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Enrollment
734
Middle
DISTRICT 400 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 180084000165
North Clay Middle School
3450 W SR 340, Brazil, IN 47834 · (812) 448-1530 · Clay County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL734 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of Indiana public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 Indiana public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
344 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 263 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 242 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 229 | 31% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
North Clay Middle School→Northview High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Clay Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
46.2%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
38.5%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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
46.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.4%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 North Clay Middle School
North Clay Middle School's state test result (46.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Clay Middle School this school | 734 | 46.9% | 46.2% |
| DeKalb Middle School Waterloo | 759 | 45.8% | 37.7% |
| Paul Hadley Middle School Mooresville | 668 | 45.1% | 40.9% |
| George Rogers Clark School Vincennes | 626 | 48.1% | 31.2% |
| Franklin Community Middle School Franklin | 726 | 44.4% | 39.6% |
| Boonville Middle School Boonville | 682 | 51.0% | 49.3% |
Matched among Indiana 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 North Clay Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #101 of 324 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #146 of 325 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #100 of 325 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 734 | #95 of 334 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #72 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.2% | #275 of 315 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.9% | #195 of 330 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.2% | #95 of 187 |
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
734
-8 (-1%) vs 2020
+30% since 1990-91, when it was 566
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 734 | 56.6 | 13.0:1 | 47% (344) |
| 2023-24 | 765 | 53.2 | 14.4:1 | 59% (449) |
| 2022-23 | 744 | 53.5 | 13.9:1 | 57% (423) |
| 2020-21 | 742 | 57 | 13.0:1 | 56% (413) |
| 2017-18 | 817 | N/A | N/A | 57% (468) |
| 2015-16 | 867 | 51 | 17.0:1 | 55% (473) |
| 2010-11 | 834 | 44 | 18.9:1 | 49% (409) |
| 2000-01 | 891 | 54 | 16.5:1 | 31% (274) |
| 1990-91 | 566 | 33 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Clay Middle School.
About North Clay Middle School
North Clay Middle School is a public middle school run by Clay Community Schools in Brazil, Indiana. It enrolls 734 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 24% larger than the 594-student average for middle schools in Indiana.
Clay Community Schools is the district for North Clay Middle School. It has 10 schools and 3,995 students.
The share of students at North Clay Middle School who are White is 93%. Other students are 4% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Clay County residents are about 95% White, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 14, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 56.6 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 13.0:1. Across middle schools in Indiana, the average ratio is 15.6:1. Roughly 47% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Clay County average a similar 44%.
Among Indiana public middle schools, North Clay Middle School outscored 75%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, North Clay Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Indiana schools: 46.2% actual against 42.4% predicted.
For Clay County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $70,010 a year, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting North Clay Middle School, Clay County has 10 public schools.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, Northview High School, is the closest to North Clay Middle School. In all, 5 other public schools sit within five miles of North Clay Middle School. Its average proficiency rate of 46.2% is below the 52.5% average for nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes North Clay Middle School as Rural: Fringe.
The school's size has been steady, with 742 students in 2020-21 and 734 in 2024-25.
The North Clay Middle School discussion page is a place for open houses, carpools, and field trips. You can also rate the school on this page.
Clay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,409
Census ACS
Median income
$70,010
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,995 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clay Community Schools
- Northview High SchoolHigh · 863 students
- Clay City Elementary SchoolElementary · 385 students
- Staunton Elementary SchoolElementary · 373 students
- Clay City Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 366 students
- Meridian Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 321 students
- Van Buren Elementary SchoolElementary · 275 students
Other schools in Brazil
- Northview High SchoolHigh · 863 students
- Staunton Elementary SchoolElementary · 373 students
- Meridian Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 321 students
- Van Buren Elementary SchoolElementary · 275 students
- Jackson Township Elementary SchoolElementary · 237 students
- Forest Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 232 students
Nearby schools
- Northview High School0.2 mi · 863
- Staunton Elementary School2.0 mi · 373
- Meridian Street Elementary School2.2 mi · 321
- Forest Park Elementary School2.8 mi · 232
- East Side Elementary School3.1 mi · 209
- Jackson Township Elementary School5.9 mi · 237
Frequently asked questions
About North Clay Middle SchoolHow many students attend North Clay Middle School?
North Clay Middle School enrolls approximately 734 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does North Clay Middle School serve?
North Clay Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at North Clay Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at North Clay Middle School is approximately 13.0:1 (57 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at North Clay Middle School?
At North Clay Middle School, the student body is approximately 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is North Clay Middle School in?
North Clay Middle School is part of Clay Community Schools.
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