Schools in Carteret County Public Schools
17 public schools in this North Carolina school district: 8 elementary · 4 middle · 3 high · 1 K-8 · 1 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.
Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across North Carolina.
Elementary schools
8 schools in Carteret County Public Schools, best first
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White Oak Elementary
91.0
ELA 78%Math 81%Science 83%
#113 of 1,256 in North Carolina
Bogue Sound Elementary
86.1
ELA 66%Math 78%Science 85%
#175 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #1 in Newport
Atlantic Elementary
80.2
ELA 65%Math 71%Science 90%
#249 of 1,256 in North Carolina
Morehead City Primary
77.2
ELA 68%Math 70%
#287 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #1 in Morehead City
Morehead Elem at Camp Glenn
77.0
ELA 68%Math 71%Science 74%
#289 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #2 in Morehead City
Harkers Island Elementary
71.0
ELA 65%Math 65%Science 78%
#365 of 1,256 in North Carolina
Newport Elementary
64.8
ELA 59%Math 64%Science 78%
#442 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #2 in Newport
Beaufort Elementary
58.6
ELA 56%Math 65%Science 71%
#520 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #2 in Beaufort
Middle schools
4 schools in Carteret County Public Schools, best first
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Broad Creek Middle
95.3
ELA 75%Math 84%Science 81%
#22 of 460 in North Carolina · #1 in Newport
Morehead City Middle
81.3
ELA 67%Math 67%Science 76%
#86 of 460 in North Carolina
Beaufort Middle
80.1
ELA 62%Math 72%Science 72%
#92 of 460 in North Carolina
Newport Middle
79.7
ELA 65%Math 63%Science 80%
#94 of 460 in North Carolina · #2 in Newport