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What's one thing West Clayton Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
742
Elementary
DISTRICT 690 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JOHNSTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370237001013
West Clayton Elementary
1012 S Lombard St, Clayton, NC 27520 · (919) 553-7113 · Johnston County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL742 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
14.9:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
731 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 | 111 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 133 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 122 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 115 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 132 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 129 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (111) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (129).
Student demographics
71%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
50.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
56.5%
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
55.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% 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 West Clayton Elementary
West Clayton Elementary's state test result (55.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Clayton Elementary this school | 742 | 98.5% | 55.9% |
| Pineville Elementary Pineville | 742 | 99.6% | 61.8% |
| Lincoln Elementary Leland | 738 | 99.6% | 48.7% |
| Benson Elementary Benson | 719 | 99.6% | 64.0% |
| Forest View Elementary Durham | 662 | 99.5% | 49.4% |
| Wolf Meadow Elementary Concord | 655 | 99.5% | 31.8% |
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 West Clayton Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Johnston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #633 of 1,297 | #17 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #711 of 1,296 | #20 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.1% | #612 of 1,300 | #19 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 742 | #134 of 1,485 | #10 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #720 of 1,377 | #9 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.1% | #128 of 1,379 | #3 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.5% | #829 of 1,414 | #19 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.3% | #303 of 937 | #3 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
742
-47 (-6%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 743
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 742 | 49.9 | 14.9:1 | 99% (731) |
| 2023-24 | 718 | 56.6 | 12.7:1 | 100% (715) |
| 2022-23 | 761 | 49.7 | 15.3:1 | 65% (494) |
| 2020-21 | 789 | 53 | 14.9:1 | 32% (254) |
| 2017-18 | 920 | 57 | 16.1:1 | 41% (380) |
| 2015-16 | 911 | 60 | 15.2:1 | 46% (417) |
| 2010-11 | 1,021 | 64 | 15.9:1 | 39% (398) |
| 2000-01 | 878 | 52 | 16.9:1 | 23% (205) |
| 1990-91 | 743 | 35 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Clayton Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (920 to 742); teachers down 13% (57 to 49.9).
About West Clayton Elementary
This page covers West Clayton Elementary, a large elementary school in Clayton, North Carolina. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 742 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in North Carolina is about 467, so this school runs 59% bigger than that.
West Clayton Elementary is in Johnston County Public Schools, a district with 37,320 students across 48 schools.
Enrollment at West Clayton Elementary is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 36%. Beyond that, enrollment is 33% White, 21% Black, 7% multiracial, and 3% Asian. In Johnston County overall, about 17% of residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at West Clayton Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 71%.
The school reports 49.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 14.9 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in North Carolina, the average ratio is about 14.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 99% of students.
allk12 grades West Clayton Elementary a B. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
West Clayton Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 55.9%, compared with a predicted 48.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations.
County data help place the school in context: in Johnston County, median household income is about $83,384, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The public schools of Johnston County number 52 and enroll about 41,004.
The shortest distance from West Clayton Elementary to another public school is about 0.5 miles, to Clayton High. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, West Clayton Elementary is 4th among 8 schools close by.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Small: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Federal counts put enrollment at 789 in 2020-21 and 742 in 2024-25, a 6% decrease.
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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 West Clayton Elementary schools
One other US public school is named West Clayton Elementary. West Clayton Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- West Clayton Elementary SchoolCollege Park, GA · 464 students
Nearby schools
- Clayton High0.5 mi · 1,929
- Clayton Middle0.8 mi · 609
- Cooper Academy1.4 mi · 447
- Johnston Charter Academy1.8 mi · 677
- East Clayton Elementary3.8 mi · 524
- Riverwood Middle4.3 mi · 902
Frequently asked questions
About West Clayton ElementaryHow large is West Clayton Elementary?
West Clayton Elementary enrolls approximately 742 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does West Clayton Elementary serve?
West Clayton Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at West Clayton Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at West Clayton Elementary is approximately 14.9:1 (50 FTE teachers).
How diverse is West Clayton Elementary?
West Clayton Elementary reports a student body of 33% White, 36% Hispanic, 21% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is West Clayton Elementary public or private?
West Clayton Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Johnston County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.