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West Craven High

Public Grades 9-12

522^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 19% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

West Craven High is a public high school located in Vanceboro, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 821. The school is part of the Craven County Board of Education district, which is ranked 128 out of 242 districts in the state.

Over the past 10 years, West Craven High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of that period. The school struggles to perform well across various student subgroups, ranking particularly low for African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students, as well as for students with low socioeconomic status. The school's four-year graduation rate has also seen a decline, dropping from 87.7% in 2024-2025 to 75.0% in the previous year.

When compared to other high schools in the Craven County district and the surrounding region, New Bern High has higher test scores, graduation rates, and overall rankings than West Craven High. However, one notable exception is Craven Early College High, a small public high school located about 8.75 miles from West Craven High, which has consistently outperformed West Craven High and the state averages on academic measures.

751

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,958

Per pupil spending ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2600 Streets Ferry Road
Vanceboro, NC 28586-8353

(252) 244-3200

District: Craven County Board of Education

Feeder schools for West Craven High:

Elementary:	Bridgeton Elementary
	James W Smith Elementary
	Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary
Middle:	West Craven Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.7%

African American:

35.8%

Hispanic:

14.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 45th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (35% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the North Carolina average (75% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg46%

North Carolina avg53%

522^nd of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5High 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	20.1	522 of 641	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	492 of 640	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	484 of 626	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	479 of 621	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	468 of 594	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	357 of 514	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.5	312 of 469	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.6	320 of 476	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.2	308 of 507	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.3	291 of 531	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	34.1	247 of 451	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.0	233 of 505	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.2	188 of 502	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	51.3	276 of 506	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.4	244 of 499	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.2	212 of 490	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	52.9	222 of 477	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	53.6	196 of 453	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.3	145 of 431	66.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	407 of 440	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	352 of 437	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	373 of 434	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	342 of 430	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	250 of 364	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.9	235 of 369	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.3	281 of 359	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	28.6	234 of 330	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.9	119 of 334	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.4	307 of 364	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	224 of 349	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	267 of 273	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	496 of 610	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	479 of 602	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	490 of 588	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	455 of 594	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	333 of 475	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.7	317 of 475	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.1	321 of 449	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	356 of 412	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.9	319 of 403	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.6	280 of 403	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	299 of 398	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	303 of 337	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.2	227 of 325	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.5	41 of 100	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	422 of 462	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	407 of 454	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	307 of 449	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.6	330 of 436	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	334 of 370	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	278 of 354	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	246 of 340	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	499 of 606	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	503 of 613	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	502 of 597	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	436 of 544	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	321 of 432	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	260 of 446	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.0	285 of 424	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	530 of 601	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	472 of 607	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	445 of 602	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	480 of 585	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	400 of 481	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	385 of 488	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	328 of 463	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	234 of 253	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	43.5	146 of 261	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.6	160 of 249	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.4	180 of 226	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	156 of 199	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	181 of 195	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	164 of 185	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	228 of 352	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.5	238 of 349	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	452 of 542	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	447 of 553	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	427 of 537	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	440 of 534	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	349 of 439	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	345 of 444	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	311 of 427	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)35th percentile+17 vs school

Disabled (2022)29th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile~ school

White (2025)17th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)14th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)8th percentile-11 vs school

African American (2025)8th percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)2nd percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III49%-17 vs state

English II45%-15 vs state

Biology26%-23 vs state

Math I18%-16 vs state

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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 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
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
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
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
Southside High	Public	9-12	5700 Hwy 33 East	Chocowinity	27817	Beaufort County	Beaufort County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 940-1881	410	23	17.4	99.3%	171 (41.7%)	142 (34.6%)	73 (17.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.4%)	31.2	436^th of 641 public high schools	32.0%		45.6	329^th of 640 public high schools	48.6%	107	22.5	50.0	29.5	65.9								$12,556	$899	$11,657
Jones Senior High School	Public	6-12	1378 Hwy 58 South	Trenton	28585	Jones County	Jones County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 448-2451	495	34	14.6	99.4%	219 (44.2%)	160 (32.3%)	79 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.5%)	32.8	427^th of 641 public high schools	33.4%		31.1	440^th of 640 public high schools	31.3%	13	15.4	58.1	27.3	64.8	61.5	57.6	43.2	53.8	52.5	45.9	62.2

Frequently Asked Questions about West Craven High

Is West Craven High a good school?

West Craven High ranks in the bottom 18.6% of North Carolina high schools.

What schools feed into West Craven High?

West Craven High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bridgeton Elementary
Elementary : James W Smith Elementary
Elementary : Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary
Middle : West Craven Middle

What is the racial makeup of West Craven High?

Students at West Craven High are 43% White, 36% African American, 15% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend West Craven High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 751 students attended West Craven High.

What district is West Craven High in?

Craven County Board of Education

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