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If you had an hour of school board time for West Craven Middle, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
614
Middle
DISTRICT 516 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CRAVEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION·NCES 370331000392
West Craven Middle
515 NW Craven Mid School Road, New Bern, NC 28562 · (252) 514-6488 · Craven County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL614 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of North Carolina public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
17.3:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
599 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 | 195 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 198 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 221 | 36% |
Student demographics
69%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
41.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
32.8%
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 33 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
38.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% 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 West Craven Middle
West Craven Middle's state test result (38.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Craven Middle this school | 614 | 97.6% | 38.9% |
| W C Friday Middle School Dallas | 618 | 99.5% | 39.9% |
| J E Holmes Middle Eden | 612 | 99.5% | 34.8% |
| Southern Middle Aberdeen | 620 | 98.9% | 56.1% |
| Sedgefield Middle Charlotte | 534 | 97.0% | 60.2% |
| West Rowan Middle Salisbury | 707 | 98.9% | 36.0% |
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 West Craven Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #353 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #380 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #326 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 614 | #215 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #328 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.1% | #75 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.6% | #316 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.2% | #81 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
614
-148 (-19%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 908
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 614 | 35.4 | 17.3:1 | 98% (599) |
| 2023-24 | 645 | 32.3 | 20.0:1 | 96% (617) |
| 2022-23 | 673 | 33.9 | 19.8:1 | 98% (662) |
| 2020-21 | 762 | 47 | 16.2:1 | 99% (754) |
| 2017-18 | 751 | 45.3 | 16.6:1 | 64% (484) |
| 2015-16 | 817 | 51 | 16.0:1 | 65% (534) |
| 2010-11 | 825 | 51 | 16.2:1 | 62% (511) |
| 2000-01 | 904 | 63 | 14.3:1 | 51% (461) |
| 1990-91 | 908 | 58 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Craven Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (751 to 614); teachers down 22% (45.3 to 35.4).
About West Craven Middle
West Craven Middle is a medium-sized middle-grades school in New Bern, North Carolina, (ZIP code 28562). The school reports 614 students in grades 6 through 8.
West Craven Middle belongs to Craven County Board of Education, a district of 26 schools and 12,152 students.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at West Craven Middle, at 42%. Other groups include 31% Black, 18% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. By comparison, Craven County residents are about 66% White. West Craven Middle's diversity index is 69%, against a US figure of 70%.
The count of teachers at West Craven Middle is 35.4 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 17.3:1. That is higher than the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina. The school counts 599 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 98%. Public schools in Craven County average 74%.
Measured against North Carolina public middle schools, West Craven Middle receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The model predicts 49.0% for a school in North Carolina with West Craven Middle's free or reduced-price lunch share. West Craven Middle posts 38.9%.
Craven County has about 102,612 residents, and the median household income is $65,873, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. In all, Craven County has 27 public schools and roughly 12,526 students.
The closest other public school is West Craven High, about 1.6 miles away. West Craven Middle has at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. Nearby schools average 49.5% on proficiency, and West Craven Middle is below that at 38.9%.
In the federal locale system, West Craven Middle is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
West Craven Middle's enrollment dropped from 762 in 2020-21 to 614 in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (17.3:1) than in 2020-21 (16.2:1).
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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
- Grover C Fields MiddleMiddle · 542 students
- Vanceboro-Farm Life ElementaryElementary · 494 students
Other schools in New Bern
- New Bern HighHigh · 1,637 students
- H J MacDonald MiddleMiddle · 632 students
- Grover C Fields MiddleMiddle · 542 students
- Creekside ElementaryElementary · 453 students
- Albert H Bangert ElementaryElementary · 446 students
- Brinson Memorial ElementaryElementary · 446 students
Nearby schools
- West Craven High1.6 mi · 751
- Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary6.3 mi · 494
- Bridgeton Elementary7.5 mi · 415
- H J MacDonald Middle7.5 mi · 632
- Oaks Road Academy7.8 mi · 352
- Craven Early College High7.9 mi · 221
Frequently asked questions
About West Craven MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at West Craven Middle?
West Craven Middle enrolls approximately 614 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does West Craven Middle serve?
West Craven Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at West Craven Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at West Craven Middle is approximately 17.3:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at West Craven Middle?
Student demographics at West Craven Middle are roughly 42% White, 18% Hispanic, 31% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is West Craven Middle in?
West Craven Middle is part of Craven County Board of Education.
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