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Johnston Charter Academy

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Johnston Charter Academy ranks 463 rd of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

463^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Johnston Charter Academy is an elementary school located in Clayton, North Carolina, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 751 students. The school is part of the Johnston Charter Academy District, which is ranked 51 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Johnston Charter Academy consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in North Carolina, with rankings ranging from 89th to 546th out of over 1,500 schools in recent years. The school's performance on state assessments is impressive, with students consistently outperforming the state average in mathematics, reading, and science across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 72.7% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to the state average of 64.1%, and 66.2% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in reading, compared to the state average of 46.7%. The school also has strong performance across different student subgroups, including female students, male students, African American students, Hispanic students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

While Johnston Charter Academy outperforms the state averages, it is also performing well compared to the nearby public schools in the area. For instance, in the 2024-2025 school year, Johnston Charter Academy's 3rd-grade mathematics proficiency rate of 72.7% is significantly higher than the rates of nearby schools like Barwell Road Elementary (54%), West View Elementary (83.4%), and East Garner Elementary (60.8%). Similarly, Johnston Charter Academy's 3rd-grade reading proficiency rate of 66.2% is also higher than the nearby schools, which range from 32.2% to 72.6%.

677

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

50.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

40 Scholar Drive
Clayton, NC 27520

(919) 879-8190

District: Johnston Charter Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.7%

African American:

30.4%

Hispanic:

17.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 94th percentile in 2021 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (63% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Above the North Carolina median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 94th-percentile peak (2021) to 69th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

North Carolina avg56%

Elementary school

463^rd of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 14 pts since 2019

From top 45% (2019) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

251^st of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 16 pts since 2019

From top 49% (2019) to top 32% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of North Carolina Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

51^st of 242Johnston Charter Academy among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	463 of 1490	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.9	546 of 1505	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	81.4	212 of 1502	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	87.5	139 of 1514	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	92.4	89 of 1489	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	55.9	658 of 1473	55.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	266 of 918	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	180 of 924	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	85.6	72 of 933	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	84.1	75 of 927	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	98.0	12 of 896	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	58.7	325 of 949	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	385 of 1451	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	63.1	496 of 1455	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	87.2	119 of 1459	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	84.1	170 of 1458	88.3%	★★★★☆
2021	93.1	69 of 1440	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	60.0	557 of 1424	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	81.4	98 of 961	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.3	170 of 951	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	93.2	30 of 915	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	22 of 893	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	97.2	19 of 843	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	73.7	160 of 865	81.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	73.4	255 of 1437	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	290 of 1450	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	88.6	68 of 1437	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	92.3	36 of 1366	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	97.3	12 of 1329	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	56.8	548 of 1361	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	522 of 1450	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.2	606 of 1464	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.0	355 of 1461	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	87.5	130 of 1464	91.1%	★★★★★
2021	88.4	128 of 1444	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	51.1	716 of 1430	49.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	51.7	298 of 801	62.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	467 of 1172	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.2	571 of 1166	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.0	284 of 1183	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	78.4	212 of 1194	82.2%	★★★★☆
2021	86.3	108 of 1172	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	39.3	775 of 1183	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	65.1	251 of 773	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.9	170 of 793	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	208 of 784	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	94.4	35 of 786	95.5%	★★★★★
2021	76.7	159 of 741	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	52.6	359 of 737	51.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	125 of 546	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	80.9	72 of 560	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	86 of 559	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	97.7	9 of 550	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	91.5	25 of 533	95.3%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	70.3	61 of 449	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	58.6	115 of 478	75.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	182 of 733	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	73.5	164 of 738	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	70.0	191 of 731	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	94.4	25 of 733	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	75.3	151 of 706	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	51.5	348 of 684	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	105 of 562	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	65.7	136 of 564	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	67.3	134 of 553	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	99.1	3 of 541	99.4%	★★★★★
2021	46.5	263 of 522	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	136 of 729	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	97 of 743	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	79.7	94 of 735	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	96.6	11 of 689	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	68.1	134 of 633	78.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	303 of 733	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.6	176 of 751	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	66.3	220 of 747	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	92.6	44 of 748	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	76.2	149 of 711	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	53.5	331 of 697	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	89 of 478	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	63.4	90 of 473	81.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	159 of 649	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	68.4	183 of 652	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	59.6	244 of 656	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	89.3	51 of 658	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	70.1	163 of 632	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	28.4	500 of 624	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2025)90th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)73rd percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)71st percentile~ school

Male (2025)64th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2024)63rd percentile~ school

White (2025)60th percentile-9 vs school

Middle school

Disabled (2022)86th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)81st percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile+14 vs school

African American (2025)77th percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)76th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)75th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science80%+19 vs state

