Clayton Middle School

Summary:

Clayton Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Clayton Public School District in Clayton, New Jersey. The school has a student population of 342 as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Despite being located in New Jersey, Clayton Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of the state's middle schools, receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics on the NJSLA assessments are well below the state averages, with only 30-35% of students proficient in ELA and 1-20% proficient in Math. This is notably lower than the performance of nearby schools like Ann A. Mullen Middle School and Winslow Township Elementary School Six. Additionally, Clayton Middle School has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 0.6% in 2018-2019 to 12.9% in 2020-2021, which is higher than the rates of most nearby schools.

One interesting finding is that the racial composition of Clayton Middle School has shifted over the past three school years, with a decrease in the percentage of White students and an increase in the percentage of Hispanic students. The school's performance also varies significantly by student subgroup, with the school's Hispanic students performing relatively well, but the White and African American students performing much worse. However, the school's Algebra I performance is a bright spot, with 55% of students proficient or better in 2022-2023, significantly higher than the district and state averages.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 55 Pop Kramer Blvd
       Clayton, NJ  08312-1700


(856) 881-8701

District: Clayton Public School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
574th of 748 New Jersey Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,678 Help


Students who attend Clayton Middle School usually attend:

High:    Clayton High School

Feeder schools for Clayton Middle School:

Elementary:    Herma S. Simmons Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.8 Help
Number of students:  342

Racial breakdown:

White:
40.4%
African American:
26.3%
Hispanic:
20.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  49.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Clayton Middle School ranks worse than 76.7% of middle schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.42. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Clayton Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (40.4%), African American (26.3%), Hispanic (20.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 49.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Clayton Middle School is 14.8. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Clayton Middle School is $9,678.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Clayton Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Clayton Middle School 574th of 748 New Jersey public middle schools. (See Clayton Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Clayton Public School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Clayton Public School District 493rd of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Clayton Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Clayton Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 27.69 442nd 574 23.0%
2004 20.54 487th 588 17.2%
2005 34.39 444th 599 25.9%
2006 38.25 450th 615 26.8%
2007 29.64 497th 631 21.2%
2008 50.28 401st 640 37.3%
2009 43.83 455th 664 31.5%
2010 36.33 488th 677 27.9%
2011 34.32 509th 684 25.6%
2012 34.31 507th 677 25.1%
2013 43.04 467th 704 33.7%
2014 47.04 432nd 717 39.7%
2015 47.15 381st 713 46.6%
2016 30.54 513th 713 28.1%
2017 26.55 526th 712 26.1%
2018 31.26 516th 716 27.9%
2019 24.42 570th 745 23.5%
2021 30.42 422nd 652 35.3%
2022 16.41 634th 745 14.9%
2023 22.42 574th 748 23.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Clayton Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.24 250th 471 46.9%
2019 43.29 243rd 492 50.6%
2021 31.05 271st 401 32.4%
2022 28.15 402nd 535 24.9%
2023 47.51 214th 505 57.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Clayton Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.53 346th 522 33.7%
2019 34.32 350th 541 35.3%
2021 34.44 308th 467 34.0%
2022 20.29 448th 549 18.4%
2023 29.40 409th 568 28.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Clayton Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.07 499th 680 26.6%
2019 22.70 551st 703 21.6%
2021 28.73 427th 625 31.7%
2022 14.90 642nd 726 11.6%
2023 21.83 563rd 720 21.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Clayton Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.73 475th 675 29.6%
2019 26.03 531st 697 23.8%
2021 34.81 374th 635 41.1%
2022 19.58 594th 730 18.6%
2023 24.62 533rd 718 25.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Clayton Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.40 193rd 326 40.8%
2019 39.78 190th 326 41.7%
2021 23.57 252nd 291 13.4%
2022 24.61 298th 356 16.3%
2023 32.45 253rd 361 29.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Clayton Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.14 166th 504 67.1%
2019 47.63 270th 524 48.5%
2021 66.87 103rd 480 78.5%
2022 23.88 488th 591 17.4%
2023 28.97 433rd 587 26.2%
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Rank History for White students at Clayton Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.41 449th 497 9.7%
2019 11.30 469th 504 6.9%
2021 21.53 375th 435 13.8%
2022 7.77 488th 512 4.7%
2023 15.38 460th 509 9.6%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, 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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Enrollment information for Clayton Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 191 62 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 255
1989 192 63 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 258
1990 144 43 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 188
1991 155 45 2 4 0 n/a n/a 0 206
1992 162 40 2 7 0 n/a n/a 0 211
1993 150 40 2 4 0 n/a n/a 0 196
1994 120 39 2 3 0 n/a n/a 0 164
1995 150 37 1 6 0 n/a n/a 0 194
1996 150 37 1 6 0 n/a n/a 0 194
1998 99 40 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 139
1999 136 38 0 6 1 n/a n/a 0 181
2000 144 42 1 7 2 n/a n/a 0 196
2001 121 54 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 178
2002 127 50 2 8 1 n/a n/a 0 188
2003 127 50 2 8 1 n/a n/a 0 188
2004 142 46 3 9 2 n/a n/a 0 202
2005 138 43 0 11 1 n/a n/a 0 193
2006 104 74 6 14 0 n/a n/a 0 198
2007 139 38 8 12 0 n/a n/a 0 197
2008 129 50 6 7 1 n/a n/a 0 193
2009 122 54 1 12 4 0 0 0 193
2010 116 53 4 16 4 0 1 0 194
2011 118 57 5 20 3 0 5 0 208
2012 170 75 6 21 3 1 9 0 285
2013 180 75 6 28 2 0 12 0 303
2014 188 84 7 31 1 1 9 0 321
2015 157 97 11 32 0 0 13 0 310
2016 153 90 10 39 1 0 16 0 309
2017 143 90 9 40 0 0 25 0 307
2018 166 86 8 50 1 0 34 0 345
2019 162 87 8 48 1 0 37 0 343
2020 175 92 5 51 1 0 38 0 362
2021 151 97 8 53 1 0 33 0 343
2022 144 87 11 59 1 0 35 0 337
2023 138 90 11 71 1 0 31 0 342

