Johnston Charter Academy

K-8 school·Grades K-8·Charter Clayton, North Carolina·27520
Score
77.3/100
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#40
Among 174 North Carolina K-8 schools
Top 23%
In North Carolina

Score 77.3/100: better than 77% of North Carolina K-8 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)

% proficient on state tests in North Carolina, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar North Carolina schools.

English language arts
67%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 58%, better than 73% of them
462 students tested
Math
65%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 60%, better than 69% of them
462 students tested
Science
88%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 69%, better than 91% of them
146 students tested
All North Carolina schools (ELA / math)
57% / 59%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 3 published results by grade and test

As published by North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsAll gradesNC EOG Reading66.7462
MathAll gradesNC EOG Math65.4462
ScienceAll gradesNC EOG Science87.7146

School profile

Grades
K-8
Students
751
Type
K-8 school
Charter school
Yes
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
751
Typical K-8 school: 437
Free or reduced-price lunch
46%
Typical K-8 school: 94%

District and location

City
Johnston County

Contact

Address
40 Scholar Drive
Clayton, NC 27520

"Typical" is the middle (median) K-8 school in North Carolina. 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).

Nearby K-8 schools

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Location

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Johnston Charter Academy at a glance

Johnston Charter Academy is a public K-8 school (a charter school) in Clayton, North Carolina, serving grades K-8. It is part of the Johnston Charter Academy school district. It has about 751 students (a typical North Carolina K-8 school has 437). About 46% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 94% at a typical North Carolina K-8 school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 67% in English language arts (similar schools: 58%) and 65% in math (similar schools: 60%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other North Carolina K-8 schools, it scores 77.3 out of 100: better than 77% of them, ranking #40 of 174. Its English language arts result rose by 6 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.