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Clayton Public School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 342 students in Clayton Public School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Clayton Public School District have an average math proficiency score of 11% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 23% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 60% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the New Jersey public middle school average of 67% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
3 Schools
822 Schools
# Students
1,467 Students
455,746 Students
# Teachers
120 Teachers
39,506 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Clayton Public School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 648 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#564 out of 650 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
15%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
11%
23%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
85%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.70
0.72
# American Indian Students
3 Students
852 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
28 Students
39,417 Students
% Asian Students
2%
9%
# Hispanic Students
251 Students
168,915 Students
% Hispanic Students
17%
37%
# Black Students
384 Students
85,091 Students
% Black Students
26%
19%
# White Students
660 Students
149,142 Students
% White Students
45%
33%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
866 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
141 Students
11,291 Students
% of Two or more races Students
10%
2%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
119
11,354
# Students in K Grade:
87
17,434
# Students in 1st Grade:
81
18,658
# Students in 2nd Grade:
100
18,586
# Students in 3rd Grade:
92
19,460
# Students in 4th Grade:
77
21,518
# Students in 5th Grade:
98
30,194
# Students in 6th Grade:
110
75,538
# Students in 7th Grade:
113
96,631
# Students in 8th Grade:
117
100,013
# Students in 9th Grade:
111
7,847
# Students in 10th Grade:
113
7,146
# Students in 11th Grade:
124
6,652
# Students in 12th Grade:
106
6,207
# Ungraded Students:
19
18,508
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $21,468 in this school district is less than the state median of $27,145. The school district revenue/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,391 is less than the state median of $26,033. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$32 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$28 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$21,468
$27,145
Spending / Student
$19,391
$26,033
Best Clayton Public School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Clayton Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 11% | Reading: 23%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
55 Pop Kramer Blvd, Suite B
Clayton, NJ 08312
(856) 881-8701
Clayton, NJ 08312
(856) 881-8701
Grades: 6-8
| 342 students
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