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 Clayton Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 255 18.0 14.1 n/a
1989 258 20.0 12.9 n/a
1990 188 14.0 13.4 18.6
1991 206 13.0 15.8 21.4
1992 211 13.0 16.2 19.4
1993 196 14.4 13.6 21.9
1994 164 13.0 12.6 37.2
1995 194 8.0 24.3 41.2
1996 194 8.0 24.3 41.2
1998 139 9.0 15.4 27.3
1999 181 9.0 20.1 28.2
2000 196 9.5 20.6 41.8
2001 178 9.7 18.4 39.9
2002 188 13.0 14.5 28.7
2003 188 13.0 14.5 28.7
2004 202 12.0 16.8 25.7
2005 193 13.0 14.8 n/a
2006 198 12.0 16.5 34.8
2007 197 12.0 16.4 24.9
2008 193 11.0 17.5 n/a
2009 193 15.1 12.1 40.4
2010 194 12.0 16.1 45.9
2011 208 13.0 16.0 47.6
2012 285 22.1 12.8 50.5
2013 303 16.0 18.9 51.2
2014 321 23.0 13.9 55.5
2015 310 23.0 13.4 56.5
2016 309 12.0 25.7 55
2017 307 17.0 18.0 51.8
2018 345 17.0 20.2 49
2019 343 19.0 18.0 51.9
2020 362 19.5 18.5 48.9
2021 343 20.0 17.1 49.3
2022 337 21.0 16.0 34.1
2023 342 23.0 14.8 49.1

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 Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 255 18.0 14.1 n/a
1989 258 20.0 12.9 n/a
1990 188 14.0 13.4 18.6
1991 206 13.0 15.8 21.4
1992 211 13.0 16.2 19.4
1993 196 14.4 13.6 21.9
1994 164 13.0 12.6 37.2
1995 194 8.0 24.3 41.2
1996 194 8.0 24.3 41.2
1998 139 9.0 15.4 27.3
1999 181 9.0 20.1 28.2
2000 196 9.5 20.6 41.8
2001 178 9.7 18.4 39.9
2002 188 13.0 14.5 28.7
2003 188 13.0 14.5 28.7
2004 202 12.0 16.8 25.7
2005 193 13.0 14.8 n/a
2006 198 12.0 16.5 34.8
2007 197 12.0 16.4 24.9
2008 193 11.0 17.5 n/a
2009 193 15.1 12.1 40.4
2010 194 12.0 16.1 45.9
2011 208 13.0 16.0 47.6
2012 285 22.1 12.8 50.5
2013 303 16.0 18.9 51.2
2014 321 23.0 13.9 55.5
2015 310 23.0 13.4 56.5
2016 309 12.0 25.7 55
2017 307 17.0 18.0 51.8
2018 345 17.0 20.2 49
2019 343 19.0 18.0 51.9
2020 362 19.5 18.5 48.9
2021 343 20.0 17.1 49.3
2022 337 21.0 16.0 34.1
2023 342 23.0 14.8 49.1

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 Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,252 (12.9%) $8,426 (87.1%) $9,678

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Clayton Middle School

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 570th of 745 Middle schoolsRanks 574th of 748 Middle schools
 0.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Clayton Middle School)23.835.2
 11.4%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Clayton Public School District)23.835.2
 11.4%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)56.149
 7.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (Clayton Middle School)3313.9
 19.1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Clayton Public School District)3313.9
 19.1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)40.634.3
 6.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Clayton Middle School)4134
 7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Clayton Public School District)4134
 7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.855.7
 7.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Clayton Middle School)30.420.5
 9.9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Clayton Public School District)30.420.5
 9.9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)42.133.8
 8.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Clayton Middle School)50.530.6
 19.9%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Clayton Public School District)50.530.6
 19.9%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.955.3
 7.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Clayton Middle School)5.51.1
 4.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Clayton Public School District)5.51.1
 4.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)29.317.8
 11.5%
8th Grade Algebra I (Clayton Middle School)76.555
 21.5%
   8th Grade Algebra I (Clayton Public School District)76.555
 21.5%
   8th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)75.166
 9.1%
End of Course Algebra I (Clayton Middle School)76.555
 21.5%
   End of Course Algebra I (Clayton Public School District)17.218.9
 1.7%
   End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey)43.335.1
 8.2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students343342
 0.3%
African American8790
 3.4%
American Indian11
Asian811
 37.5%
Hispanic4871
 47.9%
Pacific Islander00
White162138
 14.8%
Two or More Races3731
 16.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients51.9%49.1%
 2.8%


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Students at Clayton Middle School are 40% White, 26% African American, 21% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Students who attend Clayton Middle School usually go on to attend Clayton High School

Clayton Middle School ranks in the bottom 23.3% of New Jersey middle schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 342 students attended Clayton Middle School.


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