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Best High Schools in Zip Code 28562

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Schools

1,858

Students

5-star school

Top rankedCraven Early College High34^th of 662 North Carolina high schools

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Summary:

Zip code 28562 in New Bern, North Carolina is served by two public high schools—New Bern High and Craven Early College High—both under the Craven County Board of Education and both covering grades 9 through 12. They are very different schools: New Bern High is a large traditional high school with about 1,637 students, while Craven Early College High is a small early college program with about 221 students. Despite sharing the same ZIP code and district, the two sit at opposite ends of the state performance spectrum.

Craven Early College High is the clear standout. It ranks 34th out of 662 high schools statewide in 2025–2026, placing it in the 95th percentile with a 5-star rating. Its graduation rate is 92.1%, and its end-of-course proficiency rates are 96.3% in Biology, 96.3% in English II, 85.0% in Math I, and 100.0% in Math III. By contrast, New Bern High ranks 462nd out of 662, has a graduation rate of 81.8%, and trails Craven Early College High by roughly 40 to 50 points in every tested subject. For example, only 34.7% of New Bern High students are proficient in Math I, compared with 85.0% at Craven Early College High.

New Bern High has clear trouble spots: Math I proficiency is 34.7%, far below the state average of 42.1%, and Math III proficiency is 50.6% versus 68.9% statewide. Chronic absenteeism at New Bern High is 26.4%, above the district rate of 18.7% and the state rate of 24.2%, while Craven Early College High reported just 9.2% in 2023–2024. On the positive side, New Bern High improved strongly in Biology, English II, and Math I from one year to the next. Craven Early College High reaches these high levels even though it spends less per student and has a higher student–teacher ratio than New Bern High; it also has a lower share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Taken together, families in 28562 face a choice between an elite early college school with exceptional outcomes and a larger neighborhood high school that has struggled but is moving upward.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOC Biology (2026)	EOC English II (2026)	EOC Math I (2026)	EOC Math III (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	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	32.3	462^nd of 662 public high schools	30.2%		29.9	454^th of 641 public high schools	29.2%	8	55.0	56.1	34.7	50.6	$8,493	$924	$7,569
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%)	93	34^th of 662 public high schools	94.9%		94	35^th of 641 public high schools	94.5%	1	96.3	96.3	85.0	100.0	$7,415	$228	$7,188

Cities Near Zip Code 28562

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
New Bern	1.21 mi	15	277^th
Pollocksville	8.49 mi	1	144^th
Vanceboro	11.67 mi	2	438^th
Havelock	13.42 mi	9	206^th
Trenton	13.7 mi	2	325^th

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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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