The top reported proficiency rate is 38% in Math. The lowest is 18% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Claypool Elementary School
Claypool Elementary is the public elementary school serving the small rural town of Claypool, Indiana, and is part of Warsaw Community Schools. It serves students from prekindergarten through sixth grade. The school sits on a campus just outside the town’s central residential grid, and families with older children will be commuting to Warsaw for high school at Warsaw Community High School.
Claypool itself is a mainly residential and agricultural community where most residents own their homes. Daily errands like grocery shopping require a drive to Warsaw, as the town lacks local retail. The largest local employer is an industrial soybean processing and biodiesel plant. Housing values here are below the state median, a characteristic that may matter for families considering the area. The town’s population has been stable, and a recent infrastructure project is modernizing the wastewater treatment plant.
The student body draws from this community. A large majority of students are white, with a Hispanic population making up a notable share. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which is a measure of household economic need.
State testing data from the ILEARN assessments provides a picture of academic performance. In math, about two out of five students met or exceeded the state’s proficiency standard. In English language arts, the share was slightly lower, at roughly the same level. Science proficiency was reported for a subset of students, with about one in three scoring at proficient or above. Social studies, which is tested only at fifth grade, showed a significantly lower proficiency rate, where fewer than one in five students met the bar. When compared alongside the other districts in Kosciusko County, Claypool Elementary’s overall proficiency across tested subjects falls in the bottom quartile. This is a soft spot in the school’s academic profile and is something a parent may want to ask the school about directly.
The school is not a charter or magnet school. Enrollment data shows it is a relatively small elementary building for its grade band. Because it serves only through sixth grade, there is no graduation rate to report, and no data on high school course access or postsecondary readiness measures. The mix of grades served means the school is an early-to-middle-elementary experience; families will transition to a different school for middle grades and high school within the Warsaw district.
The district brief turned up no specific parent-relevant changes in recent years that would alter the school’s day-to-day operations.
For a family considering Claypool Elementary, the key takeaway is a small, rural school with a high-need student population and academic results that, in the context of the county, are lower than those of its peers. The town offers an affordable, quiet, owner-occupied housing stock but requires a car for nearly every errand. A parent who wants to dig deeper into how the school supports students who are behind grade level, or what interventions are in place, would be well served by a direct conversation with the school.
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