Best Public Schools in Craven County, North Carolina & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				EOC Biology (2024)	EOC English II (2024)	EOC Math I (2024)	EOC Math III (2024)	EOG Mathematics (2024)						EOG Reading (2024)						EOG Science (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
H J MacDonald Middle	Public	6-8	3127 Elizabeth Avenue	New Bern	28562	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 514-6450	695	40	17.4	98.3%	215 (30.9%)	234 (33.7%)	87 (12.5%)	90 (12.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (9.8%)	46.9	423^rd of 793 public middle schools	46.7%		45.5	409^th of 784 public middle schools	47.8%	14								57.1	45.8	35.6				47.9	51.2	46.4		66.3	$8,411	$928	$7,483
J T Barber Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 Cobb Street	New Bern	28560	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 514-6460	246	25	9.8	98.8%	16 (6.5%)	165 (67.1%)	19 (7.7%)	24 (9.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.5%)	8	1446^th of 1505 public elementary schools	3.9%		8.4	1437^th of 1502 public elementary schools	4.3%	9					41.4	18.4	22.9				31.0	30.6	20.0				37.1		$12,629	$2,198	$10,432
Oaks Road Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	2811 Oaks Road	New Bern	28560	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 514-6475	367	20	18.4	96.7%	76 (20.7%)	132 (36.0%)	89 (24.3%)	20 (5.4%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	44 (12.0%)	17.8	1313^th of 1505 public elementary schools	12.8%		17.6	1295^th of 1502 public elementary schools	13.8%	18					35.9	51.5	23.5				26.6	40.9	33.3				37.3		$11,730	$2,052	$9,678
Trent Park Elementary	Public	K-5	2500 Educational Drive	New Bern	28562	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 514-6481	360	26	14.1	95.0%	74 (20.6%)	99 (27.5%)	51 (14.2%)	97 (26.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (10.6%)	41.3	906^th of 1505 public elementary schools	39.8%		60.8	562^nd of 1502 public elementary schools	62.6%	344					49.4	55.0	51.6				36.7	58.3	48.4				59.7		$10,573	$1,532	$9,042
Grover C Fields Middle	Public	6-8	2000 M L King Jr Boulevard	New Bern	28560	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	No	(252) 514-6438	552	33	16.8	52.2%	312 (56.5%)	84 (15.2%)	83 (15.0%)	26 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	45 (8.2%)	73.8	182^nd of 793 public middle schools	77.0%		73.3	176^th of 784 public middle schools	77.6%	6								59.6	62.0	71.3				56.3	55.9	62.9		80.8	$9,793	$1,127	$8,666
Craven Early College High	Public	9-12	800 College Court	New Bern	28562	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	No	(252) 637-5706	230	9	26.8	42.2%	130 (56.5%)	33 (14.3%)	33 (14.3%)	22 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.2%)	92	57^th of 640 public high schools	91.1%		88.6	85^th of 626 public high schools	86.4%	28	82.5	92.3	91.9	88.9															$7,415	$228	$7,188
Craven Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	4-12	1319 Commerce Dr	New Bern	28562	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	Yes	No	(252) 497-2250	134	12	11.1	53.7%	74 (55.2%)	35 (26.1%)	12 (9.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (9.0%)								(n/a)	41.2		31.6	34.6					26.3	30.8					68.4	61.5		80.0
Brinson Memorial Elementary	Public	K-5	319 Neuse Forest Avenue	New Bern	28560	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 514-6431	453	34	13.3	98.0%	235 (51.9%)	88 (19.4%)	78 (17.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	45 (9.9%)	73.3	354^th of 1505 public elementary schools	76.5%		52.2	730^th of 1502 public elementary schools	51.4%	376					57.5	73.8	65.8				51.3	73.8	69.6				81.0		$11,008	$1,379	$9,629
Albert H Bangert Elementary	Public	K-5	3712 Canterbury Road	New Bern	28562	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 514-6415	456	30	14.9	99.3%	231 (50.7%)	113 (24.8%)	33 (7.2%)	40 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (8.3%)	88.3	138^th of 1505 public elementary schools	90.8%		89.9	108^th of 1502 public elementary schools	92.8%	30					85.1	80.3	77.5				68.9	62.1	71.8				88.7		$10,592	$1,583	$9,009
