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Clayton High School

Public Grades 9-12

367^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 15% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Clayton High School is a public high school in Clayton, New Jersey, serving 464 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Clayton Public School District, which is ranked 504 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Clayton High School faces significant academic challenges, consistently underperforming compared to state and district averages on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 23.7% of 9th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 49.9%. Similarly, only 13% were proficient or better in Algebra I, compared to the state's 38.2%. The school also struggles to serve its diverse student population, with subgroup performance rankings in the bottom half of New Jersey high schools. Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rate is around 90%, lower than the state average, and its dropout rate has been as high as 1.2% in recent years.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Clearview Regional High School, Gloucester County Institute of Technology, and Pitman Junior/Senior High School, Clayton High School generally underperforms in academic achievement, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism. Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio, the school's spending per student ($8,878 in 2018-2019) is lower than the state average and some of the nearby high-performing schools, suggesting that the challenges may not be solely due to resource constraints.

431

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,878

Per pupil spending ?

56.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

55 Pop Kramer Blvd
Clayton, NJ 08312-1700

(856) 881-8701

District: Clayton Public School District

Feeder schools for Clayton High School:

Elementary:	Herma S. Simmons Elementary School
Middle:	Clayton Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.8%

African American:

30.4%

Hispanic:

15.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (29% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg31%

New Jersey avg48%

367^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

504^th of 609Clayton Public School District among New Jersey districts

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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	367 of 434	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	320 of 429	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	271 of 422	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.2	319 of 415	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	298 of 405	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	338 of 416	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	346 of 415	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.0	276 of 411	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.0	279 of 409	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.0	244 of 406	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	27.6	342 of 411	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	56.2	236 of 396	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.1	278 of 388	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	51.6	240 of 378	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	75.6	85 of 371	77.1%	★★★★☆
2009	40.4	265 of 370	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	51.7	220 of 359	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.0	258 of 361	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	54.2	219 of 357	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	50.3	221 of 351	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	31.7	278 of 348	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	20.5	288 of 343	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	240 of 283	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	243 of 282	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.8	151 of 250	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	133 of 256	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.2	158 of 247	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.3	228 of 254	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	223 of 266	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	368 of 426	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	319 of 420	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	251 of 416	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.4	319 of 414	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	311 of 402	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	300 of 408	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	328 of 403	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	332 of 406	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	304 of 403	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	233 of 385	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	247 of 382	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.2	215 of 374	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.1	162 of 364	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.1	141 of 368	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	296 of 377	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	299 of 358	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.9	106 of 344	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.2	221 of 324	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.9	186 of 326	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.2	270 of 347	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	264 of 345	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	336 of 426	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	319 of 419	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.2	221 of 414	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.9	287 of 410	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.1	274 of 402	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.6	321 of 407	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	345 of 405	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	269 of 359	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	233 of 361	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.6	221 of 339	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.1	253 of 344	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	299 of 333	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	341 of 349	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	237 of 355	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	320 of 347	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	237 of 345	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	178 of 335	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.3	281 of 335	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	276 of 336	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	307 of 339	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	316 of 340	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)25th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)15th percentile~ school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

White (2025)8th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts64%-17 vs state

