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Havelock Middle

Public Grades 6-8

594^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 24% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Havelock Middle serves 313 students in grades 6–8 in Havelock, NC, as part of the Craven County Board of Education, and currently ranks in the 24th percentile statewide — a 1-star rating that places it in the bottom quarter of North Carolina middle schools.

Families considering Havelock Middle should know that the school faces significant academic challenges. Proficiency rates in math and reading trail state averages by large margins in every grade level — 7th-grade math, for example, sits at 34.3% proficient compared to 56.2% statewide. The school's test scores are also well below those of nearby options. The most striking comparison is Tucker Creek Middle, located just 4.3 miles away in the same district and city, which ranks at the 88th percentile. However, the student populations differ substantially: 96.2% of Havelock Middle students qualify for free/reduced-price lunch, compared to 44.6% at Tucker Creek. It's worth noting that other high-poverty schools in the region, such as Beaufort Middle and Morehead City Middle (both at roughly 99% FRPL), rank in the 75th and 77th percentiles respectively — a sign that strong outcomes are achievable even with high poverty rates. The school has also declined over time, falling from the 66th percentile in 2015–16 to its current 24th-percentile ranking.

There are genuine bright spots. Havelock Middle's 8th-grade science proficiency rate of 64.5% actually exceeds the Craven County district average, and its Gifted and Talented students rank at the 92nd percentile with a 5-star rating — outcomes that rival the best schools in the state. Hispanic students also perform relatively well at the 51st percentile. Chronic absenteeism has improved dramatically from a pandemic peak of 46.3% in 2021–22 to 22.3% in 2024–25, now below the state average. The school also maintains a favorable 12.7:1 student-teacher ratio, lower than several higher-performing nearby schools. For parents, this picture suggests a school with real challenges in math and reading, but also identifiable strengths in science, specialized programs, and improving attendance that could serve as foundations for future growth.

313

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

96.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

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 — 66th percentile in 2016 → 24th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (44% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 42 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg55%

North Carolina avg58%

594^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 43 pts since 2016

From top 34% (2016) to bottom 24% (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	26.7	594 of 778	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.6	531 of 773	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.9	585 of 793	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	564 of 784	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.5	478 of 786	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.3	436 of 741	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.1	540 of 737	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.1	397 of 691	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	60.4	274 of 694	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.0	233 of 692	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	69.0	197 of 705	72.1%	★★★★☆
2014	48.7	306 of 627	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	33.0	463 of 673	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	57.1	338 of 662	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.6	342 of 648	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.7	336 of 640	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	64.7	239 of 630	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.4	285 of 620	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.7	275 of 606	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.5	300 of 598	49.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.4	433 of 553	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.7	407 of 546	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	471 of 560	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	442 of 559	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.3	357 of 550	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.5	250 of 533	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.3	330 of 519	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.0	222 of 494	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	43.2	205 of 449	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.8	136 of 478	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	32.6	365 of 504	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.4	255 of 475	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	29.9	264 of 356	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.7	513 of 731	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.8	501 of 733	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	510 of 738	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.0	550 of 731	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.6	389 of 733	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.0	373 of 706	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.7	518 of 684	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.0	415 of 656	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	75.5	37 of 465	92.0%	★★★★★
2025	65.3	149 of 458	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	20.9	438 of 461	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	446 of 452	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	442 of 450	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	406 of 448	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.5	326 of 416	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	47.8	279 of 566	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.0	259 of 562	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.3	356 of 564	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.6	226 of 553	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.4	114 of 541	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	41.6	307 of 522	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.1	179 of 493	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	86.6	27 of 472	94.3%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	77.8	10 of 71	85.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	28.4	556 of 725	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.3	522 of 729	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	550 of 743	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	530 of 735	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.5	303 of 689	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.4	339 of 633	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.1	352 of 639	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.7	178 of 604	70.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	21.4	607 of 736	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.8	527 of 733	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	599 of 751	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	546 of 747	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	513 of 748	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.0	464 of 711	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.3	522 of 697	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.3	388 of 665	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	15.6	56 of 58	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	45 of 48	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	30.6	254 of 333	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.9	193 of 328	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	257 of 306	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.4	204 of 302	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	68.3	66 of 283	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	51.2	104 of 248	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.1	198 of 237	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	60.2	78 of 221	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	30.5	376 of 500	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.4	196 of 478	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.5	268 of 473	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	17.2	578 of 644	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.4	524 of 649	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	515 of 652	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	597 of 656	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	33.3	456 of 658	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.7	373 of 632	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.4	549 of 624	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.0	405 of 596	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)92nd percentile+68 vs school