Havelock High	Public	9-12	101 Webb Boulevard	Havelock	28532	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	No	(252) 444-5112	1,063	56	18.8	52.2%	496 (46.7%)	267 (25.1%)	162 (15.2%)	13 (1.2%)	3 (0.3%)	8 (0.8%)	114 (10.7%)	47.8	311^th of 640 public high schools	51.4%		55	258^th of 626 public high schools	58.8%	53	61.5	61.3	47.0	42.8															$9,356	$1,044	$8,312
Havelock Middle	Public	6-8	102 Middle School Lane	Havelock	28532	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 444-5125	374	29	12.9	93.6%	156 (41.7%)	104 (27.8%)	60 (16.0%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	46 (12.3%)	27.9	585^th of 793 public middle schools	26.2%		29.4	564^th of 784 public middle schools	28.1%	21								32.1	37.9	36.6				33.0	29.1	41.2		65.6	$9,661	$1,260	$8,400
Graham A Barden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Cedar Drive	Havelock	28532	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 444-5100	226	16	13.7	98.7%	98 (43.4%)	33 (14.6%)	59 (26.1%)	4 (1.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (13.3%)	27.5	1153^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	23.4%		44.2	865^th of 1502 public elementary schools	42.4%	288					54.8	32.0	27.9				45.2	44.0	44.2				51.2		$11,632	$1,529	$10,103
Tucker Creek Middle	Public	6-8	200 Sermons Boulevard	Havelock	28532	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	No	(252) 444-7200	517	29	17.6	48.5%	295 (57.1%)	64 (12.4%)	91 (17.6%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	56 (10.8%)	88.5	75^th of 793 public middle schools	90.5%		81.3	127^th of 784 public middle schools	83.8%	52								72.6	72.0	70.1				71.3	63.8	75.0		92.0	$9,904	$667	$9,237
Roger Bell New Technical Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	804 Fontana Boulevard	Havelock	28532	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 444-5133	374	25	15.0	99.2%	177 (47.3%)	90 (24.1%)	38 (10.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	62 (16.6%)	55.9	646^th of 1505 public elementary schools	57.1%		46.4	826^th of 1502 public elementary schools	45.0%	180					61.1	50.0	58.9				51.9	48.5	57.1				76.8		$11,854	$1,590	$10,264
Arthur W Edwards Elementary	Public	K-5	200 Education Lane	Havelock	28532	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 444-5140	528	34	15.3	52.3%	304 (57.6%)	53 (10.0%)	93 (17.6%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (13.6%)	57.9	619^th of 1505 public elementary schools	58.9%		58.1	615^th of 1502 public elementary schools	59.1%	4					56.5	53.8	64.8				43.5	61.5	59.1				67.0		$9,857	$1,096	$8,761
Early College EAST High	Public	9-12	104 Middle School Lane	Havelock	28532	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	No	(252) 444-5194	199	9	22.9	26.1%	137 (68.8%)	17 (8.5%)	26 (13.1%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	13 (6.5%)	91.2	64^th of 640 public high schools	90.0%		91	59^th of 626 public high schools	90.6%	5	79.5	94.9	75.8	95.7															$7,531	$242	$7,289
Havelock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Cunningham Boulevard	Havelock	28532	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 444-5106	288	24	11.7	98.6%	111 (38.5%)	66 (22.9%)	40 (13.9%)	8 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	61 (21.2%)	33.2	1044^th of 1505 public elementary schools	30.6%		42.8	881^st of 1502 public elementary schools	41.3%	163					45.8	40.5	32.1				50.0	52.4	42.9				50.0		$12,745	$1,955	$10,790
Ben D Quinn Elementary	Public	K-5	4275 M L King Jr Boulevard	New Bern	28562	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 514-6420	347	23	15.2	98.0%	156 (45.0%)	81 (23.3%)	29 (8.4%)	36 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	43 (12.4%)	61.6	550^th of 1505 public elementary schools	63.5%		64.8	501^st of 1502 public elementary schools	66.6%	49					90.0	43.1	59.3				62.0	55.2	59.3				62.7		$10,815	$1,386	$9,430
