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New Bern High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

4200 Academic Drive, New Bern, NC 28562 · (252) 514-6400 · Part of Craven County Schools

New Bern’s School Grade C+ better than 43% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
1,637
Students per teacher
28:1
Free or reduced lunch
51%
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about New Bern High

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 68% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts above the state
  • Larger classes: 28 students per teacher

On the path

Where New Bern kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12New Bern HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency48%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts57%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

4200 Academic Drive, New Bern

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9527
Grade 10399
Grade 11383
Grade 12328
Enrollment over time
1,616’20
1,565’21
1,631’22
1,632’23
1,637’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 44%Black 28%Hispanic 13%Asian 7%Two or more races 7%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about New Bern High from New Bern families.

Other schools in Craven County Schools

The district →
Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Vanceboro
C−
494 students16:1
Bridgeton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Bern
C+
415 students14:1
Roger Bell New Tech Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Havelock
C−
408 students17:1
Oaks Road Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Bern
D
352 students17:1
James W Smith Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cove City
C
325 students14:1
J.T. Barber Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Bern
C−
270 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; New Bern’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.