Homeless (2019)86th percentile+59 vs school

Disabled (2022)54th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)51st percentile+27 vs school

Female (2026)30th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)26th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)25th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)24th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile~ school

African American (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)18th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)10th percentile-13 vs school

Military Connected (2022)3rd percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science64%-4 vs state

Reading44%-12 vs state

Mathematics38%-18 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	26.7	594^th of 778 public middle schools	23.7%		31.6	531^st of 773 public middle schools	31.3%	63	45.7	34.3	34.0	39.1	45.8	46.2	64.5	$9,661	$1,260	$8,400
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%)	84.8	93^rd of 778 public middle schools	88.0%		83.1	110^th of 773 public middle schools	85.8%	17	78.7	73.7	73.7	67.7	68.4	73.7	87.9	$9,904	$667	$9,237
Newport Middle	Public	6-8	500 E Chatham St	Newport	28570	Carteret County	Carteret County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 223-3482	346	25	13.7	—	230 (66.5%)	21 (6.1%)	53 (15.3%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (10.7%)	70.9	202^nd of 778 public middle schools	74.0%		49.6	388^th of 773 public middle schools	49.8%	186	61.2	74.2	53.4	62.1	70.8	61.2	80.2	$11,529	$749	$10,780
Broad Creek Middle	Public	6-8	2382 Hwy 24	Newport	28570	Carteret County	Carteret County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 247-3135	722	43	16.7	30.1%	595 (82.4%)	6 (0.8%)	82 (11.4%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (4.2%)	89.5	59^th of 778 public middle schools	92.4%		89.5	60^th of 773 public middle schools	92.2%	1	86.2	94.2	74.2	71.4	78.1	77.5	81.6	$8,447	$680	$7,767
Morehead City Middle	Public	6-8	400 Barbour Rd	Morehead City	28557	Carteret County	Carteret County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 726-1126	506	34	15.0	—	361 (71.3%)	24 (4.7%)	83 (16.4%)	11 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.1%)	75.1	178^th of 778 public middle schools	77.1%		74.5	169^th of 773 public middle schools	78.1%	9	61.6	74.0	66.5	61.6	69.3	70.8	76.2	$9,647	$477	$9,170
Beaufort Middle	Public	6-8	100 Carraway Dr	Beaufort	28516	Carteret County	Carteret County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 728-4520	260	22	12.0	—	178 (68.5%)	26 (10.0%)	20 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	35 (13.5%)	72.3	194^th of 778 public middle schools	75.1%		67.3	228^th of 773 public middle schools	70.5%	34	70.1	71.3	74.3	63.2	56.3	67.6	71.6	$10,973	$814	$10,160
Swansboro Middle	Public	6-8	1240 West Corbett Ave	Swansboro	28584	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 326-3601	1,052	56	18.7	43.1%	727 (69.1%)	63 (6.0%)	144 (13.7%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	106 (10.1%)	64.3	254^th of 778 public middle schools	67.4%		71.5	186^th of 773 public middle schools	75.9%	68	62.9	58.7	53.5	59.5	60.3	64.2	79.9	$8,610	$925	$7,686
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%)	67.2	227^th of 778 public middle schools	70.8%		72.9	183^rd of 773 public middle schools	76.3%	44	67.6	67.9	66.5	55.3	67.3	61.8	66.5	$9,793	$1,127	$8,666
Pamlico County Middle	Public	6-8	15526 NC Hwy 55 East	Bayboro	28515	Pamlico County	Pamlico County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 745-4061	242	23	10.7	—	141 (58.3%)	47 (19.4%)	28 (11.6%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.3%)	46.3	427^th of 778 public middle schools	45.1%		51.9	369^th of 773 public middle schools	52.3%	58	58.1	65.6	36.3	46.8	52.2	50.0	68.8	$19,561	$364	$19,196

Frequently Asked Questions about Havelock Middle

Is Havelock Middle a good school?

Havelock Middle ranks in the bottom 23.7% of North Carolina middle schools.

What district is Havelock Middle in?

Craven County Board of Education

How many students attend Havelock Middle?

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

What is the racial makeup of Havelock Middle?

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

What high school do graduates of Havelock Middle attend?

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

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