📍 40 Scholar Drive, Clayton, Johnston County, 27520
Johnston Charter Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Clayton, Johnston County. The school has 679 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Johnston Charter Academy school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 30.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.2:1. It operates as a public charter school. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 65% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Johnston Charter Academy enrolls 679 students across grades K–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 30.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% White, 25% Black or African American and 16% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 331 | 49% |
| Black or African American | 167 | 25% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 108 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 60 | 8.8% |
| Asian | 10 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
307 of the school's 679 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 264 qualify for free lunch and 43 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Johnston Charter Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 11, state house district 26.
Johnston Charter Academy is one of 1 schools in Johnston Charter Academy, based in Clayton, North Carolina. The district serves 677 students district-wide and employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 679 students, Johnston Charter Academy is close to the district average of about 677 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Small
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