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Ayden-Grifton High

Public Grades 9-12

494^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 23% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Ayden-Grifton High is a public high school located in Ayden, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 735. The school faces significant challenges, including consistently low academic performance and high poverty levels.

Ayden-Grifton High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance. The school's proficiency rates on End-of-Course (EOC) exams are significantly lower than the Pitt County Schools and North Carolina state averages across all subject areas. Additionally, the school has an extremely high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 99.32% to 99.51% over the past 3 years, suggesting a high concentration of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. The school's four-year graduation rate has also fluctuated between 83.9% and 89.4% over the past 3 years, which is below the typical high school graduation rate in North Carolina.

In comparison, other high schools in the Pitt County Schools district, such as Farmville Central High, Junius H Rose High, and D.H. Conley High, have higher rankings, better test scores, and lower percentages of students eligible for free/reduced-price lunch. Additionally, two early college high schools in the district, Innovation Early College High and PCS Early College High School, stand out with exceptional academic performance, consistently ranking among the top 5% of North Carolina high schools.

757

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,854

Per pupil spending ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7653 NC 11 South
Ayden, NC 28513

(252) 746-4183

District: Pitt County Schools

Feeder schools for Ayden-Grifton High:

Elementary:	Ayden Elementary
	Grifton
Middle:	Ayden Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

39.6%

White:

39.5%

Hispanic:

15.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 19th percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (39% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Biology scores 22 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg54%

North Carolina avg53%

494^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 8High 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	25.1	494 of 641	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	503 of 640	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	462 of 626	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	442 of 621	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	475 of 594	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	414 of 514	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	324 of 469	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.0	302 of 476	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	21.4	374 of 507	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.8	431 of 531	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	8.4	419 of 451	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	20.6	386 of 505	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.8	361 of 502	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.7	402 of 506	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	41.5	345 of 499	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.1	231 of 490	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.9	171 of 477	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.3	171 of 453	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	52.0	216 of 431	49.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	340 of 440	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	346 of 437	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	360 of 434	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.1	243 of 430	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.5	308 of 364	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	339 of 369	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	306 of 359	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	53.0	110 of 330	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.1	129 of 334	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.5	136 of 364	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.9	286 of 349	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	110 of 273	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	72 of 262	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	48.8	82 of 226	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	492 of 610	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	459 of 602	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	436 of 588	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.2	397 of 594	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.6	400 of 475	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	418 of 475	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	324 of 449	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	347 of 412	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.4	284 of 403	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	68.1	134 of 403	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	20.5	359 of 398	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.0	203 of 337	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.0	215 of 325	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	325 of 462	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	337 of 454	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.4	270 of 449	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.2	343 of 436	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	333 of 370	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	323 of 354	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	302 of 340	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	483 of 606	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	523 of 613	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	503 of 597	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	454 of 544	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	372 of 432	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	345 of 446	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	306 of 424	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	469 of 601	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	510 of 607	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	459 of 602	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	454 of 585	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	347 of 481	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	383 of 488	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	354 of 463	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	130 of 253	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	230 of 352	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.1	294 of 349	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	457 of 542	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	458 of 553	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	397 of 537	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	410 of 534	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	317 of 439	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	322 of 444	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.9	223 of 427	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)67th percentile+38 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)60th percentile+37 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)49th percentile+26 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)16th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III58%-8 vs state

English II48%-11 vs state

Biology26%-22 vs state

Math I17%-18 vs state

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by a student
Thursday, November 4, 2010

