Havelock High
Havelock, NC 28532
Phone: (252) 444-5112
Fax: (252) 444-5119
District: Craven County School District
GreatSchools Rating
public • Grades 9,10,11,12 • 1003 students
Havelock High, a public school located in Havelock, NC, serves grades 9-12 in the Craven County School District.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 4 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.
Havelock High is a public school located in Havelock, NC. 1003 students attend Havelock High.
School Ratings
| Category | Rating | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Test Scores | 5/10 | The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 North Carolina End-of-Course Tests data from North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, and using 2025 North Carolina End-of-Grade Tests data from North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. |
| College Readiness | 4/10 | The College Readiness Rating uses this high school's graduation rates, college entrance exam participation and performance, or AP, IB, or Dual Enrollment participation to determine how well schools are preparing students for success in college and beyond. The College Readiness Rating was created using the following data from the 2021 Civil Rights Data Collection: percentage of students enrolled in IB, AP or Dual Enrollment classes in grades 9-12, using 2025 4-year high school graduation rate data from North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, using 2025 Average ACT score data from North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, using 2025 ACT percent college ready data from North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, and using 2025 demographic data from North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. |
| Student Growth | 4/10 | The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2024 Student growth data from North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. |
Posted: May 6, 2025
This school has the absolute worst staff for after school events. They treat families extremely poorly & are not a community. Very sad and depressing atmosphere.
Posted: May 6, 2025
Posted: September 27, 2021
Posted: September 27, 2021
Posted: September 27, 2021
Posted: September 27, 2021
Posted: September 27, 2021
Posted: September 27, 2021
Posted: September 27, 2021
The principle Mrs. Freeble is a lousy principle which gives no care for student safety after two school safety threats and still holding school and plus found people to accuse without evidence on issues the school caused my stay here has been absolutely terrible though there are some good teachers.
Posted: September 27, 2021
Posted: September 18, 2016
No. Havelock High is known for football. If you're a new student and not on the football team your basically an outcast.
Posted: September 18, 2016
I honestly think the teachers forgot why they wanted to be teachers. They deal with problem children everyday and just give up. They probably hate doing what they wanted to do. Unfortunately, my son is basically invisible to these teachers. He is new yet they don't even try to see his potential. My son has never been depressed. But he is now. He can't sleep, he has so much anxiety. This didn't happen until he started attending this school.
Posted: September 18, 2016
We just moved here, I'm sure it will be to much because the teachers are to lazy to spend 2 minutes of their time to give me the assignments that my son missed because he had food poisoning. He's probably going to have 3x the work. I called and asked for his school work because we don't want him to fall behind. I was told that the teachers don't have time.
Posted: September 18, 2016
My son just stated attending this school. His first day he was in the guidence councilors office so he was obviously late to class in order to get his schedule. School starts at 7:30am we were told to have him at the school at 8am. Why not bring him in at 7am? His first class was Physical Education. Hee didn't have PE clothes, because he obviously didnt know he would need them. His PE teacher told him to have a seat. He asked to use the bathroom and when he came back the gym was empty, no one was there so my son sat in the locker room. Waiting for someone to show up. The bleachers were pushed in. He didn't have any where to sit in the gymnasium. The next day his teacher was accusing him of leaving. Made my son stand directly in front of him and verbally abused him in front of the entire class. My son did nothing wrong. His incompetent teacher didn't give him direction. Later that day 2 boys got into an argument and one of them threw a desk and it almost hit my son. This is not a school that any loving parent would want their child to attend. Maybe this is normal behavior from kids and teachers here in Havelock. I don't want my children to be influenced by this. It's not normal and it's not ok. I'm honestly disgusted. My children will be homeschooling. Shame on this school and the teachers!
Posted: November 30, 2015
Posted: November 30, 2015
Posted: November 30, 2015
Posted: November 30, 2015
One of the best public high schools in eastern NC. Currently 10 AP courses are taught on campus with more available on-line. Good students excel here and some have gone on to great colleges such as UNC, Duke, and the Military Academies. Numerous athletic and Academic scholarships have been awarded to NCAA D1 universities. One of the top football programs in the state. Numerous recent conference championships in other sports including basketball, swimming, and lacrosse. Incredible Band and music program. National Honor Society, award winning student council program, and many other popular extra-curricular activities are available to all students.
