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Trent Park Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

2500 Educational Drive, New Bern, NC 28562 · (252) 514-6481 · Part of Craven County Schools

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

Directions
Students
390
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
96%
Setting
Town
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Trent Park Elementary

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 42% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 5 pts below the state
  • Next stop for New Bern kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

K–5Trent Park ElementaryYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, C+, 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 ↗

2500 Educational Drive, New Bern

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten73
Grade 155
Grade 251
Grade 369
Grade 478
Grade 564
Enrollment over time
404’20
429’21
389’22
360’23
390’24

Down 3.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 31%Asian 22%White 19%Hispanic 16%Two or more races 13%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Trent Park Elementary 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.