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The highest-poverty public schools in Craven County, North Carolina

25 public schools in Craven County, North Carolina appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. West Craven High leads the list at 99.6%, against a median of 95.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
25
Craven County, North Carolina
Top % FRL
99.6%
Median % FRL
95.2%
HIGHEST POVERTY · CRAVEN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1West Craven HighVanceboro, NCCraven County Board of EducationHigh75199.6%
2H J MacDonald MiddleNew Bern, NCCraven County Board of EducationMiddle63299.2%
3Albert H Bangert ElementaryNew Bern, NCCraven County Board of EducationElementary44698.9%
4Vanceboro-Farm Life ElementaryVanceboro, NCCraven County Board of EducationElementary49498.2%
5Roger Bell New Tech AcademyHavelock, NCCraven County Board of EducationElementary40897.8%
6West Craven MiddleNew Bern, NCCraven County Board of EducationMiddle61497.6%
7Brinson Memorial ElementaryNew Bern, NCCraven County Board of EducationElementary44697.5%
8James W Smith ElementaryCove City, NCCraven County Board of EducationElementary32596.6%
9J.T. Barber ElementaryNew Bern, NCCraven County Board of EducationElementary27096.3%
10Havelock MiddleHavelock, NCCraven County Board of EducationMiddle31396.2%
11Trent Park ElementaryNew Bern, NCCraven County Board of EducationElementary39096.2%
12Oaks Road AcademyNew Bern, NCCraven County Board of EducationElementary35296.0%
13Bridgeton ElementaryNew Bern, NCCraven County Board of EducationElementary41595.2%
14Ben D. Quinn ElementaryNew Bern, NCCraven County Board of EducationElementary31293.9%
15Havelock ElementaryHavelock, NCCraven County Board of EducationElementary24893.5%
16Graham A Barden ElementaryHavelock, NCCraven County Board of EducationElementary23792.0%
17Havelock HighHavelock, NCCraven County Board of EducationHigh1,01452.5%
18New Bern HighNew Bern, NCCraven County Board of EducationHigh1,63751.0%
19Arthur W Edwards ElementaryHavelock, NCCraven County Board of EducationElementary48948.5%
20W Jesse Gurganus ElementaryHavelock, NCCraven County Board of EducationElementary34046.2%
21Grover C Fields MiddleNew Bern, NCCraven County Board of EducationMiddle54246.1%
22Tucker Creek MiddleHavelock, NCCraven County Board of EducationMiddle47844.6%
23Craven Early College HighNew Bern, NCCraven County Board of EducationHigh22133.9%
24Creekside ElementaryNew Bern, NCCraven County Board of EducationElementary45327.8%
25Early College EAST HighHavelock, NCCraven County Board of EducationHigh20827.4%
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