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Clay County Schools
Clay County is a public school district in Kansas, based in Clay County (Clay Center). SchoolGrade grades 7 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Clay County on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Clay County
6 of 7 schools in Clay County carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
B: 2C: 1D: 3
Best schools in Clay County
Statewide rankings: all 328 high schools in Kansas · all 198 middle schools in Kansas · all 680 elementary schools in Kansas
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B Lincoln Elem Clay Center (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Garfield Elem Clay Center (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C Clay Center Community High Clay Center (High school, exceeds expectations)
- D Clay Center Community Middle Clay Center (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D Wakefield Elem (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D Wakefield High (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Clay County
High schools (2)
- C Clay Center Community High Clay Center, Clay Center
- D Wakefield High, Wakefield
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- D Clay Center Community Middle Clay Center, Clay Center
Elementary and primary schools (3)
- B- Garfield Elem Clay Center, Clay Center
- B Lincoln Elem Clay Center, Clay Center
- D Wakefield Elem, Wakefield
Other schools and academies (1)
- Elearn 379 Virtual School Clay Center, Clay Center
Where Clay County schools are
Cities and towns served (2)
- Clay Center (5)
- Wakefield (2)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Kansas
- County: Clay County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 1,334 students with 111 full-time-equivalent teachers and 220 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2004890
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Clifton-Clyde (3 schools, 19 mi)
- Southern Cloud (4 schools, 25 mi)
- Blue Valley (3 schools, 26 mi)
- Abilene (6 schools, 28 mi)
- Chapman (6 schools, 28 mi)
- Geary County Schools (15 schools, 29 mi)
- Concordia (3 schools, 32 mi)
- Valley Heights (3 schools, 35 mi)
Questions about Clay County
How many schools are in Clay County?
SchoolGrade grades 7 public schools in Clay County, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Clay County serve?
The largest by graded schools: Clay Center, Wakefield.
How good are the schools in Clay County?
Across the 6 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 30.8% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 34.2%. 33% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Clay County?
1,334 students were enrolled in Clay County in the 2023-24 school year, about 12.0 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Clay County?
Clay County is in Kansas, based in Clay County, with its district office in Clay Center. Its boundary covers about 622 sq mi.