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What tradition at East Clayton Elementary should never be changed?
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Enrollment
524
Elementary
DISTRICT 690 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JOHNSTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370237002322
East Clayton Elementary
2075 NC Highway 42 East, Clayton, NC 27527 · (919) 550-5311 · Johnston County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL524 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of North Carolina public elementary 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 North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
515 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (102).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
50.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
57.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. 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
52.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina 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 North Carolina'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 East Clayton Elementary
East Clayton Elementary's state test result (52.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Clayton Elementary this school | 524 | 98.3% | 52.4% |
| Murray-Massenburg Elementary Durham | 517 | 99.4% | 43.0% |
| Forest Pines Drive Elementary Raleigh | 493 | 99.4% | 48.9% |
| Howard L Hall Elementary Fayetteville | 539 | 99.4% | 61.9% |
| South Elementary Roxboro | 463 | 99.4% | 56.0% |
| Eastern Elementary Washington | 484 | 99.4% | N/A |
Matched among North Carolina elementary 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 East Clayton Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Johnston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #746 of 1,297 | #20 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.2% | #691 of 1,296 | #18 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #603 of 1,300 | #18 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 524 | #544 of 1,485 | #18 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #1,076 of 1,377 | #16 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.5% | #109 of 1,379 | #1 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.3% | #869 of 1,414 | #22 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.8% | #453 of 937 | #6 of 14 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
524
-101 (-16%) vs 2020
-32% since 2000-01, when it was 769
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 524 | 32.2 | 16.3:1 | 98% (515) |
| 2023-24 | 513 | 36 | 14.3:1 | 99% (510) |
| 2022-23 | 515 | 34 | 15.2:1 | 58% (298) |
| 2020-21 | 625 | 40 | 15.6:1 | 24% (152) |
| 2017-18 | 608 | 38.5 | 15.8:1 | 23% (140) |
| 2015-16 | 567 | 37 | 15.3:1 | 28% (158) |
| 2010-11 | 585 | 40 | 14.6:1 | 22% (128) |
| 2000-01 | 769 | 52 | 14.8:1 | 25% (193) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Clayton Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (608 to 524); teachers down 16% (38.5 to 32.2).
About East Clayton Elementary
East Clayton Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school based in Clayton, North Carolina. The student body numbers 524 students, from pre-K through 5.
East Clayton Elementary sits within Johnston County Public Schools, which has 48 schools and 37,320 students.
East Clayton Elementary has no majority group; Black students are the largest, at 39%. Other students are 27% White, 22% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. By comparison, Johnston County residents are about 17% Black. The school's diversity index is 72%, meaning two students picked at random have a 72% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The count of teachers at East Clayton Elementary is 32.2 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 16.3:1. That is higher than the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. The school counts 515 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 98%. That tracks the 95% average for public schools in Johnston County.
East Clayton Elementary is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 45% of North Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In North Carolina, East Clayton Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 52.4% actual against a predicted 48.8%.
Within Johnston County, the median household income is $83,384, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. In all, Johnston County has 52 public schools and roughly 41,004 students.
Nearest public school: Powhatan Elementary, about 1.6 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. East Clayton Elementary's average proficiency of 52.4% compares with 62.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
East Clayton Elementary falls in the Suburb: Small locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
East Clayton Elementary's enrollment declined from 625 in 2020-21 to 524 in 2024-25.
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Johnston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
234,263
Census ACS
Median income
$83,384
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
41,004 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Johnston County Public Schools
- Corinth Holders HighHigh · 2,187 students
- Clayton HighHigh · 1,929 students
- Cleveland HighHigh · 1,889 students
- West Johnston HighHigh · 1,563 students
- Smithfield-Selma HighHigh · 1,548 students
- South Johnston HighHigh · 1,355 students
Other schools in Clayton
- American Leadership Academy - JohnstonCombined · 2,082 students
- Clayton HighHigh · 1,929 students
- Cleveland HighHigh · 1,889 students
- River Dell ElementaryElementary · 981 students
- Riverwood MiddleMiddle · 902 students
- Cleveland ElementaryElementary · 851 students
Other East Clayton Elementary schools
One other US public school is named East Clayton Elementary. East Clayton Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- East Clayton Elementary SchoolEllenwood, GA · 641 students
Nearby schools
- Powhatan Elementary1.6 mi · 656
- Cooper Academy2.8 mi · 447
- River Dell Elementary3.1 mi · 981
- Riverwood Middle3.2 mi · 902
- Riverwood Elementary3.2 mi · 728
- Clayton High3.5 mi · 1,929
Frequently asked questions
About East Clayton ElementaryHow many students attend East Clayton Elementary?
East Clayton Elementary enrolls approximately 524 students in grades PK-05.
Is East Clayton Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
East Clayton Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at East Clayton Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at East Clayton Elementary is approximately 16.3:1 (32 FTE teachers).
How diverse is East Clayton Elementary?
East Clayton Elementary reports a student body of 27% White, 22% Hispanic, 39% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees East Clayton Elementary?
East Clayton Elementary is overseen by Johnston County Public Schools in Johnston County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.