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Clayton Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
55 Pop Kramer Blvd
Clayton, NJ 08312
Phone
(856) 881-8701
District
Clayton Public School District
County
GLOUCESTER COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
328
Classroom Teachers
27

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Jersey

3

(10 is best)

Better than 23.5% of all NJ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Clayton Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
32%
43%
44%
52%
19%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
32%
44%
38%
52%
25%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
35%
36%
52%
13%
19%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
11
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 101 30.8%
Grade 7 114 34.8%
Grade 8 113 34.5%
Total 328 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 48.1% 49.5% 39.1%
Black 29.6% 28.7% 14.9%
Hispanic 20.6% 20.1% 34.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.7% 1.7% 10.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 52.1% 47.8% 37.1%
Free lunch eligible 40.2% 39.0% 31.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 11.9% 8.8% 5.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 8,867 9,290,841
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,253.3 1,259
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 2.9% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.1% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.9% 32.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.7% 26.9%
65 OR OLDER 21.4% 16.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 3,351 3,478,355
Single Parent Households With Children 13.1% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.8% 90.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 21.5% 42.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 17.4% 32.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 29.1% 18.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 8.1% 11.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.7% 12.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 8.1% 10.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.0% 7.7%
$15,000 or less 9.5% 6.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,310 $20,165,000 56.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,302 $3,487,000 9.8%
Staff $950 $1,440,000 4.0%
General Administration $412 $624,000 1.7%
School Administration $1,102 $1,670,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $1,973,000 5.5%
Transportation $546 $827,000 2.3%
Other $529 $802,000 2.2%
Total Support $7,144 $10,823,000 30.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,100 $4,696,000 13.2%
Total Expenditures $23,554 $35,684,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $14,629 $20,370,924,000 51.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,803 $3,903,661,000 9.9%
Staff $872 $1,214,300,000 3.1%
General Administration $482 $671,066,000 1.7%
School Administration $1,195 $1,664,142,000 4.2%
Operation $2,241 $3,120,212,000 7.9%
Transportation $950 $1,322,740,000 3.3%
Other $616 $857,184,000 2.2%
Total Support $9,159 $12,753,305,000 32.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,641 $6,462,515,000 16.3%
Total Expenditures $28,428 $39,586,744,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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