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E J Hayes Elementary

Q: Is E J Hayes Elementary a good school?

E J Hayes Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.6% of North Carolina elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend E J Hayes Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 280 students attended E J Hayes Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of E J Hayes Elementary?

Students at E J Hayes Elementary are 56% African American, 24% White, 10% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic.

Q: What schools do graduates of E J Hayes Elementary attend?

Students who attend E J Hayes Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Riverside Middle

Public Grades 3-5

1213^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

E J Hayes Elementary is a public elementary school in Williamston, North Carolina, serving grades 3-5 with a total enrollment of 263 students. The school is part of the Martin County Schools district, which is ranked 171 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

E J Hayes Elementary consistently underperforms compared to state and district averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics and Reading were significantly lower than the state and district averages. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 98.86% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. This is significantly higher than the state and district averages. As a result, E J Hayes Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of North Carolina elementary schools, with a ranking between 1,039 and 1,311 out of approximately 1,500 schools over the past several years.

When compared to other elementary schools in the surrounding area, such as Jamesville Elementary and Rodgers Elementary, both of which are also part of the Martin County Schools district, E J Hayes Elementary consistently underperforms. These nearby schools have significantly higher proficiency rates and overall school rankings, indicating that E J Hayes Elementary may face unique challenges in terms of resource allocation, student support, and community engagement.

280

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,759

Per pupil spending ?

98.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

201 Andrews St
Williamston, NC 27892-2227

(252) 792-3678

District: Martin County Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

56.1%

White:

24.3%

Two or more races:

10.4%

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At a glance

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (42% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg49%

North Carolina avg57%

1,213^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Martin County Schools

171^st of 242Martin 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	23.3	1213 of 1490	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	1090 of 1505	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	1291 of 1502	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	1311 of 1514	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.8	1039 of 1489	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.2	1201 of 1473	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	1190 of 1434	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.9	1156 of 1429	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.2	1130 of 1425	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.5	1173 of 1440	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.3	1099 of 1390	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.4	1043 of 1403	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.7	1117 of 1388	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.8	981 of 1381	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	43.4	873 of 1363	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.0	797 of 1354	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.2	891 of 1324	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.1	843 of 1293	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.5	795 of 1276	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	698 of 918	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.5	565 of 924	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.5	782 of 933	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	806 of 927	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	709 of 896	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	695 of 949	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	741 of 927	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	44.6	287 of 634	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.1	410 of 878	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	19.6	829 of 897	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	1168 of 1451	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	1095 of 1455	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	1114 of 1459	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	1177 of 1458	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.9	913 of 1440	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.4	1268 of 1424	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	1170 of 1405	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	467 of 710	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.0	632 of 669	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	38.1	516 of 582	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	2.3	487 of 494	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.4	553 of 612	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	59.2	28 of 69	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	4.4	959 of 961	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	850 of 865	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	65.8	225 of 851	73.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	963 of 1437	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	952 of 1450	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.9	1297 of 1437	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	1225 of 1366	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	1048 of 1329	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	1152 of 1361	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	1085 of 1332	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	1182 of 1450	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	1022 of 1464	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	12.0	1366 of 1461	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	1339 of 1464	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	1077 of 1444	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	1056 of 1430	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	1177 of 1413	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	684 of 821	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	696 of 1172	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.6	711 of 1166	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	807 of 1183	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.2	625 of 1194	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	68.6	327 of 1172	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	51.3	588 of 1183	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.6	818 of 1178	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)55th percentile+41 vs school

White (2025)41st percentile+22 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)34th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+14 vs school

African American (2025)24th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile~ school

Male (2025)18th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics45%-16 vs state

