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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 the diversity index, the chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups. East Clayton Elementary leads the list at 71.5%, against a median of 63.8% 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

Top Diversity index

71.5%

Median Diversity index

63.8%

MOST DIVERSE · JOHNSTON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	Students	Diversity index	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	East Clayton Elementary	Clayton, NC	524	71.5%	27.3%(143)	38.9%(204)	22.3%(117)	1.5%(8)
2	Cooper Academy	Clayton, NC	447	71.4%	24.8%(111)	36.0%(161)	29.5%(132)	0.9%(4)
3	West Clayton Elementary	Clayton, NC	742	71.1%	33.0%(245)	21.3%(158)	35.9%(266)	2.7%(20)
4	Johnston Charter Academy	Clayton, NC	677	70.9%	39.7%(269)	30.4%(206)	17.1%(116)	2.5%(17)
5	West View Elementary	Garner, NC	969	70.8%	38.8%(376)	28.3%(274)	23.7%(230)	2.6%(25)
6	Clayton Middle	Clayton, NC	609	70.8%	27.8%(169)	27.9%(170)	36.3%(221)	0.7%(4)
7	Clayton High	Clayton, NC	1,929	70.2%	37.4%(722)	29.4%(568)	26.0%(502)	1.3%(25)
8	Riverwood Middle	Clayton, NC	902	68.9%	43.6%(393)	27.5%(248)	20.2%(182)	1.8%(16)
9	Benson Elementary	Benson, NC	719	68.3%	39.1%(281)	17.0%(122)	36.0%(259)	0.0%(0)
10	Cleveland Middle	Garner, NC	936	68.0%	46.9%(439)	23.0%(215)	20.6%(193)	2.8%(26)
11	South Smithfield Elementary	Smithfield, NC	450	67.6%	17.6%(79)	33.8%(152)	42.0%(189)	1.3%(6)
12	Benson Middle	Benson, NC	377	66.9%	32.1%(121)	19.1%(72)	43.5%(164)	0.0%(0)
13	River Dell Elementary	Clayton, NC	981	66.9%	48.7%(478)	22.4%(220)	19.6%(192)	2.0%(20)
14	Corinth-Holders Elementary	Zebulon, NC	585	66.2%	43.1%(252)	13.8%(81)	35.9%(210)	0.3%(2)
15	Polenta Elementary	Garner, NC	1,010	66.0%	47.6%(481)	17.6%(178)	27.9%(282)	0.3%(3)
16	Cleveland Elementary	Clayton, NC	851	65.9%	50.4%(429)	19.3%(164)	20.8%(177)	1.9%(16)
17	Riverwood Elementary	Clayton, NC	728	65.9%	50.1%(365)	16.8%(122)	23.4%(170)	0.7%(5)
18	Wilson's Mills Elementary	Wilson's Mills, NC	496	65.7%	16.1%(80)	24.4%(121)	50.0%(248)	0.6%(3)
19	Cleveland High	Clayton, NC	1,889	65.5%	49.4%(933)	19.5%(369)	24.6%(464)	1.5%(28)
20	Swift Creek Middle	Clayton, NC	691	64.5%	48.3%(334)	14.6%(101)	31.1%(215)	0.6%(4)
21	The Innovation Academy at South Campus	Smithfield, NC	263	64.5%	51.0%(134)	15.6%(41)	25.9%(68)	0.4%(1)
22	Powhatan Elementary	Clayton, NC	656	64.4%	52.6%(345)	20.1%(132)	18.0%(118)	1.2%(8)
23	Johnston County Schools Career Technical	Smithfield, NC	241	64.2%	41.9%(101)	12.9%(31)	40.7%(98)	1.2%(3)
24	Micro Elementary	Micro, NC	404	63.8%	43.8%(177)	9.7%(39)	39.6%(160)	0.5%(2)
25	Thanksgiving Elementary	Selma, NC	870	63.7%	52.9%(460)	17.4%(151)	22.2%(193)	1.6%(14)
26	Smithfield-Selma High	Smithfield, NC	1,548	63.5%	18.7%(290)	25.7%(398)	51.2%(793)	0.8%(13)
27	Four Oaks Middle	Four Oaks, NC	477	63.4%	49.3%(235)	13.8%(66)	31.9%(152)	0.2%(1)
28	West Johnston High	Benson, NC	1,563	63.4%	51.0%(797)	13.4%(209)	29.3%(458)	0.8%(13)
29	Glendale-Kenly Elementary	Kenly, NC	433	63.3%	50.1%(217)	12.2%(53)	31.2%(135)	0.0%(0)
30	South Johnston High	Four Oaks, NC	1,355	63.1%	47.4%(642)	12.3%(167)	35.8%(485)	0.3%(4)
31	Archer Lodge Middle	Wendell, NC	1,204	63.0%	53.2%(641)	16.9%(203)	23.5%(283)	1.1%(13)
32	McGee's Crossroads Middle	Benson, NC	757	62.8%	51.3%(388)	12.3%(93)	30.3%(229)	0.3%(2)
33	North Johnston Middle	Micro, NC	598	62.7%	44.8%(268)	8.7%(52)	40.1%(240)	0.2%(1)
34	McGee's Crossroads Elem	Angier, NC	950	62.4%	52.7%(501)	10.2%(97)	28.5%(271)	0.7%(7)
35	Four Oaks Elementary	Four Oaks, NC	1,051	62.4%	51.0%(536)	11.3%(119)	31.7%(333)	0.7%(7)
36	West Smithfield Elementary	Smithfield, NC	494	62.4%	14.6%(72)	25.7%(127)	53.4%(264)	0.2%(1)
37	Corinth Holders High	Wendell, NC	2,187	62.0%	54.8%(1,198)	16.7%(366)	22.4%(491)	1.5%(32)
38	North Johnston High	Kenly, NC	788	60.2%	47.7%(376)	9.5%(75)	40.1%(316)	0.0%(0)
39	Smithfield Middle	Smithfield, NC	573	59.1%	9.1%(52)	30.7%(176)	55.1%(316)	0.7%(4)
40	Johnston Co Early College Academy	Smithfield, NC	251	58.9%	56.6%(142)	8.8%(22)	28.7%(72)	2.0%(5)
41	Dixon Road Elementary	Willow Spring, NC	644	57.7%	56.5%(364)	6.2%(40)	31.1%(200)	0.5%(3)
42	Pine Level Elementary	Pine Level, NC	341	56.4%	55.1%(188)	4.4%(15)	35.8%(122)	0.0%(0)
43	Princeton Elementary	Princeton, NC	770	56.2%	60.3%(464)	8.2%(63)	25.4%(196)	0.1%(1)
44	Selma Elementary	Selma, NC	794	54.4%	7.6%(60)	25.3%(201)	62.0%(492)	0.9%(7)
45	Princeton High	Princeton, NC	988	53.7%	63.4%(626)	9.1%(90)	22.6%(223)	0.2%(2)
46	Selma Middle School	Selma, NC	339	53.3%	7.7%(26)	21.8%(74)	64.0%(217)	0.9%(3)
47	Meadow School	Benson, NC	646	49.4%	65.2%(421)	3.4%(22)	28.2%(182)	0.5%(3)

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