East Clayton Elementary

Summary:

East Clayton Elementary is a public elementary school serving 515 students in grades PK-5 in Clayton, North Carolina, which is part of the Johnston County Public Schools district.

While East Clayton Elementary has a more diverse student population compared to many nearby schools, with 34.56% African American and 24.27% Hispanic students, its academic performance on state standardized tests is generally lower than the district and state averages. The school's proficiency rates in 3rd grade reading, for example, are 40% compared to 51% for the district and 48.7% for the state. This pattern holds true across most grade levels and subject areas, and the school's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the past decade. Additionally, East Clayton Elementary's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 30% of North Carolina elementary schools for White students, African American students, and students with disabilities, but in the top 50% for Hispanic students and English Language Learners.

Compared to other nearby elementary schools in the Johnston County Public Schools district, such as Thanksgiving Elementary, Powhatan Elementary, and Riverwood Elementary, East Clayton Elementary generally performs worse academically. The school also faces challenges with a growing population of economically disadvantaged students, as evidenced by the significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 24.32% in 2020-2021 to 57.86% in 2022-2023. This suggests the school serves a population with greater economic challenges compared to some of the nearby schools, which may be a contributing factor to its lower academic performance.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 2075 NC Highway 42 East
       Clayton, NC  27527-9114


(919) 550-5311

District: Johnston County Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
1083rd of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,338 Help


Students who attend East Clayton Elementary usually attend:

High:    Clayton High

Student/teacher ratio:  15.1 Help
Number of students:  515

Racial breakdown:

African American:
34.6%
White:
31.8%
Hispanic:
24.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  57.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details East Clayton Elementary ranks worse than 72% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 20th among 23 ranked elementary schools in the Johnston County Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 30.9. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at East Clayton Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (34.6%), White (31.8%), Hispanic (24.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 57.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at East Clayton Elementary is 15.1. 17 elementary schools in the Johnston County Public Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at East Clayton Elementary is $9,338. 14 elementary schools in the Johnston County Public Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

East Clayton Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks East Clayton Elementary 1083rd of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See East Clayton Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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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 East Clayton Elementary

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Rank History for all students at East Clayton Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 76.57 220th 1276 82.8%
2007 83.58 111th 1293 91.4%
2008 81.44 159th 1324 88.0%
2009 81.03 185th 1354 86.3%
2010 81.20 174th 1363 87.2%
2011 77.05 249th 1381 82.0%
2012 79.86 212th 1388 84.7%
2013 67.82 396th 1403 71.8%
2014 75.18 308th 1390 77.8%
2015 75.37 314th 1440 78.2%
2016 61.52 536th 1425 62.4%
2017 53.15 697th 1429 51.2%
2018 38.13 953rd 1434 33.5%
2019 46.78 823rd 1473 44.1%
2021 62.55 529th 1489 64.5%
2022 53.21 686th 1514 54.7%
2023 39.48 945th 1502 37.1%
2024 30.90 1083rd 1505 28.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at East Clayton Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 43.59 173rd 385 55.1%
2023 40.00 294th 514 42.8%
2024 34.38 363rd 533 31.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at East Clayton Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 27.55 641st 801 20.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at East Clayton Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.64 977th 1332 26.7%
2019 33.47 1000th 1361 26.5%
2021 65.93 324th 1329 75.6%
2022 58.96 480th 1366 64.9%
2023 34.11 999th 1437 30.5%
2024 25.97 1207th 1450 16.8%
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Rank History for Female students at East Clayton Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.04 708th 1405 49.6%
2019 44.52 838th 1424 41.2%
2021 58.70 551st 1440 61.7%
2022 61.09 530th 1458 63.6%
2023 47.11 787th 1459 46.1%
2024 30.04 1088th 1455 25.2%
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Rank History for Disabled students at East Clayton Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.08 768th 897 14.4%
2019 32.88 634th 878 27.8%
2021 47.36 264th 646 59.1%
2022 36.81 381st 634 39.9%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at East Clayton Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 56.22 361st 612 41.0%
2021 54.61 290th 494 41.3%
2023 34.68 529th 582 9.1%
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Rank History for Male students at East Clayton Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.34 1078th 1413 23.7%
2019 48.99 764th 1430 46.6%
2021 62.32 506th 1444 65.0%
2022 42.50 856th 1464 41.5%
2023 35.14 997th 1461 31.8%
2024 32.99 1023rd 1464 30.1%
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Rank History for African American students at East Clayton Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.09 473rd 927 49.0%
2019 53.77 387th 949 59.2%
2021 73.87 127th 896 85.8%
2022 43.84 499th 927 46.2%
2023 31.92 667th 933 28.5%
2024 36.01 635th 924 31.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at East Clayton Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.31 403rd 851 52.6%
2019 55.81 352nd 865 59.3%
2021 52.15 346th 843 59.0%
2022 47.43 433rd 893 51.5%
2023 43.89 516th 915 43.6%
2024 47.69 482nd 951 49.3%
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Rank History for White students at East Clayton Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.02 1052nd 1178 10.7%
2019 36.11 834th 1183 29.5%
2021 58.92 453rd 1172 61.3%
2022 65.37 376th 1194 68.5%
2023 56.09 524th 1183 55.7%
2024 30.81 884th 1166 24.2%
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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.

