Clayton Middle

Grades: 6-8
Students: 595
Type: Public
GreatSchools Rating
Student-Teacher Ratio: 18:1
Student-Counselor Ratio: 275:1
Certified Teachers: 100%
Community Reviews
14 Reviews
Additional GreatSchools Ratings
5/10
Test Scores
4/10
Equity
NA
Academic Progress
NA
College Readiness
10/10
Student Growth

Community Reviews

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I would not recommend this school because of the gangs and the fights that happens in some of the classes and the teachers don’t help if there is a fight all they do is just make it worse instead of helping the scared students deal with the fighting and if you ever need help from the teachers in cla
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Posted by a student on 9/27/2026
I have two kids - one is 27 and the other is 13. My 13-year old attends Clayton Middle School. In all my years as a parent, I’ve never encountered a better school!My son is trans and special needs, and we were really worried that him attending school in a traditionally majority Republican town could
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Posted by a parent on 9/19/2026
This is a nice school overall and would recommend, because although people are talking about bullying and fighting and stuff like that, ya'll need to realize that that's normal for that type of stuff to occasionally occur as we are middle schoolers going through phases of figuring ourselves out. The
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Posted by a student on 12/16/2023
I think overall the school itself is good and the teachers are giving the best that they have, however the issues lie with the students. Behavior problems is one of the main issues in this school. Bullying does happen to some kids as well. The administration does get involved and try to get a handle
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Posted by a parent on 11/21/2023
This school is so bad, i use to be a student here and there was so many gangs fighting and unnecessary drama i would not recommend this school. this school will make your child feel really unsafe and uncomfortable.
Posted by a parent on 6/29/2023

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Clayton schools - Clayton Middle is located at 490 Guy Road, Clayton NC 27520. Clayton Middle is in the Johnston County School District. Clayton Middle is a Public school that serves grade levels 6-8.

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