📍 44 Clay High St, Portsmouth, Scioto County, 45662
Clay Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Portsmouth, Scioto County. The school has 138 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Clay Local school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.2:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Clay Middle School enrolls 138 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 15 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 8% Two or more races and <1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 126 | 91% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
111 of the school's 138 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 100 qualify for free lunch and 11 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 Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OH-20, state senate district 14, state house district 90.
Clay Middle School is one of 3 schools in Clay Local, based in Portsmouth, Ohio. The district serves 605 students district-wide and employs 75 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 138 students, Clay Middle School is smaller than the district average of about 202 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe