West Craven High

Summary:

West Craven High is a public high school located in Vanceboro, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of around 860. The school is part of the Craven County Board of Education district, which is ranked 111 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of the Craven County district, West Craven High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years. This is significantly lower than the district and state averages. The school has a more diverse student population compared to the nearby New Bern High, with a higher percentage of African American and Hispanic students. Additionally, West Craven High has an extremely high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 97.42% to 99.65% over the past three years, which is significantly higher than the 53.28% rate at New Bern High.

West Craven High's test scores are consistently lower than the district and state averages across all subject areas and grade levels, with proficiency rates in Biology (44.8%), English II (44.1%), Math I (24.1%), and Math III (37.3%) well below the district and state averages in the 2023-2024 school year. This underperformance is seen across all student subgroups, including females, males, African American, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students, who all rank in the bottom half or bottom third of North Carolina high schools. The school's statewide ranking has steadily declined from 247 out of 451 high schools in 2013-2014 to 492 out of 640 high schools in 2023-2024, suggesting a concerning trend of worsening academic performance.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 2600 Streets Ferry Road
       Vanceboro, NC  28586-8353


(252) 244-3200

District: Craven County Board of Education

SchoolDigger Rank:
492nd of 640 North Carolina High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,958 Help


Feeder schools for West Craven High:

Elementary:    Bridgeton Elementary
    James W Smith Elementary
    Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary
Middle:    West Craven Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  17.1 Help
Number of students:  860

Racial breakdown:

White:
46.2%
African American:
30.8%
Hispanic:
15.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  97.8% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details West Craven High ranks worse than 76.9% of high schools in North Carolina. It also ranks last among 5 ranked high 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 23.54. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at West Craven High is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (46.2%), African American (30.8%), Hispanic (15.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 97.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Craven County Board of Education School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at West Craven High is 17.1, which is the lowest among 5 high schools in the Craven County Board of Education School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at West Craven High is $9,958, which is the highest among 5 high schools in the Craven County Board of Education School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

West Craven High:

SchoolDigger ranks West Craven High 492nd of 640 North Carolina public high schools. (See West Craven High in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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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 West Craven High

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Rank History for all students at West Craven High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 61.27 145th 431 66.4%
2007 53.61 196th 453 56.7%
2008 52.89 222nd 477 53.5%
2009 55.18 212th 490 56.7%
2010 54.35 244th 499 51.1%
2011 51.27 276th 506 45.5%
2012 54.22 188th 502 62.5%
2013 40.02 233rd 505 53.9%
2014 34.13 247th 451 45.2%
2015 35.29 291st 531 45.2%
2016 31.16 308th 507 39.3%
2017 28.65 320th 476 32.8%
2018 31.54 312th 469 33.5%
2019 28.55 357th 514 30.5%
2021 21.31 468th 594 21.2%
2022 22.69 479th 621 22.9%
2023 24.18 484th 626 22.7%
2024 23.54 492nd 640 23.1%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at West Craven High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.00 164th 185 11.4%
2019 15.37 181st 195 7.2%
2021 27.06 156th 199 21.6%
2022 26.40 180th 226 20.4%
2023 38.62 160th 249 35.7%
2024 43.48 146th 261 44.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at West Craven High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 31.52 238th 349 31.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at West Craven High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.97 285th 424 32.8%
2019 34.38 260th 446 41.7%
2021 24.55 321st 432 25.7%
2022 24.20 436th 544 19.9%
2023 20.50 502nd 597 15.9%
2024 21.07 503rd 613 17.9%
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Rank History for Female students at West Craven High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.13 321st 449 28.5%
2019 33.69 317th 475 33.3%
2021 25.27 333rd 475 29.9%
2022 24.53 455th 594 23.4%
2023 20.09 490th 588 16.7%
2024 21.65 479th 602 20.4%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Disabled students at West Craven High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.19 224th 349 35.8%
2019 23.44 307th 364 15.7%
2021 48.86 119th 334 64.4%
2022 28.59 234th 330 29.1%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at West Craven High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.50 41st 100 59.0%
2019 41.23 227th 325 30.2%
2021 16.67 303rd 337 10.1%
2022 40.83 299th 398 24.9%
2023 45.59 280th 403 30.5%
2024 36.95 319th 403 20.8%
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Rank History for Male students at West Craven High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.53 328th 463 29.2%
2019 20.67 385th 488 21.1%
2021 17.39 400th 481 16.8%
2022 19.45 480th 585 17.9%
2023 27.17 445th 602 26.1%
2024 23.53 472nd 607 22.2%
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Rank History for African American students at West Craven High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.30 281st 359 21.7%
2019 32.89 235th 369 36.3%
2021 28.41 250th 364 31.3%
2022 25.31 342nd 430 20.5%
2023 20.44 373rd 434 14.1%
2024 24.08 352nd 437 19.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at West Craven High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.90 246th 340 27.6%
2019 26.56 278th 354 21.5%
2021 17.34 334th 370 9.7%
2022 27.58 330th 436 24.3%
2023 31.58 307th 449 31.6%
2024 18.04 407th 454 10.4%
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Rank History for White students at West Craven High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.47 311th 427 27.2%
2019 25.00 345th 444 22.3%
2021 20.56 349th 439 20.5%
2022 21.53 440th 534 17.6%
2023 24.56 427th 537 20.5%
2024 24.10 447th 553 19.2%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for White Students!

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 West Craven High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 600 363 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 963
1989 577 384 4 2 1 n/a n/a 0 968
1990 629 373 3 1 1 n/a n/a 0 1007
1991 643 385 2 3 2 n/a n/a 0 1035
1992 663 379 1 2 2 n/a n/a 0 1047
1993 661 399 1 1 3 n/a n/a 0 1065
1994 626 426 1 3 1 n/a n/a 0 1057
1995 564 418 2 7 2 n/a n/a 0 993
1996 564 418 2 7 2 n/a n/a 0 993
1997 591 398 2 5 0 n/a n/a 0 996
1998 601 397 2 11 0 n/a n/a 0 1011
1999 634 364 4 11 0 n/a n/a 0 1013
2000 628 368 3 7 0 n/a n/a 0 1006
2001 614 353 2 11 0 n/a n/a 0 980
2002 637 374 2 16 1 n/a n/a 0 1030
2003 637 374 2 16 1 n/a n/a 0 1030
2004 654 416 2 13 1 n/a n/a 0 1086
2005 672 413 0 19 1 n/a n/a 0 1105
2006 695 426 0 17 1 n/a n/a 0 1139
2007 644 413 4 26 1 n/a n/a 19 1107
2008 625 386 6 34 3 n/a n/a 19 1073
2009 634 409 7 45 4 n/a n/a 0 1099
2010 642 425 2 54 3 n/a n/a 0 1126
2011 640 384 2 61 3 0 20 0 1110
2012 596 359 6 61 3 0 24 0 1049
2013 565 336 7 51 3 0 24 0 986
2014 576 306 4 56 2 0 24 0 968
2015 574 299 6 66 4 0 24 0 973
2016 570 332 11 80 4 0 25 0 1022
2017 557 289 7 90 6 0 25 0 974
2018 544 296 10 96 4 0 31 0 981
2019 478 306 7 113 1 0 37 0 942
2020 442 264 7 112 2 1 45 0 873
2021 412 274 7 124 2 0 44 0 863
2022 410 263 6 123 1 0 49 0 852
2023 397 265 7 131 1 1 58 0 860

