Enrollment
415
Elementary
DISTRICT 375 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CRAVEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION·NCES 370331000381
Bridgeton Elementary
230 Branch Canal Road, New Bern, NC 28560 · (252) 514-6425 · Craven County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL415 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% 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.
- C+Beats 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
14.0:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
395 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 38 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
57%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
46.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
58.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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
49.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Bridgeton Elementary
Bridgeton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgeton Elementary this school | 415 | 95.2% | 50.5% |
| Costner Elementary Dallas | 430 | 99.3% | 52.0% |
| West Pine Elementary West End | 383 | 99.2% | 70.5% |
| Haw Creek Elementary Asheville | 402 | 99.3% | 65.3% |
| Rutherfordton Elementary School Rutherfordton | 397 | 95.2% | 68.2% |
| Eastover-Central Elementary Eastover | 401 | 99.3% | 75.7% |
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 Bridgeton Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Craven County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #800 of 1,297 | #11 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #658 of 1,296 | #6 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #745 of 1,300 | #12 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 415 | #854 of 1,485 | #6 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #480 of 1,377 | #4 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.8% | #812 of 1,379 | #15 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.2% | #1,061 of 1,414 | #9 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.7% | #917 of 937 | #13 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
415
+81 (+24%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 424
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 415 | 29.6 | 14.0:1 | 95% (395) |
| 2023-24 | 428 | 29.7 | 14.4:1 | 98% (419) |
| 2022-23 | 375 | 29.2 | 12.8:1 | 73% (274) |
| 2020-21 | 334 | 27 | 12.4:1 | 48% (160) |
| 2017-18 | 418 | 32.2 | 13.0:1 | 62% (258) |
| 2015-16 | 492 | 30 | 16.4:1 | 62% (305) |
| 2010-11 | 507 | 30 | 16.9:1 | 62% (315) |
| 2000-01 | 509 | 27 | 18.9:1 | 53% (270) |
| 1990-91 | 424 | 28 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bridgeton Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (418 to 415); teachers down 8% (32.2 to 29.6).
About Bridgeton Elementary
Bridgeton Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of New Bern, North Carolina. School enrollment was 415 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5.
Craven County Board of Education has 12,152 students spread across 26 schools.
Bridgeton Elementary is 62% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 15% Black, 13% Hispanic, and 10% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 57%, meaning two students picked at random have a 57% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at Bridgeton Elementary total 29.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.0:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. The school counts 395 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 95%. The average for public schools in Craven County is 74%.
Measured against North Carolina public elementary schools, Bridgeton Elementary receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 50.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 49.8%.
Census Bureau estimates for Craven County show that the median household income is $65,873, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. There are 27 public schools in Craven County, enrolling about 12,526 students in all.
Oaks Road Academy is the closest public school, about 2.3 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number 6. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Bridgeton Elementary ranks 6th on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Bridgeton Elementary as Rural: Fringe.
The school enrolled 415 students in 2024-25, 81 more than the 334 it had in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio rising from 12.4:1 to 14.0:1.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 New Bern
- New Bern HighHigh · 1,637 students
- H J MacDonald MiddleMiddle · 632 students
- West Craven MiddleMiddle · 614 students
- Grover C Fields MiddleMiddle · 542 students
- Creekside ElementaryElementary · 453 students
- Albert H Bangert ElementaryElementary · 446 students
Nearby schools
- Oaks Road Academy2.3 mi · 352
- J.T. Barber Elementary2.8 mi · 270
- Grover C Fields Middle3.5 mi · 542
- Trent Park Elementary3.8 mi · 390
- H J MacDonald Middle4.1 mi · 632
- Craven Early College High4.5 mi · 221
Frequently asked questions
About Bridgeton ElementaryHow many students attend Bridgeton Elementary?
Bridgeton Elementary enrolls approximately 415 students in grades PK-05.
Is Bridgeton Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bridgeton Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bridgeton Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bridgeton Elementary is approximately 14.0:1 (30 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Bridgeton Elementary?
Bridgeton Elementary reports a student body of 62% White, 13% Hispanic, 15% Black, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Bridgeton Elementary?
Bridgeton Elementary is overseen by Craven County Board of Education in Craven County.
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