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Enrollment
1,637
High
DISTRICT 766 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CRAVEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION·NCES 370331000388
New Bern High
4200 Academic Drive, New Bern, NC 28562 · (252) 514-6400 · Craven County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,637 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of North Carolina public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
27.6:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 28.7:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
835 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 527 | 32% |
| Grade 10 | 399 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 383 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 328 | 20% |
Student demographics
70%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
50.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
25.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
38.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.3%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-24.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 63% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 New Bern High
New Bern High's state test result (38.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Bern High this school | 1,637 | 51.0% | 38.7% |
| Athens Drive High Raleigh | 2,156 | 44.0% | 45.7% |
| Cape Fear High Fayetteville | 1,515 | 55.1% | 55.2% |
| Sanderson High Raleigh | 1,648 | 43.4% | 39.2% |
| Jack Britt High Fayetteville | 1,940 | 41.6% | 62.2% |
| Gray's Creek High Hope Mills | 1,458 | 46.2% | 54.3% |
Matched among North Carolina high 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 New Bern High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #319 of 468 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #332 of 464 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #290 of 448 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,637 | #74 of 598 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 27.6:1 | #441 of 473 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.7% | #64 of 474 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.0% | #378 of 527 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.3% | #215 of 277 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,637
+21 (+1%) vs 2020
+33% since 1990-91, when it was 1,231
Student : Teacher
27.6:1
was 18.4:1
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 | 1,637 | 59.4 | 27.6:1 | 51% (835) |
| 2023-24 | 1,632 | 88.8 | 18.4:1 | 54% (886) |
| 2022-23 | 1,631 | 91.1 | 17.9:1 | 53% (869) |
| 2020-21 | 1,616 | 88 | 18.4:1 | 29% (476) |
| 2017-18 | 1,710 | 95.2 | 18.0:1 | 44% (752) |
| 2015-16 | 1,697 | 96 | 17.7:1 | 46% (783) |
| 2010-11 | 1,774 | 111 | 16.0:1 | 45% (806) |
| 2000-01 | 1,753 | 114 | 15.4:1 | 27% (466) |
| 1990-91 | 1,231 | 81 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Bern High.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (1,710 to 1,637); teachers down 38% (95.2 to 59.4).
About New Bern High
Federal records list New Bern High as a high school in New Bern, North Carolina. Its enrollment is 1,637 students, spread over grades 9 through 12. High schools in North Carolina average about 761 students, which makes this school 115% bigger than average.
Craven County Board of Education serves 12,152 students across 26 schools.
Of every 100 students at New Bern High, about 44 are White, the largest group. Other students are 28% Black, 13% Hispanic, 7% Asian, and 7% multiracial. That is lower than the 66% White share among all Craven County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 70%.
There are 59.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at New Bern High, giving a ratio of 27.6:1. The school's 27.6:1 compares with an average of 19.6:1 for high schools in North Carolina. By family income, 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 23 points below the 74% average for public schools in Craven County.
New Bern High 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 20% of North Carolina public high schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. New Bern High posts 38.7% against a 63.3% prediction, a bottom-10% result in North Carolina.
For the population of Craven County, median household income comes to about $65,873, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Across Craven County, 27 public schools serve about 12,526 students.
New Bern High is about 1.0 miles from Ben D. Quinn Elementary, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 38.7% is below the 61.1% average for nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Distant, meaning it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 1,616 in 2020-21 and 1,637 in 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 27.6 students per teacher, compared with 18.4 in 2020-21.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at New Bern High. 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
- 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
- Vanceboro-Farm Life ElementaryElementary · 494 students
Other schools in New Bern
- H J MacDonald MiddleMiddle · 632 students
- West Craven MiddleMiddle · 614 students
- Grover C Fields MiddleMiddle · 542 students
- Creekside ElementaryElementary · 453 students
- Albert H Bangert ElementaryElementary · 446 students
- Brinson Memorial ElementaryElementary · 446 students
Nearby schools
- Ben D. Quinn Elementary1.0 mi · 312
- Craven Virtual Academy1.0 mi · 117
- Craven Early College High1.1 mi · 221
- H J MacDonald Middle1.5 mi · 632
- Trent Park Elementary2.1 mi · 390
- Albert H Bangert Elementary2.2 mi · 446
Frequently asked questions
About New Bern HighHow large is New Bern High?
New Bern High enrolls approximately 1,637 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does New Bern High serve?
New Bern High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does New Bern High have?
New Bern High employs 59 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 27.6:1.
How diverse is New Bern High?
New Bern High reports a student body of 44% White, 13% Hispanic, 28% Black, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is New Bern High in?
New Bern High is part of Craven County Board of Education.
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