Clay Middle School
Carmel, IN · Middle School · Grades 6-8
Clay Middle School is a middle school in Carmel, IN with 1,423 students enrolled and a 73% proficiency rate. Part of Carmel Clay Schools. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
About This School
Clay Middle School is a middle school located in Carmel, Indiana. The school serves 1,423 students in grades 6-8. The student-to-teacher ratio is 18.0:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 73% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading.
14% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Clay Middle School is part of the Carmel Clay Schools in Indiana.
How This School Compares
Clay Middle School has 1,423 students enrolled, making it larger than the average school in Carmel Clay Schools (1,071 students). Its 73% proficiency rate is 8 percentage points above the district average of 65%. Compared to the Indiana state average of 49%, the school performs 25 points higher.
Frequently Asked Questions
Clay Middle School has 1,423 students enrolled in grades 6-8. The student-to-teacher ratio is 18.0:1.
According to EDFacts data, 73% of students at Clay Middle School meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Clay Middle School is part of the Carmel Clay Schools in Carmel, Indiana. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.