Clay Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 14.3% |
| Met Standard | 21.6% |
| Below Standard | 64.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "36% proficient" for Clay Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
14.3% of students exceeded standard while 21.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 6.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 11.0 points below the San Diego Unified district average of 25.3%. The 25 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 23.2% exceeded — 9.0 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 5.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 22.4%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 49 | 16.3% | 16.3% | 32.6% |
| 4th | 45 | 22.2% | 15.6% | 37.8% |
| 5th | 46 | 15.2% | 34.8% | 50.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 54 | 14.8% | 20.4% | 35.2% |
| 4th | 48 | 10.4% | 20.8% | 31.3% |
| 5th | 46 | 6.5% | 21.7% | 28.3% |
Nearby schools
25 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 47.2