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Ayden Middle

Pitt County Schools · Pitt County

Address
192 Third St, Ayden, NC 28513
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Grades served
6-8
NCES school ID
370001201490
365
Students
25.5
Teachers (FTE)
14.3:1
Student–teacher ratio
D
Performance grade
53
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
32.2%
Chronically absent
58.9%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

Pitt County Schools's calendar for the year — first and last days, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays, which apply to Ayden Middle — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Attendance zone

Pitt County Schools

The area Pitt County Schools assigns to Ayden Middle. Zones change, and addresses near a boundary are often decided case by case - confirm with the district before making plans.

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Zone for Ayden MiddleNeighbouring zoneThis school

Zone boundary published by Pitt County Schools as “Pitt County Elementary School Attendance Districts”, last updated 2026-09-03.

How Ayden Middle compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 53 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools25th percentile
Higher than 25% · rank 1,782 of 2,483
North Carolina middle schools41st percentile
Higher than 41% · rank 254 of 456
Pitt County Schools16th percentile
Higher than 16% · rank 26 of 37

Chronic absence is lower here than at 22% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 3 points since 2014 (50 → 53). Met or exceeded expected growth in 5 of 10 years, exceeding it in 2. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202553DMet47.2
202451DNot Met47.7
202354DMet47.4
202257CExceeded49.1
201960CNot Met60
201854DMet48.1
201750DNot Met46
201647DNot Met45
201560CExceeded53
201450DNot Met48

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Pitt County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 40.82%Black 38.08%Hispanic 13.42%Two+ Races 7.12%Native Am. 0.27%Pacific Isl. 0.27%
White: 40.82% (149) Black: 38.08% (139) Hispanic: 13.42% (49) Two+ Races: 7.12% (26) Native Am.: 0.27% (1) Pacific Isl.: 0.27% (1)
White40.82%
Black38.08%
Hispanic13.42%
Two+ Races7.12%
Native Am.0.27%
Pacific Isl.0.27%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 365
48.22%176 Female
51.78%189 Male

Student counts for Ayden Middle, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 365 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 67.8%Chronically absent 32.2%
Regular attendance: 67.8% (269) Chronically absent: 32.2% (128)
Regular attendance67.8%
Chronically absent32.2%

Student Population

Students Counted: 397
58.9%Economically disadvantaged

Student indicators for Ayden Middle, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 397 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 58.18%Beginning 41.82%
Experienced: 58.18% (14) Beginning: 41.82% (10)
Experienced58.18%
Beginning41.82%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 24.2 FTE
95.86%Fully licensed
4.14%Emergency or provisional
4.14%1 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Ayden Middle, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 24.2 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Mathematics (grades 3–8)48.9%33.3%
Science (grades 5 & 8)46.1%26.2%
Reading (grades 3–8)43.4%23.1%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Mathematics (grades 3–8)51.1%15.5%23.2%10.2%
Reading (grades 3–8)56.6%20.3%18.3%--
Science (grades 5 & 8)53.9%19.9%23.4%--

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth-0.5877.1

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers24.15
Experienced teachers14.05 (58%)
Beginning teachers10.1 (42%)
Holding a standard license23.15 (96%)
Emergency or provisional licenses1 (4%)
National Board certified1

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (128 of 397)32.2%
Economically disadvantaged58.9%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.81
Library books per student16.27
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeNo
Wireless access points per classroom1.03

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolYes
Recurring low-performingYes
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskYes
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Ayden Middle report card PDF

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Ayden Middle's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.