Clayton Middle School, Salt Lake City

The short answer

Clayton Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 7 to 8 in the Salt Lake City School District, in the Sugar House and east-bench part of the city. It carries an 8 out of 10 GreatSchools rating and ranks in the top 20 percent of Utah middle schools for test scores. Most of its boundary feeds Highland High School, and the two schools sit together in the district’s Highland High network. You should confirm any specific address on the district boundary tool.

Clayton Middle School, 1470 S 1900 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84108. Salt Lake City School District.

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How good is Clayton Middle?

Clayton Middle earns an 8 out of 10 GreatSchools rating and ranks in the top 20 percent of Utah middle schools for test scores. Recent state testing showed roughly 66 percent proficiency in math and 58 percent in language arts, both above the Utah average. The school serves about 570 students at a student-teacher ratio of around 19 to 1, which GreatSchools notes is lower than the state average, and it runs a gifted and talented program.

Class sizes at this level tend to run larger than in elementary school, so if small classes are a priority for your family, ask about specific grade and subject sections when you tour.

Feeder pattern: which high school Clayton feeds

Clayton sits in the middle of the east-side Salt Lake City progression. From Clayton, most students continue on to Highland High School, the Rams, next to Sugar House Park. Clayton and Highland are grouped together in the district’s Highland High network, which reinforces that pairing.

Because the district has redrawn lines over the years, treat any high school pairing as a starting point, not a guarantee. The Salt Lake City School District boundary tool confirms the assigned middle and high school for any specific address. You can also explore the wider market on our Salt Lake City area page.

Homes in the Clayton Middle boundary

The Clayton Middle boundary covers Sugar House and the neighboring east-bench neighborhoods, some of the more established and sought-after parts of Salt Lake City. That range means the housing options are broad, from condos and townhomes near the commercial core up to larger single-family homes on tree-lined streets.

Because the boundary spans several distinct pockets, prices vary from block to block, and the mix of active listings shifts month to month. Rather than quote a range that goes stale quickly, we would rather pull a current, address-specific snapshot for you.

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A local broker’s take

If schools are steering your east-side Salt Lake City search, Clayton is a reassuring middle school to land inside. It rates well, tests above the state average, and feeds one of the area’s stronger high schools in Highland. The catch is the one that applies across the district: attendance lines here have moved over the years, and a single street can separate two different schools. When you find a home you like, we will confirm its exact middle and high school boundaries before you write an offer.

Explore the wider market on our Salt Lake City area page, or read up on where Clayton students head next on our Highland High School page.

Enrolling and location

Families within the boundary receive guaranteed enrollment at Clayton Middle. Utah’s open enrollment policy allows applications from outside the boundary, subject to available space, through the Salt Lake City School District. The Salt Lake City School District boundary tool confirms the assigned middle and high school for any specific address.

Neighborhoods inside this boundary: East Bench & Foothill, Federal Heights, Yalecrest.

When you are ready to find a home in the Clayton Middle area, call 801-999-8005 or reach out here, and we will pull current listings inside the boundary and confirm the attendance area on any address you are considering.

Sources: GreatSchools, SchoolDigger, Niche, PublicSchoolReview, the Utah State Board of Education, and the Salt Lake City School District, plus live listing data from zoomUTAH. School data reflects the 2024 to 2025 school year. Ratings and boundaries change over time, so verify any specific address before relying on it.