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Clayton High School

Public Grades 9-12
378th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 463 Oklahoma High Schools
Better than 18% of Oklahoma high schools
Summary

Clayton High School is a public high school serving 106 students in grades 9-12 in Clayton, Oklahoma, which is part of the Clayton School District. While the school has shown some strengths in supporting its special education students, it faces significant challenges in academic performance, graduation rates, and student attendance.

Clayton High School consistently underperforms the state average in academic proficiency across various subjects, with only 21% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 37%, and only 6% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 18%. The school's graduation rates have also been fluctuating, ranging from 73.9% to 87.5% for the four-year graduation rate, which is still below the state average. Additionally, Clayton High School has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 3.1% to 19.0% in recent years, which can negatively impact student learning and academic outcomes.

Interestingly, the nearest comparable school, Buffalo Valley High School, located approximately 11.63 miles away, also underperforms the state average in academic proficiency, but has slightly better performance in some areas, such as English Language Arts proficiency for 11th-grade students. This suggests that the challenges faced by Clayton High School may be shared by other schools in the region. However, Clayton High School has performed relatively well in supporting its special education students, ranking 23 out of 102 Oklahoma high schools in the 2024-2025 school year, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

100
Students ?
12.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$19,357
Per pupil spending ?
69%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 304 N 1st St
       Clayton, OK  74536-4536

(918) 569-4156

District: Clayton


Feeder schools for Clayton High School:

Elementary:    Crain Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

White:
67.0%
American Indian:
30.0%
Two or more races:
2.0%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 58th percentile in 2009 → 18th in 2025
Strengths
88% graduate in 4 years — above the Oklahoma average (82%)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Oklahoma average (19% vs 31% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 40 percentile points since 2009
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school19%
District avg18%
Oklahoma avg31%
378th of 463
Oklahoma public high schools ?
Bottom 18%▲ up 7 pts since 2015
From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Oklahoma High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
398th of 452Clayton among Oklahoma districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202524.2378 of 46318.4%★☆☆☆☆
202420.3359 of 43216.9%★☆☆☆☆
202350.6209 of 43952.4%★★★☆☆
202230.1260 of 34825.3%★☆☆☆☆
201634.5182 of 25127.5%★☆☆☆☆
201530.3400 of 44910.9%★☆☆☆☆
201152.8214 of 42449.5%★★★☆☆
201037.3314 of 43127.1%★☆☆☆☆
200959.2181 of 42857.7%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202423.0267 of 33420.1%★☆☆☆☆
202353.0156 of 35355.8%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202540.3227 of 37439.3%★★☆☆☆
202443.6240 of 43544.8%★★☆☆☆
202361.4123 of 38568.1%★★★☆☆
202232.4159 of 23732.9%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202418.2300 of 36217.1%★☆☆☆☆
202348.0178 of 35549.9%★★★☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202523.973 of 9422.3%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202571.723 of 10277.5%★★★★☆
202455.079 of 21963.9%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOklahoma percentileRating
202522.6280 of 33315.9%★☆☆☆☆
202410.0414 of 4303.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202353.6146 of 36159.6%★★★☆☆
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)77th percentile+59 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile+21 vs school
Native American (2025)22nd percentile+4 vs school
Female (2024)20th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2024)17th percentile~ school
White (2025)16th percentile~ school
By subject vs Oklahoma (2024-2025) ?
U.S. History32%-10 vs state
English Language Arts I21%-5 vs state
Science16%-14 vs state
Mathematics6%-20 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Clayton High School

Students at Clayton High School are 67% White, 30% American Indian, 2% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 100 students attended Clayton High School.

Clayton High School ranks in the bottom 18.4% of Oklahoma high schools.

Clayton High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Crain Elementary School

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Latest Oklahoma data All new data »
2024–25 school spending dataAug 17, 2026
2021–22 through 2023–24 OSTP test scoresAug 17, 2026
2023–24 through 2024–25 attendance data & graduation ratesDec 1, 2025
2024–25 OSTP test scoresDec 1, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Oklahoma State Department of Education.

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