Aside from the Student Service staff and two or three superb teachers, this school is a bit disappointing. I've been there through 3 different principals and not much has really improved. I've heard a lot of people say it's the top school in Pitt County education wise, and if that's true then I find that a bit sad. I'm sure it would be a great school for the students who are only going to get as far as ECU and plan to stay in North Carolina their whole lives, but for the people who are looking to accomplish a little more, I don't see this school sufficing. If it wasn't for those few good staff members I wouldn't even have given it the 2 stars. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (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	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ayden-Grifton High	Public	9-12	7653 NC 11 South	Ayden	28513	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 746-4183	757	47	15.9	99.6%	299 (39.5%)	300 (39.6%)	117 (15.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.0%)	25.1	494^th of 641 public high schools	22.9%		21.8	503^rd of 640 public high schools	21.4%	9	26.0	48.4	16.6	58.1	$10,854	$1,280	$9,574
South Central	Public	9-12	570 W Forlines Road	Winterville	28590	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 321-3232	1,738	94	18.4	99.8%	346 (19.9%)	1,128 (64.9%)	121 (7.0%)	23 (1.3%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	116 (6.7%)	42.4	358^th of 641 public high schools	44.1%		43.7	342^nd of 640 public high schools	46.6%	16	44.6	50.8	37.0	66.4	$8,918	$1,095	$7,823
PCS Early College High School	Public	9-12	Pitt Community College	Winterville	28590	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 493-7821	334	14	23.3	99.1%	107 (32.0%)	117 (35.0%)	93 (27.8%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.7%)	95.1	24^th of 641 public high schools	96.3%		94.4	31^st of 640 public high schools	95.2%	7	94.7	100.0	96.3	96.3	$7,489	$876	$6,613
D H Conley High	Public	9-12	2006 Worthington Rd	Greenville	27858	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 756-3440	1,757	91	19.3	33.3%	994 (56.6%)	365 (20.8%)	270 (15.4%)	32 (1.8%)	6 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (5.1%)	66.7	191^st of 641 public high schools	70.2%		69.4	183^rd of 640 public high schools	71.4%	8	64.2	69.8	43.4	76.8	$8,429	$588	$7,841
Junius H Rose High	Public	9-12	600 W Arlington Blvd	Greenville	27834	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 321-3640	1,568	83	18.9	99.8%	516 (32.9%)	794 (50.6%)	105 (6.7%)	58 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (6.0%)	50.5	292^nd of 641 public high schools	54.4%		53.9	276^th of 640 public high schools	56.9%	16	51.5	60.1	27.7	76.7	$8,977	$844	$8,133
Kinston High	Public	9-12	2601 N Queen St	Kinston	28501	Lenoir County	Lenoir County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 527-8067	659	41	16.0	99.1%	16 (2.4%)	573 (86.9%)	33 (5.0%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (4.1%)	8.7	604^th of 641 public high schools	5.8%		10.7	588^th of 640 public high schools	8.1%	16	13.3	36.2	13.6	20.5	$10,743	$1,412	$9,331
Innovation Early College High	Public	9-12	Brewster D107 Mailstop 139	Greenville	27858	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 737-3860	227	10	21.8	98.7%	88 (38.8%)	62 (27.3%)	45 (19.8%)	14 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.9%)	93.3	45^th of 641 public high schools	93.0%		95.9	12^th of 640 public high schools	98.1%	33	83.3	100.0	69.2		$11,291	$335	$10,955
Farmville Central High	Public	9-12	3308 E Wilson Street	Farmville	27828	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 753-5138	778	45	17.4	99.6%	193 (24.8%)	446 (57.3%)	89 (11.4%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.0%)	26.3	484^th of 641 public high schools	24.5%		30.9	443^rd of 640 public high schools	30.8%	41	37.5	51.9	29.0	37.3	$9,488	$1,038	$8,450
Greene Early College High	Public	9-12	818 Highway 91	Snow Hill	28580	Greene County	Greene County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 747-9044	166	9	18.4	98.2%	43 (25.9%)	28 (16.9%)	90 (54.2%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	71.6	173^rd of 641 public high schools	73.0%		85.6	111^th of 640 public high schools	82.7%	62	52.5	82.5	60.6	77.5	$9,040	$301	$8,739
Greene Central High	Public	9-12	140 School Drive	Snow Hill	28580	Greene County	Greene County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 747-3814	776	51	15.0	99.6%	206 (26.5%)	291 (37.5%)	249 (32.1%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.2%)	11.3	593^rd of 641 public high schools	7.5%		14.4	556^th of 640 public high schools	13.1%	37	26.0	34.7	10.7	31.8	$11,712	$1,688	$10,024

Frequently Asked Questions about Ayden-Grifton High

What is the racial makeup of Ayden-Grifton High?

Students at Ayden-Grifton High are 40% African American, 39% White, 15% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

Is Ayden-Grifton High a good school?

Ayden-Grifton High ranks in the bottom 22.9% of North Carolina high schools.

How many students attend Ayden-Grifton High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 757 students attended Ayden-Grifton High.

What district is Ayden-Grifton High in?

Pitt County Schools

What schools feed into Ayden-Grifton High?

Ayden-Grifton High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Ayden Elementary
Elementary : Grifton
Middle : Ayden Middle

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