Enrollment
313
Middle
DISTRICT 516 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CRAVEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION·NCES 370331000386
Havelock Middle
102 Middle School Lane, Havelock, NC 28532 · (252) 444-5125 · Craven County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL313 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 34% of North Carolina public middle schools
- CTest 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
301 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 | 106 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 108 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 99 | 32% |
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
41.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
43.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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
44.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% 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 Havelock Middle
Havelock Middle's state test result (44.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Havelock Middle this school | 313 | 96.2% | 44.1% |
| West Middle Mount Gilead | 343 | 99.1% | 46.9% |
| Ayden Middle Ayden | 365 | 99.2% | 46.4% |
| South Edgecombe Middle Pinetops | 271 | 98.9% | 46.8% |
| Chocowinity Middle Chocowinity | 366 | 99.2% | 59.2% |
| Elm City Middle Elm City | 399 | 99.2% | 66.7% |
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 Havelock Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #308 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #294 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #327 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 313 | #421 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #29 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.6% | #49 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.2% | #343 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.8% | #85 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
313
-86 (-22%) vs 2020
-69% since 1990-91, when it was 1,018
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 313 | 24.5 | 12.8:1 | 96% (301) |
| 2023-24 | 374 | 28.9 | 13.0:1 | 94% (350) |
| 2022-23 | 395 | 30.2 | 13.1:1 | 97% (383) |
| 2020-21 | 399 | 24 | 16.6:1 | 99% (396) |
| 2017-18 | 381 | 23.2 | 16.4:1 | 59% (225) |
| 2015-16 | 373 | 29 | 12.9:1 | 71% (263) |
| 2010-11 | 468 | 33 | 14.2:1 | 61% (285) |
| 2000-01 | 622 | 43 | 14.5:1 | 39% (245) |
| 1990-91 | 1,018 | 62 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Havelock Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (381 to 313); teachers up 6% (23.2 to 24.5).
About Havelock Middle
Havelock Middle is a small middle school in Havelock, North Carolina, under Craven County Board of Education. Total enrollment is 313 students, and the grades served are 6 through 8. Middle schools in North Carolina have about 605 students on average; enrollment here is 48% lower.
Craven County Board of Education counts 12,152 students in its 26 schools, and Havelock Middle is one of them.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Havelock Middle is White, with 40% of students. The remaining shares are 31% Black, 14% multiracial, and 13% Hispanic. Craven County as a whole is about 66% White, so the school's share is lower. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 71%.
There are 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Havelock Middle, giving a ratio of 12.8:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in North Carolina is 15.9:1. A total of 301 students, or 96%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 22 points above the 74% average for public schools in Craven County.
Havelock Middle holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 34% of North Carolina public middle schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Havelock Middle is 5.4 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools.
Craven County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $65,873, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Craven County's 27 public schools enroll about 12,526 students and include Havelock Middle.
Early College EAST High is less than a tenth of a mile from Havelock Middle, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 57.7%, higher than Havelock Middle's 44.1%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Distant. That means it sits in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 399 to 313, a 22% decline. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.8:1) than in 2020-21 (16.6:1).
The discussion board for Havelock Middle is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 ElementaryElementary · 248 students
Nearby schools
- Early College EAST High0.1 mi · 208
- Havelock Elementary0.1 mi · 248
- Havelock High0.3 mi · 1,014
- Roger Bell New Tech Academy1.0 mi · 408
- Graham A Barden Elementary1.7 mi · 237
- Arthur W Edwards Elementary2.8 mi · 489
Frequently asked questions
About Havelock MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Havelock Middle?
Havelock Middle enrolls approximately 313 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Havelock Middle serve?
Havelock Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Havelock Middle?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at Havelock Middle.
What is the student diversity at Havelock Middle?
Student demographics at Havelock Middle are roughly 40% White, 13% Hispanic, 31% Black, 2% Asian, 14% Two or more.
What district is Havelock Middle in?
Havelock Middle is part of Craven County Board of Education.
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