Science41%-21 vs state

Reading39%-14 vs state

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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
E J Hayes Elementary	Public	3-5	201 Andrews St	Williamston	27892	Martin County	Martin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 792-3678	280	19	15.1	98.9%	68 (24.3%)	157 (56.1%)	24 (8.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.4%)	23.3	1213^th of 1490 public elementary schools	18.6%		30.4	1090^th of 1505 public elementary schools	27.6%	123	42.0	57.0	34.5				28.0	51.0	36.8				41.4		$10,759	$1,469	$9,290
Williamston Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	400 West Blvd	Williamston	27892	Martin County	Martin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 792-3253	361	25	14.4	99.2%	84 (23.3%)	209 (57.9%)	37 (10.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.8%)								(n/a)															$13,605	$1,529	$12,077
Rodgers Elementary	Public	K-5	2277 Rodgers School Rd	Williamston	27892	Martin County	Martin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 792-3834	219	14	15.4	98.6%	180 (82.2%)	13 (5.9%)	14 (6.4%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.2%)	65.6	471^st of 1490 public elementary schools	68.4%		57.3	629^th of 1505 public elementary schools	58.2%	158	75.0	77.8	73.0				33.3	62.2	51.4				70.3		$12,061	$1,365	$10,696
Jamesville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1220 Hardison St	Jamesville	27846	Martin County	Martin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 792-8304	217	14	15.2	98.6%	155 (71.4%)	35 (16.1%)	18 (8.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.2%)	72.8	349^th of 1490 public elementary schools	76.6%		66.7	460^th of 1505 public elementary schools	69.4%	111	60.0	67.6	74.1				53.3	81.1	55.6				77.8		$13,807	$1,357	$12,450
South Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	21230 NC Hwy 903	Robersonville	27871	Martin County	Martin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 795-3910	337	20	16.6	99.1%	68 (20.2%)	194 (57.6%)	54 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.9%)	21	1261^st of 1490 public elementary schools	15.4%		15.2	1360^th of 1505 public elementary schools	9.6%	99	65.1	14.3	29.4				39.5	32.7	31.4				52.9		$12,188	$1,543	$10,645
Windsor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	104 Cooper Hill Road	Windsor	27983	Bertie County	Bertie County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 794-5221	336	22	15.2	99.1%	34 (10.1%)	272 (81.0%)	9 (2.7%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.8%)	35.3	994^th of 1490 public elementary schools	33.3%		46.3	814^th of 1505 public elementary schools	45.9%	180	51.9	51.3	52.5				33.3	61.5	41.5				53.7		$11,007	$1,523	$9,484
Stokes	Public	PK, KG-8	2683 NC 903 North	Stokes	27884	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 752-6907	218	17	13.0	98.6%	125 (57.3%)	36 (16.5%)	43 (19.7%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)	52.7	697^th of 1490 public elementary schools	53.2%		51.5	722^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	52.0%	25	55.0	83.3	58.3	37.5	45.8	20.0	35.0	62.5	66.7	25.0	45.8	50.0	66.7	63.3	$13,051	$2,212	$10,840
John Small Elementary	Public	4-5	4103 North Market Street Ext	Washington	27889	Beaufort County	Beaufort County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 946-3941	379	21	18.4	99.2%	102 (26.9%)	173 (45.6%)	81 (21.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.3%)	19.2	1292^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	13.3%		19.7	1287^th of 1505 public elementary schools	14.5%	5		36.6	40.2					43.6	37.4				46.2		$10,309	$1,418	$8,890
Bethel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	152 E. Washington Street	Bethel	27812	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 825-3801	232	20	11.6	98.7%	61 (26.3%)	115 (49.6%)	41 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.6%)	35.2	999^th of 1490 public elementary schools	33.0%		28.7	1128^th of 1505 public elementary schools	25.0%	129	72.7	42.9	40.0	33.3	31.8	31.6	45.5	53.6	45.0	33.3	31.8	42.1	65.0	63.2	$11,317	$1,617	$9,701
Pactolus	Public	PK, KG-8	3405 Yankee Hall Rd	Greenville	27834	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 752-6941	657	39	16.7	99.5%	56 (8.5%)	326 (49.6%)	224 (34.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.6%)	25.6	1167^th of 1490 public elementary schools	21.7%		28	1137^th of 1505 public elementary schools	24.5%	30	56.8	41.0	35.1	65.2	48.7	50.8	29.3	39.2	31.2	43.5	39.0	46.2	46.8	52.3	$10,450	$1,636	$8,814

Frequently Asked Questions about E J Hayes Elementary

What district is E J Hayes Elementary in?

Martin County Schools

Is E J Hayes Elementary a good school?

E J Hayes Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.6% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of E J Hayes Elementary?

Students at E J Hayes Elementary are 56% African American, 24% White, 10% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of E J Hayes Elementary attend?

Students who attend E J Hayes Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Riverside Middle

How many students attend E J Hayes Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 280 students attended E J Hayes Elementary.

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