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Bridgeton Elementary

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Bridgeton Elementary ranks 908 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

908^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Bridgeton Elementary is a public elementary school located in New Bern, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 428 students. The school is part of the Craven County Board of Education district, which is ranked 128 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Bridgeton Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina elementary schools, with a ranking between 500-1000 out of around 1500 schools over the past several years. The school's performance on state assessments is generally below the Craven County and North Carolina averages across grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, Bridgeton Elementary's proficiency rates in Math and Reading were 5-20 percentage points lower than the district and state averages. The school also has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 97.9% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

In comparison, the nearby schools in the Craven County district, such as Creekside Elementary and Albert H. Bangert Elementary, significantly outperform Bridgeton Elementary on state assessments, with proficiency rates that are 20-40 percentage points higher in Math and Reading. These higher-performing schools also have lower percentages of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, suggesting that socioeconomic factors may play a significant role in student achievement. Bridgeton Elementary's declining performance over the past several years is also a concern that warrants further investigation and targeted interventions.

415

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,354

Per pupil spending ?

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 — 64th percentile in 2015 → 39th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (51% vs 57% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg56%

North Carolina avg57%

908^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 25 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th 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	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
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
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
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
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
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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile+21 vs school

Disabled (2019)55th percentile+27 vs school

African American (2025)46th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile-6 vs school

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

White (2025)17th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics58%~ state avg

Reading47%-6 vs state

Science42%-20 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Bridgeton Elementary

Is Bridgeton Elementary a good school?

Bridgeton Elementary ranks 908^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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

How many students attend Bridgeton Elementary?

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

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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