Brinson Memorial Elementary

Summary:

Brinson Memorial Elementary is a public elementary school in New Bern, North Carolina, serving 453 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Craven County Board of Education district, which has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Brinson Memorial Elementary has shown a mixed academic performance, with strengths in mathematics and 5th-grade science, but some areas for improvement in reading. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 302 out of 1,390 North Carolina elementary schools in 2013-2014 to 730 out of 1,502 in 2022-2023. Its SchoolDigger rating has also varied, from 2 stars out of 5 in the past to 4 stars out of 5 in the 2023-2024 school year. Compared to nearby schools, W. Jesse Gurganus Elementary consistently outperforms Brinson Memorial in academic test scores and has a higher statewide ranking.

Brinson Memorial Elementary has seen a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 36.19% in 2020-2021 to 53.64% in 2022-2023, suggesting the school serves a growing population of students from lower-income households. The school's performance in supporting its gifted and talented students has also varied, ranking from 14th out of 500 North Carolina elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 567th out of 612 in 2018-2019, indicating room for improvement in this area.


Detail:

Public K-5

 319 Neuse Forest Avenue
       New Bern, NC  28560-6812


(252) 514-6431

District: Craven County Board of Education

SchoolDigger Rank:
354th of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,008 Help


Students who attend Brinson Memorial Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Grover C Fields Middle
High:    New Bern High

Student/teacher ratio:  14.6 Help
Number of students:  453

Racial breakdown:

White:
52.1%
African American:
18.8%
Hispanic:
17.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  53.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Brinson Memorial Elementary ranks better than 76.5% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 4th among 15 ranked elementary schools in the Craven County Board of Education School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 73.27. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Brinson Memorial Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (52.1%), African American (18.8%), Hispanic (17.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 53.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Brinson Memorial Elementary is 14.6. 8 elementary schools in the Craven County Board of Education School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Brinson Memorial Elementary is $11,008, which is the 7th highest among 15 elementary schools in the Craven County Board of Education School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Brinson Memorial Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Brinson Memorial Elementary 354th of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Brinson Memorial Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Craven County Board of Education:

SchoolDigger ranks Craven County Board of Education 111th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Brinson Memorial Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Brinson Memorial Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 87.84 70th 1276 94.5%
2007 85.96 82nd 1293 93.7%
2008 81.79 155th 1324 88.3%
2009 85.03 127th 1354 90.6%
2010 83.01 144th 1363 89.4%
2011 87.79 77th 1381 94.4%
2012 83.65 131st 1388 90.6%
2013 78.22 250th 1403 82.2%
2014 75.52 302nd 1390 78.3%
2015 73.15 359th 1440 75.1%
2016 48.38 766th 1425 46.2%
2017 44.41 845th 1429 40.9%
2018 38.75 941st 1434 34.4%
2019 45.42 835th 1473 43.3%
2021 55.73 635th 1489 57.4%
2022 66.81 456th 1514 69.9%
2023 52.23 730th 1502 51.4%
2024 73.27 354th 1505 76.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Brinson Memorial Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.52 965th 1332 27.6%
2019 44.61 799th 1361 41.3%
2021 50.48 574th 1329 56.8%
2022 67.18 326th 1366 76.1%
2023 47.76 754th 1437 47.5%
2024 61.08 480th 1450 66.9%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Brinson Memorial Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 55.67 13th 30 56.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Brinson Memorial Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.57 1112th 1405 20.9%
2019 44.72 833rd 1424 41.5%
2021 64.80 436th 1440 69.7%
2022 67.87 413th 1458 71.7%
2023 53.32 672nd 1459 53.9%
2024 70.46 360th 1455 75.3%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Brinson Memorial Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.54 602nd 897 32.9%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Brinson Memorial Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 33.84 567th 612 7.4%
2021 65.70 177th 494 64.2%
2022 70.21 14th 500 97.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Brinson Memorial Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.00 707th 1413 50.0%
2019 46.15 808th 1430 43.5%
2021 44.67 772nd 1444 46.5%
2022 64.18 488th 1464 66.7%
2023 51.46 718th 1461 50.9%
2024 73.73 325th 1464 77.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Brinson Memorial Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.05 754th 927 18.7%
2019 44.25 530th 949 44.2%
2021 44.41 441st 896 50.8%
2022 57.79 306th 927 67.0%
2023 60.74 300th 933 67.8%
2024 62.70 261st 924 71.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Brinson Memorial Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.58 539th 851 36.7%
2019 48.92 434th 865 49.8%
2021 52.02 349th 843 58.6%
2022 54.64 340th 893 61.9%
2023 55.21 357th 915 61.0%
2024 58.79 332nd 951 65.1%
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Rank History for White students at Brinson Memorial Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.58 880th 1178 25.3%
2019 33.96 871st 1183 26.4%
2021 49.69 580th 1172 50.5%
2022 58.02 482nd 1194 59.6%
2023 43.71 702nd 1183 40.7%
2024 76.95 231st 1166 80.2%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Brinson Memorial Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 603 240 3 4 1 n/a n/a 0 851
1989 601 224 4 1 2 n/a n/a 0 832
1990 595 221 1 0 1 n/a n/a 0 818
1991 601 239 3 2 2 n/a n/a 0 847
1992 552 178 4 4 1 n/a n/a 0 739
1993 582 170 3 7 1 n/a n/a 0 763
1994 559 164 2 12 3 n/a n/a 0 740
1995 588 178 3 6 3 n/a n/a 0 778
1996 588 178 3 6 3 n/a n/a 0 778
1997 616 179 8 8 1 n/a n/a 0 812
1998 572 182 6 13 1 n/a n/a 0 774
1999 616 196 3 8 1 n/a n/a 0 824
2000 617 187 2 8 1 n/a n/a 0 815
2001 591 183 3 5 2 n/a n/a 0 784
2002 597 175 6 12 1 n/a n/a 0 791
2003 597 175 6 12 1 n/a n/a 0 791
2004 609 155 9 17 0 n/a n/a 0 790
2005 677 167 7 20 0 n/a n/a 0 871
2006 736 160 6 27 1 n/a n/a 0 930
2007 820 136 4 31 1 n/a n/a 39 1031
2008 511 123 4 25 0 n/a n/a 30 693
2009 529 137 6 25 0 n/a n/a 0 697
2010 514 119 8 25 0 n/a n/a 0 666
2011 525 80 7 46 1 0 29 0 688
2012 497 85 12 59 1 0 24 0 678
2013 529 86 12 56 0 0 33 0 716
2014 491 84 10 59 3 0 33 0 680
2015 470 78 10 76 0 0 36 0 670
2016 408 167 8 61 0 0 29 0 673
2017 422 161 13 61 1 0 32 0 690
2018 431 139 13 70 1 1 37 0 692
2019 353 113 8 74 3 1 40 0 592
2020 313 101 8 78 2 0 54 0 556
2021 251 97 8 76 2 3 41 0 478
2022 238 90 5 68 3 3 34 0 441
2023 236 85 3 79 2 4 44 0 453

