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What tradition at Brinson Memorial Elementary should never be changed?
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Enrollment
446
Elementary
DISTRICT 375 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CRAVEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION·NCES 370331002171
Brinson Memorial Elementary
319 Neuse Forest Avenue, New Bern, NC 28560 · (252) 514-6431 · Craven County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL446 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
15.5:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
435 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 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
66%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
55.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
59.6%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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
57.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.1%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Brinson Memorial Elementary
Brinson Memorial Elementary's state test result (57.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brinson Memorial Elementary this school | 446 | 97.5% | 57.9% |
| Bladenboro Primary Bladenboro | 448 | 99.3% | 42.6% |
| Gray's Creek Elementary Hope Mills | 428 | 99.3% | 71.1% |
| Old Richmond Elementary Tobaccoville | 408 | 99.3% | 69.2% |
| Leaksville-Spray Elementary Eden | 400 | 96.3% | 52.8% |
| Chocowinity Primary Chocowinity | 484 | 98.8% | 86.4% |
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 Brinson Memorial Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Craven County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #570 of 1,297 | #5 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #621 of 1,296 | #5 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #454 of 1,300 | #4 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 446 | #764 of 1,485 | #5 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #884 of 1,377 | #9 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.0% | #424 of 1,379 | #8 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.5% | #960 of 1,414 | #4 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.5% | #45 of 937 | #1 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
446
-32 (-7%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 847
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 446 | 28.9 | 15.5:1 | 98% (435) |
| 2023-24 | 453 | 34 | 13.3:1 | 98% (444) |
| 2022-23 | 453 | 31 | 14.6:1 | 54% (243) |
| 2020-21 | 478 | 35 | 13.7:1 | 36% (173) |
| 2017-18 | 692 | 49 | 14.1:1 | 49% (339) |
| 2015-16 | 673 | 42 | 16.0:1 | 53% (359) |
| 2010-11 | 688 | 42 | 16.4:1 | 35% (242) |
| 2000-01 | 784 | 47 | 16.7:1 | 38% (301) |
| 1990-91 | 847 | 61 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brinson Memorial Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (692 to 446); teachers down 41% (49 to 28.9).
About Brinson Memorial Elementary
In New Bern, North Carolina, part of Craven County, Brinson Memorial Elementary is an elementary school. The school enrolls 446 students, from kindergarten through 5.
Brinson Memorial Elementary is part of a district of 26 schools: Craven County Board of Education, with 12,152 students.
By race and ethnicity, Brinson Memorial Elementary is 51% White. The school is also 19% Black, 18% Hispanic, and 10% multiracial. That is lower than the 66% White share among all Craven County residents. By the diversity index, Brinson Memorial Elementary comes in at 66%.
The teaching staff at Brinson Memorial Elementary is 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 15.5:1. Across elementary schools in North Carolina, the average ratio is about 14.9:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 98%. That is higher than the 74% average for public schools in Craven County.
allk12 grades Brinson Memorial Elementary a B. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Brinson Memorial Elementary, the prediction is 49.1% and the result is 57.9%.
Census estimates describe Craven County this way: median household income is about $65,873, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Craven County number 27 and enroll about 12,526.
Nearby, Riverside Leadership Academy is about 1.0 miles away. Brinson Memorial Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 58.3% on proficiency, and Brinson Memorial Elementary is below that at 57.9%.
The school's locale code, Town: Distant, means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 7%, from 478 to 446. The school's ratio rose from 13.7:1 to 15.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The Brinson Memorial Elementary community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- Riverside Leadership Academy1.0 mi · 374
- Creekside Elementary2.8 mi · 453
- Albert H Bangert Elementary3.9 mi · 446
- Grover C Fields Middle4.2 mi · 542
- J.T. Barber Elementary4.4 mi · 270
- Trent Park Elementary4.6 mi · 390
Frequently asked questions
About Brinson Memorial ElementaryHow large is Brinson Memorial Elementary?
Brinson Memorial Elementary enrolls approximately 446 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Brinson Memorial Elementary serve?
Brinson Memorial Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Brinson Memorial Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Brinson Memorial Elementary is approximately 15.5:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Brinson Memorial Elementary?
At Brinson Memorial Elementary, the student body is approximately 51% White, 18% Hispanic, 19% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Brinson Memorial Elementary public or private?
Brinson Memorial Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Craven County Board of Education.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.