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 West Craven High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 963 58.0 16.6 23.9
1989 968 59.0 16.4 31.5
1990 1007 61.0 16.5 30.5
1991 1035 62.0 16.6 29.7
1992 1047 63.0 16.6 14
1993 1065 63.0 16.9 20.8
1994 1057 66.0 16.0 21
1995 993 66.0 15.0 24.6
1996 993 66.0 15.0 24.6
1997 996 66.0 15.1 26.2
1998 1011 73.0 13.8 24.7
1999 1013 73.0 13.9 32.9
2000 1006 73.0 13.8 31.8
2001 980 72.0 13.6 25.9
2002 1030 80.0 12.9 35.9
2003 1030 80.0 12.9 35.9
2004 1086 74.0 14.7 42.9
2005 1105 74.0 14.9 41.6
2006 1139 80.0 14.2 47.7
2007 1107 79.5 13.9 49.6
2008 1073 80.0 13.4 52.6
2009 1099 74.8 14.7 50.9
2010 1126 76.2 14.7 54.4
2011 1110 76.3 14.5 56
2012 1049 77.6 13.5 55.7
2013 986 74.1 13.3 56.1
2014 968 66.9 14.4 52.9
2015 973 66.0 14.7 51
2016 1022 65.0 15.7 50.7
2017 974 67.7 14.3 52.6
2018 981 58.2 16.8 51.8
2019 942 57.8 16.2 54.6
2020 873 55.9 15.6 99.7
2021 863 52.3 16.4 99.7
2022 852 50.7 16.7 97.4
2023 860 50.2 17.1 97.8

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 West Craven High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 963 58.0 16.6 23.9
1989 968 59.0 16.4 31.5
1990 1007 61.0 16.5 30.5
1991 1035 62.0 16.6 29.7
1992 1047 63.0 16.6 14
1993 1065 63.0 16.9 20.8
1994 1057 66.0 16.0 21
1995 993 66.0 15.0 24.6
1996 993 66.0 15.0 24.6
1997 996 66.0 15.1 26.2
1998 1011 73.0 13.8 24.7
1999 1013 73.0 13.9 32.9
2000 1006 73.0 13.8 31.8
2001 980 72.0 13.6 25.9
2002 1030 80.0 12.9 35.9
2003 1030 80.0 12.9 35.9
2004 1086 74.0 14.7 42.9
2005 1105 74.0 14.9 41.6
2006 1139 80.0 14.2 47.7
2007 1107 79.5 13.9 49.6
2008 1073 80.0 13.4 52.6
2009 1099 74.8 14.7 50.9
2010 1126 76.2 14.7 54.4
2011 1110 76.3 14.5 56
2012 1049 77.6 13.5 55.7
2013 986 74.1 13.3 56.1
2014 968 66.9 14.4 52.9
2015 973 66.0 14.7 51
2016 1022 65.0 15.7 50.7
2017 974 67.7 14.3 52.6
2018 981 58.2 16.8 51.8
2019 942 57.8 16.2 54.6
2020 873 55.9 15.6 99.7
2021 863 52.3 16.4 99.7
2022 852 50.7 16.7 97.4
2023 860 50.2 17.1 97.8

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 West Craven High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,152 (11.6%) $8,807 (88.4%) $9,958

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

Impact of COVID-19 on West Craven High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 357th of 514 High schoolsRanks 484th of 626 High schools
 7.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Biology (West Craven High)61.340.7
 20.6%
   End of Course Biology (Craven County Board of Education)62.554.1
 8.4%
   End of Course Biology (North Carolina)59.654.1
 5.5%
End of Course English II (West Craven High)48.344.2
 4.1%
   End of Course English II (Craven County Board of Education)63.358.4
 4.9%
   End of Course English II (North Carolina)59.758.5
 1.2%
End of Course Math I (West Craven High)2532.7
 7.7%
   End of Course Math I (Craven County Board of Education)41.939.6
 2.3%
   End of Course Math I (North Carolina)41.235.9
 5.3%
End of Course Math III (West Craven High)27.730.9
 3.2%
   End of Course Math III (Craven County Board of Education)36.645.7
 9.1%
   End of Course Math III (North Carolina)46.858.3
 11.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students942860
 8.7%
African American306265
 13.4%
American Indian11
Asian77
Hispanic113131
 15.9%
Pacific Islander01
White478397
 16.9%
Two or More Races3758
 56.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients54.6%97.8%
 43.2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about West Craven High

Students at West Craven High are 46% White, 31% African American, 15% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

West Craven High ranks in the bottom 23.1% of North Carolina high schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 860 students attended West Craven High.

West Craven High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bridgeton Elementary
Elementary : James W Smith Elementary
Elementary : Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary
Middle : West Craven Middle


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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