📍 230 Branch Canal Road, New Bern, Craven County, 28560
Bridgeton Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in New Bern, Craven County. The school has 375 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Craven County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Bridgeton Elementary enrolls 375 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 18% Black or African American and 8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 244 | 65% |
| Black or African American | 66 | 18% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 30 | 8% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 8% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
274 of the school's 375 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 246 qualify for free lunch and 28 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bridgeton Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-30, state senate district 2, state house district 79.
Bridgeton Elementary is one of 26 schools in Craven County Board of Education, based in New Bern, North Carolina. The district serves 12,152 students district-wide and employs 793 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 375 students, Bridgeton Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 467 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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