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The most racially diverse public schools in Johnston County, North Carolina

47 public schools in Johnston County, North Carolina appear in this ranking of the most racially diverse public schools, ranked by how small the single largest racial or ethnic group is, so no one group dominates. West Clayton Elementary leads the list at 35.9%, against a median of 50.0% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Johnston County, North Carolina

Best Largest group

35.9%

Median Largest group

50.0%

MOST DIVERSE · JOHNSTON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	Students	Largest group	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	West Clayton Elementary	Clayton, NC	742	35.9% Hispanic (266)	33.0%(245)	21.3%(158)	35.9%(266)	2.7%(20)
2	Cooper Academy	Clayton, NC	447	36.0% Black (161)	24.8%(111)	36.0%(161)	29.5%(132)	0.9%(4)
3	Clayton Middle	Clayton, NC	609	36.3% Hispanic (221)	27.8%(169)	27.9%(170)	36.3%(221)	0.7%(4)
4	Clayton High	Clayton, NC	1,929	37.4% White (722)	37.4%(722)	29.4%(568)	26.0%(502)	1.3%(25)
5	West View Elementary	Garner, NC	969	38.8% White (376)	38.8%(376)	28.3%(274)	23.7%(230)	2.6%(25)
6	East Clayton Elementary	Clayton, NC	524	38.9% Black (204)	27.3%(143)	38.9%(204)	22.3%(117)	1.5%(8)
7	Benson Elementary	Benson, NC	719	39.1% White (281)	39.1%(281)	17.0%(122)	36.0%(259)	0.0%(0)
8	Johnston Charter Academy	Clayton, NC	677	39.7% White (269)	39.7%(269)	30.4%(206)	17.1%(116)	2.5%(17)
9	Johnston County Schools Career Technical	Smithfield, NC	241	41.9% White (101)	41.9%(101)	12.9%(31)	40.7%(98)	1.2%(3)
10	South Smithfield Elementary	Smithfield, NC	450	42.0% Hispanic (189)	17.6%(79)	33.8%(152)	42.0%(189)	1.3%(6)
11	Corinth-Holders Elementary	Zebulon, NC	585	43.1% White (252)	43.1%(252)	13.8%(81)	35.9%(210)	0.3%(2)
12	Benson Middle	Benson, NC	377	43.5% Hispanic (164)	32.1%(121)	19.1%(72)	43.5%(164)	0.0%(0)
13	Riverwood Middle	Clayton, NC	902	43.6% White (393)	43.6%(393)	27.5%(248)	20.2%(182)	1.8%(16)
14	Micro Elementary	Micro, NC	404	43.8% White (177)	43.8%(177)	9.7%(39)	39.6%(160)	0.5%(2)
15	North Johnston Middle	Micro, NC	598	44.8% White (268)	44.8%(268)	8.7%(52)	40.1%(240)	0.2%(1)
16	Cleveland Middle	Garner, NC	936	46.9% White (439)	46.9%(439)	23.0%(215)	20.6%(193)	2.8%(26)
17	South Johnston High	Four Oaks, NC	1,355	47.4% White (642)	47.4%(642)	12.3%(167)	35.8%(485)	0.3%(4)
18	Polenta Elementary	Garner, NC	1,010	47.6% White (481)	47.6%(481)	17.6%(178)	27.9%(282)	0.3%(3)
19	North Johnston High	Kenly, NC	788	47.7% White (376)	47.7%(376)	9.5%(75)	40.1%(316)	0.0%(0)
20	Swift Creek Middle	Clayton, NC	691	48.3% White (334)	48.3%(334)	14.6%(101)	31.1%(215)	0.6%(4)
21	River Dell Elementary	Clayton, NC	981	48.7% White (478)	48.7%(478)	22.4%(220)	19.6%(192)	2.0%(20)
