson Jr High School6.5 mi · 295
- Flora Elementary School6.9 mi · 672
- Flora High School7.2 mi · 353
- North Clay Elementary/Jr High School10.2 mi · 379
Frequently asked questions
About Clay City Elementary SchoolHow large is Clay City Elementary School?
Clay City Elementary School enrolls approximately 125 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Clay City Elementary School serve?
Clay City Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Clay City Elementary School have?
Clay City Elementary School employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Clay City Elementary School?
Student demographics at Clay City Elementary School are roughly 97% White, 3% Two or more.
What district is Clay City Elementary School in?
Clay City Elementary School is part of Clay City CUSD 10.
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