Mathematics33%-25 vs state

Science15%-16 vs state

Algebra I14%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)			NJSLA Mathematics (2025)		NJSLA Algebra I (2025)				NJSLA Geometry (2025)		NJSLA Algebra II (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	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Clayton High School	Public	9-12	55 Pop Kramer Blvd	Clayton	08312	Gloucester County	Clayton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 881-8701	431	36	11.9	56.1%	193 (44.8%)	131 (30.4%)	66 (15.3%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.9%)	18.8	367^th of 434 public high schools	15.4%		28.5	320^th of 429 public high schools	25.4%	47	63.7	32.7		15.4			23.7				14.7		13.0					$8,878	$98	$8,780
Delsea Regional High School	Public	9-12	242 Fries Mill Rd	Franklinville	08322	Gloucester County	Delsea Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 694-0100	1,048	78	13.3	26.0%	728 (69.5%)	114 (10.9%)	150 (14.3%)	8 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	42 (4.0%)	32.7	301^st of 434 public high schools	30.6%		28.7	318^th of 429 public high schools	25.9%	17	69.9	53.8		27.1			39.2				8.8		8.7	44.2	44.2			$13,530	$198	$13,332
Williamstown High School	Public	9-12	700 N Tuckahoe Rd	Williamstown	08094	Gloucester County	Monroe Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 262-8200	1,769	121	14.6	35.2%	999 (56.5%)	348 (19.7%)	264 (14.9%)	52 (2.9%)	6 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	95 (5.4%)	35.8	286^th of 434 public high schools	34.1%		44.2	232^nd of 429 public high schools	45.9%	54	80.2	49.4		16.9			33.6				20.6	5.4	15.6	73.3	71.7			$6,210	$19	$6,191
Glassboro High School	Public	7-12	560 Joseph L Bowe Blvd	Glassboro	08028	Gloucester County	Glassboro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 652-2700	561	51	11.0	43.5%	161 (28.7%)	179 (31.9%)	152 (27.1%)	17 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.9%)	19.3	364^th of 434 public high schools	16.1%		24.3	333^rd of 429 public high schools	22.4%	31	68.8	33.9		13.3			22.2				8.0		8.0	60.0	60.0
Washington Township High School	Public	9-12	519 Hurffville Crosskeys Rd	Sewell	08080	Gloucester County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 589-8500	2,105	159	13.2	28.2%	1,414 (67.2%)	240 (11.4%)	323 (15.3%)	103 (4.9%)	1 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	15 (0.7%)	43.9	238^th of 434 public high schools	45.2%		43	239^th of 429 public high schools	44.3%	1	86.5	60.0		14.8			51.4				16.1		15.9	16.7	16.7	66.7	66.7	$11,737	$312	$11,425
Pitman Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	225 Linden Avenue	Pitman	08071	Gloucester County	Pitman Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 589-2121	471	44	10.7	22.5%	408 (86.6%)	12 (2.5%)	26 (5.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.2%)	51.9	188^th of 434 public high schools	56.7%		40.7	253^rd of 429 public high schools	41.0%	65	80.4	63.0	25.2	37.2	57.5	60.9	40.9	39.7	16.4	90.6	10.0		45.8	55.6	55.6			$11,990		$11,990
Timber Creek Regional High School	Public	9-12	501 Jarvis Road	Erial	08081	Camden County	Black Horse Pike Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 232-9703	1,109	84	13.1	43.8%	431 (38.9%)	441 (39.8%)	124 (11.2%)	52 (4.7%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	52 (4.7%)	42.3	250^th of 434 public high schools	42.4%		36.9	271^st of 429 public high schools	36.8%	21	84.6	55.5		26.9			37.5				18.3	4.8	16.8	45.5	45.5			$10,893	$288	$10,605
Camden County Jdc	Public	8-12	Woodbury Turnersville Rd Lake	Blackwood	08012	Camden County	Camden County Jdc	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 374-6100	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Clearview Regional High School	Public	9-12	625 Breakneck Rd	Mullica Hill	08062	Gloucester County	Clearview Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 223-2790	1,332	87	15.2	18.0%	1,049 (78.8%)	72 (5.4%)	108 (8.1%)	60 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (3.2%)	61.3	143^rd of 434 public high schools	67.1%		69.4	102^nd of 429 public high schools	76.2%	41		74.8		29.4			64.0				39.5	1.8	29.2	78.6	76.8	92.3	92.3	$7,784	$50	$7,734
Gloucester County Institute of Technology	Public	9-12	1360 Tanyard Road	Sewell	08080	Gloucester County	Gloucester County Vocational-Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 468-1445	1,657	110	15.0	11.9%	1,226 (74.0%)	87 (5.3%)	152 (9.2%)	99 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	83 (5.0%)	74.7	69^th of 434 public high schools	84.1%		64.3	129^th of 429 public high schools	69.9%	60		84.5		47.9			63.0				48.2		46.4	62.1	62.1	81.3	81.3	$11,295	$556	$10,739

Frequently Asked Questions about Clayton High School

Is Clayton High School a good school?

Clayton High School ranks in the bottom 15.4% of New Jersey high schools.

What district is Clayton High School in?

Clayton Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Clayton High School?

Students at Clayton High School are 45% White, 30% African American, 15% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Clayton High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 431 students attended Clayton High School.

What schools feed into Clayton High School?

Clayton High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Herma S. Simmons Elementary School
Middle : Clayton Middle School

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