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If you could change one rule at Clay International Academy, what would it be?
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Enrollment
496
Elementary
DISTRICT 377 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH BEND COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 181029001650
Clay International Academy
52900 Lily Rd, South Bend, IN 46637 · (574) 393-4300 · St. Joseph County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL496 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 7% of Indiana public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
313 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 14 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 78 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 53% smaller than its 8th grade class (78).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 57% · 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
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
21.8%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
12.2%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. 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
17.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.9%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% typical for Indiana 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 Indiana'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 International Academy
Clay International Academy's state test result (17.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clay International Academy this school | 496 | 63.1% | 17.1% |
| Gold Academy Indianapolis | 529 | 61.4% | 22.4% |
| W E Wilson Elementary Jeffersonville | 518 | 66.4% | 29.6% |
| Lodge Community School Evansville | 510 | 63.5% | 8.2% |
| Nuner Fine Arts Academy South Bend | 489 | 62.6% | 15.9% |
| Weisser Park Elementary School Fort Wayne | 632 | 64.1% | 42.1% |
Matched among Indiana 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 International Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In St. Joseph County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.1% | #880 of 983 | #30 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.2% | #939 of 986 | #34 of 40 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.8% | #814 of 986 | #26 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 496 | #389 of 1,079 | #13 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #139 of 991 | #9 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.0% | #19 of 996 | #1 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.1% | #293 of 1,058 | #14 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.5% | #125 of 353 | #6 of 12 |
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
496
+24 (+5%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 625
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 496 | 38.9 | 12.7:1 | 63% (313) |
| 2023-24 | 506 | 65 | 7.8:1 | 60% (306) |
| 2022-23 | 571 | 41.4 | 13.8:1 | 69% (396) |
| 2020-21 | 472 | 25 | 18.9:1 | 62% (293) |
| 2017-18 | 433 | 31 | 14.0:1 | 72% (313) |
| 2015-16 | 436 | 25 | 17.4:1 | 75% (325) |
| 2010-11 | 626 | 36 | 17.4:1 | 68% (423) |
| 2000-01 | 664 | 47 | 14.1:1 | 55% (364) |
| 1990-91 | 625 | 40 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clay International Academy.
About Clay International Academy
Clay International Academy is a medium-sized elementary school in South Bend, Indiana, under South Bend Community School Corp. Grades offered run from pre-K through 8, with 496 students enrolled.
Across its 29 schools, South Bend Community School Corp enrolls 13,585 students. Clay International Academy is one of those schools.
At Clay International Academy, the largest share of students is Black, at 32%. The remaining shares are 31% White, 18% Hispanic, and 17% multiracial. St. Joseph County as a whole is about 13% Black, so the school's share is higher. Clay International Academy's diversity index is 74%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Clay International Academy total 38.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.7:1. That is 2.8 students per teacher below the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 63%. The average for public schools in St. Joseph County is 46%.
Clay International Academy is graded D by allk12, scoring above 7% of Indiana public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Clay International Academy falls in the middle 80% of Indiana schools: 17.1% actual against 30.9% predicted.
According to the American Community Survey, in St. Joseph County, the median household income is $66,868, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Clay International Academy is one of 73 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to Clay International Academy is Darden Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.9 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Clay International Academy ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
2024-25 enrollment was 496, a 5% rise from 472 in 2020-21. The school's ratio fell from 18.9:1 to 12.7:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Community posts for Clay International Academy can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
St. Joseph County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
273,040
Census ACS
Median income
$66,868
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
73
35,614 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South Bend Community School Corp
- Adams High SchoolHigh · 1,966 students
- Riley High SchoolHigh · 1,238 students
- Washington High SchoolHigh · 795 students
- Jefferson Traditional SchoolMiddle · 591 students
- Harrison Elementary SchoolElementary · 555 students
- Edison Middle SchoolElementary · 551 students
Other schools in South Bend
- Adams High SchoolHigh · 1,966 students
- Riley High SchoolHigh · 1,238 students
- Washington High SchoolHigh · 795 students
- Success Academy Primary SchoolElementary · 610 students
- Jefferson Traditional SchoolMiddle · 591 students
- Harrison Elementary SchoolElementary · 555 students
Nearby schools
- Darden Elementary School0.9 mi · 375
- Swanson Traditional School1.7 mi · 399
- Marquette Montessori Academy2.2 mi · 431
- Madison S.T.E.A.M. Academy2.7 mi · 431
- Rise Up Academy at Eggleston2.8 mi · 149
- South Bend Virtual School2.8 mi · 291
Frequently asked questions
About Clay International AcademyHow many students attend Clay International Academy?
Clay International Academy enrolls approximately 496 students in grades PK-08.
Is Clay International Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Clay International Academy is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Clay International Academy have?
Clay International Academy employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Clay International Academy?
Student demographics at Clay International Academy are roughly 31% White, 18% Hispanic, 32% Black, 1% Asian, 17% Two or more.
Who oversees Clay International Academy?
Clay International Academy is overseen by South Bend Community School Corp in St. Joseph County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.