Schools in Clayton, NC

Safety scores and transparency grades from federal incident data · 2021-22 collection

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SCHOOL	DISTRICT	GRADES	STUDENTS	SAFETY SCORE	GRADE
Cleveland Elementary	Johnston County Public Schools	PK–05	835	96	B
Riverwood Elementary	Johnston County Public Schools	PK–05	777	93	B
West Clayton Elementary	Johnston County Public Schools	PK–05	785	90	B
River Dell Elementary	Johnston County Public Schools	PK–05	909	83	B
Clayton High	Johnston County Public Schools	09–12	1,987	56	B
Cooper Academy	Johnston County Public Schools	PK–05	435	54	B
Johnston Charter Academy	Johnston Charter Academy	KG–08	777	37	B
East Clayton Elementary	Johnston County Public Schools	PK–05	563	31	B
Riverwood Middle	Johnston County Public Schools	06–08	1,051	28	B
Swift Creek Middle	Johnston County Public Schools	06–08	744	24	B
Cleveland High	Johnston County Public Schools	09–12	1,778	18	B
Clayton Middle	Johnston County Public Schools	06–08	653	8	B
American Leadership Academy - Johnston	American Leadership Academy - Johnston	M–M		— insufficient data
Powhatan Elementary	Johnston County Public Schools	PK–05	644	— insufficient data	C