Craven County Board of Education

Summary:

The Craven County Board of Education oversees 26 schools in the region, 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.

Several schools stand out as top performers in the district, including Creekside Elementary, W Jesse Gurganus Elementary, Grover C Fields Middle, and the two early college high schools, Craven Early College High and Early College EAST High. These schools consistently demonstrate high proficiency rates and strong academic performance.

However, the data also reveals significant disparities in performance across the district, with some schools struggling to meet state and district averages. The schools with the highest rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch tend to have the lowest proficiency rates, suggesting a correlation between socioeconomic status and academic achievement. The district may need to address these inequities and ensure all students have access to a high-quality education, regardless of their background or the school they attend.

District Detail

3600 Trent Road
New Bern, NC 28562-2224

(252) 514-6300

SchoolDigger Rank:
128^th of 242 North Carolina districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-13
Students: 12,152

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	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	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
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	446	26	17.4	98.9%	232 (52.0%)	115 (25.8%)	27 (6.1%)	41 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.0%)	78.6	267^th of 1490 public elementary schools	82.1%		88.3	138^th of 1505 public elementary schools	90.8%	129					84.4	79.7	60.9				56.3	69.6	59.4				84.1		$10,592	$1,583	$9,009
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	415	30	14.0	95.2%	257 (61.9%)	62 (14.9%)	53 (12.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.1%)	40.5	908^th of 1490 public elementary schools	39.1%		50.9	734^th of 1505 public elementary schools	51.2%	174					60.7	69.4	45.3				45.9	56.5	37.5				42.2		$8,354	$-1,566	$9,920
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
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	632	44	14.3	99.2%	170 (26.9%)	221 (35.0%)	89 (14.1%)	88 (13.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	61 (9.7%)	51.8	372^nd of 773 public middle schools	51.9%		46.9	423^rd of 793 public middle schools	46.7%	51								62.7	46.0	45.0				49.2	48.8	60.0		62.6	$8,411	$928	$7,483
Havelock High	Public	9-12	101 Webb Boulevard	Havelock	28532	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	No	(252) 444-5112	1,014	44	23.1	52.5%	487 (48.0%)	240 (23.7%)	166 (16.4%)	15 (1.5%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.5%)	97 (9.6%)	42.3	360^th of 641 public high schools	43.8%		47.8	311^th of 640 public high schools	51.4%	49	55.6	62.9	32.1	49.8															$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	313	25	12.7	96.2%	125 (39.9%)	97 (31.0%)	42 (13.4%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (14.1%)	31.6	531^st of 773 public middle schools	31.3%		27.9	585^th of 793 public middle schools	26.2%	54								49.5	35.0	45.1				45.3	39.0	39.6		51.6	$9,661	$1,260	$8,400
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	270	22	12.3	96.3%	28 (10.4%)	159 (58.9%)	29 (10.7%)	32 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	17 (6.3%)	19.9	1283^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	13.9%		8	1446^th of 1505 public elementary schools	3.9%	163					52.2	30.8	34.4				34.8	41.0	31.3				53.1		$12,629	$2,198	$10,432
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	1,637	59	27.5	51.0%	724 (44.2%)	466 (28.5%)	205 (12.5%)	120 (7.3%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.4%)	115 (7.0%)	29.9	454^th of 641 public high schools	29.2%		34.5	408^th of 640 public high schools	36.3%	46	41.4	50.2	25.1	51.2															$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	614	35	17.3	97.6%	257 (41.9%)	190 (30.9%)	110 (17.9%)	9 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (7.3%)	23.2	606^th of 773 public middle schools	21.6%		30.2	564^th of 793 public middle schools	28.9%	42								33.3	32.3	32.4				38.5	36.5	49.0		46.9	$8,848	$1,103	$7,746
