Summary:
Ayden-Grifton High is a public high school in Ayden, North Carolina, serving 659 students in grades 9-12. The school faces significant challenges, with low academic performance, a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, and a consistently low ranking among North Carolina high schools.
Ayden-Grifton High has a diverse student population, with 42.64% White, 36.12% African American, and 16.08% Hispanic students. However, the school's test scores are significantly lower than the Pitt County Schools and North Carolina averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 33.3% in Biology, 40.5% in English II, 29.9% in Math I, and 42.9% in Math III, compared to the district and state averages. Additionally, 99.39% of Ayden-Grifton High students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage.
Ayden-Grifton High's performance lags behind nearby schools in the Pitt County Schools district, such as Farmville Central High, Junius H Rose High, and D.H. Conley High, which have higher test scores, better school rankings, and lower percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. The data also shows that the two early college high schools in the area, Innovation Early College High and PCS Early College High School, significantly outperform Ayden-Grifton High and the other nearby traditional high schools in terms of test scores and school rankings.
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Detail:
Public 9-12
District:
Pitt County Schools
SchoolDigger Rank:
503rd of 640 North Carolina High Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,854
Feeder schools for Ayden-Grifton High:
Student/teacher ratio: 14.6
Number of students: 659
Racial breakdown:
White:
42.6%
African American:
36.1%
Hispanic:
16.1%
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Two or more races:
4.1%
Asian:
0.8%
American Indian:
0.2%
Pacific Islander:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 99.4%
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