E J Hayes Elementary

Located at 201 Andrews St, in Williamston, North Carolina, E J Hayes Elementary is a tight-knit elementary school that hosts 280 students (grades 3 through 5), overseen by Martin County Schools. Compared to the state average of about 467 students per school, that is 40% smaller than typical.

Within Martin County Schools, which oversees 10 schools and 3,382 students, E J Hayes Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, E J Hayes Elementary records that 56% of the student body identifies as Black. The remainder consists of 24% White, 10% multiracial, 9% Hispanic. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 40%.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, E J Hayes Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.6%, the actual is 41.5%, a residual of -7.1 points.

In the surrounding community, Martin County reports that median household income runs about $48,578, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. E J Hayes Elementary is one of 12 public schools in Martin County (combined enrollment of about 3,967 students).

Nearest neighbor: Williamston Primary, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around E J Hayes Elementary. On composite proficiency, E J Hayes Elementary comes 3rd of 5 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 51.6%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 25%: 374 students in 2018 compared to 280 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 30% to 24% across the same window.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.