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Craven County Board of Education Schools
Craven County Board of Education is a public school district in North Carolina, based in Craven County (New Bern). SchoolGrade grades 26 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Craven County Board of Education on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Craven County Board of Education
25 of 26 schools in Craven County Board of Education carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 7B: 10C: 6D: 2
Best schools in Craven County Board of Education
Statewide rankings: all 584 high schools in North Carolina · all 450 middle schools in North Carolina · all 1396 elementary schools in North Carolina
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Early College East High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ W Jesse Gurganus Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Craven Early College High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Creekside Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Tucker Creek Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Albert H Bangert Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Grover C Fields Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Havelock High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Brinson Memorial Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B+ H J Macdonald Middle (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
Every school in Craven County Board of Education
High schools (5)
- A Craven Early College High, New Bern
- A+ Early College East High, Havelock
- B+ Havelock High, Havelock
- B New Bern High, New Bern
- C West Craven High, Vanceboro
Middle and junior high schools (5)
- A- Grover C Fields Middle, New Bern
- B+ H J Macdonald Middle, New Bern
- B Havelock Middle, Havelock
- A Tucker Creek Middle, Havelock
- B- West Craven Middle, New Bern
Elementary and primary schools (13)
- A Albert H Bangert Elementary, New Bern
- B Arthur W Edwards Elementary, Havelock
- B- Ben D Quinn Elementary, New Bern
- B- Bridgeton Elementary, New Bern
- B+ Brinson Memorial Elementary, New Bern
- A Creekside Elementary, New Bern
- C+ Graham A Barden Elementary, Havelock
- C+ Havelock Elementary, Havelock
- D+ J T Barber Elementary, New Bern
- C+ James W Smith Elementary, Cove City
- B- Trent Park Elementary, New Bern
- C Vanceboro Farm Life Elementary, Vanceboro
- A+ W Jesse Gurganus Elementary, Havelock
Other schools and academies (3)
- Craven Virtual Academy, New Bern
- D Oaks Road Academy, New Bern
- C+ Roger Bell New Tech Academy, Havelock
Where Craven County Board of Education schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in North Carolina
- County: Craven County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 12,584 students with 798 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,596 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3703310
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Jones County Schools (5 schools, 17 mi)
- Pamlico County Schools (4 schools, 24 mi)
- Beaufort County Schools (14 schools, 29 mi)
- Onslow County Schools (39 schools, 32 mi)
- Lenoir County Public Schools (17 schools, 32 mi)
- Carteret County Public Schools (18 schools, 36 mi)
- Pitt County Schools (38 schools, 37 mi)
- Greene County Schools (6 schools, 42 mi)
Questions about Craven County Board of Education
How many schools are in Craven County Board of Education?
SchoolGrade grades 26 public schools in Craven County Board of Education, across 4 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Craven County Board of Education serve?
The largest by graded schools: New Bern, Havelock, Vanceboro, Cove City.
How good are the schools in Craven County Board of Education?
Across the 25 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B, with 48.3% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 41.8%. 100% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Craven County Board of Education?
12,584 students were enrolled in Craven County Board of Education in the 2023-24 school year, about 15.8 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Craven County Board of Education?
Craven County Board of Education is in North Carolina, based in Craven County, with its district office in New Bern. Its boundary covers about 707 sq mi.