Posted: March 13, 2015
I attended Havelock high in my senior year in 2012. I just want to bring everything from this school to my old high school. I wish I attended Havelock for all my education. I'm proud to say I graduated from Havelock, how can I bring this education process to my old high school? This is exactly what my old school needs!
Posted: January 5, 2015
Havelock High School has been an excellent high school for all 3 of my now graduated children. My children are young adults now; they are all successful and loved attending this high school. Two of them were awarded scholarships to the colleges of their choice, the other an honor graduate in the United States Air Force. This high school gave each an excellent education and so much direction and fun through excellent programs in band, sports, and guard, in addition to their academic classes. I could recommend more a wonderful place to raise kids and give a great start to youth than Havelock and its schools, including Havelock high school.
Posted: January 5, 2015
I am a Havelock High alumni and I graduated as valedictorian of my class. HHS was a great high school; the teachers and faculty were and are supportive, inspiring, and dedicated to their students. Many of them are still mentors to me that I feel I can always count on, and I will always have a home there. The band program is excellent; most of my favorite high school memories were made there.
Posted: February 24, 2014
Worst school ever. The majority of the teachers/faculty all act like they are in some sort of hierarchy. Staff treats students like toddlers but expects them to be adults. In my four years of high school here 2 out of 32 teachers (4 classes per semester) actually wanted to teach and enjoyed it. All the others hated their job and hated the students. I was constantly harassed over absences in which they wanted to suspend me? Because that makes sense. Ended up dropping out my senior year and enrolling in the community college to get my High school diploma (NOT GED!). Ended up blowing through that with straight A's and received my diploma 6 months before the school year was up. Overall this school is just horrible. If they could start worrying about teaching their students and not about which administrators have the most power than they would be fine.
Posted: August 18, 2012
Great school. Wonderful athletics, honors courses are extremely well taught. Above and below average students receive all the attention they could possibly need. The HPAC is the pride and joy of this school, they take wonderful care and host many great local shows.
Reviews provided by GreatSchools™
| # | Name | Type | City | State | Overall Rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stonebridge Trail | Area of Town | Havelock | NC | 2.1 mi | |
| 2 | MacDonald Downs | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Havelock | NC | 4 mi | |
| 3 | Cherry Branch | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Havelock | NC | 6.1 mi | |
| 4 | Evans Mill | Neighborhood/Subdivision | New Bern | NC | 11.8 mi | |
| 5 | Eastman Creek | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Beaufort | NC | 13.5 mi | |
| 6 | Star Hill North | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Cape Carteret | NC | 14.4 mi | |
| 7 | Marsh Harbour | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Cedar Point | NC | 16.8 mi | |
| 8 | River Reach | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Swansboro | NC | 17.3 mi | |
| 9 | Deer Park | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Swansboro | NC | 18.4 mi | |
| 10 | Hall Creek - North | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Swansboro | NC | 19.4 mi | |
| 11 | River Bend | Neighborhood/Subdivision | New Bern | NC | 19.6 mi | |
| 12 | Trailwood | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Hubert | NC | 21.4 mi | |
| 13 | Carolina Estates | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Jacksonville | NC | 25.9 mi | |
| 14 | Country Club Estates | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Jacksonville | NC | 27.2 mi | |
| 15 | Carolina Forest | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Jacksonville | NC | 29.9 mi | |
| 16 | WilliamsburgPlantation | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Jacksonville | NC | 31.6 mi | |
| 17 | Timber Creek | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Jacksonville | NC | 32.5 mi |
| # | Name | City | State | Overall Rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emerald Isle | Emerald Isle | NC | 14.3 mi | |
| 2 | Cedar Point | Cedar Point | NC | 16.7 mi | |
| 3 | Downtown Swansboro | Swansboro | NC | 18.4 mi | |
| 4 | Swansboro | Swansboro | NC | 18.4 mi | |
| 5 | Swansboro, NC | Swansboro | NC | 19 mi | |
| 6 | New Bern High School Area | New Bern | NC | 19.8 mi | |
| 7 | Hubert | Hubert | NC | 23.1 mi | |
| 8 | Piney green | Jacksonville | NC | 26.6 mi |
| Base | Distance |
|---|---|
| Cherry Point MCAS | 1.7 mi. |
| Coast Guard Fort Macon | 17.5 mi. |
| Camp Lejeune | 28.6 mi. |
| New River MCAS | 33.5 mi. |
| Stone Bay | 41 mi. |
