Clayton High

Summary:

Clayton High is a public high school located in Clayton, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,024 students. The school is part of the Johnston County Public Schools district, which is ranked 90 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Clayton High has a more diverse student population compared to nearby schools, with 41.3% White, 26.24% African American, and 25.79% Hispanic students. The school's academic performance, as measured by End-of-Course (EOC) test scores, is mixed - it has higher proficiency rates than the district and state in Biology but lower proficiency in English II and Math I. Clayton High's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 122 out of 476 high schools in 2016-2017 to 444 out of 621 high schools in 2021-2022, indicating variable performance compared to other schools in North Carolina. The school's performance also varies across different student subgroups, with higher rankings for African American and White students compared to Hispanic students.

Compared to nearby schools in the Johnston County Public Schools district, such as West Johnston High, Corinth Holders High, and Cleveland High, Clayton High generally performs better on EOC tests, particularly in Biology and Math III. However, the school lags behind these nearby schools in English II and Math I proficiency. When compared to schools in the Wake County Schools district, such as Knightdale High and Southeast Raleigh High, Clayton High outperforms these schools, particularly in subjects like Biology and Math III.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 600 S Fayetteville St
       Clayton, NC  27520-2548


(919) 553-4064

District: Johnston County Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
339th of 640 North Carolina High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,541 Help


Feeder schools for Clayton High:

Elementary:    Cooper Academy
    East Clayton Elementary
    Powhatan Elementary
    West Clayton Elementary
Middle:    Riverwood Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  18.4 Help
Number of students:  1,942

Racial breakdown:

White:
38.7%
African American:
28.5%
Hispanic:
25.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  40.8% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Clayton High ranks worse than 53% of high schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 6th among 10 ranked high schools in the Johnston County Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 44.3. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Clayton High is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (38.7%), African American (28.5%), Hispanic (25.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 40.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Clayton High is 18.4, which is the 5th best among 10 high schools in the Johnston County Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Clayton High is $7,541. 6 high schools in the Johnston County Public Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Clayton High:

SchoolDigger ranks Clayton High 339th of 640 North Carolina public high schools. (See Clayton High in the ranking list.)

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Johnston County Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Johnston County Public Schools 90th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Clayton High

