Enrollment
340
Elementary
DISTRICT 375 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CRAVEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION·NCES 370331002312
W Jesse Gurganus Elementary
535 Hwy 70 W, Havelock, NC 28532 · (252) 444-5150 · Craven County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL340 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
157 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 31% smaller than its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
58%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
75.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
79.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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
76.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% 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 W Jesse Gurganus Elementary
W Jesse Gurganus Elementary's state test result (76.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| W Jesse Gurganus Elementary this school | 340 | 46.2% | 76.2% |
| Central Elementary Barco | 264 | 44.7% | 54.6% |
| E M Yoder Elementary Mebane | 336 | 51.5% | 60.1% |
| Lucy S. Herring Elementary Asheville | 255 | 46.3% | 67.1% |
| Pathways Elementary Hillsborough | 371 | 54.4% | 71.3% |
| Isaac Dickson Elementary Asheville | 390 | 41.0% | 63.9% |
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 W Jesse Gurganus Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Craven County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.2% | #121 of 1,297 | #2 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #140 of 1,296 | #2 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.1% | #84 of 1,300 | #1 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 340 | #1,081 of 1,485 | #11 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #424 of 1,377 | #3 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.1% | #768 of 1,379 | #14 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.2% | #1,184 of 1,414 | #14 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.5% | #531 of 937 | #11 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
340
-55 (-14%) vs 2020
-31% since 2000-01, when it was 492
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 340 | 24.6 | 13.8:1 | 46% (157) |
| 2023-24 | 350 | 24.5 | 14.3:1 | 48% (167) |
| 2022-23 | 373 | 25.7 | 14.5:1 | 46% (170) |
| 2020-21 | 395 | 25 | 15.8:1 | 26% (104) |
| 2017-18 | 384 | 24.6 | 15.6:1 | 34% (131) |
| 2015-16 | 391 | 24 | 16.3:1 | 39% (154) |
| 2010-11 | 519 | 30 | 17.3:1 | 46% (239) |
| 2000-01 | 492 | 25 | 19.7:1 | 26% (129) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for W Jesse Gurganus Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (384 to 340); teachers unchanged (24.6 to 24.6).
About W Jesse Gurganus Elementary
W Jesse Gurganus Elementary is a small elementary school in North Carolina, with an address in Havelock. The school counts 340 students across kindergarten through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in North Carolina is about 467 students.
Craven County Board of Education is responsible for 26 schools, W Jesse Gurganus Elementary included, with 12,152 students in all.
At 61%, White students outnumber all other groups at W Jesse Gurganus Elementary combined. Smaller groups are 15% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, and 9% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at W Jesse Gurganus Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 58%.
A ratio of 13.8:1 comes from the school's 24.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina average 14.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 46% in 2024-25. Across public schools in Craven County, the average is 74%.
Measured against North Carolina public elementary schools, W Jesse Gurganus Elementary receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After adjusting for student poverty, W Jesse Gurganus Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 76.2%; the prediction is 64.8%.
County data help place the school in context: in Craven County, median household income is about $65,873, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. W Jesse Gurganus Elementary is among the 27 public schools in Craven County.
Arthur W Edwards Elementary is located about 0.8 miles from W Jesse Gurganus Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, W Jesse Gurganus Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 340, 14% below the 395 of 2020-21. Students per teacher fell from 15.8 in 2020-21 to 13.8 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at W Jesse Gurganus Elementary. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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
- 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
- Havelock MiddleMiddle · 313 students
- Havelock ElementaryElementary · 248 students
Nearby schools
- Arthur W Edwards Elementary0.8 mi · 489
- Tucker Creek Middle1.3 mi · 478
- Graham A Barden Elementary1.7 mi · 237
- Havelock Elementary3.3 mi · 248
- Early College EAST High3.3 mi · 208
- Havelock Middle3.3 mi · 313
Frequently asked questions
About W Jesse Gurganus ElementaryHow large is W Jesse Gurganus Elementary?
W Jesse Gurganus Elementary enrolls approximately 340 students in grades KG-05.
Is W Jesse Gurganus Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
W Jesse Gurganus Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does W Jesse Gurganus Elementary have?
W Jesse Gurganus Elementary employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
What is the student diversity at W Jesse Gurganus Elementary?
Student demographics at W Jesse Gurganus Elementary are roughly 61% White, 15% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees W Jesse Gurganus Elementary?
W Jesse Gurganus Elementary is overseen by Craven County Board of Education in Craven County.
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