Reading62%+9 vs state

Mathematics58%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)						EOG Reading (2025)						EOG Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Johnston Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	40 Scholar Drive	Clayton	27520	Johnston County	Johnston Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 879-8190	677	35	19.4	50.5%	269 (39.7%)	206 (30.4%)	116 (17.1%)	17 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (10.2%)	66.2	463^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	68.9%		61.9	546^th of 1505 public elementary schools	63.7%	83	72.7	54.3	58.8	53.1	52.7	58.3	66.2	58.0	60.0	63.0	60.8	61.7	86.1	71.7
West Clayton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1012 S Lombard St	Clayton	27520	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 553-7113	742	50	14.8	98.5%	245 (33.0%)	158 (21.3%)	266 (35.8%)	20 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.0%)	49.1	759^th of 1490 public elementary schools	49.1%		43.6	862^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	42.7%	103	70.8	42.6	57.7				55.8	47.3	48.5				65.4		$9,685	$477	$9,208
Cooper Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	849 North Mial St	Clayton	27520	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 553-0256	447	31	14.5	98.9%	111 (24.8%)	161 (36.0%)	132 (29.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.7%)	43.4	861^st of 1490 public elementary schools	42.2%		49.1	760^th of 1505 public elementary schools	49.5%	101	65.2	49.4	60.5				42.0	51.7	51.3				50.0		$10,146	$817	$9,330
Riverwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	108 Athletic Club Blvd	Clayton	27527	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 359-6300	728	45	16.2	99.6%	365 (50.1%)	122 (16.8%)	170 (23.4%)	5 (0.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (8.5%)	88	139^th of 1490 public elementary schools	90.7%		87	150^th of 1505 public elementary schools	90.0%	11	82.5	87.4	75.2				61.7	76.4	69.9				82.7		$8,213	$432	$7,780
East Clayton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2075 NC Highway 42 East	Clayton	27527	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 550-5311	524	32	16.2	98.3%	143 (27.3%)	204 (38.9%)	117 (22.3%)	8 (1.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.4%)	43.9	851^st of 1490 public elementary schools	42.9%		30.9	1083^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	28.0%	232	65.2	57.1	49.5				43.8	51.9	55.7				46.4		$9,338	$524	$8,814
Bryan Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8317 Bryan Rd	Garner	27529	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 694-7844	685	49	13.9	34.0%	219 (32.0%)	163 (23.8%)	122 (17.8%)	164 (23.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.2%)	84.4	184^th of 1490 public elementary schools	87.7%		84.6	181^st of 1505 public elementary schools	88.0%	3	82.5	89.4	68.8				64.9	82.7	64.6				68.8		$10,316	$641	$9,675
Barwell Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3925 Barwell Road	Raleigh	27610	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 661-5405	648	50	12.8	99.5%	42 (6.5%)	324 (50.0%)	232 (35.8%)	29 (4.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.6%)	35.1	1001^st of 1490 public elementary schools	32.8%		40.7	920^th of 1505 public elementary schools	38.9%	81	54.0	58.9	58.1				32.2	47.3	37.7				55.7		$10,467	$1,325	$9,142
West View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11755 Cleveland Road	Garner	27529	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 661-6184	969	60	16.2	98.5%	376 (38.8%)	274 (28.3%)	230 (23.7%)	25 (2.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (6.4%)	70.2	388^th of 1490 public elementary schools	74.0%		62.9	526^th of 1505 public elementary schools	65.0%	138	83.4	70.1	55.6				64.2	68.8	55.0				65.5		$8,744	$427	$8,317
East Garner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5545 Jones Sausage Road	Garner	27529	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 773-7411	535	40	13.4	99.4%	43 (8.0%)	268 (50.1%)	174 (32.5%)	36 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.2%)	27.4	1119^th of 1490 public elementary schools	24.9%		34.3	1021^st of 1505 public elementary schools	32.2%	98	60.8	46.7	39.3				43.0	48.9	33.7				39.3		$10,446	$1,410	$9,036
Powhatan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3145 Vinson Rd	Clayton	27527	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 553-3259	656	38	17.4	99.5%	345 (52.6%)	132 (20.1%)	118 (18.0%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.9%)	81.9	218^th of 1490 public elementary schools	85.4%		78.9	260^th of 1505 public elementary schools	82.7%	42	68.6	83.2	73.0				57.6	85.3	73.0				73.9		$9,061	$544	$8,517

Frequently Asked Questions about Johnston Charter Academy

What is the racial makeup of Johnston Charter Academy?

Students at Johnston Charter Academy are 40% White, 30% African American, 17% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is Johnston Charter Academy in?

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Is Johnston Charter Academy a good school?

Johnston Charter Academy ranks 463^rd of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Johnston Charter Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 677 students attended Johnston Charter Academy.

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