Best New Bern Public Middle Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 5 public middle schools serving 2,279 students in New Bern, NC.

The top-ranked public middle schools in New Bern, NC are Grover C Fields Middle School, Craven Virtual Academy and H J Macdonald Middle School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

New Bern, NC public middle schools have an average math proficiency score of 41% (versus the North Carolina public middle school average of 48%), and reading proficiency score of 48% (versus the 50% statewide average). Middle schools in New Bern have an average ranking of 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of North Carolina public middle schools.

Minority enrollment is 55% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the North Carolina public middle school average of 57% (majority Black and Hispanic).