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Clay Center Community Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

935 Prospect Street, Clay Center, KS 67432 · (785) 632-3232 · Part of Clay Center Unified School District 379

Clay Center’s School Grade B better than 64% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
226
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
46%
Setting
Rural
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Clay Center Community Middle

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 29% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 16% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Clay Center kids: Clay Center Community High

On the path

Where Clay Center kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–3Lincoln Elem341 students
6–8Clay Center Community MiddleYou are here
9–12Clay Center Community High326 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency18%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Kansas’s 1,221 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

935 Prospect Street, Clay Center

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 669
Grade 773
Grade 884
Enrollment over time
269’20
252’21
246’22
241’23
226’24

Down 16% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 92%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 3%Black <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Clay Center Community Middle from Clay Center families.

Other schools in Clay Center Unified School District 379

The district →
Lincoln Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Clay Center
A
341 students11:1
Wakefield Elem
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Wakefield
C+
129 students9:1
Garfield Elem
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Clay Center
B+
170 students14:1
Clay Center Community High
High · Grades 9–12 · Clay Center
B−
326 students13:1
Wakefield High
High · Grades 9–12 · Wakefield
C
80 students10:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Kansas’s other public schools; Clay Center’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.