Clayton (John M.) Elementary School

Regular School · Frankford, DE

Clayton (John M.) Elementary School is a regular school school in Frankford, Delaware, serving grades KG–05 with 446 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.1:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

446

Teachers (FTE)

37.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

12.1:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	235	53%
Hispanic/Latino	142	32%
Black or African American	55	12%
Two or more races	8	2%
Asian	3	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	3	1%
Total enrollment	446	225M / 221F

English Language Learners: 123 (28% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	29.0% +0.2pp	28.8%	212
Reading Proficiency	37.0% -7.5pp	44.5%	211
Science Proficiency	6-9%	—	72

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.21 grade levels

Math

+0.15 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

10 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

18.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	446	100%

Contact & Location

252 Clayton Ave

Frankford, DE 19945

Phone: (302)732-3808

http://www.jc.irsd.k12.de.us

District

Indian River School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $23,962

District enrollment: 10,799

Other Schools in District

East Millsboro Elementary School Elementary
Georgetown Elementary School Elementary
Long Neck Elementary School Elementary
Lord Baltimore Elementary School Elementary
North Georgetown Elementary School Elementary
Showell (Phillip C.) Elementary School Elementary
Southern Delaware School of the Arts Elementary
Indian River High School High

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 19945) → CensusDepth.com
Delaware population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Delaware teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

100068000082

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD