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Bridgeton Elementary

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Bridgeton Elementary ranks 930 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

930^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Bridgeton Elementary is a public PK–5 school in New Bern, North Carolina, serving about 415 students as part of the Craven County Board of Education. About 95% of Bridgeton's students come from low-income households, and the school currently ranks 930th out of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools (38th percentile, 2 stars), placing it in the middle-to-lower tier statewide.

Reading is Bridgeton's biggest challenge. In 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades, reading proficiency falls below both district and state averages, with fewer than half of students proficient at every grade level. The gaps are widest in 4th and 5th grade, where proficiency runs about 10–11 points behind the district. The school is not uniformly low-performing, though: 4th-grade math is a clear bright spot (67.2% proficient vs. 59.1% for the district and 61.4% across the state), and 5th-grade science (68.9%) topped district and state averages in the most recent year, although science results have swung widely from year to year. The recent overall decline appears tied to a sharp drop among economically disadvantaged students, who fell from the 60th–64th percentile to the 34th percentile in statewide subgroup rankings. Special education results (17th percentile) also suggest a need for stronger supports.

In the local landscape, Bridgeton ranks near Trent Park Elementary (39th percentile) and ahead of J.T. Barber Elementary (27th) and Oaks Road Academy (3rd), but well behind Creekside Elementary (93rd), Albert H Bangert Elementary (82nd), Brinson Memorial Elementary (55th), and Ben D. Quinn Elementary (55th). Poverty alone doesn't explain the gap: Bangert serves a similarly high-poverty population yet performs much higher. Attendance may play a role — Bridgeton's chronic absenteeism has improved dramatically from 42.4% three years ago to 23.0%, but remains above its district (18.7%) and far above Bangert (9.7%) and Creekside (7.6%). Bridgeton reached the 51st percentile as recently as 2023-24, showing it can climb; continued work on literacy, attendance, and supporting its highest-need students offers a realistic path upward.

415

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

95.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

230 Branch Canal Road
New Bern, NC 28560

(252) 514-6425

District: Craven County Board of Education

Students who attend Bridgeton Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	West Craven Middle
High:	West Craven High

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.9%

African American:

14.9%

Hispanic:

12.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2016 → 38th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (54% vs 61% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg57%

North Carolina avg61%

930^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From top 46% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

142^nd of 246Craven 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
2026	38.6	930 of 1492	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.5	908 of 1490	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.9	734 of 1505	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.9	798 of 1502	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.3	929 of 1514	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.6	833 of 1489	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.2	1065 of 1473	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	58.2	609 of 1434	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.4	710 of 1429	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.2	652 of 1425	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.1	513 of 1440	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.0	620 of 1390	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	36.2	921 of 1403	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.8	800 of 1388	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	59.1	628 of 1381	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	47.9	807 of 1363	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.9	726 of 1354	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	69.1	365 of 1324	72.4%	★★★★☆
2007	48.8	768 of 1293	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	62.9	481 of 1276	62.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	44.7	507 of 903	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.2	496 of 918	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	522 of 924	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.0	430 of 933	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	22.2	812 of 927	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	85.2	59 of 927	93.6%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	47.8	399 of 878	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	35.6	985 of 1447	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.2	791 of 1451	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.7	718 of 1455	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.9	790 of 1459	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.1	922 of 1458	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.4	870 of 1440	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	1041 of 1424	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	57.8	630 of 1405	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	37.9	949 of 1434	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.4	575 of 1437	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.6	517 of 1450	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.7	518 of 1437	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.7	639 of 1366	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.0	546 of 1329	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.9	916 of 1361	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.8	420 of 1332	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.0	835 of 1451	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.9	973 of 1450	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.1	760 of 1464	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.7	779 of 1461	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.5	888 of 1464	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.0	719 of 1444	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.8	1043 of 1430	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	57.5	601 of 1413	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	26.7	661 of 801	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	25.8	942 of 1146	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.8	968 of 1172	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.0	795 of 1166	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	882 of 1183	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	985 of 1194	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	1052 of 1172	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	1094 of 1183	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	43.4	736 of 1178	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2019)55th percentile+27 vs school

African American (2026)44th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)42nd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)34th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)32nd percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)18th percentile-20 vs school

Special Education (2024)17th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science69%~ state avg

Mathematics59%-5 vs state

Reading44%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 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
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%)	38.6	930^th of 1492 public elementary schools	37.7%		40.5	908^th of 1490 public elementary schools	39.1%	22	59.4	67.2	50.8				46.9	44.8	41.0				68.9		$8,354	$-1,566	$9,920
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%)	7.9	1444^th of 1492 public elementary schools	3.2%		18.6	1303^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	12.6%	141	40.0	36.2	34.4				25.0	40.4	34.4				31.3		$11,730	$2,052	$9,678
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%)	30.3	1088^th of 1492 public elementary schools	27.1%		19.9	1283^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	13.9%	195	62.5	47.8	41.9				37.5	56.5	48.4				48.4		$12,629	$2,198	$10,432
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%)	40	905^th of 1492 public elementary schools	39.3%		50.7	738^th of 1490 public elementary schools	50.5%	167	64.9	51.8	48.6				40.4	57.1	48.6				69.4		$10,573	$1,532	$9,042
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%)	77.6	273^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	81.7%		78.6	267^th of 1490 public elementary schools	82.1%	6	84.9	78.1	60.3				69.0	70.3	63.2				79.4		$10,592	$1,583	$9,009
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%)	53.5	674^th of 1492 public elementary schools	54.8%		55.5	644^th of 1490 public elementary schools	56.8%	30	75.6	74.1	46.4				54.4	70.7	53.6				58.3		$11,008	$1,379	$9,629
Ben D. Quinn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-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%)	53.6	672^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	55.0%		47.9	783^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	47.4%	111	85.5	55.4	56.6				50.9	57.1	56.6				66.0		$10,815	$1,386	$9,430
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%)	35.5	992^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	33.5%					(n/a)	51.9	29.2	52.2	44.9	58.0	36.8	48.1	50.0	43.5	59.2	68.0	55.3	76.1	60.5
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%)	90.6	108^th of 1492 public elementary schools	92.8%		90.8	99^th of 1490 public elementary schools	93.4%	9	83.1	88.6	90.0				69.9	75.9	76.7				93.3		$9,117	$852	$8,265
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	1262^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	15.4%		21.2	1257^th of 1490 public elementary schools	15.6%	5	63.0	37.9	40.0				43.8	43.1	35.0				51.3		$10,168	$1,737	$8,430

Frequently Asked Questions about Bridgeton Elementary

Is Bridgeton Elementary a good school?

Bridgeton Elementary ranks 930^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Bridgeton Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 415 students attended Bridgeton Elementary.

What district is Bridgeton Elementary in?

Craven County Board of Education

What schools do graduates of Bridgeton Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bridgeton Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : West Craven Middle
High : West Craven High

What is the racial makeup of Bridgeton Elementary?

Students at Bridgeton Elementary are 62% White, 15% African American, 13% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races.

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