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Ayden Elementary

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Ayden Elementary ranks 455 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

455^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Ayden Elementary is a public elementary school serving 621 students in grades PK-5 in Ayden, North Carolina, which is part of the Pitt County Schools district. Despite having an extremely high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a very low-income student population, Ayden Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state in mathematics proficiency across grades 3-5, with 78.2% of 3rd graders, 74.2% of 4th graders, and 66.3% of 5th graders proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 66.3%, 63.7%, and 62.9% for the district, and 64.1%, 58.9%, and 59.3% for the state.

Ayden Elementary's performance in reading is more mixed, with 3rd and 4th grade reading proficiency exceeding the district and state, but 5th grade reading proficiency lagging behind. However, the school's 5th grade science proficiency is notably higher than the district and state, at 72.4% in 2024-2025 compared to 65.7% and 62%, respectively. Additionally, Ayden Elementary's African American and Hispanic students significantly outperform their peers at the state level, with the Hispanic student group ranking in the top 10% of North Carolina elementary schools in recent years, and the school's Gifted and Talented students also performing exceptionally well, ranking in the top 5% of North Carolina elementary schools.

When compared to other nearby elementary schools in the Pitt County Schools district, Ayden Elementary generally outperforms its peers, particularly in mathematics and science proficiency, suggesting the school may have effective instructional practices or resources that could be shared with other schools in the district. Overall, Ayden Elementary appears to be a high-performing school that is able to effectively serve its predominantly low-income student population.

656

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,475

Per pupil spending ?

98.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

187 Third Street
Ayden, NC 28513-1536

(252) 746-2121

District: Pitt County Schools

Students who attend Ayden Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ayden Middle
High:	Ayden-Grifton High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

44.8%

White:

35.1%

Hispanic:

11.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 34th percentile in 2015 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (64% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 35 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Pitt County Schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg58%

North Carolina avg57%

455^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 36 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 20Elementary Schools in the Pitt County Schools

124^th of 242Pitt County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	455 of 1490	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.6	787 of 1505	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.1	692 of 1502	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.8	1041 of 1514	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.2	1051 of 1489	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	1040 of 1473	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.7	845 of 1434	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.4	941 of 1429	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.7	781 of 1425	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.0	954 of 1440	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.7	723 of 1390	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.5	818 of 1403	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	24.3	1165 of 1388	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.5	1141 of 1381	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.4	1176 of 1363	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.2	1079 of 1354	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.9	897 of 1324	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.3	840 of 1293	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.6	933 of 1276	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	179 of 918	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	39.6	582 of 924	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.4	391 of 933	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.6	732 of 927	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	742 of 896	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.0	632 of 949	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.3	498 of 927	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	34.8	408 of 634	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.3	484 of 646	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	642 of 878	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	57.7	299 of 897	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	458 of 1451	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.2	817 of 1455	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.8	666 of 1459	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.1	1048 of 1458	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.8	1013 of 1440	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	1044 of 1424	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.3	777 of 1405	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	28 of 710	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	70.5	41 of 669	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	68.2	77 of 582	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	56.4	358 of 612	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	91 of 961	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	86.0	74 of 951	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	77.5	124 of 915	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	52.4	372 of 893	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.6	599 of 843	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	64.1	256 of 865	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	41.6	525 of 851	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	380 of 1437	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	47.9	759 of 1450	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.6	519 of 1437	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.0	991 of 1366	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	1089 of 1329	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	995 of 1361	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.2	889 of 1332	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	441 of 1450	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	722 of 1464	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.3	682 of 1461	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.2	974 of 1464	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.3	1036 of 1444	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.0	985 of 1430	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	912 of 1413	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	25.9	103 of 133	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	295 of 821	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.1	436 of 801	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	346 of 1172	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	45.9	675 of 1166	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.4	382 of 1183	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.6	702 of 1194	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.4	674 of 1172	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.8	852 of 1183	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.6	547 of 1178	53.6%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Gifted and Talented (2025)96th percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2025)91st percentile+21 vs school

African American (2025)81st percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)70th percentile~ school

Male (2025)70th percentile~ school

Female (2025)68th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)64th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)36th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)23rd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics73%+12 vs state

