📍 3200 First Avenue S., Altoona, Polk County, 50009
Clay Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Altoona, Polk County. The school has 657 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Andrea Bruns. It is part of the Southeast Polk Comm School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1. 70% of students are proficient in reading. 76% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Clay Elementary enrolls 657 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 10% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 463 | 70% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 69 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 68 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 43 | 6.5% |
| Asian | 12 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
198 of the school's 657 students (30%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 173 qualify for free lunch and 25 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Clay Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-30, state senate district 15, state house district 30.
Clay Elementary is one of 11 schools in Southeast Polk Comm School District, based in Altoona, Iowa. The district serves 7,501 students district-wide and employs 464 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 657 students, Clay Elementary is close to the district average of about 682 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large