Enrollment
299
Middle
DISTRICT 482 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAYTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340318002502
Clayton Middle School
55 POP KRAMER BLVD, CLAYTON, NJ 08312 · (856) 881-8701 · Gloucester County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL299 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% of New Jersey public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public middle schools
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
192 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 83 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 103 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 113 | 38% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Clayton Middle School→Clayton High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Clayton Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
47.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . +7.5pp since 2023
Math
26.0%
NJ avg 41.6% . +6.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.5% | 19.3% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
29.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.0%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Clayton Middle School
Clayton Middle School's state test result (29.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton Middle School this school | 299 | 64.2% | 29.6% |
| Samuel M Ridgway Middle School EDGEWATER PARK | 417 | 68.3% | 23.9% |
| Jordan Road Elementary School Somers Point | 339 | 64.9% | 23.4% |
| Woodruff Middle School Seabrook | 253 | 60.1% | 26.6% |
| Pine Hill Middle School PINE HILL | 323 | 76.8% | 23.0% |
| F. W. Holbein Middle School MOUNT HOLLY | 451 | 61.4% | 28.8% |
Matched among New Jersey middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Clayton Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Gloucester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #337 of 433 | #16 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #333 of 437 ▲ 27 | #16 of 18 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #306 of 437 ▲ 24 | #16 of 18 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 299 | #372 of 445 | #14 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #111 of 417 | #2 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.9% | #22 of 419 | #2 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.2% | #88 of 436 | #2 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.3% | #112 of 282 | #3 of 13 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
299
-44 (-13%) vs 2020
+45% since 1990-91, when it was 206
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 17.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 299 | 30.3 | 9.9:1 | 64% (192) |
| 2023-24 | 328 | 27 | 12.2:1 | 52% (171) |
| 2022-23 | 342 | 23 | 14.9:1 | 49% (168) |
| 2020-21 | 343 | 20 | 17.1:1 | 49% (169) |
| 2017-18 | 345 | 17 | 20.3:1 | 49% (169) |
| 2015-16 | 309 | 12 | 25.8:1 | 55% (170) |
| 2010-11 | 208 | 13 | 16.0:1 | 48% (99) |
| 2000-01 | 178 | 9 | 19.8:1 | 40% (71) |
| 1990-91 | 206 | 13 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clayton Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (345 to 299); teachers up 78% (17 to 30.3).
About Clayton Middle School
Clayton Middle School is a small middle school found in CLAYTON, New Jersey. The latest federal count shows 299 students in grades 6 through 8. Against the 578-student average for middle schools in New Jersey, enrollment here is 48% lower.
Clayton Middle School is in Clayton Public School District, a district with 1,445 students across 3 schools.
White students form the largest group at Clayton Middle School, 38% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 28% Black, 20% Hispanic, and 12% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Gloucester County's population at about 76%. Clayton Middle School has a diversity index of 72%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 30.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 9.9:1. The 10.9:1 average for middle schools in New Jersey is higher than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 64% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. The average for public schools in Gloucester County is 32%.
The allk12 Grade for Clayton Middle School is C. Compared with New Jersey public middle schools, the school scored higher than 30% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school with Clayton Middle School's lunch-eligibility share in New Jersey is predicted to score 31.0%. Clayton Middle School scores 29.6%, 1.4 points below that line.
According to the American Community Survey, in Gloucester County, median household income is about $105,115, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Clayton Middle School is one of 86 public schools in Gloucester County, which together enroll about 46,080 students.
The nearest public school is Clayton High School, at less than a tenth of a mile. Clayton Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 36.9% proficiency; Clayton Middle School posts 29.6%.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 343 in 2020-21 and 299 in 2024-25, a decrease of 44 students. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 17.1:1 to 9.9:1.
Community posts for Clayton Middle School can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Gloucester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
306,954
Census ACS
Median income
$105,115
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
86
46,080 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clayton Public School District
- Herma S. Simmons Elementary SchoolElementary · 715 students
- Clayton High SchoolHigh · 431 students
Other schools in CLAYTON
- Herma S. Simmons Elementary SchoolElementary · 715 students
- Clayton High SchoolHigh · 431 students
Other Clayton Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Clayton Middle. Clayton Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Clayton MiddleClayton, NC · 609 students
- Clayton MiddleSALT LAKE CITY, UT · 567 students
- Clayton MiddleClayton, WI · 46 students
Nearby schools
- Clayton High School0.0 mi · 431
- Herma S. Simmons Elementary School1.1 mi · 715
- Dorothy L. Bullock School3.1 mi · 701
- Aura Elementary School3.1 mi · 350
- Bunker Hill Middle School3.4 mi · 562
- Caroline L. Reutter School3.7 mi · 388
Frequently asked questions
About Clayton Middle SchoolHow large is Clayton Middle School?
Clayton Middle School enrolls approximately 299 students in grades 06-08.
Is Clayton Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Clayton Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Clayton Middle School have?
Clayton Middle School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Clayton Middle School?
At Clayton Middle School, the student body is approximately 38% White, 20% Hispanic, 28% Black, 2% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Clayton Middle School public or private?
Clayton Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Clayton Public School District.
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