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Alumni: what's one memory from Ayden Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
656
Elementary
DISTRICT 526 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITT COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370001201489
Ayden Elementary
187 Third Street, Ayden, NC 28513 · (252) 746-2121 · Pitt County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL656 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
646 students
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 32 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 118 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 122 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (118) is 19% larger than its 5th grade class (99).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
51.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
71.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
63.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Ayden Elementary
Ayden Elementary's state test result (63.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayden Elementary this school | 656 | 98.5% | 63.7% |
| Nashville Elementary Nashville | 593 | 99.5% | 62.6% |
| Red Oak Elementary Red Oak | 696 | 99.6% | 58.6% |
| Alderman Road Elementary Fayetteville | 655 | 96.2% | 55.9% |
| Tabor City School Tabor City | 598 | 99.5% | 38.6% |
| Southern Pines Elementary Southern Pines | 600 | 99.3% | 59.0% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Ayden Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Pitt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.7% | #394 of 1,297 | #5 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.7% | #292 of 1,296 | #5 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #551 of 1,300 | #5 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 656 | #245 of 1,485 | #9 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #746 of 1,377 | #16 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.6% | #441 of 1,379 | #5 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.5% | #836 of 1,414 | #21 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.2% | #540 of 937 | #7 of 14 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
656
+6 (+1%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 621
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 13.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 656 | 43.7 | 15.0:1 | 98% (646) |
| 2023-24 | 621 | 46.3 | 13.4:1 | 100% (618) |
| 2022-23 | 638 | 45 | 14.2:1 | 100% (635) |
| 2020-21 | 650 | 47 | 13.8:1 | 100% (647) |
| 2017-18 | 739 | 45 | 16.4:1 | 62% (457) |
| 2015-16 | 717 | 44 | 16.3:1 | 66% (470) |
| 2010-11 | 641 | 46 | 13.9:1 | 66% (424) |
| 2000-01 | 557 | 39 | 14.3:1 | 66% (369) |
| 1990-91 | 621 | 29 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ayden Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (739 to 656); teachers down 3% (45 to 43.7).
About Ayden Elementary
Ayden Elementary is a public elementary school in Ayden, North Carolina. Total enrollment is 656 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. That is 40% above the average of about 467 students for elementary schools in North Carolina.
Pitt County Schools, which runs Ayden Elementary, has 40 schools and 24,470 students.
No group is above 50% at Ayden Elementary; the largest is Black, at 45%. It is also 35% White, 12% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. Pitt County's residents are about 35% Black, 10 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 66%.
The school's 43.7 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina is about 14.9:1. At Ayden Elementary, 98% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Among North Carolina public elementary schools, Ayden Elementary outscored 78%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 48.8% at Ayden Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 63.7%.
In Pitt County, the median household earns about $58,188 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Across Pitt County, 43 public schools serve about 25,202 students.
Ayden Elementary's nearest public school is Ayden Middle (about 0.3 miles). There are 6 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Ayden Elementary ranks 2nd in a group of 8 nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Ayden Elementary as Suburb: Mid-size.
In 2020-21, Ayden Elementary enrolled 650; in 2024-25, 656. The number of students per teacher increased from 13.8 to 15.0 over 4 years.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Ayden Elementary. You can also rate the school on this page.
Pitt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
177,193
Census ACS
Median income
$58,188
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
25,202 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pitt County Schools
- D H Conley HighHigh · 1,757 students
- South CentralHigh · 1,738 students
- Junius H Rose HighHigh · 1,568 students
- Hope MiddleMiddle · 952 students
- ChicodElementary · 902 students
- North Pitt HighHigh · 854 students
Other schools in Ayden
- Ayden-Grifton HighHigh · 757 students
- Ayden MiddleMiddle · 365 students
Nearby schools
- Ayden Middle0.3 mi · 365
- Ayden-Grifton High3.1 mi · 757
- A G Cox Middle3.8 mi · 778
- Creekside Elementary4.2 mi · 622
- W H Robinson Elementary4.4 mi · 692
- South Central4.6 mi · 1,738
Frequently asked questions
About Ayden ElementaryHow large is Ayden Elementary?
Ayden Elementary enrolls approximately 656 students in grades PK-05.
Is Ayden Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ayden Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Ayden Elementary have?
Ayden Elementary employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Ayden Elementary?
Student demographics at Ayden Elementary are roughly 35% White, 12% Hispanic, 45% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Ayden Elementary in?
Ayden Elementary is part of Pitt County Schools.
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