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Clayton Middle School

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Clayton Middle School ranks 476 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

476^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 37% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Clayton Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Clayton Public School District in New Jersey. The school has 328 students and is ranked 476 out of 752 New Jersey middle schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The district as a whole is ranked 504 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating.

Clayton Middle School's test scores are consistently below the state averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 48.8% of 6th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 56.1%. In math, the proficiency rates were even lower, with only 21.2% of 6th graders, 34.6% of 7th graders, and 10.1% of 8th graders meeting or exceeding standards. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 8.9% to 16.6% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 34.12% to 52.13% over the past few years, indicating a high proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

When comparing Clayton Middle School to nearby middle schools, it becomes evident that the school is underperforming compared to its peers. For example, Chestnut Ridge Middle School, located about 6 miles away, has significantly higher test scores and a higher statewide ranking (339 out of 752 schools) compared to Clayton Middle School. However, it's important to note that the school's special education and low-socioeconomic status (SES) students perform better relative to their peers statewide compared to the overall student population.

299

Students ?

9.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,678

Per pupil spending ?

64.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

55 Pop Kramer Blvd
Clayton, NJ 08312-1700

(856) 881-8701

District: Clayton Public School District

Students who attend Clayton Middle School usually attend:

High:

Clayton High School

Feeder schools for Clayton Middle School:

Elementary:

Herma S. Simmons Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.5%

African American:

28.1%

Hispanic:

20.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 15th percentile in 2022 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 37th (2025) from a 15th-percentile low (2022)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (34% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 12 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg31%

New Jersey avg43%

476^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 37% (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	34.7	476 of 752	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.5	532 of 743	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	574 of 748	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	634 of 745	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	422 of 652	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.4	570 of 745	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	516 of 716	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.6	526 of 712	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.5	513 of 713	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	47.1	381 of 713	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.0	432 of 717	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.0	467 of 704	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	34.3	507 of 677	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.3	509 of 684	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.3	488 of 677	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	43.8	455 of 664	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.3	401 of 640	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	29.6	497 of 631	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	38.3	450 of 615	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	34.4	444 of 599	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.5	487 of 588	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	27.7	442 of 574	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	141 of 359	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.9	221 of 352	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	253 of 361	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.6	298 of 356	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	252 of 291	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.8	190 of 326	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	193 of 326	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	444 of 728	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.1	495 of 717	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.8	563 of 720	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	642 of 726	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	427 of 625	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.7	551 of 703	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	499 of 680	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	294 of 608	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.3	325 of 589	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.0	433 of 587	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	488 of 591	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	66.9	103 of 480	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	47.6	270 of 524	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.1	166 of 504	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	250 of 613	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.9	346 of 584	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.4	409 of 568	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	448 of 549	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.4	308 of 467	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.3	350 of 541	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.5	346 of 522	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	459 of 726	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.0	506 of 719	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	533 of 718	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	594 of 730	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.8	374 of 635	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.0	531 of 697	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	475 of 675	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	272 of 507	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.0	179 of 510	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.5	214 of 505	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.2	402 of 535	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.0	271 of 401	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.3	243 of 492	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.2	250 of 471	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	424 of 502	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	450 of 510	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	460 of 509	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	488 of 512	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	375 of 435	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	469 of 504	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	449 of 497	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)61st percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)46th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile~ school

Male (2025)37th percentile~ school

White (2025)16th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I78%+32 vs state

