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Schools in Clay Springs

Clay Springs’s public schools

Show Low Unified District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Clay Springs. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/4schools above Arizona’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% of students in Arizona’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$10.4K
▼ 15% vs AZ $12.3K
FY2024
Students per teacher
18.4
AZ 17.2 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,327 students on the public path
In brief

Clay Springs’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Clay Springs’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arizona’s 1,781 public schools. Linden Elementary School places highest (better than 72%); Show Low High School lowest (54%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Clay Springs, graded from B+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Show Low High School and Show Low Junior High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Clay Springs, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Show Low Unified District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Show Low Unified DistrictGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 2,398 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 18.4 per teacher (AZ 17.2)
$10,430AZ $12,318 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading44%
State average 40.4% · 1289 students tested
Math37%
State average 34.8% · 1299 students tested

Clay Springs vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Arizona towns that share Clay Springs’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Clay Springs—Show Low Unified District

Every school in Clay Springs

5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arizona’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Clay Springsin other towns
Whipple Ranch Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Show Low
351 students15:1Rate it →
Nikolaus Homestead Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Show Low
B+
383 students19:1Rate it →
Linden Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Show Low
B+
208 students15:1Rate it →
Show Low High School
Grades 3–12 · Show Low
B−
858 students22:1Rate it →
Show Low Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Show Low
B
527 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Clay Springs’s schools

Are Clay Springs’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Clay Springs. Show Low Unified District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Clay Springs. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arizona’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Clay Springs in?

Show Low Unified District.

Where do Clay Springs kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Show Low High School and Show Low Junior High School.

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What Clay Springs families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.