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Enrollment
567
Middle
DISTRICT 524 · STATE 831
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALT LAKE DISTRICT·NCES 490087000480
Clayton Middle
1470 S 1900 E, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84108 · (801) 481-4810 · Salt Lake County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL567 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% of Utah public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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 Utah public middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 21.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
163 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 33%
Community
1
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 7 | 282 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 285 | 50% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 47% · 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
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
58.1%
UT avg 41.4% . +0.3pp since 2023
Math
64.7%
UT avg 41.8% . +4.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.1% | 64.7% |
| 2023-24 | 57.8% | 60.3% |
% Proficient + Highly Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: RISE / Utah Aspire+. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of UT schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
61.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.8%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 46% typical for Utah schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Utah's top 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
Clayton Middle's state test result (61.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton Middle this school | 567 | 28.7% | 61.3% |
| Evergreen Jr High SALT LAKE CITY | 600 | 27.0% | 49.4% |
| Bountiful Jr High BOUNTIFUL | 630 | 24.1% | 37.5% |
| Tooele Jr High TOOELE | 769 | 30.7% | 33.4% |
| Riverview Jr High MURRAY | 614 | 25.4% | 45.8% |
| North Layton Jr High LAYTON | 959 | 31.6% | 28.9% |
Matched among Utah 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 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #9 of 136 | #4 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.7% | #5 of 140 ▲ 8 | #1 of 44 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #11 of 140 ▲ 7 | #5 of 44 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 567 | #112 of 144 | #36 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #23 of 137 | #8 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.6% | #41 of 137 | #26 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.7% | #73 of 141 | #25 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.4% | #9 of 77 | #5 of 25 |
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
567
-95 (-14%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 735
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 | 567 | 30 | 18.9:1 | 29% (163) |
| 2023-24 | 555 | 31.3 | 17.7:1 | 28% (153) |
| 2022-23 | 634 | 32.7 | 19.4:1 | 24% (153) |
| 2020-21 | 662 | N/A | N/A | 28% (185) |
| 2017-18 | 770 | N/A | N/A | 31% (238) |
| 2015-16 | 723 | N/A | N/A | 30% (219) |
| 2010-11 | 606 | 25 | 24.2:1 | 41% (247) |
| 2000-01 | 641 | 30 | 21.4:1 | 28% (180) |
| 1990-91 | 735 | 37 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clayton Middle.
About Clayton Middle
Clayton Middle is a small middle school located in SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. The school had 567 students in grades 7 through 8 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for middle schools in Utah is about 831, so this school runs 32% smaller than that.
Federal data list 39 schools in Salt Lake District, with 20,086 students enrolled.
A majority of students at Clayton Middle, 67%, are White. The next largest groups are 21% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian, and 2% Black. County-wide, about 70% of residents are White. Clayton Middle has a diversity index of 51%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 30 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 18.9:1. The 21.7:1 average for middle schools in Utah is higher than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 29% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
Clayton Middle is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 96% of Utah public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Clayton Middle is 15.6 points above expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the top 10% in Utah.
Census Bureau estimates for Salt Lake County show that median household income is about $97,494, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Clayton Middle is one of 325 public schools in Salt Lake County, which together enroll about 209,757 students.
Nearby, Bonneville School is about 0.5 miles away. Clayton Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Clayton Middle at 6th of 8.
For locale, NCES codes Clayton Middle as City: Mid-size.
Federal counts put enrollment at 662 in 2020-21 and 567 in 2024-25, a 14% decrease.
The Clayton Middle community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Salt Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,196,523
Census ACS
Median income
$97,494
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
325
209,757 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Salt Lake District
- West HighHigh · 2,503 students
- Highland HighHigh · 1,973 students
- East HighHigh · 1,764 students
- Glendale MiddleMiddle · 678 students
- Mountain View SchoolElementary · 629 students
- Northwest MiddleMiddle · 542 students
Other schools in SALT LAKE CITY
- West HighHigh · 2,503 students
- Brighton HighHigh · 2,435 students
- Skyline HighHigh · 2,186 students
- Olympus HighHigh · 2,151 students
- Highland HighHigh · 1,973 students
- East HighHigh · 1,764 students
Other Clayton Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Clayton Middle. Clayton Middle is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Clayton MiddleClayton, NC · 609 students
- Clayton Middle SchoolCLAYTON, NJ · 299 students
- Clayton MiddleClayton, WI · 46 students
Nearby schools
- Bonneville School0.5 mi · 414
- Uintah School0.6 mi · 464
- Dilworth School0.7 mi · 463
- Hillside Middle0.9 mi · 485
- Beacon Heights School1.0 mi · 345
- Highland High1.0 mi · 1,973
Frequently asked questions
About Clayton MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Clayton Middle?
Clayton Middle enrolls approximately 567 students in grades 07-08.
Is Clayton Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Clayton Middle is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Clayton Middle have?
Clayton Middle employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Clayton Middle?
Student demographics at Clayton Middle are roughly 67% White, 21% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Clayton Middle in?
Clayton Middle is part of Salt Lake District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.