Enrollment
60
Middle
DISTRICT 84 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAY CITY CUSD 10·NCES 171034001251
Clay City Jr High School
607 S Walnut S. E., Clay City, IL 62824 · (618) 676-1431 · Clay County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL60 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 7% of Illinois public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.2:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
28 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 9 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 22 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 29 | 48% |
Student demographics
0%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
Clay City Jr High School→Clay City High School
Feeds from
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
32.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +15.2pp since 2023
Math
10.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.8% | 10.3% |
| 2023-24 | 17.6% | 4.4% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
22.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-21.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 45% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Jr High School
Clay City Jr High School's state test result (22.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clay City Jr High School this school | 60 | 46.7% | 22.7% |
| Durand Jr High School Durand | 58 | 48.3% | 43.9% |
| Cuba Middle School Cuba | 80 | 51.3% | 29.7% |
| Chrisman-Scottland Jr High School Chrisman | 54 | 40.7% | 25.2% |
| Williamsfield Middle School Williamsfield | 83 | 50.6% | 50.8% |
| Brownstown Jr High School Brownstown | 61 | 54.1% | 40.9% |
Matched among Illinois middle 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 Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 60 | #671 of 691 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
60
-8 (-12%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 115
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 | 60 | 6.3 | 9.6:1 | 47% (28) |
| 2023-24 | 68 | 6.5 | 10.4:1 | 53% (36) |
| 2022-23 | 61 | 5.9 | 10.3:1 | 56% (34) |
| 2020-21 | 68 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 70 | 5.2 | 13.5:1 | 71% (50) |
| 2015-16 | 63 | 4 | 15.8:1 | 57% (36) |
| 2010-11 | 63 | 1 | 63.0:1 | 43% (27) |
| 2000-01 | 99 | 4 | 24.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 115 | 6 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clay City Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (70 to 60); teachers up 21% (5.2 to 6.3).
About Clay City Jr High School
Clay City Jr High School is a small middle school with an address in Clay City, Illinois. It educates 60 students in grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Illinois is about 462 students.
Clay City CUSD 10, which runs Clay City Jr High School, has 3 schools and 253 students.
White students are the large majority at Clay City Jr High School, with 100% of enrollment. The chance that two students picked at random at Clay City Jr High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 0%.
At Clay City Jr High School, 6.3 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 9.6:1. That ratio is under the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 47% of enrollment.
Measured against Illinois public middle schools, Clay City Jr High School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Clay City Jr High School is a bottom-10% school in Illinois on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 22.7% against a predicted 44.6%.
Across Clay County, median household income is about $60,417, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 13%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Clay City Jr High School is among the 8 public schools in Clay County.
The closest public school, Clay City High School, is less than a tenth of a mile from Clay City Jr High School. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Clay City Jr High School is 9th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Clay City Jr High School saw enrollment fall 12% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Community posts for Clay City Jr High School can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 125 students
- Clay City High SchoolHigh · 68 students
Other schools in Clay City
- Clay City Elementary SchoolElementary · 125 students
- Clay City High SchoolHigh · 68 students
Nearby schools
- Clay City High School0.0 mi · 68
- Clay City Elementary School0.0 mi · 125
- 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 Jr High SchoolHow many students attend Clay City Jr High School?
Clay City Jr High School enrolls approximately 60 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Clay City Jr High School serve?
Clay City Jr High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Clay City Jr High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Clay City Jr High School is approximately 9.6:1 (6 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Clay City Jr High School?
Clay City Jr High School reports a student body of 100% White.
Is Clay City Jr High School public or private?
Clay City Jr High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Clay City CUSD 10.
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