English Language Arts47%-10 vs state

Mathematics23%-12 vs state

Science11%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)					NJSLA Mathematics (2025)					NJSLA Algebra I (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	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Clayton Middle School	Public	6-8	55 Pop Kramer Blvd	Clayton	08312	Gloucester County	Clayton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 881-8701	299	30	9.8	64.2%	115 (38.5%)	84 (28.1%)	60 (20.1%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (11.7%)	34.7	476^th of 752 public middle schools	36.7%		27.5	532^nd of 743 public middle schools	28.4%	56		11.2			48.8	53.9	38.7			21.2	34.6	10.1	77.8	77.8	$9,678	$1,252	$8,426
Bunker Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	372 Pitman Downer Rd	Sewell	08080	Gloucester County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 881-7007	562	55	10.2	25.4%	395 (70.3%)	37 (6.6%)	95 (16.9%)	27 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	62	259^th of 752 public middle schools	65.6%		56.2	302^nd of 743 public middle schools	59.4%	43		21.2			70.5	66.6	63.6			49.2	37.2	15.6	92.3	92.3	$12,244	$364	$11,880
Caroline L. Reutter School	Public	5-6	2150 Delsea Dr	Franklinville	08322	Gloucester County	Township of Franklin School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 694-0223	388	33	11.6	26.5%	304 (78.4%)	18 (4.6%)	42 (10.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.2%)								(n/a)	25.0			47.5	58.6				42.6	46.9					$6,440	$153	$6,287
Delsea Regional Middle School	Public	7-8	Fries Mill Rd	Franklinville	08322	Gloucester County	Delsea Regional High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 694-0100	510	42	12.1	25.5%	371 (72.7%)	35 (6.9%)	74 (14.5%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.3%)	54.2	315^th of 752 public middle schools	58.1%		40.6	419^th of 743 public middle schools	43.6%	104		16.6				48.6	69.9				39.6	25.7	74.5	74.5	$12,279	$231	$12,048
Orchard Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	238 Pitman Downer Rd	Sewell	08080	Gloucester County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 582-5353	529	50	10.5	30.1%	365 (69.0%)	58 (11.0%)	81 (15.3%)	22 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	60.4	274^th of 752 public middle schools	63.6%		55.1	306^th of 743 public middle schools	58.8%	32		20.2			66.7	67.1	65.7			33.8	38.4	25.5	91.9	91.9	$13,287	$729	$12,558
Thomas E. Bowe Middle School	Public	6-8	Carpenter Street and Mancuso L	Glassboro	08028	Gloucester County	Glassboro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 652-2700	412	38	10.8	45.6%	122 (29.6%)	133 (32.3%)	107 (26.0%)	16 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.3%)	26	549^th of 752 public middle schools	27.0%		31.8	492^nd of 743 public middle schools	33.8%	57		15.8			26.9	32.5	50.8			16.5	16.7	11.8	81.0	85.2
Williamstown Middle School	Public	5-8	561 Clayton Rd	Williamstown	08094	Gloucester County	Monroe Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 629-7444	1,694	146	11.5	40.4%	924 (54.5%)	351 (20.7%)	270 (15.9%)	50 (3.0%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	93 (5.5%)	46	392^nd of 752 public middle schools	47.9%		38.8	430^th of 743 public middle schools	42.1%	38	21.4	12.3		39.6	52.3	44.2	56.6		32.2	29.2	40.7	27.0	95.2	95.2	$5,079	$274	$4,805
Chestnut Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	641 Hurffville Crosskeys Rd	Sewell	08080	Gloucester County	Washington Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 582-3535	613	53	11.6	26.8%	430 (70.1%)	63 (10.3%)	87 (14.2%)	28 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	51.8	339^th of 752 public middle schools	54.9%		50.8	337^th of 743 public middle schools	54.6%	2		13.7			56.4	64.1	73.2			35.2	32.5	9.6	81.8	81.8	$11,674	$299	$11,375
Ann A. Mullen Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 Sicklerville Road	Sicklerville	08081	Camden County	Gloucester Township Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(856) 875-8777	937	77	12.1	45.7%	317 (33.8%)	345 (36.8%)	163 (17.4%)	50 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (6.5%)	28.8	525^th of 752 public middle schools	30.2%		30.2	507^th of 743 public middle schools	31.8%	18		7.7			44.2	38.7	36.1			27.7	26.4	15.0	75.5	78.4	$12,831	$329	$12,502
Winslow Township Elementary School Six	Public	4-6	617 Sickler Avenue	Sicklerville	08081	Camden County	Winslow Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 875-4110	534	51	10.5	67.0%	58 (10.9%)	326 (61.0%)	104 (19.5%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (6.7%)								(n/a)	19.0		29.2	31.3	27.2			7.4	23.1	15.5					$11,409	$244	$11,165

Frequently Asked Questions about Clayton Middle School

Is Clayton Middle School a good school?

Clayton Middle School ranks 476^th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Clayton Middle School attend?

Students who attend Clayton Middle School usually go on to attend Clayton High School

How many students attend Clayton Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 299 students attended Clayton Middle School.

What district is Clayton Middle School in?

Clayton Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Clayton Middle School?

Students at Clayton Middle School are 38% White, 28% African American, 20% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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