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West Clayton Elementary

Johnston County Schools · Johnston County

Address
1012 S Lombard St, Clayton, NC 27520
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370237001013
742
Students
49.9
Teachers (FTE)
14.9:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
64
Performance score
Exceeded
Academic growth
22.1%
Chronically absent
42.7%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

West Clayton Elementary's own events for the year — school events, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Attendance zone

Johnston County Public Schools

The area Johnston County Public Schools assigns to West Clayton Elementary. Zones change, and addresses near a boundary are often decided case by case - confirm with the district before making plans.

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Zone boundary published by Johnston County Public Schools as “Johnston County Public Schools Approved Attendance Areas 25-26_26-27”, last updated 2025-09-27.

How West Clayton Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 64 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools57th percentile
Higher than 57% · rank 991 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools59th percentile
Higher than 59% · rank 534 of 1,419
Johnston County Public Schools40th percentile
Higher than 40% · rank 25 of 45

Chronic absence is lower here than at 50% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 5 points since 2014 (59 → 64). Met or exceeded expected growth in 7 of 10 years, exceeding it in 1. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202564CExceeded57.4
202456CMet51.6
202361CMet56.1
202254DMet47
201952DNot Met50.2
201850DNot Met50.5
201767CMet63
201665CMet63
201564CMet60
201459CNot Met57

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Johnston County Public Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

Hispanic 35.85%White 33.02%Black 21.29%Two+ Races 7.01%Asian 2.7%Native Am. 0.13%
Hispanic: 35.85% (266) White: 33.02% (245) Black: 21.29% (158) Two+ Races: 7.01% (52) Asian: 2.7% (20) Native Am.: 0.13% (1)
Hispanic35.85%
White33.02%
Black21.29%
Two+ Races7.01%
Asian2.7%
Native Am.0.13%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 742
49.6%368 Female
50.4%374 Male

Student counts for West Clayton Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 742 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 77.9%Chronically absent 22.1%
Regular attendance: 77.9% (628) Chronically absent: 22.1% (178)
Regular attendance77.9%
Chronically absent22.1%

Student Population

Students Counted: 806
42.7%Economically disadvantaged
16.17%120 English learners

Student indicators for West Clayton Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 806 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 87.7%Beginning 12.3%
Experienced: 87.7% (39) Beginning: 12.3% (5)
Experienced87.7%
Beginning12.3%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 43.9 FTE
95.9%Fully licensed
4.1%Emergency or provisional
0%0 teachers certified

Teacher figures for West Clayton Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 43.9 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)64.9%39.7%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)56.5%30.7%
Reading (grades 3–8)50.1%30.9%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Mathematics (grades 3–8)43.5%25.9%21.9%8.8%
Reading (grades 3–8)49.9%19.2%22.4%8.5%
Science (grades 5 & 8)35.1%25.2%36.6%--

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallExceeds Expected Growth3.889.5

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers43.92
Experienced teachers38.52 (88%)
Beginning teachers5.4 (12%)
Holding a standard license42.12 (96%)
Emergency or provisional licenses1.8 (4%)
National Board certified0

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (178 of 806)22.1%
Economically disadvantaged42.7%
English learners making progress (of 120)72.5%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.82
Library books per student12.04
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeNo
Wireless access points per classroom1.08

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskYes
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the West Clayton Elementary report card PDF

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West Clayton Elementary's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.