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Clayton Middle

Public Grades 7-8

6^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 217 Utah Middle Schools

Better than 97% of Utah middle schools

Summary

Clayton Middle is a public school serving 567 students in grades 7–8 at 1470 S 1900 E in Salt Lake City, where it stands out as a high-performing school in the Salt Lake District and across Utah.

Clayton ranks 6th out of 217 Utah schools, placing it in the 97th percentile statewide, and has earned a five-star SchoolDigger rating. Its academic results are strong and consistent: more than 60% of students were proficient in every reported 2025–2026 subject and grade. Science is the school’s strongest area, with 74.2% proficiency in eighth grade, while seventh-grade math reached 69.2%. Clayton also substantially exceeds district and state results, with advantages of roughly 20 or more percentage points in most comparisons. Its progress appears sustained rather than temporary: the school rose from 42nd statewide in 2020–2021 to 6th most recently, while eighth-grade science improved from 64.1% to 74.2% over the reported period.

For families comparing nearby options, Clayton ranks ahead of its closest same-grade competitor, Hillside Middle, in all six reported subject-grade comparisons and has a lower chronic absenteeism rate—18.4% versus 21.2%. It is also near the top of the local group, alongside Wasatch Junior High, Olympus Junior High, and Churchill Junior High. Clayton’s student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1 is favorable but not the lowest among nearby schools, suggesting its results reflect more than staffing levels alone. Its clearest opportunity is serving students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, whose effectiveness ranking is in the 65th percentile—solid, but below the school’s overall standing.

567

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,283

Per pupil spending ?

28.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1470 S 1900 E
Salt Lake City, UT 84108

(801) 481-4810

District: Salt Lake District

Students who attend Clayton Middle usually attend:

High:

Innovations Early College High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.8%

Hispanic:

20.8%

Two or more races:

4.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 91st percentile in 2016 → 97th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Utah average (66% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Utah middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school66%

District avg45%

Utah avg46%

6^th of 217

Utah public middle schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From top 9% (2016) to top 3% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Middle Schools in the Salt Lake District

60^th of 92Salt Lake District among Utah 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	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	92.5	6 of 217	97.2%	★★★★★
2025	89.1	10 of 182	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	86.9	14 of 210	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	87.9	13 of 216	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	84.5	24 of 209	88.5%	★★★★☆
2021	75.3	42 of 213	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	88.6	12 of 222	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	80.0	17 of 172	90.1%	★★★★★
2017	88.8	9 of 206	95.6%	★★★★★
2016	81.0	19 of 209	90.9%	★★★★★
2015	82.4	21 of 210	90.0%	★★★★★
2014	78.2	30 of 185	83.8%	★★★★☆
2013	69.3	62 of 243	74.5%	★★★★☆
2012	47.9	165 of 238	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.0	155 of 222	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.7	141 of 201	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.1	149 of 205	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	42.2	147 of 200	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2024	73.1	5 of 54	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.2	2 of 46	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	99.6	1 of 46	97.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	88.5	11 of 106	89.6%	★★★★★
2025	82.9	9 of 79	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	86.2	8 of 106	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	89.5	7 of 99	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	84.3	14 of 100	86.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	63.7	49 of 139	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.8	47 of 108	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.4	66 of 141	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.1	45 of 138	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.0	57 of 133	57.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	96.5	2 of 186	98.9%	★★★★★
2025	93.7	2 of 159	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.7	3 of 183	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	3 of 191	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	89.7	5 of 191	97.4%	★★★★★

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)

White (2026)99th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)91st percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)90th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)65th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Utah (2025-2026) ?

