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W Jesse Gurganus Elementary

Public Grades K-5

138^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

W Jesse Gurganus Elementary is a public elementary school in Havelock, North Carolina, serving 350 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Craven County Board of Education district, which is ranked 128 out of 242 districts in the state.

W Jesse Gurganus Elementary is an exemplary school, consistently ranking in the top 10% of North Carolina elementary schools and maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school excels in the performance of several student subgroups, including African American, Hispanic, and low-income students, as well as its military-connected student population. Academically, the school's proficiency rates in mathematics, reading, and science are significantly higher than the district and state averages, often exceeding them by 10-20 percentage points.

While W Jesse Gurganus Elementary is the standout performer in the immediate area, there are several other high-performing elementary schools within a 15-mile radius, such as Bogue Sound Elementary and Morehead City Primary, which are part of the Carteret County Public Schools district. This suggests a focus on educational excellence in the broader area, which could create opportunities for collaboration and shared best practices.

340

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,110

Per pupil spending ?

46.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

535 Hwy 70 W
Havelock, NC 28532-9435

(252) 444-5150

District: Craven County Board of Education

Students who attend W Jesse Gurganus Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Tucker Creek Middle
High:	Havelock High

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.9%

Hispanic:

14.7%

Two or more races:

13.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 90th percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (79% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Craven County Board of Education

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school79%

District avg56%

North Carolina avg57%

138^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 15Elementary Schools in the Craven County Board of Education

128^th 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	88.0	138 of 1490	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	88.3	137 of 1505	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	87.5	140 of 1502	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	87.1	146 of 1514	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	87.8	157 of 1489	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	87.4	134 of 1473	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	93.0	53 of 1434	96.3%	★★★★★
2017	91.2	75 of 1429	94.8%	★★★★★
2016	85.9	144 of 1425	89.9%	★★★★☆
2015	86.0	145 of 1440	89.9%	★★★★☆
2014	89.1	116 of 1390	91.7%	★★★★★
2013	85.4	152 of 1403	89.2%	★★★★☆
2012	84.1	118 of 1388	91.5%	★★★★★
2011	81.5	179 of 1381	87.0%	★★★★☆
2010	78.6	227 of 1363	83.3%	★★★★☆
2009	85.8	114 of 1354	91.6%	★★★★★
2008	83.6	142 of 1324	89.3%	★★★★☆
2007	82.7	125 of 1293	90.3%	★★★★★
2006	76.4	225 of 1276	82.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	94.4	19 of 933	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	90.9	42 of 949	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	95.9	7 of 927	99.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	88.1	117 of 1451	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	83.9	172 of 1455	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	87.7	114 of 1459	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	84.4	161 of 1458	89.0%	★★★★☆
2021	85.6	157 of 1440	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	83.4	164 of 1424	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	93.5	33 of 1405	97.7%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	75 of 710	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.1	22 of 669	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	68.3	48 of 582	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	61.6	222 of 500	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.7	91 of 494	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	49.5	458 of 612	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	89.3	50 of 961	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	91.5	38 of 951	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	79.9	105 of 915	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	97.3	5 of 865	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	95.7	9 of 851	98.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	93.3	28 of 1437	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	91.6	41 of 1450	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	92.4	28 of 1437	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	83.2	109 of 1366	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	91.2	49 of 1329	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	89.0	63 of 1361	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	97.2	5 of 1332	99.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	84.8	165 of 1450	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	89.3	104 of 1464	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	84.2	166 of 1461	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	86.0	154 of 1464	89.5%	★★★★☆
2021	87.5	140 of 1444	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	88.3	111 of 1430	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	82.4	186 of 1413	86.8%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	5 of 72	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	87.4	3 of 75	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	70.3	18 of 81	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	69.0	18 of 85	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	72.2	18 of 76	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	83.8	4 of 72	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	87.4	3 of 76	96.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	52.3	59 of 133	55.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	273 of 1172	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	76.0	243 of 1166	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	223 of 1183	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	82.5	158 of 1194	86.8%	★★★★☆
2021	84.0	138 of 1172	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	70.7	310 of 1183	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	86.3	100 of 1178	91.5%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2023)98th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile+4 vs school

Military Connected (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)89th percentile~ school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

White (2025)77th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)56th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics80%+20 vs state

