📍 187 Third Street, Ayden, Pitt County, 28513
Ayden Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ayden, Pitt County. The school has 638 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pitt County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 45.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 34% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Ayden Elementary enrolls 638 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 45.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% Black or African American, 38% White and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 267 | 42% |
| White | 243 | 38% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 72 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 47 | 7.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
635 of the school's 638 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 635 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ayden Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-30, state senate district 5, state house district 12.
Ayden Elementary is one of 39 schools in Pitt County Schools, based in Greenville, North Carolina. The district serves 24,470 students district-wide and employs 1,604 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 638 students, Ayden Elementary is close to the district average of about 627 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize