📍 319 Neuse Forest Avenue, New Bern, Craven County, 28560
Brinson Memorial Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in New Bern, Craven County. The school has 453 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Craven County Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 41% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Brinson Memorial Elementary enrolls 453 students across grades K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 31 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% White, 19% Black or African American and 17% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 236 | 52% |
| Black or African American | 85 | 19% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 79 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 44 | 9.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
243 of the school's 453 students (54%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 216 qualify for free lunch and 27 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.
Brinson Memorial Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 3.
Brinson Memorial 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 453 students, Brinson Memorial Elementary is close to the district average of about 467 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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