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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Grover C Fields Middle this year?
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Enrollment
542
Middle
DISTRICT 516 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CRAVEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION·NCES 370331002311
Grover C Fields Middle
2000 M L King Jr Boulevard, New Bern, NC 28560 · (252) 514-6438 · Craven County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL542 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of North Carolina public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
250 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 157 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 195 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 190 | 35% |
Student demographics
63%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
62.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
64.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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
64.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Grover C Fields Middle
Grover C Fields Middle's state test result (64.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grover C Fields Middle this school | 542 | 46.1% | 64.5% |
| Selma Burke Middle Mooresville | 649 | 49.9% | 60.5% |
| Lakeshore Middle Mooresville | 531 | 40.5% | 54.5% |
| Tucker Creek Middle Havelock | 478 | 44.6% | 70.8% |
| Orange Middle Hillsborough | 514 | 43.4% | 62.2% |
| Hendersonville Middle Hendersonville | 540 | 49.6% | 63.4% |
Matched among North Carolina middle 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 Grover C Fields Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #93 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.9% | #92 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.1% | #91 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 542 | #273 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #208 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.0% | #218 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.1% | #394 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.5% | #281 of 300 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
542
-21 (-4%) vs 2020
-18% since 2000-01, when it was 664
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 542 | 33.9 | 16.0:1 | 46% (250) |
| 2023-24 | 552 | 32.8 | 16.8:1 | 52% (288) |
| 2022-23 | 509 | 30.8 | 16.5:1 | 42% (216) |
| 2020-21 | 563 | 32 | 17.6:1 | 24% (137) |
| 2017-18 | 556 | 37.8 | 14.7:1 | 42% (234) |
| 2015-16 | 578 | 41 | 14.1:1 | 43% (248) |
| 2010-11 | 583 | 40 | 14.6:1 | 59% (346) |
| 2000-01 | 664 | 44 | 15.1:1 | 44% (294) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grover C Fields Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (556 to 542); teachers down 10% (37.8 to 33.9).
About Grover C Fields Middle
Grover C Fields Middle is a mid-sized middle school based in New Bern, North Carolina. The school teaches grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 542 students.
The district, Craven County Board of Education, operates 26 schools serving 12,152 students.
The largest group at Grover C Fields Middle is White students, at 56%. Other students are 16% Hispanic, 16% Black, 6% multiracial, and 5% Asian. By comparison, Craven County residents are about 66% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Grover C Fields Middle scores 63%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 16.0:1. The school has 33.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina is close to this figure. In all, 46% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Craven County averages 74%, higher than here.
Grover C Fields Middle earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 70% of North Carolina public middle schools.
In North Carolina, Grover C Fields Middle is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 64.5% actual against a predicted 64.8%.
In Craven County, where the school is located, median household income comes to 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 county has 27 public schools and about 12,526 students.
A public school about 0.5 miles away, Trent Park Elementary, is the closest to Grover C Fields Middle. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Grover C Fields Middle is 3rd of 8 on proficiency.
Grover C Fields Middle is coded as Town: Distant in federal locale data.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 21 students, from 563 to 542. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 16.0:1, from 17.6:1.
On allk12, people connected to Grover C Fields Middle can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Vanceboro-Farm Life ElementaryElementary · 494 students
Other schools in New Bern
- New Bern HighHigh · 1,637 students
- H J MacDonald MiddleMiddle · 632 students
- West Craven MiddleMiddle · 614 students
- Creekside ElementaryElementary · 453 students
- Albert H Bangert ElementaryElementary · 446 students
- Brinson Memorial ElementaryElementary · 446 students
Nearby schools
- Trent Park Elementary0.5 mi · 390
- J.T. Barber Elementary0.8 mi · 270
- Oaks Road Academy1.2 mi · 352
- Craven Early College High1.6 mi · 221
- H J MacDonald Middle1.6 mi · 632
- Craven Virtual Academy1.9 mi · 117
Frequently asked questions
About Grover C Fields MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Grover C Fields Middle?
Grover C Fields Middle enrolls approximately 542 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Grover C Fields Middle serve?
Grover C Fields Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Grover C Fields Middle have?
Grover C Fields Middle employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Grover C Fields Middle?
At Grover C Fields Middle, the student body is approximately 56% White, 16% Hispanic, 16% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Grover C Fields Middle?
Grover C Fields Middle is overseen by Craven County Board of Education in Craven County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.