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Brinson Memorial Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 851 52.0 16.3 32.1
1989 832 53.0 15.6 30.4
1990 818 60.0 13.6 45.8
1991 847 61.0 13.8 44.3
1992 739 55.0 13.4 28.4
1993 763 42.0 18.2 31.8
1994 740 43.0 17.2 33
1995 778 46.0 16.9 29.2
1996 778 46.0 16.9 29.2
1997 812 46.0 17.7 29.9
1998 774 50.0 15.5 35
1999 824 50.0 16.5 37.4
2000 815 50.0 16.3 37.2
2001 784 47.0 16.7 38.4
2002 791 53.0 14.9 35.4
2003 791 53.0 14.9 35.4
2004 790 49.0 16.1 35.7
2005 871 50.0 17.4 34.4
2006 930 57.0 16.3 31.8
2007 1031 n/a n/a 34.6
2008 693 48.2 14.4 42.2
2009 697 47.1 14.8 34
2010 666 44.3 15.0 37.4
2011 688 42.7 16.1 35.2
2012 678 42.9 15.7 38.3
2013 716 46.0 15.5 40.4
2014 680 45.8 14.8 39.4
2015 670 46.0 14.5 39.9
2016 673 43.0 15.6 53.3
2017 690 41.0 16.8 32.3
2018 692 48.9 14.1 49
2019 592 43.3 13.6 51.9
2020 556 38.5 14.4 46.2
2021 478 35.0 13.6 36.2
2022 441 35.9 12.2 43.8
2023 453 31.0 14.6 53.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Brinson Memorial Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 851 52.0 16.3 32.1
1989 832 53.0 15.6 30.4
1990 818 60.0 13.6 45.8
1991 847 61.0 13.8 44.3
1992 739 55.0 13.4 28.4
1993 763 42.0 18.2 31.8
1994 740 43.0 17.2 33
1995 778 46.0 16.9 29.2
1996 778 46.0 16.9 29.2
1997 812 46.0 17.7 29.9
1998 774 50.0 15.5 35
1999 824 50.0 16.5 37.4
2000 815 50.0 16.3 37.2
2001 784 47.0 16.7 38.4
2002 791 53.0 14.9 35.4
2003 791 53.0 14.9 35.4
2004 790 49.0 16.1 35.7
2005 871 50.0 17.4 34.4
2006 930 57.0 16.3 31.8
2007 1031 n/a n/a 34.6
2008 693 48.2 14.4 42.2
2009 697 47.1 14.8 34
2010 666 44.3 15.0 37.4
2011 688 42.7 16.1 35.2
2012 678 42.9 15.7 38.3
2013 716 46.0 15.5 40.4
2014 680 45.8 14.8 39.4
2015 670 46.0 14.5 39.9
2016 673 43.0 15.6 53.3
2017 690 41.0 16.8 32.3
2018 692 48.9 14.1 49
2019 592 43.3 13.6 51.9
2020 556 38.5 14.4 46.2
2021 478 35.0 13.6 36.2
2022 441 35.9 12.2 43.8
2023 453 31.0 14.6 53.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Brinson Memorial Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,379 (12.5%) $9,629 (87.5%) $11,008

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Brinson Memorial Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 835th of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 730th of 1502 Elementary schools
 8.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Brinson Memorial Elementary)52.379.7
 27.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Craven County Board of Education)59.366.1
 6.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Brinson Memorial Elementary)69.865.6
 4.2%
   3rd Grade Reading (Craven County Board of Education)56.151.4
 4.7%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Brinson Memorial Elementary)5068.4
 18.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Craven County Board of Education)50.855.4
 4.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Brinson Memorial Elementary)63.568.4
 4.9%
   4th Grade Reading (Craven County Board of Education)5659.5
 3.5%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Brinson Memorial Elementary)43.825.4
 18.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Craven County Board of Education)58.751
 7.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (Brinson Memorial Elementary)5031
 19%
   5th Grade Reading (Craven County Board of Education)56.347
 9.3%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (Brinson Memorial Elementary)69.845.1
 24.7%
   5th Grade Science (Craven County Board of Education)73.467.7
 5.7%
   5th Grade Science (North Carolina)72.665.3
 7.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students592453
 23.5%
African American11385
 24.8%
American Indian32
 33.3%
Asian83
 62.5%
Hispanic7479
 6.8%
Pacific Islander14
 300%
White353236
 33.1%
Two or More Races4044
 10%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients51.9%53.6%
 1.8%


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Students who attend Brinson Memorial Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Grover C Fields Middle
High : New Bern High

In the 2022-23 school year, 453 students attended Brinson Memorial Elementary.

Brinson Memorial Elementary ranks 354th of 1505 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Brinson Memorial Elementary are 52% White, 19% African American, 17% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races.


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