#1 Best Private Elementary Schools in Craven County, NC
Annunciation Catholic School
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 69% of Catholic schools in North Carolina
Havelock, NC
A+Overall grade120 students12 students per teacher
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Best Private Elementary Schools in Craven County, NC
Private schools in Craven County, NC with elementary grades and the highest overall grades. Top 7 of 7 schools.
#2 Best Private Elementary Schools in Craven County, NC
Calvary Baptist Church School
Baptist school · Grades K–12
Smaller classes than 89% of Christian schools in North Carolina
New Bern, NC
AOverall grade86 students6 students per teacher
#3 Best Private Elementary Schools in Craven County, NC
St. Paul Catholic School
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
The only Catholic school in New Bern
New Bern, NC
AOverall grade177 students14 students per teacher
#4 Best Private Elementary Schools in Craven County, NC
Swift Creek Christian Academy
Religious school · Grades K–8
A private school in Vanceboro
Vanceboro, NC
B+Overall grade75 students9 students per teacher
#5 Best Private Elementary Schools in Craven County, NC
The Epiphany School of Global Studies
Independent school · Grades K–12
Growing: enrollment up 73% since 2011–12
New Bern, NC
B-Overall grade485 students11 students per teacher
#6 Best Private Elementary Schools in Craven County, NC
New Bern Christian Academy
Christian school (nondenominational) · Grades K–12
Growing: enrollment up 348% since 2013–14
New Bern, NC
B-Overall grade479 students14 students per teacher
#7 Best Private Elementary Schools in Craven County, NC
Claysmill RD Christian Acadamy
Baptist school · Grades K–12
A Christian school in Dover
Dover, NC
B-Overall grade140 students19 students per teacher
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