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Arthur W Edwards Elementary

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Arthur W Edwards Elementary ranks 913 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

913^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Arthur W Edwards Elementary is a public elementary school in Havelock, North Carolina, serving 528 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Craven County Board of Education district, which is ranked 128 out of 242 districts in the state.

Arthur W Edwards Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina elementary schools over the past 5 years, with proficiency rates in Math, Reading, and Science lagging behind the district and state averages. The school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, ranging from 49.53% to 52.27% over the past 3 years, is likely a key factor contributing to its overall academic performance. Additionally, the school's student-teacher ratio is relatively high, ranging from 14.6 to 15.9 over the past 3 years.

Interestingly, several nearby schools, such as W Jesse Gurganus Elementary, Bogue Sound Elementary, and Morehead City Primary, significantly outperform Arthur W Edwards Elementary on state assessments and have higher overall rankings. These schools serve student populations with lower rates of economic disadvantage, which may contribute to their stronger academic outcomes.

489

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,857

Per pupil spending ?

48.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 Education Lane
Havelock, NC 28532-0189

(252) 444-5140

District: Craven County Board of Education

Students who attend Arthur W Edwards Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Tucker Creek Middle
High:	Havelock High

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.2%

Hispanic:

21.3%

Two or more races:

11.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 78th 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 39 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%

913^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 40 pts since 2015

From top 22% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	40.1	913 of 1490	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.9	619 of 1505	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.1	615 of 1502	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.1	565 of 1514	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.7	771 of 1489	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.8	679 of 1473	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.3	398 of 1434	72.2%	★★★★☆
2017	84.0	165 of 1429	88.5%	★★★★☆
2016	63.9	498 of 1425	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	75.5	313 of 1440	78.3%	★★★★☆
2014	68.7	416 of 1390	70.1%	★★★★☆
2013	72.5	323 of 1403	77.0%	★★★★☆
2012	80.0	208 of 1388	85.0%	★★★★☆
2011	66.0	495 of 1381	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	79.3	213 of 1363	84.4%	★★★★☆
2009	77.7	249 of 1354	81.6%	★★★★☆
2008	81.3	164 of 1324	87.6%	★★★★☆
2007	79.8	179 of 1293	86.2%	★★★★☆
2006	77.6	207 of 1276	83.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	362 of 918	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.3	282 of 949	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	76.0	125 of 927	86.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	35.6	408 of 646	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.0	369 of 878	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.8	259 of 897	71.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	895 of 1451	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.6	754 of 1455	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.4	748 of 1459	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.6	506 of 1458	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.1	751 of 1440	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.8	683 of 1424	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.4	472 of 1405	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	7.3	700 of 710	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	36.6	592 of 669	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	70.2	14 of 500	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	35.3	407 of 494	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.2	488 of 612	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	363 of 961	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.2	272 of 951	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	59.0	312 of 915	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.4	195 of 893	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	62.6	233 of 843	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	64.4	251 of 865	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	72.8	164 of 851	80.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	931 of 1437	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.7	444 of 1450	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.7	499 of 1437	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.2	337 of 1366	75.3%	★★★★☆
2021	45.8	674 of 1329	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.6	368 of 1361	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	82.9	121 of 1332	90.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	874 of 1450	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.2	487 of 1464	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.6	476 of 1461	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.8	600 of 1464	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.9	750 of 1444	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.7	663 of 1430	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.8	345 of 1413	75.6%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	58 of 72	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	60 of 75	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.6	52 of 81	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	57 of 85	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.9	67 of 76	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	68 of 72	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	56 of 76	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	150 of 175	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	63.8	57 of 159	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.0	97 of 154	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	84.2	7 of 86	91.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	712 of 821	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	614 of 801	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	979 of 1172	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.5	845 of 1166	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.7	800 of 1183	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	787 of 1194	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.2	919 of 1172	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	864 of 1183	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.5	613 of 1178	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile+24 vs school

African American (2025)61st percentile+22 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile~ school

Female (2025)38th percentile~ school

Disabled (2021)37th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile-4 vs school

Military Connected (2025)19th percentile-19 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile-22 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)14th percentile-24 vs school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile-25 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)1st percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science54%-8 vs state

Mathematics51%-10 vs state

Reading50%~ state avg

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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
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
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
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
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
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
Newport Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	219 Chatham St	Newport	28570	Carteret County	Carteret County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 223-4201	621	49	12.7	99.5%	437 (70.4%)	39 (6.3%)	68 (11.0%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	67 (10.8%)	62.2	529^th of 1490 public elementary schools	64.5%		66.4	466^th of 1505 public elementary schools	69.0%	63	61.9	61.5	69.3			36.3	63.2	63.4			78.2	$10,259	$1,539	$8,720
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
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
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
Bogue Sound Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3323 Hwy 24	Newport	28570	Carteret County	Carteret County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 393-1279	416	31	13.3	99.3%	319 (76.7%)	6 (1.4%)	61 (14.7%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.5%)	86.3	154^th of 1490 public elementary schools	89.7%		78.8	265^th of 1505 public elementary schools	82.4%	111	82.8	71.4	85.4			62.5	70.1	69.5			84.1	$11,438	$1,048	$10,390

Frequently Asked Questions about Arthur W Edwards Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Arthur W Edwards Elementary?

Students at Arthur W Edwards Elementary are 56% White, 21% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 10% African American.

What schools do graduates of Arthur W Edwards Elementary attend?

Students who attend Arthur W Edwards Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Tucker Creek Middle
High : Havelock High

How many students attend Arthur W Edwards Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 489 students attended Arthur W Edwards Elementary.

What district is Arthur W Edwards Elementary in?

Craven County Board of Education

Is Arthur W Edwards Elementary a good school?

Arthur W Edwards Elementary ranks 913^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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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.

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