📍 2075 NC Highway 42 East, Clayton, Johnston County, 27527
East Clayton Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Clayton, Johnston County. The school has 515 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Johnston County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 49% of students are proficient in reading. 45% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
East Clayton Elementary enrolls 515 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 34 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 35% Black or African American, 32% White and 24% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 178 | 35% |
| White | 164 | 32% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 125 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 39 | 7.6% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
298 of the school's 515 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 274 qualify for free lunch and 24 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.
East Clayton Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). 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.
East Clayton Elementary is one of 48 schools in Johnston County Public Schools, based in Smithfield, North Carolina. The district serves 37,320 students district-wide and employs 2,398 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 515 students, East Clayton Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 778 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Small
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