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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Arthur W Edwards Elementary administration to hear?
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Enrollment
489
Elementary
DISTRICT 375 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CRAVEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION·NCES 370331002181
Arthur W Edwards Elementary
200 Education Lane, Havelock, NC 28532 · (252) 444-5140 · Craven County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL489 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
237 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
49.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
50.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.0%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Arthur W Edwards Elementary
Arthur W Edwards Elementary's state test result (50.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur W Edwards Elementary this school | 489 | 48.5% | 50.5% |
| Stateside Elementary Jacksonville | 579 | 47.8% | 56.2% |
| Vance Elementary Raleigh | 445 | 42.9% | 64.8% |
| Richlands Elementary Richlands | 591 | 49.7% | 55.8% |
| Parkwood Elementary Jacksonville | 457 | 52.5% | 58.2% |
| Heritage Elementary School Richlands | 565 | 52.9% | 53.2% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Arthur W Edwards Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Craven County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #798 of 1,297 | #10 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #900 of 1,296 | #10 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #621 of 1,300 | #9 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 489 | #651 of 1,485 | #2 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #721 of 1,377 | #8 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.7% | #640 of 1,379 | #11 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.5% | #1,170 of 1,414 | #13 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.4% | #256 of 937 | #6 of 13 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
489
-19 (-4%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 845
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 14.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 489 | 32.9 | 14.9:1 | 48% (237) |
| 2023-24 | 528 | 34.5 | 15.3:1 | 52% (276) |
| 2022-23 | 533 | 33.5 | 15.9:1 | 50% (264) |
| 2020-21 | 508 | 35 | 14.5:1 | 26% (130) |
| 2017-18 | 622 | 43 | 14.5:1 | 44% (271) |
| 2015-16 | 649 | 39 | 16.6:1 | 46% (300) |
| 2010-11 | 555 | 35 | 15.9:1 | 47% (261) |
| 2000-01 | 802 | 48 | 16.7:1 | 49% (393) |
| 1990-91 | 845 | 48 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arthur W Edwards Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (622 to 489); teachers down 24% (43 to 32.9).
About Arthur W Edwards Elementary
Arthur W Edwards Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Havelock, North Carolina, administered by Craven County Board of Education. Enrollment is 489 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 5.
Arthur W Edwards Elementary is a school in Craven County Board of Education. The district has 26 schools and 12,152 students.
At 56%, White students outnumber all other groups at Arthur W Edwards Elementary combined. The school is also 21% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 10% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 66%. Arthur W Edwards Elementary has a diversity index of 62%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 32.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Arthur W Edwards Elementary was 14.9:1. Elementary schools in North Carolina have a similar average ratio of 14.9:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 48%. Across public schools in Craven County, the average is 74%.
The allk12 Grade for Arthur W Edwards Elementary is C. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 25% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 64.0% for Arthur W Edwards Elementary. The school posts 50.5%, 13.5 points below the prediction.
In the county around the school, Craven County, median household income is about $65,873, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Arthur W Edwards Elementary is among the 27 public schools in Craven County.
W Jesse Gurganus Elementary is located about 0.8 miles from Arthur W Edwards Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Arthur W Edwards Elementary ranks 6th on proficiency.
Arthur W Edwards Elementary falls in the Town: Distant locale category, used for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Arthur W Edwards Elementary saw enrollment fall 4% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Craven County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
102,612
Census ACS
Median income
$65,873
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
12,526 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Craven County Board of Education
- New Bern HighHigh · 1,637 students
- Havelock HighHigh · 1,014 students
- West Craven HighHigh · 751 students
- H J MacDonald MiddleMiddle · 632 students
- West Craven MiddleMiddle · 614 students
- Grover C Fields MiddleMiddle · 542 students
Other schools in Havelock
- Havelock HighHigh · 1,014 students
- Tucker Creek MiddleMiddle · 478 students
- Roger Bell New Tech AcademyElementary · 408 students
- W Jesse Gurganus ElementaryElementary · 340 students
- Havelock MiddleMiddle · 313 students
- Havelock ElementaryElementary · 248 students
Nearby schools
- W Jesse Gurganus Elementary0.8 mi · 340
- Graham A Barden Elementary1.1 mi · 237
- Tucker Creek Middle1.5 mi · 478
- Havelock Elementary2.7 mi · 248
- Early College EAST High2.8 mi · 208
- Havelock Middle2.8 mi · 313
Frequently asked questions
About Arthur W Edwards ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Arthur W Edwards Elementary?
Arthur W Edwards Elementary enrolls approximately 489 students in grades KG-05.
Is Arthur W Edwards Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Arthur W Edwards Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Arthur W Edwards Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Arthur W Edwards Elementary is approximately 14.9:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Arthur W Edwards Elementary?
At Arthur W Edwards Elementary, the student body is approximately 56% White, 21% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Arthur W Edwards Elementary in?
Arthur W Edwards Elementary is part of Craven County Board of Education.
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