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	478	30	15.8	44.6%	293 (61.3%)	51 (10.7%)	80 (16.7%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (9.8%)	83.1	110^th of 773 public middle schools	85.8%		88.5	75^th of 793 public middle schools	90.5%	35								74.2	76.5	67.5				67.9	66.7	64.9		76.6	$9,904	$667	$9,237
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
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	494	31	15.6	98.2%	227 (46.0%)	164 (33.2%)	54 (10.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	45 (9.1%)	21.2	1257^th of 1490 public elementary schools	15.6%		38.8	955^th of 1505 public elementary schools	36.5%	302					57.6	29.8	52.6				28.8	41.7	30.8				46.2		$10,168	$1,737	$8,430
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
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	352	20	17.2	96.0%	65 (18.5%)	115 (32.7%)	107 (30.4%)	28 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	35 (9.9%)	18.6	1303^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	12.6%		17.8	1313^th of 1505 public elementary schools	12.8%	10					50.0	18.5	51.9				29.5	30.8	44.4				42.6		$11,730	$2,052	$9,678
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
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	390	23	17.0	96.2%	73 (18.7%)	120 (30.8%)	61 (15.6%)	84 (21.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	50 (12.8%)	50.7	738^th of 1490 public elementary schools	50.5%		41.3	906^th of 1505 public elementary schools	39.8%	168					63.6	43.2	63.8				47.0	58.1	47.8				68.1		$10,573	$1,532	$9,042
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	751	35	21.1	99.6%	321 (42.7%)	269 (35.8%)	111 (14.8%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.5%)	20.1	522^nd of 641 public high schools	18.6%		23.5	492^nd of 640 public high schools	23.1%	30	25.7	44.8	18.1	49.5															$9,958	$1,152	$8,807
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
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	325	23	14.0	96.6%	125 (38.5%)	114 (35.1%)	57 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.9%)	48.6	765^th of 1490 public elementary schools	48.7%		38.5	962^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	36.1%	197					64.7	38.1	60.4				51.0	57.1	45.8				62.5		$12,531	$1,671	$10,860
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	312	18	17.4	93.9%	119 (38.1%)	95 (30.4%)	30 (9.6%)	36 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (9.9%)	47.9	783^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	47.4%		61.6	550^th of 1505 public elementary schools	63.5%	233					71.2	39.6	50.0				50.8	52.8	55.8				57.7		$10,815	$1,386	$9,430
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	542	34	15.9	46.1%	302 (55.7%)	87 (16.1%)	89 (16.4%)	27 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.5%)	72.9	183^rd of 773 public middle schools	76.3%		73.8	182^nd of 793 public middle schools	77.0%	1								77.8	57.0	63.1				66.0	59.5	62.1		67.2	$9,793	$1,127	$8,666
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
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	221	6	34.4	33.9%	126 (57.0%)	29 (13.1%)	33 (14.9%)	19 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.3%)	94	35^th of 641 public high schools	94.5%		92	57^th of 640 public high schools	91.1%	22	89.8	93.9	80.5	97.2															$7,415	$228	$7,188
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
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	208	6	37.1	27.4%	128 (61.5%)	21 (10.1%)	37 (17.8%)	6 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	14 (6.7%)	85.4	108^th of 641 public high schools	83.2%		91.2	64^th of 640 public high schools	90.0%	44	67.4	97.7	55.9	100.0															$7,531	$242	$7,289
Craven Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	4-12	3600 Trent Rd	New Bern	28562	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	Yes	No	(252) 514-6353	117	12	11.1	50.4%	70 (59.8%)	22 (18.8%)	15 (12.8%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.7%)								(n/a)	18.2	52.2	10.5	20.0					15.8	16.7					47.4	50.0		41.7

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Riverside Leadership Academy	3.29 mi	1
Jones County Schools	9.7 mi	5	108^th
Arapahoe Charter School	15.6 mi	1
Pamlico County Schools	17.46 mi	4	84^th
Onslow County Schools	19.26 mi	40	116^th

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.