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Clay Elementary Primary School
3200 First Ave South
Altoona IA, 50009, Polk County
Phone: 515-967-4198
Ranking: 
(231 out of 696, top 33%)*
(231 out of 696, top 33%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Southeast Polk Community School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 24 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 477 | 452 | 447 | 413 | 388 | 384 | 319 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 55 | 11.5% | 43 | 9.5% | 46 | 10.3% | 59 | 14.3% | 13 | 3.4% | 18 | 4.7% | 11 | 3.4% |
| Kindergarten: | 76 | 15.9% | 75 | 16.6% | 90 | 20.1% | 76 | 18.4% | 55 | 14.2% | 67 | 17.4% | 48 | 15.0% |
| Grade 1: | 74 | 15.5% | 88 | 19.5% | 73 | 16.3% | 54 | 13.1% | 68 | 17.5% | 50 | 13.0% | 49 | 15.4% |
| Grade 2: | 84 | 17.6% | 69 | 15.3% | 55 | 12.3% | 68 | 16.5% | 48 | 12.4% | 53 | 13.8% | 47 | 14.7% |
| Grade 3: | 69 | 14.5% | 51 | 11.3% | 70 | 15.7% | 55 | 13.3% | 54 | 13.9% | 51 | 13.3% | 46 | 14.4% |
| Grade 4: | 53 | 11.1% | 69 | 15.3% | 58 | 13.0% | 49 | 11.9% | 52 | 13.4% | 51 | 13.3% | 45 | 14.1% |
| Grade 5: | 66 | 13.8% | 57 | 12.6% | 55 | 12.3% | 52 | 12.6% | 49 | 12.6% | 50 | 13.0% | 42 | 13.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 242 | 50.7% | 233 | 51.5% | 224 | 50.1% | 222 | 53.8% | 206 | 53.1% | 206 | 53.6% | 165 | 51.7% |
| Female: | 235 | 49.3% | 219 | 48.5% | 223 | 49.9% | 191 | 46.2% | 182 | 46.9% | 170 | 44.3% | 150 | 47.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 6 | 1.3% | 4 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.5% | 10 | 2.6% | 7 | 2.2% |
| Hispanic: | 16 | 3.4% | 18 | 4.0% | 22 | 4.9% | 18 | 4.4% | 14 | 3.6% | 13 | 3.4% | 10 | 3.1% |
| Black: | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% | 4 | 1.0% | 10 | 2.6% | 16 | 4.2% | 18 | 5.6% |
| White: | 442 | 92.7% | 415 | 91.8% | 400 | 89.5% | 374 | 90.6% | 346 | 89.2% | 344 | 89.6% | 282 | 88.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 10 | 2.1% | 12 | 2.7% | 15 | 3.4% | 11 | 2.7% | 11 | 2.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 71 | 14.9% | 71 | 15.7% | 75 | 16.8% | 73 | 17.7% | 72 | 18.6% | 63 | 16.4% | 55 | 17.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 11 | 2.3% | 7 | 1.5% | 9 | 2.0% | 13 | 3.1% | 18 | 4.6% | 23 | 6.0% | 12 | 3.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.14 | 17.05 | 17.41 | 17.03 | 14.40 | 14.40 | 13.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.15% | 87.04% | 79.02% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.67% | 83.42% | 77.80% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.46% | 82.47% | 76.41% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.80% | 78.39% | 76.30% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.43% | 85.85% | 78.03% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.06% | 83.04% | 79.00% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.47% | 83.76% | 74.25% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.69% | 78.85% | 75.51% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.27% | 85.13% | 77.96% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.50% | 87.19% | 79.10% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.59% | 79.31% | 74.27% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.36% | 81.46% | 75.72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Clay Elementary Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.