River Dell Elementary

Regular School · Clayton, NC

River Dell Elementary is a regular school school in Clayton, North Carolina, serving grades PK–05 with 981 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17.6:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

981

Teachers (FTE)

55.9

Student–Teacher Ratio

17.6:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	478	49%
Black or African American	220	22%
Hispanic/Latino	192	20%
Two or more races	68	7%
Asian	20	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	3	0%
Total enrollment	981	506M / 475F

English Language Learners: 20 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	49.0% +7.1pp	41.9%	569
Reading Proficiency	49.0% +2.1pp	46.9%	568
Science Proficiency	80-84%	—	178

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)

+0.43 grade levels

Math

-0.04 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

65 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

175

17.8% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Additional Targeted Support (ATSI) Targeted Support School (TSI)

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	981	100%

Contact & Location

12100 Buffalo Road

Clayton, NC 27527

Phone: (919)553-1977

http://www.johnston.k12.nc.us/o/riverdell

District

Johnston County Public Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $12,288

District enrollment: 37,286

Other Schools in District

View all 47 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 27527) → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina population & income data → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

370237002672

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