Enrollment
124
Elementary
DISTRICT 85 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAYTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550258000289
Clayton Elementary
236 Polk Ave W, Clayton, WI 54004 · (715) 948-2163 · Polk County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL124 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- BTest 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 Wisconsin public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.4:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
59 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 42%
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 | 15 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 15 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 20 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 16 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 16 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (15) is 32% smaller than its 5th grade class (22).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 54% · 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 Clayton School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
55.6%
WI avg 53.1% . -5.2pp since 2023
Math
44.4%
WI avg 54.8% . -18.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 18 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.6% | 44.4% |
| 2023-24 | 60.8% | 62.8% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. 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
59.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin'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 Clayton Elementary
Clayton Elementary's state test result (59.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton Elementary this school | 124 | 47.6% | 59.6% |
| Benton Elementary Benton | 131 | 48.1% | 62.2% |
| Sugar Bush Elementary New London | 119 | 46.2% | 45.4% |
| Elcho Elementary Elcho | 127 | 49.6% | 54.9% |
| Wauzeka Elementary Wauzeka | 112 | 51.8% | 74.0% |
| Tigerton Elementary Tigerton | 121 | 47.1% | 43.3% |
Matched among Wisconsin 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 Clayton Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #421 of 982 | #6 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #672 of 992 ▼ 293 | #9 of 9 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #427 of 992 ▼ 84 | #6 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 124 | #1,043 of 1,157 | #10 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.6% | #453 of 1,064 | #3 of 10 |
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
124
0 (0%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 264
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 124 | 14.1 | 8.8:1 | 48% (59) |
| 2023-24 | 136 | 14.8 | 9.2:1 | 53% (72) |
| 2022-23 | 137 | 12.8 | 10.8:1 | 47% (64) |
| 2020-21 | 124 | 12 | 10.3:1 | 56% (69) |
| 2017-18 | 154 | 15.1 | 10.2:1 | 47% (73) |
| 2015-16 | 191 | 16 | 11.9:1 | 55% (105) |
| 2010-11 | 213 | 17 | 12.5:1 | 53% (112) |
| 2000-01 | 217 | 14 | 15.5:1 | 35% (75) |
| 1990-91 | 264 | 12 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clayton Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (154 to 124); teachers down 7% (15.1 to 14.1).
About Clayton Elementary
Clayton Elementary is a small elementary school found in Clayton, Wisconsin. Enrollment is 124 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5. Against the 323-student average for elementary schools in Wisconsin, enrollment here is 62% lower.
Clayton Elementary belongs to Clayton School District, a district of 3 schools and 256 students.
At Clayton Elementary, White students make up 91% of the student body. After that, the student body is 3% Hispanic and 2% Asian. That is close to the 94% White share among all Polk County residents. Clayton Elementary has a diversity index of 17%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 14.1 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 8.8:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Wisconsin is 14.7:1, higher than at this school. Clayton Elementary reports 48% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Polk County, the average is 37%.
Clayton Elementary is graded B by allk12, scoring above 64% of Wisconsin public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at Clayton Elementary are 11.2 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (59.6% actual, 48.5% predicted).
Polk County has these Census figures: median household income is about $77,219, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Clayton Elementary is among the 26 public schools in Polk County.
Clayton High is the public school closest to Clayton Elementary, less than a tenth of a mile away. Clayton Elementary has 2 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Clayton Elementary at 1st of 8.
For locale, NCES codes Clayton Elementary as Rural: Remote.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 124, close to the 124 recorded in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 8.8 students per teacher, compared with 10.3 in 2020-21.
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Polk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
45,555
Census ACS
Median income
$77,219
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
6,126 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clayton School District
- Clayton HighHigh · 86 students
- Clayton MiddleMiddle · 46 students
Other schools in Clayton
- Clayton HighHigh · 86 students
- Clayton MiddleMiddle · 46 students
Other Clayton Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Clayton Elementary. Clayton Elementary is the 6th largest of the 6.
- Clayton ElementaryNeenah, WI · 206 students
- Clayton Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 637 students
- Clayton Elementary SchoolClayton, DE · 487 students
- Clayton Elementary SchoolENGLEWOOD, CO · 402 students
- Clayton Elementary SchoolCanton, GA · 290 students
Nearby schools
- Clayton High0.0 mi · 86
- Clayton Middle0.0 mi · 46
- Laker Online5.1 mi · 15
- Turtle Lake High5.1 mi · 119
- Turtle Lake Elementary5.1 mi · 215
- Turtle Lake Middle5.1 mi · 96
Frequently asked questions
About Clayton ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Clayton Elementary?
Clayton Elementary enrolls approximately 124 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Clayton Elementary serve?
Clayton Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Clayton Elementary?
Approximately 8.8:1 students per teacher at Clayton Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Clayton Elementary?
Student demographics at Clayton Elementary are roughly 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Clayton Elementary public or private?
Clayton Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Clayton School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.