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What's something Creekside Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
453
Elementary
DISTRICT 375 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CRAVEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION·NCES 370331002980
Creekside Elementary
2790 Landscape Drive, New Bern, NC 28562 · (252) 514-4360 · Craven County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL453 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- ATest 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
14.4:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
126 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 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (85).
Student demographics
52%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
72.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
82.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 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
79.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.3%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Creekside Elementary
Creekside Elementary's state test result (79.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creekside Elementary this school | 453 | 27.8% | 79.8% |
| Cornelius Elementary Cornelius | 542 | 29.0% | 75.0% |
| Dr Hubert Eaton Sr Elem Wilmington | 461 | 30.4% | 80.8% |
| Leesville Road Elementary Raleigh | 528 | 27.7% | 81.4% |
| McDougle Elementary Chapel Hill | 497 | 31.4% | 70.2% |
| Holly Tree Elementary Wilmington | 383 | 26.1% | 73.3% |
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 Creekside Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Craven County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.8% | #77 of 1,297 | #1 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.8% | #80 of 1,296 | #1 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.3% | #105 of 1,300 | #2 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 453 | #742 of 1,485 | #3 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #574 of 1,377 | #7 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.9% | #950 of 1,379 | #16 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.8% | #1,315 of 1,414 | #15 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.8% | #385 of 937 | #9 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
453
+16 (+4%) vs 2020
-19% since 2010-11, when it was 561
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 453 | 31.5 | 14.4:1 | 28% (126) |
| 2023-24 | 512 | 35.5 | 14.4:1 | 32% (164) |
| 2022-23 | 496 | 32.5 | 15.3:1 | 28% (139) |
| 2020-21 | 437 | 31 | 14.1:1 | 12% (54) |
| 2017-18 | 538 | 31.3 | 17.2:1 | 20% (110) |
| 2015-16 | 507 | 28 | 18.1:1 | 21% (106) |
| 2010-11 | 561 | 30 | 18.7:1 | 22% (126) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Creekside Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (538 to 453); teachers unchanged (31.3 to 31.5).
About Creekside Elementary
Creekside Elementary is a public elementary school in New Bern, North Carolina. It enrolled 453 students in kindergarten through 5 for the 2024-25 school year.
Craven County Board of Education enrolls 12,152 students, and its 26 schools include Creekside Elementary.
White students make up a majority at Creekside Elementary, at 67%. Smaller groups are 16% Hispanic, 7% Black, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. For comparison, Craven County is about 66% White. The school's diversity index is 52%, meaning two students picked at random have a 52% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Creekside Elementary is 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 14.4:1. That is close to the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 28%. That rate is below the 74% average among public schools in Craven County.
Measured against North Carolina public elementary schools, Creekside Elementary receives an A. 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 model predicts 70.3% for a school in North Carolina with Creekside Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Creekside Elementary posts 79.8%.
Craven County has about 102,612 residents, and the median household income is $65,873, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Creekside Elementary, Craven County has 26 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is Riverside Leadership Academy, about 2.4 miles away. Creekside Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Creekside Elementary ranks 2nd of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 79.8% against a local average of 62.9%.
The federal government classifies Creekside Elementary's location as Town: Distant.
2024-25 enrollment was 453, a 4% increase from 437 in 2020-21.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Albert H Bangert ElementaryElementary · 446 students
- Brinson Memorial ElementaryElementary · 446 students
Other Creekside Elementary schools
26 other US public schools in 14 states are named Creekside Elementary. Creekside Elementary is the 22nd largest of the 27.
- Creekside ElementaryWinterville, NC · 622 students
- Creekside ElementaryDurham, NC · 554 students
- Creekside Elementary SchoolFranklin, TN · 780 students
- Creekside ElementarySuffolk, VA · 764 students
- Creekside ElementaryMoreno Valley, CA · 612 students
Nearby schools
- Riverside Leadership Academy2.4 mi · 374
- Brinson Memorial Elementary2.8 mi · 446
- Albert H Bangert Elementary5.2 mi · 446
- Craven Virtual Academy6.4 mi · 117
- Grover C Fields Middle6.4 mi · 542
- Trent Park Elementary6.6 mi · 390
Frequently asked questions
About Creekside ElementaryHow large is Creekside Elementary?
Creekside Elementary enrolls approximately 453 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Creekside Elementary serve?
Creekside Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Creekside Elementary have?
Creekside Elementary employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Creekside Elementary?
At Creekside Elementary, the student body is approximately 67% White, 16% Hispanic, 7% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Creekside Elementary public or private?
Creekside 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.