Willian H. Long House · Photo: Tradewinds · CC BY-SA 3.0Ayden’s public schools score below 58% of North Carolina districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the public school district serving Ayden, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within North Carolina, not nationally.
From North Carolina state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Ayden’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 223 North Carolina towns with household incomes within a quarter of Ayden’s, its schools beat 47%, higher than their 42% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state in math, below in reading
Reading proficiency is 45% and math 52% in spring 2022, against 50% and 51% statewide; 82% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $12,826 per student, against $13,045 across North Carolina (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle and eight high schools
Which school depends on the address at the later steps. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Ayden’s grade
C+: better than 42% of North Carolina school districts, #208 of 290 North Carolina towns. Both inputs trail the North Carolina average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Ayden, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Ayden
Ayden Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 656 students · 15:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Ayden
Ayden Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 656 students · 15:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Ayden
Ayden Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 656 students · 15:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Ayden
Ayden Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 656 students · 15:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Ayden
Ayden Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 656 students · 15:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Ayden
Ayden Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 656 students · 15:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Ayden
Ayden Middle
Grades 6–8 · 365 students · 14:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Ayden
Ayden Middle
Grades 6–8 · 365 students · 14:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Ayden
Ayden Middle
Grades 6–8 · 365 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Ayden’s public schools are run by Pitt County Schools, which also serves Bethel, Falkland, Farmville and Fountain and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Ayden vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share Ayden’s borders.
Every school in Ayden
10 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Ayden’s schools
Are Ayden’s schools good?
On North Carolina’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Ayden children attend score below 58% of North Carolina’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #208 of 290 North Carolina towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 47%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Ayden in?
Pitt County Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 24,470 students in 40 schools (2024–25).
Where do Ayden kids go to high school?
One of 8 high schools, depending on your address: D H Conley High, South Central, Junius H Rose High, North Pitt High, Farmville Central High, Ayden-Grifton High, PCS Early College High School and Innovation Early College High.
What is Ayden’s graduation rate?
82% of the class of 2023 in Pitt County Schools graduated in four years, against 86% across North Carolina.
How much does Ayden spend per student?
$12,826 in Pitt County Schools (FY2024), against $13,045 across North Carolina. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Ayden families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within North Carolina. Stars are from neighbors.