Enrollment
237
Elementary
DISTRICT 375 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CRAVEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION·NCES 370331000382
Graham A Barden Elementary
200 Cedar Drive, Havelock, NC 28532 · (252) 444-5100 · Craven County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL237 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 16% 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
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
218 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 | 35 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 114% larger than its 5th grade class (21).
Student demographics
71%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
48.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
30.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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
40.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Graham A Barden Elementary
Graham A Barden Elementary's state test result (40.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graham A Barden Elementary this school | 237 | 92.0% | 40.8% |
| Raleigh Road Elementary Linden | 208 | 97.6% | N/A |
| Valmead Elementary Lenoir | 305 | 97.4% | 39.5% |
| Central Elementary Hillsborough | 261 | 98.9% | 48.6% |
| Monticello-Brown Summit Elem Browns Summit | 291 | 99.0% | 55.3% |
| McAdenville Elementary McAdenville | 190 | 98.4% | 64.1% |
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 Graham A Barden Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Craven County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #1,076 of 1,297 | #13 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #1,246 of 1,296 | #15 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #680 of 1,300 | #10 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 237 | #1,313 of 1,485 | #16 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #481 of 1,377 | #5 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.5% | #170 of 1,379 | #5 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.0% | #1,077 of 1,414 | #12 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.7% | #292 of 937 | #7 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
237
-5 (-2%) vs 2020
-59% since 1990-91, when it was 585
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 237 | 16.9 | 14.0:1 | 92% (218) |
| 2023-24 | 226 | 16.5 | 13.7:1 | 99% (223) |
| 2022-23 | 241 | 19 | 12.7:1 | 74% (178) |
| 2020-21 | 242 | 18 | 13.4:1 | 45% (110) |
| 2017-18 | 295 | 24.2 | 12.2:1 | 58% (172) |
| 2015-16 | 311 | 24 | 13.0:1 | 64% (200) |
| 2010-11 | 377 | 29 | 13.0:1 | 59% (221) |
| 2000-01 | 341 | 28 | 12.2:1 | 81% (275) |
| 1990-91 | 585 | 34 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Graham A Barden Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (295 to 237); teachers down 30% (24.2 to 16.9).
About Graham A Barden Elementary
The public elementary school Graham A Barden Elementary is located in Havelock, North Carolina. Enrollment totals 237 students across pre-K through 5. The school is 49% below the average for elementary schools in North Carolina.
Within Craven County Board of Education, Graham A Barden Elementary is one of 26 schools. The district enrolls 12,152 students.
No group is above 50% at Graham A Barden Elementary; the largest is White, at 43%. Other reported shares: 26% Hispanic, 19% Black, and 11% multiracial. Craven County's residents are about 66% White, 24 points above the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Graham A Barden Elementary scores 71%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Graham A Barden Elementary is 14.0:1, based on 16.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina, this school's ratio is lower. Lunch program data show 92% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Craven County, the average eligibility rate is 74%.
Graham A Barden Elementary earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 16% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Graham A Barden Elementary is 50.8%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 40.8%.
For the population of Craven County, median household income comes to about $65,873, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Craven County's 27 public schools enroll about 12,526 students and include Graham A Barden Elementary.
Graham A Barden Elementary's nearest public school is Arthur W Edwards Elementary (about 1.1 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Graham A Barden Elementary. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Graham A Barden Elementary is 9th on average proficiency.
The school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Distant).
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 242 to 237.
The discussion board for Graham A Barden Elementary is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- Arthur W Edwards ElementaryElementary · 489 students
- Tucker Creek MiddleMiddle · 478 students
- Roger Bell New Tech AcademyElementary · 408 students
- W Jesse Gurganus ElementaryElementary · 340 students
- Havelock MiddleMiddle · 313 students
Nearby schools
- Arthur W Edwards Elementary1.1 mi · 489
- Havelock Elementary1.6 mi · 248
- Early College EAST High1.7 mi · 208
- W Jesse Gurganus Elementary1.7 mi · 340
- Havelock Middle1.7 mi · 313
- Havelock High1.7 mi · 1,014
Frequently asked questions
About Graham A Barden ElementaryHow large is Graham A Barden Elementary?
Graham A Barden Elementary enrolls approximately 237 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Graham A Barden Elementary serve?
Graham A Barden Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Graham A Barden Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Graham A Barden Elementary is approximately 14.0:1 (17 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Graham A Barden Elementary?
Graham A Barden Elementary reports a student body of 43% White, 26% Hispanic, 19% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Graham A Barden Elementary in?
Graham A Barden Elementary is part of Craven County Board of Education.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.