East Clayton Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

Review counts

All ratings (Avg rating: 3.7)
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Reviews:
by a parent
Tuesday, July 9, 2019

Open Quote teachers care and number of students in classroom is great Close Quote


by a parent
Tuesday, July 9, 2019

Open Quote great school Close Quote


by a parent
Thursday, September 8, 2016

Open Quote School is a total disappointment. Bought a house in this district because it is supposed to be the best. They can't even get their car line together much less anything else. They don't know what class your in the day before school starts. Just an all around disaster! New principal doesn't have a clue and likely never done this before in her life. Close Quote



Enrollment information for East Clayton Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1998 687 169 0 34 1 n/a n/a 0 891
1999 743 171 1 36 1 n/a n/a 0 952
2000 819 157 2 36 3 n/a n/a 0 1017
2001 612 136 2 19 0 n/a n/a 0 769
2002 649 163 2 46 1 n/a n/a 0 861
2003 649 163 2 46 1 n/a n/a 0 861
2004 653 153 4 60 1 n/a n/a 0 871
2005 686 147 3 64 3 n/a n/a 0 903
2006 785 146 5 83 2 n/a n/a 0 1021
2007 780 88 11 58 3 n/a n/a 32 972
2008 817 109 13 76 2 n/a n/a 40 1057
2009 417 95 8 57 2 n/a n/a 0 579
2010 414 115 6 52 2 n/a n/a 0 589
2011 409 83 11 64 2 0 16 0 585
2012 380 91 11 72 2 0 14 0 570
2013 381 83 11 69 1 0 17 0 562
2014 370 81 7 77 2 0 19 0 556
2015 358 84 10 92 1 0 18 0 563
2016 342 94 9 98 3 0 21 0 567
2017 342 111 8 108 3 0 22 0 594
2018 357 109 7 111 4 0 20 0 608
2019 345 115 5 112 4 0 37 0 618
2020 351 144 5 121 5 0 51 0 677
2021 294 146 4 123 6 0 52 0 625
2022 210 180 9 142 6 0 37 0 584
2023 164 178 6 125 3 0 39 0 515

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at East Clayton Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1998 891 51.0 17.5 16.6
1999 952 62.0 15.4 23
2000 1017 67.0 15.2 21.4
2001 769 52.0 14.8 25.1
2002 861 63.0 13.7 20.9
2003 861 63.0 13.7 20.9
2004 871 60.0 14.5 21
2005 903 60.0 15.1 19.7
2006 1021 60.0 17.0 16.5
2007 972 n/a n/a 15.9
2008 1057 70.2 15.1 n/a
2009 579 43.3 13.4 n/a
2010 589 42.8 13.7 21.6
2011 585 40.4 14.4 21.9
2012 570 38.5 14.7 24.7
2013 562 38.3 14.6 24.7
2014 556 39.6 14.0 23.7
2015 563 40.0 14.0 27.2
2016 567 38.0 14.9 27.9
2017 594 39.5 15.0 31.5
2018 608 38.5 15.7 23
2019 618 41.0 15.0 25.4
2020 677 41.5 16.3 24.7
2021 625 40.0 15.6 24.3
2022 584 38.5 15.1 33.4
2023 515 34.0 15.1 57.9

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 East Clayton Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1998 891 51.0 17.5 16.6
1999 952 62.0 15.4 23
2000 1017 67.0 15.2 21.4
2001 769 52.0 14.8 25.1
2002 861 63.0 13.7 20.9
2003 861 63.0 13.7 20.9
2004 871 60.0 14.5 21
2005 903 60.0 15.1 19.7
2006 1021 60.0 17.0 16.5
2007 972 n/a n/a 15.9
2008 1057 70.2 15.1 n/a
2009 579 43.3 13.4 n/a
2010 589 42.8 13.7 21.6
2011 585 40.4 14.4 21.9
2012 570 38.5 14.7 24.7
2013 562 38.3 14.6 24.7
2014 556 39.6 14.0 23.7
2015 563 40.0 14.0 27.2
2016 567 38.0 14.9 27.9
2017 594 39.5 15.0 31.5
2018 608 38.5 15.7 23
2019 618 41.0 15.0 25.4
2020 677 41.5 16.3 24.7
2021 625 40.0 15.6 24.3
2022 584 38.5 15.1 33.4
2023 515 34.0 15.1 57.9

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for East Clayton Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $524 (5.6%) $8,814 (94.4%) $9,338

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

Impact of COVID-19 on East Clayton Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 823rd of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 945th of 1502 Elementary schools
 7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (East Clayton Elementary)74.258
 16.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Johnston County Public Schools)56.864.5
 7.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (East Clayton Elementary)70.844.4
 26.4%
   3rd Grade Reading (Johnston County Public Schools)51.151.4
 0.3%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (East Clayton Elementary)60.932.2
 28.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Johnston County Public Schools)5158.5
 7.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (East Clayton Elementary)57.340
 17.3%
   4th Grade Reading (Johnston County Public Schools)47.458.2
 10.8%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (East Clayton Elementary)43.350
 6.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Johnston County Public Schools)55.659.5
 3.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (East Clayton Elementary)44.251.1
 6.9%
   5th Grade Reading (Johnston County Public Schools)46.953.2
 6.3%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (East Clayton Elementary)57.763.3
 5.6%
   5th Grade Science (Johnston County Public Schools)66.872.2
 5.4%
   5th Grade Science (North Carolina)72.665.3
 7.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students618515
 16.7%
African American115178
 54.8%
American Indian43
 25%
Asian56
 20%
Hispanic112125
 11.6%
Pacific Islander00
White345164
 52.5%
Two or More Races3739
 5.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients25.4%57.9%
 32.5%


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Students at East Clayton Elementary are 35% African American, 32% White, 24% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

East Clayton Elementary ranks 1083rd of 1505 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 515 students attended East Clayton Elementary.

Students who attend East Clayton Elementary usually go on to attend:

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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