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Clay Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
6745 Old Springville Rd
Clay, AL 35048
Phone
(205) 379-3000
District
Jefferson County
County
JEFFERSON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
634
Classroom Teachers
37

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Alabama

6

(10 is best)

Better than 58.0% of all AL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Clay Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
45%
48%
53%
53%
37%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
49%
45%
62%
54%
36%
35%
49%
45%
62%
54%
36%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
40%
45%
55%
56%
25%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
17
18
20
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 72 11.4%
Kindergarten 98 15.5%
Grade 1 89 14.0%
Grade 2 102 16.1%
Grade 3 81 12.8%
Grade 4 88 13.9%
Grade 5 104 16.4%
Total 634 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 21.6% 31.3% 53.8%
Black 67.0% 53.2% 32.8%
Hispanic 10.6% 14.8% 10.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.5% 0.4% 1.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.2% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 45.1% 63.9% 60.1%
Free lunch eligible 38.3% 57.5% 54.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.8% 6.4% 5.1%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 238,662 5,108,468
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 299.8 101
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.7% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.6% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.2% 31.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.2% 25.5%
65 OR OLDER 17.2% 17.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 93,156 1,969,105
Single Parent Households With Children 9.2% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.2% 88.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 25.4% 27.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 13.6% 14.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.2% 15.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.5% 12.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.1% 16.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.2% 16.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.9% 13.5%
$15,000 or less 8.6% 11.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,357 $226,758,000 48.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,021 $36,405,000 7.7%
Staff $488 $17,397,000 3.7%
General Administration $267 $9,534,000 2.0%
School Administration $758 $27,049,000 5.7%
Operation $943 $33,634,000 7.1%
Transportation $637 $22,707,000 4.8%
Other $263 $9,374,000 2.0%
Total Support $4,376 $156,100,000 33.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,470 $88,099,000 18.7%
Total Expenditures $13,203 $470,957,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,200 $4,655,842,000 51.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $783 $587,926,000 6.5%
Staff $452 $339,107,000 3.7%
General Administration $257 $193,007,000 2.1%
School Administration $647 $485,591,000 5.3%
Operation $1,010 $758,603,000 8.3%
Transportation $503 $377,902,000 4.2%
Other $272 $204,126,000 2.2%
Total Support $3,924 $2,946,262,000 32.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,976 $1,483,801,000 16.3%
Total Expenditures $12,100 $9,085,905,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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