East Clayton Elementary

East Clayton Elementary is one of the mid-tier elementary campuss in Clayton, North Carolina, part of Johnston County Public Schools, with 524 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Johnston County Public Schools runs 48 schools in total, collectively educating 37,320 students. East Clayton Elementary is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, East Clayton Elementary reports that the most-represented group is Black (39%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 27% White, 22% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 17%.

On the resource side, On paper, East Clayton Elementary has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.9:1 average. Roughly 98% of students at East Clayton Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, East Clayton Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.4%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Johnston County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $83,384 per year, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Johnston County runs 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,004 students), of which East Clayton Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Powhatan Elementary, around 1.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), East Clayton Elementary ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 62.0%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. East Clayton Elementary's enrollment has declined 14% since 2018, when it stood at 608 (now 524). The White share of enrollment decreased from 59% to 27% over that span.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.