Craven County Board of Education

Summary:

The Craven County Board of Education district in North Carolina encompasses 26 schools, including 15 elementary schools, 5 middle schools, 5 high schools, and 1 alternative school. The district serves a diverse student population with varying levels of academic performance across its schools.

Some standout schools in the district include Creekside Elementary, Albert H Bangert Elementary, and W Jesse Gurganus Elementary, which rank among the top 10% of North Carolina elementary schools. At the middle school level, Tucker Creek Middle and Grover C Fields Middle are the top performers, ranking in the top 20% of the state. The district's highest-performing high schools are Craven Early College High and Early College EAST High, which rank in the top 10% of North Carolina high schools.

However, the district also has several schools struggling with low student proficiency rates on state assessments, particularly Oaks Road Academy and West Craven Middle. Economic disadvantage, as measured by free and reduced-price lunch rates, appears to be a significant factor impacting student outcomes across the district. The district's alternative school, Craven Virtual Academy, stands out as a bright spot, demonstrating strong performance on state assessments.

District Detail

3600 Trent Road
New Bern, NC 28562-2224

(252) 514-6300

SchoolDigger Rank:
111^th of 242 North Carolina districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 12,755

Primary Schools: 15
Middle Schools: 5
High Schools: 5
Alternative Schools: 1

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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	712	37	19.4	99.6%	244 (34.3%)	247 (34.7%)	82 (11.5%)	90 (12.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.7%)	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	284	23	12.5	98.9%	27 (9.5%)	170 (59.9%)	30 (10.6%)	33 (11.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.1%)	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	387	24	16.1	97.4%	71 (18.3%)	154 (39.8%)	96 (24.8%)	22 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (11.1%)	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	389	26	14.9	97.2%	80 (20.6%)	113 (29.0%)	46 (11.8%)	105 (27.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (11.1%)	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	509	31	16.5	42.4%	307 (60.3%)	68 (13.4%)	64 (12.6%)	23 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (8.6%)	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	226	8	26.9	40.3%	121 (53.5%)	33 (14.6%)	37 (16.4%)	21 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.2%)	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	111	11	10.2	3.6%	66 (59.5%)	26 (23.4%)	8 (7.2%)	3 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.2%)								(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	31	14.6	53.6%	236 (52.1%)	85 (18.8%)	79 (17.4%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	44 (9.7%)	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	421	29	14.5	49.9%	221 (52.5%)	89 (21.1%)	30 (7.1%)	43 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (8.8%)	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	1,104	62	17.9	49.1%	500 (45.3%)	289 (26.2%)	164 (14.9%)	15 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	12 (1.1%)	122 (11.1%)	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	395	30	13.0	97.0%	164 (41.5%)	121 (30.6%)	61 (15.4%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	42 (10.6%)	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	241	19	12.6	73.9%	117 (48.5%)	42 (17.4%)	44 (18.3%)	6 (2.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (12.4%)	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	519	28	18.7	43.9%	307 (59.2%)	71 (13.7%)	72 (13.9%)	9 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	53 (10.2%)	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	408	26	16.0	95.6%	189 (46.3%)	110 (27.0%)	42 (10.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.5%)	58 (14.2%)	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	533	34	15.9	49.5%	319 (59.8%)	56 (10.5%)	100 (18.8%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (9.8%)	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	203	9	23.8	23.2%	138 (68.0%)	23 (11.3%)	25 (12.3%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	11 (5.4%)	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	272	24	11.3	98.9%	118 (43.4%)	59 (21.7%)	42 (15.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	48 (17.6%)	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	367	27	13.4	54.2%	166 (45.2%)	88 (24.0%)	42 (11.4%)	32 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (10.4%)	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	373	26	14.5	45.6%	228 (61.1%)	37 (9.9%)	54 (14.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	45 (12.1%)	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	496	33	15.2	28.0%	333 (67.1%)	42 (8.5%)	66 (13.3%)	16 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.9%)	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	1,631	91	17.9	53.3%	740 (45.4%)	523 (32.1%)	174 (10.7%)	112 (6.9%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	78 (4.8%)	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	673	34	19.8	98.4%	301 (44.7%)	221 (32.8%)	97 (14.4%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (6.8%)	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	375	29	12.8	73.1%	244 (65.1%)	66 (17.6%)	30 (8.0%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.0%)	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	342	21	16.1	99.1%	141 (41.2%)	109 (31.9%)	61 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.8%)	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	860	50	17.1	97.8%	397 (46.2%)	265 (30.8%)	131 (15.2%)	7 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (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	471	32	14.5	99.4%	219 (46.5%)	148 (31.4%)	56 (11.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.8%)	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

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Riverside Leadership Academy	3.37 mi	1
Jones County Schools	9.7 mi	5	148^th
Arapahoe Charter School	15.6 mi	1
Pamlico County Schools	17.46 mi	4	79^th
Onslow County Schools	22.23 mi	39	135^th

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