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Havelock Middle

Public Grades 6-8
531st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools
Better than 31% of North Carolina middle schools
Summary

Havelock Middle is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Havelock, North Carolina, with 374 students. The school is part of the Craven County Board of Education district, which is ranked 128 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Havelock Middle consistently underperforms the Craven County and North Carolina averages on state standardized tests, with proficiency rates ranging from 35% to 51.6% across different subject areas and grade levels, compared to 48.7% to 60.6% for Craven County and 48.7% to 60.1% for the state. The school also struggles to serve certain student subgroups effectively, with its rankings for African American, White, and low-socioeconomic status students all in the bottom half of the state. However, the school performs best for its special education and gifted/talented students.

Havelock Middle is located in close proximity to several higher-performing middle schools, including Grover C Fields Middle and Tucker Creek Middle in the Craven County district, as well as several strong schools in the Carteret County Public Schools district. Additionally, the school's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the past decade, from 197th out of 705 schools in 2014-2015 to 585th out of 793 in 2023-2024. The school's extremely high rates of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 93.58% to 99.25%, likely contribute to its academic challenges.

313
Students ?
12.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$9,661
Per pupil spending ?
96.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 102 Middle School Lane
       Havelock, NC  28532-1748

(252) 444-5125

District: Craven County Board of Education


Students who attend Havelock Middle usually attend:

High:    Havelock High

Feeder schools for Havelock Middle:

Elementary:    Graham A Barden Elementary
    Havelock Elementary
    Roger Bell New Technical Academy
Racial breakdown:

White:
39.9%
African American:
31.0%
Two or more races:
14.1%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 72nd percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the North Carolina average (44% vs 54% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 41 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school44%
District avg54%
North Carolina avg54%
531st of 773
North Carolina public middle schools ?
Bottom 31%▼ down 41 pts since 2015
From top 28% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of North Carolina Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
4th of 5Middle Schools in the Craven County Board of Education
128th of 242Craven County Board of Education among North Carolina districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202531.6531 of 77331.3%★★☆☆☆
202427.9585 of 79326.2%★☆☆☆☆
202329.4564 of 78428.1%★☆☆☆☆
202239.5478 of 78639.2%★★☆☆☆
202139.3436 of 74141.2%★★☆☆☆
201932.1540 of 73726.7%★☆☆☆☆
201846.1397 of 69142.5%★★☆☆☆
201760.4274 of 69460.5%★★★☆☆
201664.0233 of 69266.3%★★★☆☆
201569.0197 of 70572.1%★★★★☆
201448.7306 of 62751.2%★★★☆☆
201333.0463 of 67331.2%★★☆☆☆
201257.1338 of 66248.9%★★☆☆☆
201155.6342 of 64847.2%★★☆☆☆
201056.7336 of 64047.5%★★☆☆☆
200964.7239 of 63062.1%★★★☆☆
200857.4285 of 62054.0%★★★☆☆
200759.7275 of 60654.6%★★★☆☆
200656.5300 of 59849.8%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202529.7407 of 54625.5%★☆☆☆☆
202423.8471 of 56015.9%★☆☆☆☆
202327.9442 of 55920.9%★☆☆☆☆
202235.3357 of 55035.1%★★☆☆☆
202145.5250 of 53353.1%★★★☆☆
201939.3330 of 51936.4%★★☆☆☆
201850.0222 of 49455.1%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202243.2205 of 44954.3%★★★☆☆
202154.8136 of 47871.5%★★★★☆
201932.6365 of 50427.6%★☆☆☆☆
201841.4255 of 47546.3%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202429.9264 of 35625.8%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202533.8501 of 73331.7%★★☆☆☆
202433.0510 of 73830.9%★★☆☆☆
202328.0550 of 73124.8%★☆☆☆☆
202245.6389 of 73346.9%★★☆☆☆
202145.0373 of 70647.2%★★☆☆☆
201930.7518 of 68424.3%★☆☆☆☆
201844.0415 of 65636.7%★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202565.3149 of 45867.5%★★★☆☆
202420.9438 of 4615.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.7446 of 4521.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.0442 of 4501.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202125.6406 of 4489.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201943.5326 of 41621.6%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202550.0259 of 56253.9%★★★☆☆
202440.3356 of 56436.9%★★☆☆☆
202353.6226 of 55359.1%★★★☆☆
202268.4114 of 54178.9%★★★★☆
202141.6307 of 52241.2%★★☆☆☆
201955.1179 of 49363.7%★★★☆☆
201886.627 of 47294.3%★★★★★

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
201977.810 of 7185.9%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202532.3522 of 72928.4%★☆☆☆☆
202431.2550 of 74326.0%★☆☆☆☆
202331.4530 of 73527.9%★☆☆☆☆
202250.5303 of 68956.0%★★★☆☆
202143.4339 of 63346.4%★★☆☆☆
201946.1352 of 63944.9%★★☆☆☆
201863.7178 of 60470.5%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202529.8527 of 73328.1%★☆☆☆☆
202423.7599 of 75120.2%★☆☆☆☆
202329.2546 of 74726.9%★☆☆☆☆
202232.5513 of 74831.4%★★☆☆☆
202134.0464 of 71134.7%★★☆☆☆
201930.3522 of 69725.1%★☆☆☆☆
201845.3388 of 66541.7%★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202215.656 of 583.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201923.945 of 486.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202542.9193 of 32841.2%★★☆☆☆
202425.2257 of 30616.0%★☆☆☆☆
202336.4204 of 30232.5%★★☆☆☆
202268.366 of 28376.7%★★★★☆
202151.2104 of 24858.1%★★★☆☆
201926.1198 of 23716.5%★☆☆☆☆
201860.278 of 22164.7%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202544.4196 of 47859.0%★★★☆☆
202437.5268 of 47343.3%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202525.4524 of 64919.3%★☆☆☆☆
202426.1515 of 65221.0%★☆☆☆☆
202316.4597 of 6569.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202233.3456 of 65830.7%★★☆☆☆
202140.7373 of 63241.0%★★☆☆☆
201920.4549 of 62412.0%★☆☆☆☆
201838.0405 of 59632.0%★★☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Homeless (2019)86th percentile+59 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2025)67th percentile+36 vs school
Special Education (2025)59th percentile+28 vs school
Disabled (2022)54th percentile+15 vs school
Hispanic (2025)54th percentile+23 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)41st percentile+10 vs school
Female (2025)32nd percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile-3 vs school
Male (2025)28th percentile-3 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)26th percentile~ school
African American (2025)25th percentile-6 vs school
White (2025)19th percentile-12 vs school
Military Connected (2022)3rd percentile-36 vs school
By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?
Science52%-9 vs state
Mathematics43%-10 vs state
Reading41%-11 vs state

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Students who attend Havelock Middle usually go on to attend Havelock High

Havelock Middle ranks 531st of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Havelock Middle are 40% White, 31% African American, 14% Two or more races, 13% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 313 students attended Havelock 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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