Science70%+21 vs state

Mathematics65%+22 vs state

English Language Arts63%+18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				RISE English Language Arts (2026)				RISE Mathematics (2026)				RISE Science (2026)				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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	RISE English Language Arts 5th Grade	RISE English Language Arts 6th Grade	RISE English Language Arts 7th Grade	RISE English Language Arts 8th Grade	RISE Mathematics 5th Grade	RISE Mathematics 6th Grade	RISE Mathematics 7th Grade	RISE Mathematics 8th Grade	RISE Science 5th Grade	RISE Science 6th Grade	RISE Science 7th Grade	RISE Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Clayton Middle	Public	7-8	1470 S 1900 E	Salt Lake City	84108	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake District	No	No	No	No	(801) 481-4810	567	30	18.9	28.7%	379 (66.8%)	13 (2.3%)	118 (20.8%)	14 (2.5%)	9 (1.6%)	8 (1.4%)	26 (4.6%)	92.5	6^th of 217 public middle schools	97.2%		89.1	10^th of 182 public middle schools	94.5%	4			63.6	62.7			69.2	61.1			66.2	74.2	$9,283	$739	$8,544
Hillside Middle	Public	7-8	1825 S Nevada	Salt Lake City	84108	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake District	No	No	No	No	(801) 481-4828	485	23	20.8	25.8%	318 (65.6%)	18 (3.7%)	86 (17.7%)	16 (3.3%)	7 (1.4%)	5 (1.0%)	34 (7.0%)	85	22^nd of 217 public middle schools	89.9%		86	16^th of 182 public middle schools	91.2%	6			56.9	60.5			61.1	58.9			57.0	67.5	$10,195	$810	$9,385
Salt Lake Arts Academy	Public, Magnet, Charter	5-8	844 S 200 E	Salt Lake City	84111	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake Arts Academy	Yes	Yes	No	No	(801) 531-1173	415	22	18.5	15.4%	313 (75.4%)	6 (1.4%)	55 (13.3%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.5%)	80.1	33^rd of 217 public middle schools	84.8%		69.6	56^th of 182 public middle schools	69.2%	23	59.8	61.4	64.5	69.0	45.1	32.6	55.3	61.2	62.8	66.7	62.3	66.6	$7,589	$154	$7,435
Salt Lake Center for Science Education Bryant	Public	7-8	40 S 800 E	Salt Lake City	84102	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 578-8118	348	23	15.2	69.8%	90 (25.9%)	23 (6.6%)	188 (54.0%)	11 (3.2%)	13 (3.7%)	14 (4.0%)	9 (2.6%)	9.1	198^th of 217 public middle schools	8.8%		14.2	158^th of 182 public middle schools	13.2%	40			28.9	25.0			26.3	14.9			23.9	30.3	$11,798	$1,486	$10,312
Evergreen Junior High	Public	6-9	3401 S 2000 E	Salt Lake City	84109	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-5164	600	25	23.9	27.0%	396 (66.0%)	18 (3.0%)	137 (22.8%)	20 (3.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.3%)	56.7	89^th of 217 public middle schools	59.0%		52.3	91^st of 182 public middle schools	50.0%	2		37.8	50.8	45.6		41.6	53.6	47.5		54.9	51.4	52.0	$10,606	$792	$9,814
Granite Park Junior High	Public	6-8	3031 S 200 E	Salt Lake City	84115	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	Yes	(385) 646-5174	800	38	21.0	69.6%	206 (25.8%)	80 (10.0%)	418 (52.3%)	51 (6.4%)	12 (1.5%)	21 (2.6%)	12 (1.5%)	6.1	211^th of 217 public middle schools	2.8%		7.8	169^th of 182 public middle schools	7.1%	42		16.2	14.5	22.8		11.5	13.2	24.4		27.1	17.7	35.1	$11,295	$2,005	$9,289
Wasatch Junior High	Public	6-8	3750 S 3100 E	Salt Lake City	84109	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-5244	829	32	25.6	11.0%	604 (72.9%)	5 (0.6%)	60 (7.2%)	96 (11.6%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	57 (6.9%)	90.1	8^th of 217 public middle schools	96.3%		91.5	3^rd of 182 public middle schools	98.4%	5		63.5	67.2	69.4		60.3	62.7	66.8		66.6	66.3	73.7	$8,537	$609	$7,927
Churchill Junior High	Public	6-8	3450 E 4275 S	Salt Lake City	84124	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-5144	521	20	25.4	8.3%	424 (81.4%)	8 (1.5%)	32 (6.1%)	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	43 (8.3%)	85.1	21^st of 217 public middle schools	90.3%		83.2	27^th of 182 public middle schools	85.2%	6		54.7	65.6	61.7		48.2	54.9	59.5		75.6	69.4	71.8	$9,467	$565	$8,902
Olympus Junior High	Public	5-9	2217 E Murray Holiday Road	Salt Lake City	84117	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-5224	807	31	26.1	12.5%	707 (87.6%)	4 (0.5%)	55 (6.8%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.7%)	86.3	17^th of 217 public middle schools	92.2%		85.9	17^th of 182 public middle schools	90.7%			59.3	56.3	62.4		48.0	61.6	70.1		70.8	74.0	70.8	$8,300	$544	$7,756
Glendale Middle	Public	6-8	1430 W Andrew Ave	Salt Lake City	84104	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 974-8320	678	39	17.5	97.2%	60 (8.8%)	49 (7.2%)	418 (61.7%)	46 (6.8%)	8 (1.2%)	77 (11.4%)	20 (2.9%)	8.7	200^th of 217 public middle schools	7.8%		11.7	162^nd of 182 public middle schools	11.0%	38		13.4	20.8	24.6		6.9	29.2	16.2		26.0	27.4	41.4	$10,886	$1,449	$9,437

Frequently Asked Questions about Clayton Middle

What high school do graduates of Clayton Middle attend?

Students who attend Clayton Middle usually go on to attend Innovations Early College High School

Is Clayton Middle a good school?

Yes! Clayton Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 6^th of 217 Utah middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Clayton Middle?

Students at Clayton Middle are 67% White, 21% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% African American, 2% American Indian, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is Clayton Middle in?

Salt Lake District

How many students attend Clayton Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 567 students attended Clayton Middle.

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