Enrollment
248
Elementary
DISTRICT 375 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CRAVEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION·NCES 370331002175
Havelock Elementary
201 Cunningham Boulevard, Havelock, NC 28532 · (252) 444-5106 · Craven County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL248 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% 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.
- 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.
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
12.6:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
232 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 | 6 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 33% larger than its 5th grade class (36).
Student demographics
72%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
47.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
48.2%
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 48 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
52.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.3%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% 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 Havelock Elementary
Havelock Elementary's state test result (52.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Havelock Elementary this school | 248 | 93.5% | 52.3% |
| J W Seabrook Elementary Fayetteville | 271 | 98.9% | 58.8% |
| Edwin A Alderman Elementary Wilmington | 255 | 98.8% | 35.0% |
| Morehead Montessori Durham | 278 | 98.9% | 70.7% |
| Raleigh Road Elementary Linden | 208 | 97.6% | N/A |
| South Elementary Mebane | 235 | 98.7% | 45.1% |
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 Havelock Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Craven County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #747 of 1,297 | #9 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.2% | #948 of 1,296 | #11 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #706 of 1,300 | #11 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 248 | #1,300 of 1,485 | #15 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #163 of 1,377 | #2 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.4% | #75 of 1,379 | #4 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.5% | #1,074 of 1,414 | #11 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.3% | #102 of 937 | #3 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
248
-56 (-18%) vs 2020
-61% since 1990-91, when it was 636
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 248 | 19.7 | 12.6:1 | 94% (232) |
| 2023-24 | 288 | 24.5 | 11.8:1 | 99% (284) |
| 2022-23 | 272 | 24 | 11.3:1 | 99% (269) |
| 2020-21 | 304 | 26 | 11.7:1 | 99% (301) |
| 2017-18 | 351 | 25 | 14.0:1 | 72% (252) |
| 2015-16 | 342 | 23 | 14.9:1 | 68% (233) |
| 2010-11 | 331 | 25 | 13.2:1 | 60% (198) |
| 2000-01 | 375 | 26 | 14.4:1 | 51% (190) |
| 1990-91 | 636 | 34 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Havelock Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (351 to 248); teachers down 21% (25 to 19.7).
About Havelock Elementary
Havelock Elementary is a small elementary school serving families in Havelock, North Carolina. The school reports 248 students in pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in North Carolina is about 467 students.
Havelock Elementary sits within Craven County Board of Education, which has 26 schools and 12,152 students.
The most common group at Havelock Elementary is White students, at 40%. The school is also 23% Black, 20% multiracial, 13% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. The White share of the county population is higher, at 66%. Havelock Elementary's diversity index is 72%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 19.7 full-time positions, a ratio of 12.6:1. On average, elementary schools in North Carolina have 14.9:1, compared with 12.6:1 here. Around 94% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is above the 74% average among public schools in Craven County.
allk12 grades Havelock Elementary a C+. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Havelock Elementary is +2.0 points: 52.3% actual, 50.3% predicted.
Among Craven County residents, the median household income is $65,873, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Besides Havelock Elementary, Craven County has 26 other public schools.
The closest public school, Early College EAST High, is less than a tenth of a mile from Havelock Elementary. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Havelock Elementary is 5th among 9 schools close by.
Havelock Elementary is coded as Town: Distant in federal locale data.
Federal data show an 18% enrollment decrease, from 304 in 2020-21 to 248 in 2024-25.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. 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 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
- Early College EAST High0.0 mi · 208
- Havelock Middle0.1 mi · 313
- Havelock High0.4 mi · 1,014
- Roger Bell New Tech Academy1.1 mi · 408
- Graham A Barden Elementary1.6 mi · 237
- Arthur W Edwards Elementary2.7 mi · 489
Frequently asked questions
About Havelock ElementaryHow many students attend Havelock Elementary?
Havelock Elementary enrolls approximately 248 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Havelock Elementary serve?
Havelock Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Havelock Elementary?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at Havelock Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Havelock Elementary?
Student demographics at Havelock Elementary are roughly 40% White, 13% Hispanic, 23% Black, 2% Asian, 20% Two or more.
Is Havelock Elementary public or private?
Havelock 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.