Bridgeton Elementary

Bridgeton Elementary is one of the middle-of-the-pack K-5 schools in New Bern, North Carolina, part of Craven County Board of Education, with 415 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Bridgeton Elementary is one of 26 schools operated by Craven County Board of Education, a district that serves 12,152 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Bridgeton Elementary shows that the largest single group is White, at 62% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 15% Black, 13% Hispanic, 10% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Bridgeton Elementary shows 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.9:1 average. About 95% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Craven County's rate of about 74%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Bridgeton Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.8%; this one delivers 50.5%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Craven County shows the typical household earns roughly $65,873 per year, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Craven County's 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,526 students), Bridgeton Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Oaks Road Academy, around 2.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Bridgeton Elementary comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 58.9%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 418 students in 2018 compared to 415 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 68% to 62% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.