Swift Creek Middle

Set in Clayton, North Carolina, Swift Creek Middle is a moderately sized 6-8 campus, overseen by Johnston County Public Schools. It caters to 691 students across grades 6 through 8.

Within Johnston County Public Schools, which oversees 48 schools and 37,320 students, Swift Creek Middle is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Swift Creek Middle lists that 48% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 31% Hispanic, 15% Black, 5% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 64%.

On the resource side, Swift Creek Middle shows 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.5:1. The state averages about 15.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Swift Creek Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.5%; this one delivers 55.3%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Johnston County indicate the typical household earns roughly $83,384 per year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Swift Creek Middle is one of 52 public schools in Johnston County (combined enrollment of about 41,004 students).

The closest other public school is Cleveland High, roughly 2.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Swift Creek Middle at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 57.7%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Swift Creek Middle has rose 12%, going from 615 students in 2018 to 691 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 22% to 31% across the same window.

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