Science72%+10 vs state

Reading51%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)						EOG Reading (2025)						EOG Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ayden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	187 Third Street	Ayden	28513	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 746-2121	656	44	15.0	98.5%	230 (35.1%)	294 (44.8%)	76 (11.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (8.2%)	66.6	455^th of 1490 public elementary schools	69.5%		47.6	787^th of 1505 public elementary schools	47.7%	332	78.2	74.2	66.3				49.2	59.8	45.9				72.4		$9,475	$1,346	$8,129
Creekside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	431 Forlines Road	Winterville	28590	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 353-5253	622	43	14.6	99.5%	114 (18.3%)	412 (66.2%)	45 (7.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (7.2%)	56.9	611^th of 1490 public elementary schools	59.0%		49.9	749^th of 1505 public elementary schools	50.2%	138	63.5	67.3	66.0				49.4	53.3	51.5				61.2		$10,268	$1,329	$8,939
W H Robinson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2439 Railroad Street	Winterville	28590	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 756-3707	692	44	15.6	99.6%	169 (24.4%)	417 (60.3%)	46 (6.6%)	13 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (6.6%)	57	607^th of 1490 public elementary schools	59.3%		61.3	557^th of 1505 public elementary schools	63.0%	50	61.0	66.0	70.4				48.0	54.6	48.7				64.3		$9,355	$1,178	$8,177
Ridgewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3601 South Bend Dr	Winterville	28590	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 355-7879	700	48	14.6	99.6%	252 (36.0%)	300 (42.9%)	64 (9.1%)	30 (4.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (7.1%)	82.3	211^th of 1490 public elementary schools	85.8%		77.3	293^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	80.5%	82	76.9	81.1	73.0				58.7	75.5	64.0				76.2		$9,012	$1,064	$7,949
Winterville Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4160 Bayswater Road	Winterville	28590	Pitt County	Winterville Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 689-6153	624	28	22.1	69.7%	123 (19.7%)	341 (54.6%)	87 (13.9%)	20 (3.2%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (7.4%)	51	732^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	50.9%		66.3	468^th of 1505 public elementary schools	68.9%	264	47.9	50.0	58.5	61.8	63.3	58.2	37.0	65.7	64.6	60.0	73.5	76.4	58.5	81.8
Wintergreen Intermediate	Public	3-5	4720 County Home Rd	Greenville	27858	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 355-2411	821	50	16.4	99.6%	416 (50.7%)	219 (26.7%)	82 (10.0%)	53 (6.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.1%)	87.3	144^th of 1490 public elementary schools	90.3%		86.4	159^th of 1505 public elementary schools	89.4%	15	80.2	79.1	85.8				60.9	70.1	71.9				83.3		$8,418	$893	$7,525
Wintergreen Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	4710 County Home Road	Greenville	27858	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 353-5270	786	53	14.8	99.6%	346 (44.0%)	237 (30.2%)	100 (12.7%)	44 (5.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.4%)								(n/a)															$9,724	$1,030	$8,694
Grifton	Public	PK, KG-8	513 E McCrae St	Grifton	28530	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 524-5141	395	30	12.9	97.5%	106 (26.8%)	174 (44.1%)	87 (22.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.8%)	34.7	1008^th of 1490 public elementary schools	32.3%		29.5	1109^th of 1505 public elementary schools	26.3%	101	60.0	48.5	45.5	52.3	41.7	22.9	45.0	45.5	25.0	43.2	45.8	33.3	61.4	43.8	$10,793	$1,896	$8,897
Lakeforest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3300 Briarcliff Drive	Greenville	27834	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 756-3941	821	53	15.4	98.1%	44 (5.4%)	663 (80.8%)	58 (7.1%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	42 (5.1%)	31.1	1071^st of 1490 public elementary schools	28.1%		21.9	1251^st of 1505 public elementary schools	16.9%	180	47.6	50.0	50.9				35.0	38.1	42.9				66.3		$10,158	$1,578	$8,580
South Greenville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	811 Howell St	Greenville	27834	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 756-7004	251	26	9.7	98.8%	4 (1.6%)	205 (81.7%)	20 (8.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.4%)	25.8	1161^st of 1490 public elementary schools	22.1%		30.1	1096^th of 1505 public elementary schools	27.2%	65	75.0	42.6	52.8				22.9	27.7	30.6				41.7		$12,110	$2,467	$9,643

Frequently Asked Questions about Ayden Elementary

What schools do graduates of Ayden Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ayden Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ayden Middle
High : Ayden-Grifton High

What is the racial makeup of Ayden Elementary?

Students at Ayden Elementary are 45% African American, 35% White, 12% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

Is Ayden Elementary a good school?

Ayden Elementary ranks 455^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Ayden Elementary in?

Pitt County Schools

How many students attend Ayden Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 656 students attended Ayden Elementary.

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