Enrollment
365
Middle
DISTRICT 612 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITT COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370001201490
Ayden Middle
192 Third St, Ayden, NC 28513 · (252) 746-3672 · Pitt County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL365 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
362 students
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 82%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 104 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 118 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 143 | 39% |
Student demographics
67%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
43.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
48.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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
46.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% 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 →
Where Ayden Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Pitt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #284 of 463 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #230 of 461 | #3 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #293 of 463 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 365 | #398 of 478 | #7 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #83 of 456 | #4 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.5% | #147 of 456 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #203 of 472 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.4% | #107 of 143 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
365
-43 (-11%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 437
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 365 | 25.5 | 14.3:1 | 99% (362) |
| 2023-24 | 397 | 26.5 | 15.0:1 | 99% (392) |
| 2022-23 | 388 | 27.2 | 14.3:1 | 99% (385) |
| 2020-21 | 408 | 26 | 15.7:1 | 99% (405) |
| 2017-18 | 353 | 20.8 | 17.0:1 | 57% (200) |
| 2015-16 | 327 | 20 | 16.4:1 | 64% (210) |
| 2010-11 | 350 | 25 | 14.0:1 | 63% (221) |
| 2000-01 | 442 | 37 | 11.9:1 | 52% (230) |
| 1990-91 | 437 | 28 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ayden Middle.
About Ayden Middle
In Ayden, North Carolina, part of Pitt County, Ayden Middle is a middle-grades school. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 365 students. The typical figure for middle schools in North Carolina is about 605 students.
Pitt County Schools enrolls 24,470 students in 40 schools, including Ayden Middle.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Ayden Middle is White (41%). Smaller groups are 38% Black, 13% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Pitt County is roughly 53% White. Ayden Middle has a diversity index of 67%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Ayden Middle employs 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 14.3:1. The average ratio among middle schools in North Carolina is 15.9:1, higher than at this school. Ayden Middle's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 99%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 48.6% for Ayden Middle. The school posts 46.4%, 2.1 points below the prediction.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Pitt County show that median household income is about $58,188, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Ayden Middle is one of 43 public schools in Pitt County, which together enroll about 25,202 students.
The nearest public school is Ayden Elementary, at about 0.3 miles. Ayden Middle has 6 other public schools within five miles. Ayden Middle comes in 6th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Mid-size, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 408 to 365. Students per teacher fell from 15.7 in 2020-21 to 14.3 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Ayden Middle can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 ElementaryElementary · 656 students
Nearby schools
- Ayden Elementary0.3 mi · 656
- Ayden-Grifton High2.8 mi · 757
- A G Cox Middle4.1 mi · 778
- Creekside Elementary4.5 mi · 622
- W H Robinson Elementary4.8 mi · 692
- South Central4.8 mi · 1,738
Frequently asked questions
About Ayden MiddleHow large is Ayden Middle?
Ayden Middle enrolls approximately 365 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Ayden Middle serve?
Ayden Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ayden Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ayden Middle is approximately 14.3:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Ayden Middle?
Student demographics at Ayden Middle are roughly 41% White, 13% Hispanic, 38% Black, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Ayden Middle?
Ayden Middle is overseen by Pitt County Schools in Pitt County.
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