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Rank History for all students at Clayton High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 67.72 88th 431 79.6%
2007 66.12 97th 453 78.6%
2008 67.72 87th 477 81.8%
2009 70.94 65th 490 86.7%
2010 69.71 84th 499 83.2%
2011 67.36 109th 506 78.5%
2012 53.08 201st 502 60.0%
2013 42.97 208th 505 58.8%
2014 47.57 174th 451 61.4%
2015 50.14 178th 531 66.5%
2016 50.35 161st 507 68.2%
2017 62.19 122nd 476 74.4%
2018 45.53 238th 469 49.3%
2019 38.49 285th 514 44.6%
2021 30.50 397th 594 33.2%
2022 29.02 444th 621 28.5%
2023 32.73 411th 626 34.3%
2024 44.30 339th 640 47.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Clayton High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.53 110th 185 40.5%
2019 31.30 147th 195 24.6%
2021 48.04 101st 199 49.2%
2022 44.10 114th 226 49.6%
2023 37.93 164th 249 34.1%
2024 52.33 117th 261 55.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Clayton High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.45 66th 147 55.1%
2019 41.10 88th 173 49.1%
2021 36.67 76th 124 38.7%
2022 26.75 121st 156 22.4%
2023 35.80 127th 226 43.8%
2024 71.84 30th 262 88.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Clayton High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 50.54 122nd 349 65.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Clayton High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.04 328th 424 22.6%
2019 25.21 330th 446 26.0%
2021 25.11 314th 432 27.3%
2022 25.44 421st 544 22.6%
2023 26.73 446th 597 25.3%
2024 44.24 291st 613 52.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Clayton High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.26 252nd 449 43.9%
2019 36.72 298th 475 37.3%
2021 31.18 289th 475 39.2%
2022 25.62 448th 594 24.6%
2023 31.46 405th 588 31.1%
2024 45.87 317th 602 47.3%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Clayton High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.57 241st 349 30.9%
2019 31.00 261st 364 28.3%
2021 32.60 223rd 334 33.2%
2022 44.57 145th 330 56.1%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Clayton High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 39.81 236th 325 27.4%
2021 61.57 142nd 337 57.9%
2022 47.88 267th 398 32.9%
2023 48.18 263rd 403 34.7%
2024 45.47 288th 403 28.5%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Clayton High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 76.36 9th 47 80.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Clayton High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.09 245th 463 47.1%
2019 37.08 284th 488 41.8%
2021 27.93 319th 481 33.7%
2022 30.55 409th 585 30.1%
2023 32.72 399th 602 33.7%
2024 42.51 340th 607 44.0%
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Rank History for Asian students at Clayton High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 57.20 41st 89 53.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Clayton High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.63 235th 359 34.5%
2019 32.29 241st 369 34.7%
2021 33.25 209th 364 42.6%
2022 36.70 238th 430 44.7%
2023 33.60 271st 434 37.6%
2024 49.13 165th 437 62.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Clayton High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.93 234th 340 31.2%
2019 32.03 237th 354 33.1%
2021 26.36 278th 370 24.9%
2022 20.71 375th 436 14.0%
2023 26.19 348th 449 22.5%
2024 40.26 245th 454 46.0%
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Rank History for White students at Clayton High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.08 200th 427 53.2%
2019 39.67 247th 444 44.4%
2021 29.34 292nd 439 33.5%
2022 29.82 390th 534 27.0%
2023 40.57 323rd 537 39.9%
2024 52.33 271st 553 51.0%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Clayton High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 525 193 0 2 4 n/a n/a 0 724
1989 505 172 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 677
1990 510 158 3 4 0 n/a n/a 0 675
1991 507 166 0 5 4 n/a n/a 0 682
1992 531 140 1 2 5 n/a n/a 6 685
1993 593 151 2 2 5 n/a n/a 0 753
1994 602 152 2 3 8 n/a n/a 0 767
1995 722 155 1 4 6 n/a n/a 0 888
1996 722 155 1 4 6 n/a n/a 0 888
1997 737 177 0 13 4 n/a n/a 0 931
1998 796 192 3 12 4 n/a n/a 0 1007
1999 837 214 4 20 4 n/a n/a 0 1079
2000 964 225 6 20 4 n/a n/a 0 1219
2001 969 242 5 31 3 n/a n/a 0 1250
2002 1049 286 9 47 3 n/a n/a 0 1394
2003 1049 286 9 47 3 n/a n/a 0 1394
2004 1095 290 6 62 3 n/a n/a 0 1456
2005 1145 307 8 82 1 n/a n/a 0 1543
2006 1209 328 14 97 3 n/a n/a 0 1651
2007 1298 306 14 124 3 n/a n/a 34 1779
2008 1336 334 14 137 4 n/a n/a 44 1869
2009 1398 447 21 187 3 n/a n/a 0 2056
2010 1467 483 16 188 8 n/a n/a 0 2162
2011 1192 385 18 189 5 0 46 0 1835
2012 999 379 21 189 3 0 48 0 1639
2013 861 370 22 185 2 0 56 0 1496
2014 842 359 15 196 4 0 59 0 1475
2015 865 366 15 209 1 0 56 0 1512
2016 895 381 14 222 4 0 57 0 1573
2017 894 427 15 240 5 2 64 0 1647
2018 958 470 15 267 6 6 75 0 1797
2019 1006 490 23 296 10 8 84 0 1917
2020 998 476 19 353 10 6 127 0 1989
2021 981 471 25 425 9 5 110 0 2026
2022 885 507 24 462 9 2 88 0 1977
2023 836 531 18 522 5 1 111 0 2024
2024 752 554 24 500 3 1 108 0 1942