Science80%+18 vs state

Reading76%+24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)					EOG Reading (2025)					EOG Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	340	25	13.8	46.2%	207 (60.9%)	29 (8.5%)	50 (14.7%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	47 (13.8%)	88	138^th of 1490 public elementary schools	90.7%		88.3	137^th of 1505 public elementary schools	90.9%	1	100.0	68.8	78.9			86.0	79.7	67.6			80.3	$10,110	$977	$9,133
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	489	33	14.8	48.5%	275 (56.2%)	48 (9.8%)	104 (21.3%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	54 (11.0%)	40.1	913^th of 1490 public elementary schools	38.7%		57.9	619^th of 1505 public elementary schools	58.9%	294	52.7	46.8	51.3			44.1	48.4	58.8			53.8	$9,857	$1,096	$8,761
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	237	17	14.0	92.0%	101 (42.6%)	44 (18.6%)	61 (25.7%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	26 (11.0%)	26.1	1152^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	22.7%		27.5	1153^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	23.4%	1	43.8	26.9	20.0			34.4	69.2	45.0			45.0	$11,632	$1,529	$10,103
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	248	20	12.6	93.5%	100 (40.3%)	58 (23.4%)	33 (13.3%)	6 (2.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (20.2%)	41.3	894^th of 1490 public elementary schools	40.0%		33.2	1044^th of 1505 public elementary schools	30.6%	150	59.4	26.7	66.7			40.6	44.4	57.6			66.7	$12,745	$1,955	$10,790
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	24	16.8	97.8%	186 (45.6%)	101 (24.8%)	45 (11.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (17.9%)	58.5	591^st of 1490 public elementary schools	60.3%		55.9	646^th of 1505 public elementary schools	57.1%	55	71.8	48.4	63.5			43.7	62.9	55.6			69.8	$11,854	$1,590	$10,264
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	453	31	14.3	27.8%	302 (66.7%)	33 (7.3%)	72 (15.9%)	17 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.4%)	90.8	99^th of 1490 public elementary schools	93.4%		81.2	222^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	85.2%	123	87.3	88.9	77.4			63.3	88.9	70.7			86.0	$9,117	$852	$8,265
Newport Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	219 Chatham St	Newport	28570	Carteret County	Carteret County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 223-4201	621	49	12.7	99.5%	437 (70.4%)	39 (6.3%)	68 (11.0%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	67 (10.8%)	62.2	529^th of 1490 public elementary schools	64.5%		66.4	466^th of 1505 public elementary schools	69.0%	63	61.9	61.5	69.3			36.3	63.2	63.4			78.2	$10,259	$1,539	$8,720
Riverside Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	K-7	1955 Old Airport Rd	New Bern	28562	Craven County	Riverside Leadership Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(252) 276-2150	374				221 (59.1%)	51 (13.6%)	46 (12.3%)	13 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	41 (11.0%)								(n/a)	48.6	34.9	31.4	59.0	44.4	48.6	44.2	28.6	54.1	51.9	22.9
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	446	29	15.4	97.5%	228 (51.1%)	86 (19.3%)	79 (17.7%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	45 (10.1%)	55.5	644^th of 1490 public elementary schools	56.8%		73.3	354^th of 1505 public elementary schools	76.5%	290	57.4	61.9	60.3			55.7	57.1	53.8			60.3	$11,008	$1,379	$9,629
Bogue Sound Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3323 Hwy 24	Newport	28570	Carteret County	Carteret County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 393-1279	416	31	13.3	99.3%	319 (76.7%)	6 (1.4%)	61 (14.7%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.5%)	86.3	154^th of 1490 public elementary schools	89.7%		78.8	265^th of 1505 public elementary schools	82.4%	111	82.8	71.4	85.4			62.5	70.1	69.5			84.1	$11,438	$1,048	$10,390

Frequently Asked Questions about W Jesse Gurganus Elementary

How many students attend W Jesse Gurganus Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 340 students attended W Jesse Gurganus Elementary.

Is W Jesse Gurganus Elementary a good school?

Yes. W Jesse Gurganus Elementary ranks in the top 9.3% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of W Jesse Gurganus Elementary attend?

Students who attend W Jesse Gurganus Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Tucker Creek Middle
High : Havelock High

What is the racial makeup of W Jesse Gurganus Elementary?

Students at W Jesse Gurganus Elementary are 61% White, 15% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 9% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is W Jesse Gurganus Elementary in?

Craven County Board of Education

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