W Jesse Gurganus Elementary	Public	K-5	535 Hwy 70 W	Havelock	28532	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 444-5150	350	25	14.2	47.7%	208 (59.4%)	28 (8.0%)	57 (16.3%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	48 (13.7%)	88.3	137^th of 1505 public elementary schools	90.9%		87.5	140^th of 1502 public elementary schools	90.7%	3					91.9	68.8	80.4				77.4	60.9	80.4				90.2		$10,110	$977	$9,133
Creekside Elementary	Public	K-5	2790 Landscape Drive	New Bern	28562	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	No	(252) 514-4360	512	36	14.4	32.0%	348 (68.0%)	44 (8.6%)	64 (12.5%)	22 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.6%)	81.2	222^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	85.2%		89.5	117^th of 1502 public elementary schools	92.2%	105					81.8	79.6	64.9				60.2	65.6	63.6				79.2		$9,117	$852	$8,265
New Bern High	Public	9-12	4200 Academic Drive	New Bern	28562	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	No	(252) 514-6400	1,632	89	18.3	54.3%	728 (44.6%)	486 (29.8%)	207 (12.7%)	114 (7.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	94 (5.8%)	34.5	408^th of 640 public high schools	36.3%		34	407^th of 626 public high schools	35.0%	1	46.9	57.9	24.7	49.0															$8,493	$924	$7,569
West Craven Middle	Public	6-8	515 NW Craven Mid School Road	New Bern	28562	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 514-6488	645	32	20.0	95.7%	265 (41.1%)	210 (32.6%)	106 (16.4%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (8.4%)	30.2	564^th of 793 public middle schools	28.9%		34.8	513^th of 784 public middle schools	34.6%	51								35.8	32.1	30.6				31.8	44.1	46.9		63.7	$8,848	$1,103	$7,746
Bridgeton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	230 Branch Canal Road	New Bern	28560	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 514-6425	428	30	14.4	97.9%	273 (63.8%)	73 (17.1%)	42 (9.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.6%)	50.9	734^th of 1505 public elementary schools	51.2%		47.9	798^th of 1502 public elementary schools	46.9%	64					65.5	59.4	51.4				53.4	40.6	40.0				77.1		$8,354	$-1,566	$9,920
James W Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Koonce Town Road	Cove City	28523	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 514-6466	330	26	12.7	99.1%	126 (38.2%)	118 (35.8%)	55 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.5%)	38.5	962^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	36.1%		49.5	780^th of 1502 public elementary schools	48.1%	182					36.4	25.0	66.0				29.5	31.1	54.7				77.4		$12,531	$1,671	$10,860
West Craven High	Public	9-12	2600 Streets Ferry Road	Vanceboro	28586	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	No	(252) 244-3200	821	52	15.8	98.5%	368 (44.8%)	265 (32.3%)	123 (15.0%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	55 (6.7%)	23.5	492^nd of 640 public high schools	23.1%		24.2	484^th of 626 public high schools	22.7%	8	44.8	44.1	24.1	37.3															$9,958	$1,152	$8,807
Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 Farm Life Avenue	Vanceboro	28586	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 244-3215	457	33	13.8	99.3%	201 (44.0%)	152 (33.3%)	53 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (10.9%)	38.8	955^th of 1505 public elementary schools	36.5%		29.8	1090^th of 1502 public elementary schools	27.4%	135					53.2	47.9	66.7				32.1	38.9	48.3				65.0		$10,168	$1,737	$8,430

Best Public Schools in Craven County, NC

Craven Early College High

Early College EAST High

Tucker Creek Middle

W Jesse Gurganus Elementary

Albert H Bangert Elementary

Creekside Elementary

Grover C Fields Middle

Brinson Memorial Elementary

Ben D Quinn Elementary

Arthur W Edwards Elementary

Roger Bell New Technical Academy

Bridgeton Elementary

Havelock High

H J MacDonald Middle

Trent Park Elementary

Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary

James W Smith Elementary

New Bern High

Havelock Elementary

West Craven Middle

Havelock Middle

Graham A Barden Elementary

West Craven High

Oaks Road Academy

J T Barber Elementary

Craven Virtual Academy

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