Roger Bell New Tech Academy

Roger Bell New Tech Academy is a moderately sized elementary-level community in Havelock, North Carolina, overseen by Craven County Board of Education. The school enrolls 408 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Within Craven County Board of Education, which oversees 26 schools and 12,152 students, Roger Bell New Tech Academy is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Roger Bell New Tech Academy shows that the most-represented group is White (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 25% Black, 18% multiracial, 11% Hispanic. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 66%.

On the income-and-resources front, Roger Bell New Tech Academy reports 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.9:1. The state averages around 14.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Craven County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Roger Bell New Tech Academy sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.0%; this one delivers 59.7%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Craven County put median household earnings sit near $65,873, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Roger Bell New Tech Academy is one of 27 public schools in Craven County (combined enrollment of about 12,526 students).

The closest other public school is Havelock High, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Roger Bell New Tech Academy comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 55.8%.

Roger Bell New Tech Academy operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Roger Bell New Tech Academy has expanded 12%, going from 364 students in 2018 to 408 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share declined from 38% to 25%. Class-load math has loosened: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.