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Clayton Junior High

Public Grades 7-8
53rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 192 New Mexico Middle Schools
Better than 72% of New Mexico middle schools
Summary

Clayton Junior High is a public middle school located in Clayton, New Mexico, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 62 students. The school is part of the Clayton school district, which is ranked 40 out of 82 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Clayton Junior High has consistently performed well on state assessments, with a higher percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics compared to the state average. The school has also shown strong performance across different student subgroups, ranking among the top middle schools in New Mexico for female, male, and Hispanic students in ELA. Despite serving a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, the school has maintained its academic excellence, ranking 27th out of 144 New Mexico middle schools for low-socioeconomic status students in ELA.

The nearby Kiser Elementary, which serves grades 5-6, also performs well academically, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger in 2023-2024. This indicates the Clayton school district is providing a strong educational foundation for students as they progress through the middle grades. While Clayton Junior High has impressive overall performance, there are a few areas, such as 8th-grade science proficiency, where the school could potentially improve.

61
Students ?
8.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,682
Per pupil spending ?
98.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 224 Spruce St
       Clayton, NM  88415

(575) 374-9611

District: Clayton


Students who attend Clayton Junior High usually attend:

High:    Clayton High

Feeder schools for Clayton Junior High:

Elementary:    Alvis Elementary
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
63.9%
White:
31.1%
Asian:
1.6%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 67th percentile in 2014 → 72nd in 2025
Strengths
✓Test scores above the New Mexico average (42% vs 35% meeting standards)
✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2014
✓Above the New Mexico median (72nd percentile)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school42%
District avg40%
New Mexico avg35%
53rd of 192
New Mexico public middle schools ?
Top 28%▼ down 10 pts since 2015
From top 17% (2015) to top 28% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
40th of 82Clayton among New Mexico 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202565.453 of 19272.4%★★★★☆
202460.634 of 16579.4%★★★★☆
202377.650 of 23979.1%★★★★☆
202256.673 of 23268.5%★★★☆☆
201961.760 of 20070.0%★★★★☆
201857.562 of 18666.7%★★★☆☆
201752.070 of 17660.2%★★★☆☆
201672.233 of 20884.1%★★★★☆
201572.236 of 20782.6%★★★★☆
201459.873 of 22267.1%★★★☆☆
201377.035 of 19381.9%★★★★☆
201290.510 of 17894.4%★★★★★
201181.319 of 17389.0%★★★★☆
201072.140 of 17977.7%★★★★☆
200978.433 of 17881.5%★★★★☆
200858.161 of 17264.5%★★★☆☆
200755.164 of 17162.6%★★★☆☆
200675.332 of 15679.5%★★★★☆
200587.914 of 15791.1%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202461.633 of 16279.6%★★★★☆
202369.354 of 21374.6%★★★★☆
202260.155 of 22075.0%★★★★☆
201969.233 of 16079.4%★★★★☆
201891.110 of 15693.6%★★★★★

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202463.730 of 15480.5%★★★★☆
202378.534 of 20483.3%★★★★☆
202266.341 of 21480.8%★★★★☆
201960.647 of 15068.7%★★★☆☆
201857.050 of 14966.4%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202565.545 of 17374.0%★★★★☆
202467.127 of 14481.3%★★★★☆
202377.139 of 22782.8%★★★★☆
202269.836 of 22383.9%★★★★☆
201964.244 of 17574.9%★★★★☆
201857.155 of 16867.3%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202469.919 of 16188.2%★★★★☆
202381.040 of 22181.9%★★★★☆
202261.058 of 21372.8%★★★★☆
201971.726 of 15282.9%★★★★☆
201863.738 of 15174.8%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202561.259 of 17866.9%★★★☆☆
202453.238 of 14273.2%★★★★☆
202372.954 of 22976.4%★★★★☆
202250.290 of 18751.9%★★★☆☆
201959.234 of 12171.9%★★★★☆
201873.418 of 12085.0%★★★★☆
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)
Male (2024)88th percentile+9 vs school
Hispanic (2024)81st percentile~ school
Female (2024)80th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile~ school
White (2025)67th percentile-6 vs school
By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts61%+17 vs state
Mathematics31%+5 vs state
Science28%-7 vs state

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Clayton Junior High ranks 53rd of 192 New Mexico middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Clayton Junior High are 64% Hispanic, 31% White, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian, 2% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 61 students attended Clayton Junior High.

Students who attend Clayton Junior High usually go on to attend Clayton High


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