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Creekside Elementary

Craven County Schools · Craven County

Address
2790 Landscape Drive, New Bern, NC 28562
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Grades served
K-5
NCES school ID
370331002980
453
Students
31.5
Teachers (FTE)
14.4:1
Student–teacher ratio
B
Performance grade
79
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
7.6%
Chronically absent
29.3%
Economically disadvantaged

Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Creekside ElementaryElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Riverside Leadership AcademyElementary · Grades K-7 · Riverside Leadership Academy · Charter2.4 mi
  2. Brinson Memorial ElementaryElementary · Grades K-52.8 mi
  3. Albert H Bangert ElementaryElementary · Grades K-55.2 mi
  4. Craven Virtual AcademyOther · Grades 4-126.4 mi
  5. Grover C Fields MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-86.4 mi
  6. Trent Park ElementaryElementary · Grades K-56.6 mi
  7. J.T. Barber ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-56.8 mi
  8. Craven Early College HighHigh · Grades 9-137.3 mi
  9. New Bern HighHigh · Grades 9-127.3 mi
  10. Oaks Road AcademyElementary · Grades PK-57.4 mi

How Creekside Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 79 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools88th percentile
Higher than 88% · rank 279 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools92nd percentile
Higher than 92% · rank 107 of 1,419
Craven County Board of Education88th percentile
Higher than 88% · rank 3 of 26

Chronic absence is lower here than at 93% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 5 points since 2014 (74 → 79). Met or exceeded expected growth in 9 of 10 years, exceeding it in 3. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202579BMet78.9
202471BNot Met71.1
202378BMet76.7
202276BMet74.1
201980BMet80.3
201879BMet81.3
201783BMet83
201682BExceeded79
201573BExceeded70
201474BExceeded70

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Craven County Board of Education for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 66.67%Hispanic 15.89%Black 7.28%Two+ Races 6.4%Asian 3.75%
White: 66.67% (302) Hispanic: 15.89% (72) Black: 7.28% (33) Two+ Races: 6.4% (29) Asian: 3.75% (17)
White66.67%
Hispanic15.89%
Black7.28%
Two+ Races6.4%
Asian3.75%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 453
47.02%213 Female
52.98%240 Male

Student counts for Creekside Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 453 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 92.4%Chronically absent 7.6%
Regular attendance: 92.4% (461) Chronically absent: 7.6% (38)
Regular attendance92.4%
Chronically absent7.6%

Student Population

Students Counted: 499
29.3%Economically disadvantaged

Student indicators for Creekside Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 499 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 83.08%Beginning 16.92%
Experienced: 83.08% (25) Beginning: 16.92% (5)
Experienced83.08%
Beginning16.92%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 30.1 FTE
100%Fully licensed
0%Emergency or provisional
16.59%5 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Creekside Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 30.1 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)85.3%61.1%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)82.8%57.7%
Reading (grades 3–8)72.3%43.7%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Mathematics (grades 3–8)17.2%25.1%38.5%19.2%
Reading (grades 3–8)27.7%28.6%28.6%15.1%
Science (grades 5 & 8)14.7%24.2%43.2%17.9%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth0.2380.5

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers30.14
Experienced teachers25.04 (83%)
Beginning teachers5.1 (17%)
Holding a standard license30.14 (100%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0 (0%)
National Board certified5

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (38 of 499)7.6%
Economically disadvantaged29.3%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.86
Library books per student20.82
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.09

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Creekside Elementary report card PDF

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Creekside Elementary's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.