Clayton Junior High

Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Clayton, New Mexico

Clayton Junior High in Clayton, New Mexico enrolled 61 students in 2024-25 with 7.0 full-time teachers, 8.8 students per teacher against the New Mexico middle-school median of 12.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 40-49% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 30-39% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Mexico: 33.8% and 24.4%).

Enrollment rose 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 31%

56 students in 2022-23, 62 students in 2023-24, 61 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 5.3 to 7.0.

Students enrolled at Clayton Junior High by school year2022-23: 56, 2023-24: 62, 2024-25: 610204060802022-23562023-24622024-2561
Students enrolled at Clayton Junior High by school year2022-23: 56, 2023-24: 62, 2024-25: 610204060802022-23562023-24622024-2561
Students enrolled at Clayton Junior High by school year2022-23: 56, 2023-24: 62, 2024-25: 610204060802022-23562023-24622024-2561
Students enrolled at Clayton Junior High by school year2022-23: 56, 2023-24: 62, 2024-25: 610204060802022-23562023-24622024-2561
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23565.310.6
2023-24625.511.3
2024-25617.08.8

8.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 88 of every 100 New Mexico middle schools

Among the 154 New Mexico middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.6; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New Mexico middle schools, 2024-25154 values from 3.0 to 33.3; Clayton Junior High 8.8; state median 12.6.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherClayton Junior High 8.8state median 12.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico middle schools, 2024-25154 values from 3.0 to 33.3; Clayton Junior High 8.8; state median 12.6.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherClayton Junior High 8.8state median 12.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico middle schools, 2024-25154 values from 3.0 to 33.3; Clayton Junior High 8.8; state median 12.6.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherClayton Junior High 8.8state median 12.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico middle schools, 2024-25154 values from 3.0 to 33.3; Clayton Junior High 8.8; state median 12.6.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherClayton Junior High 8.8state median 12.6U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 53 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Clayton Junior High enrolled 53 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 53 of the 53 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent83.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

63.9% of students were Hispanic, 31.1% White, 1.6% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic63.9%
  2. White31.1%
  3. Asian1.6%
  4. Two or more races1.6%
  5. American Indian1.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Clayton Junior High scored proficient or above: 40-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-39% in math in 2022-23, against 33.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 24.4% in math in 2022-23 across New Mexico. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Mexico, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNew Mexico
Reading and language arts, 2021-2240‑49%45‑49%33.8%
Math, 2022-2330‑39%30‑34% (2021-22)24.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Clayton

2 public middle schools in Clayton report 2024-25 enrollment; Clayton Junior High is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Kiser Elementary6313.7100.0%
Clayton Junior High618.898.4%

All public schools in Clayton →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Clayton Junior High

  1. Kiser ElementaryThe nearest public middle school, under 0.1 miles away: 63 students, 13.7 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Compare Clayton Junior High with Kiser ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  3. How much Clayton Municipal Schools spends per student$19,699 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,699
  4. The largest public schools in New MexicoClayton Junior High is the number 138 by size of 158 New Mexico middle schools open in 2024-25.#138 of 158
  5. New Mexico schools by students per teacher8.8 students per teacher here against the New Mexico median of 12.6 for middle schools.8.8:1
  6. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Clayton Junior High

  1. How many students attend Clayton Junior High?
    61 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 56 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Clayton, NM.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Clayton Junior High?
    8.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Mexico median for middle schools is 12.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Clayton Junior High a Title I school?
    Clayton Junior High ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Clayton Junior High do on state tests?
    The students tested at Clayton Junior High scored proficient or above: 40-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-39% in math in 2022-23, against 33.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 24.4% in math in 2022-23 across New Mexico. New Mexico's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Clayton Junior High in?
    Clayton Municipal Schools, NCES district ID 3500510. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 350051000204 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22