22	Four Oaks Middle	Four Oaks, NC	477	49.3% White (235)	49.3%(235)	13.8%(66)	31.9%(152)	0.2%(1)
23	Cleveland High	Clayton, NC	1,889	49.4% White (933)	49.4%(933)	19.5%(369)	24.6%(464)	1.5%(28)
24	Wilson's Mills Elementary	Wilson's Mills, NC	496	50.0% Hispanic (248)	16.1%(80)	24.4%(121)	50.0%(248)	0.6%(3)
25	Glendale-Kenly Elementary	Kenly, NC	433	50.1% White (217)	50.1%(217)	12.2%(53)	31.2%(135)	0.0%(0)
26	Riverwood Elementary	Clayton, NC	728	50.1% White (365)	50.1%(365)	16.8%(122)	23.4%(170)	0.7%(5)
27	Cleveland Elementary	Clayton, NC	851	50.4% White (429)	50.4%(429)	19.3%(164)	20.8%(177)	1.9%(16)
28	The Innovation Academy at South Campus	Smithfield, NC	263	51.0% White (134)	51.0%(134)	15.6%(41)	25.9%(68)	0.4%(1)
29	West Johnston High	Benson, NC	1,563	51.0% White (797)	51.0%(797)	13.4%(209)	29.3%(458)	0.8%(13)
30	Four Oaks Elementary	Four Oaks, NC	1,051	51.0% White (536)	51.0%(536)	11.3%(119)	31.7%(333)	0.7%(7)
31	Smithfield-Selma High	Smithfield, NC	1,548	51.2% Hispanic (793)	18.7%(290)	25.7%(398)	51.2%(793)	0.8%(13)
32	McGee's Crossroads Middle	Benson, NC	757	51.3% White (388)	51.3%(388)	12.3%(93)	30.3%(229)	0.3%(2)
33	Powhatan Elementary	Clayton, NC	656	52.6% White (345)	52.6%(345)	20.1%(132)	18.0%(118)	1.2%(8)
34	McGee's Crossroads Elem	Angier, NC	950	52.7% White (501)	52.7%(501)	10.2%(97)	28.5%(271)	0.7%(7)
35	Thanksgiving Elementary	Selma, NC	870	52.9% White (460)	52.9%(460)	17.4%(151)	22.2%(193)	1.6%(14)
36	Archer Lodge Middle	Wendell, NC	1,204	53.2% White (641)	53.2%(641)	16.9%(203)	23.5%(283)	1.1%(13)
37	West Smithfield Elementary	Smithfield, NC	494	53.4% Hispanic (264)	14.6%(72)	25.7%(127)	53.4%(264)	0.2%(1)
38	Corinth Holders High	Wendell, NC	2,187	54.8% White (1,198)	54.8%(1,198)	16.7%(366)	22.4%(491)	1.5%(32)
39	Pine Level Elementary	Pine Level, NC	341	55.1% White (188)	55.1%(188)	4.4%(15)	35.8%(122)	0.0%(0)
40	Smithfield Middle	Smithfield, NC	573	55.1% Hispanic (316)	9.1%(52)	30.7%(176)	55.1%(316)	0.7%(4)
41	Dixon Road Elementary	Willow Spring, NC	644	56.5% White (364)	56.5%(364)	6.2%(40)	31.1%(200)	0.5%(3)
42	Johnston Co Early College Academy	Smithfield, NC	251	56.6% White (142)	56.6%(142)	8.8%(22)	28.7%(72)	2.0%(5)
43	Princeton Elementary	Princeton, NC	770	60.3% White (464)	60.3%(464)	8.2%(63)	25.4%(196)	0.1%(1)
44	Selma Elementary	Selma, NC	794	62.0% Hispanic (492)	7.6%(60)	25.3%(201)	62.0%(492)	0.9%(7)
45	Princeton High	Princeton, NC	988	63.4% White (626)	63.4%(626)	9.1%(90)	22.6%(223)	0.2%(2)
46	Selma Middle School	Selma, NC	339	64.0% Hispanic (217)	7.7%(26)	21.8%(74)	64.0%(217)	0.9%(3)
47	Meadow School	Benson, NC	646	65.2% White (421)	65.2%(421)	3.4%(22)	28.2%(182)	0.5%(3)

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