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Clayton High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 724 44.0 16.4 7
1989 677 45.0 15.0 14.8
1990 675 45.0 15.0 18.7
1991 682 47.0 14.5 18.5
1992 685 47.0 14.5 6.7
1993 753 51.0 14.8 6.1
1994 767 58.0 13.2 7.3
1995 888 54.0 16.4 6.4
1996 888 54.0 16.4 6.4
1997 931 56.0 16.6 6.3
1998 1007 69.0 14.6 5.7
1999 1079 68.0 15.9 10.8
2000 1219 72.0 16.9 9.4
2001 1250 81.0 15.4 8.6
2002 1394 84.0 16.6 24.4
2003 1394 84.0 16.6 24.4
2004 1456 99.0 14.7 4
2005 1543 99.0 15.6 16.2
2006 1651 99.0 16.7 16.5
2007 1779 100.6 17.7 17.4
2008 1869 108.1 17.3 n/a
2009 2056 116.4 17.7 n/a
2010 2162 116.0 18.6 20.6
2011 1835 101.2 18.1 22.3
2012 1639 93.7 17.4 25.2
2013 1496 84.5 17.6 27.3
2014 1475 87.5 16.8 30.2
2015 1512 85.0 17.7 29.6
2016 1573 85.0 18.5 30.1
2017 1647 90.1 18.2 31.6
2018 1797 97.9 18.3 27.4
2019 1917 99.7 19.2 25.9
2020 1989 103.9 19.1 24.1
2021 2026 108.5 18.6 22.5
2022 1977 106.8 18.5 23
2023 2024 110.1 18.3 42
2024 1942 105.3 18.4 40.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Clayton High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 724 44.0 16.4 7
1989 677 45.0 15.0 14.8
1990 675 45.0 15.0 18.7
1991 682 47.0 14.5 18.5
1992 685 47.0 14.5 6.7
1993 753 51.0 14.8 6.1
1994 767 58.0 13.2 7.3
1995 888 54.0 16.4 6.4
1996 888 54.0 16.4 6.4
1997 931 56.0 16.6 6.3
1998 1007 69.0 14.6 5.7
1999 1079 68.0 15.9 10.8
2000 1219 72.0 16.9 9.4
2001 1250 81.0 15.4 8.6
2002 1394 84.0 16.6 24.4
2003 1394 84.0 16.6 24.4
2004 1456 99.0 14.7 4
2005 1543 99.0 15.6 16.2
2006 1651 99.0 16.7 16.5
2007 1779 100.6 17.7 17.4
2008 1869 108.1 17.3 n/a
2009 2056 116.4 17.7 n/a
2010 2162 116.0 18.6 20.6
2011 1835 101.2 18.1 22.3
2012 1639 93.7 17.4 25.2
2013 1496 84.5 17.6 27.3
2014 1475 87.5 16.8 30.2
2015 1512 85.0 17.7 29.6
2016 1573 85.0 18.5 30.1
2017 1647 90.1 18.2 31.6
2018 1797 97.9 18.3 27.4
2019 1917 99.7 19.2 25.9
2020 1989 103.9 19.1 24.1
2021 2026 108.5 18.6 22.5
2022 1977 106.8 18.5 23
2023 2024 110.1 18.3 42
2024 1942 105.3 18.4 40.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Clayton High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $374 (5.0%) $7,166 (95.0%) $7,540

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Clayton High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 285th of 514 High schoolsRanks 411th of 626 High schools
 10.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Biology (Clayton High)44.451.5
 7.1%
   End of Course Biology (Johnston County Public Schools)51.253.2
 2%
   End of Course Biology (North Carolina)59.654.1
 5.5%
End of Course English II (Clayton High)61.352.3
 9%
   End of Course English II (Johnston County Public Schools)60.656.3
 4.3%
   End of Course English II (North Carolina)59.758.5
 1.2%
End of Course Math I (Clayton High)37.935.6
 2.3%
   End of Course Math I (Johnston County Public Schools)30.935.6
 4.7%
   End of Course Math I (North Carolina)41.235.9
 5.3%
End of Course Math III (Clayton High)3726.3
 10.7%
   End of Course Math III (Johnston County Public Schools)4051.2
 11.2%
   End of Course Math III (North Carolina)46.858.3
 11.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students19172024
 5.6%
African American490531
 8.4%
American Indian105
 50%
Asian2318
 21.7%
Hispanic296522
 76.4%
Pacific Islander81
 87.5%
White1006836
 16.9%
Two or More Races84111
 32.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients25.9%42%
 16.1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Clayton High

Clayton High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cooper Academy
Elementary : East Clayton Elementary
Elementary : Powhatan Elementary
Elementary : West Clayton Elementary
Middle : Riverwood Middle

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,942 students attended Clayton High.

Students at Clayton High are 39% White, 29% African American, 26% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Clayton High ranks 339th of 640 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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