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Fred A Anderson Elementary

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Fred A Anderson Elementary ranks 1101 st of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 4-5

1101^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Fred A Anderson Elementary is a small, high-poverty school located in Bayboro, North Carolina, serving 136 students in just Grades 4 and 5. Because Pamlico County Primary serves PK through 3rd grade, the two schools split the elementary grades for Pamlico County Schools, with Anderson acting as the upper-grade campus. Anderson's student body is very economically disadvantaged, with roughly 98% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, yet the school also has a low student-teacher ratio of 10.4-to-1 and above-average per-pupil spending compared with many nearby schools.

Academically, the school's state ranking has been up and down in recent years. In the most recent data (2025-2026), Anderson fell to the 26th percentile statewide, a sharp drop from the 54th percentile the year before. The decline centered on 4th-grade reading, where proficiency fell from 63.6% to 43.1%. Earlier years were stronger, with 5th-grade math and some reading scores meeting or exceeding North Carolina averages. Because Anderson has only two grade levels, a single small cohort can heavily influence overall results. Compared with nearby high-poverty schools, Anderson sits in the middle: Brinson Memorial Elementary ranked at the 55th percentile, while Bridgeton Elementary and J.T. Barber Elementary were near or below Anderson's current level.

Attendance is a meaningful difference between Anderson and higher-performing regional schools. About 25% of Anderson students were chronically absent this past year, far below the Pamlico County district average of 37.3% but roughly two to three times higher than high-achieving schools like Albert H Bangert Elementary (9.7%) and Creekside Elementary (7.6%). On the positive side, Anderson has produced strong results for specific student groups, including African American students, students from low-income families, and gifted students, who ranked in the top quartile of their statewide peer groups in recent years. Given the school's relatively strong staffing and funding, the recent downturn may reflect shifting cohort dynamics rather than a permanent decline.

136

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

97.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

515 Anderson Drive
Bayboro, NC 28515

(252) 745-4611

District: Pamlico County Schools

Students who attend Fred A Anderson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Pamlico County Middle
High:	Pamlico County High

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.2%

African American:

16.2%

Two or more races:

11.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 22nd percentile in 2016 → 26th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (50% vs 61% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 13 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg50%

North Carolina avg61%

1,101^st of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 22% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

132^nd of 246Pamlico County Schools 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	29.7	1101 of 1492	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	53.6	680 of 1490	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.3	775 of 1505	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.2	667 of 1502	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.6	785 of 1514	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.5	851 of 1489	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.4	994 of 1473	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.0	1074 of 1434	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.6	1026 of 1429	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.4	1113 of 1425	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	42.5	866 of 1440	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	36.8	904 of 1390	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	30.7	1024 of 1403	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	43.1	889 of 1388	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.3	946 of 1381	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	61.3	593 of 1363	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.5	519 of 1354	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.6	520 of 1324	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.2	561 of 1293	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.7	577 of 1276	54.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	80.2	106 of 918	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	51.8	401 of 924	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.5	558 of 933	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.0	349 of 927	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.7	276 of 896	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.8	704 of 949	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	854 of 927	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	58.3	186 of 646	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	44.2	458 of 878	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.8	689 of 897	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	19.0	1269 of 1447	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.8	819 of 1451	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	819 of 1455	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.6	511 of 1459	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.0	847 of 1458	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.8	972 of 1440	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.5	1019 of 1424	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.4	1003 of 1405	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	28 of 710	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	60.6	300 of 669	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.2	305 of 494	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	41.8	466 of 843	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.1	243 of 865	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	48.3	444 of 851	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	48.8	15 of 30	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.0	880 of 1434	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	65.8	383 of 1437	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	44.2	835 of 1450	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.9	670 of 1437	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.5	659 of 1366	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.9	636 of 1329	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.6	903 of 1361	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	896 of 1332	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	44.7	812 of 1451	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	62.2	504 of 1450	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.2	704 of 1464	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.7	794 of 1461	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.0	690 of 1464	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.3	695 of 1444	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.9	902 of 1430	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.8	1135 of 1413	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	17.4	164 of 181	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.0	103 of 103	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	69.7	137 of 801	82.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	22.3	977 of 1146	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.8	873 of 1172	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.5	843 of 1166	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.3	707 of 1183	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.2	947 of 1194	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	927 of 1172	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	957 of 1183	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	1026 of 1178	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)96th percentile+42 vs school

African American (2025)88th percentile+34 vs school

Special Education (2024)83rd percentile+34 vs school

Disabled (2021)71st percentile+28 vs school

Homeless (2019)50th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2021)45th percentile~ school

Male (2026)44th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)39th percentile+12 vs school

White (2026)15th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2026)12th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)9th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science60%-8 vs state

Mathematics49%-13 vs state

Reading45%-11 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
Fred A Anderson Elementary	Public	4-5	515 Anderson Drive	Bayboro	28515	Pamlico County	Pamlico County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 745-4611	136	13	10.4	97.8%	90 (66.2%)	22 (16.2%)	7 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (11.8%)	29.7	1101^st of 1492 public elementary schools	26.2%		53.6	680^th of 1490 public elementary schools	54.4%	421		41.5	55.7					43.1	46.8				59.5		$12,115	$1,816	$10,298
Pamlico County Primary	Public	PK, KG-3	323 Neals Creek Road	Bayboro	28515	Pamlico County	Pamlico County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 745-3404	329	24	13.8	99.1%	177 (53.8%)	67 (20.4%)	34 (10.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	48 (14.6%)								(n/a)	66.2						55.8								$14,314	$1,914	$12,399
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Fred A Anderson Elementary

Is Fred A Anderson Elementary a good school?

Fred A Anderson Elementary ranks 1101^st of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Fred A Anderson Elementary?

Students at Fred A Anderson Elementary are 66% White, 16% African American, 12% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Fred A Anderson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Fred A Anderson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pamlico County Middle
High : Pamlico County High

How many students attend Fred A Anderson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 136 students attended Fred A Anderson Elementary.

What district is Fred A Anderson Elementary in?

Pamlico County Schools

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