CLAYTON JUNIOR HIGH

Middle school·Grades 7-8 Clayton, New Mexico·88415
Score
90.5/100
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#13
Among 132 New Mexico middle schools
Top 10%
In New Mexico

Score 90.5/100: better than 90% of New Mexico middle schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

Proficiency rate (accountability) on state tests in New Mexico, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar New Mexico schools.

English language arts
69%
Similar New Mexico schools ≈ 42%, better than 94% of them
54 students tested
Math
35%
Similar New Mexico schools ≈ 24%, better than 86% of them
54 students tested
Science
48%
Similar New Mexico schools ≈ 33%, better than 83% of them
25 students tested
All New Mexico schools (ELA / math)
43% / 26%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 3 published results by grade and test

As published by New Mexico Public Education Department. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsAll gradesNM-MSSA/SAT ELA (attenuated proficiency rate)68.554
MathAll gradesNM-MSSA/SAT Math (attenuated proficiency rate)35.254
ScienceAll gradesNM-ASR Science (attenuated proficiency rate)4825

School profile

Grades
7-8
Students
62
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
62
Typical middle school: 307
Free or reduced-price lunch
97%
Typical middle school: 94%

District and location

School district
City
Union County

Contact

Address
224 SPRUCE ST
Clayton, NM 88415
District website
Shared by several schools in the district

"Typical" is the middle (median) middle school in New Mexico. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Location

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CLAYTON JUNIOR HIGH at a glance

CLAYTON JUNIOR HIGH is a public middle school in Clayton, New Mexico, serving grades 7-8. It is part of the Clayton school district. It has about 62 students (a typical New Mexico middle school has 307). About 97% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 94% at a typical New Mexico middle school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 69% in English language arts (similar schools: 42%) and 35% in math (similar schools: 24%) reached the state standard (Proficiency rate (accountability)). On our score, which compares it only with other New Mexico middle schools, it scores 90.5 out of 100: better than 90% of them, ranking #13 of 132. Its English language arts result rose by 9 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.