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Albert H Bangert Elementary
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in North Carolina's top 10%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Albert H Bangert Elementary
Albert H Bangert Elementary, a reasonably sized elementary-level community in New Bern, North Carolina, overseen by Craven County Board of Education, instructs 446 students, covering grades K through 5.
Albert H Bangert Elementary is one of 26 schools operated by Craven County Board of Education, a district that works with 12,152 students overall.
Looking at the student body, Albert H Bangert Elementary shows that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 26% Black, 9% Asian, 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. By comparison, Craven County as a whole is about 66% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.
On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.5:1. The state averages around 14.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Craven County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Albert H Bangert Elementary sits in the top 10% of North Carolina schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 48.6%; actual is 69.8%, +21.2 points clear of the demographic baseline.
In the area at large, Craven County reports that median household earnings sit near $65,873, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Craven County's 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,526 students), Albert H Bangert Elementary is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Craven Virtual Academy, roughly 1.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Albert H Bangert Elementary at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 56.7%.
Albert H Bangert Elementary operates from a town-based location.
Looking at the recent track record. Albert H Bangert Elementary's enrollment has expanded 3% since 2018, when it stood at 432 (now 446).
Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Craven County at a glance
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