Wayne County Public Schools

Summary:

The Wayne County Public Schools district in North Carolina encompasses 32 schools, including 13 elementary schools, 9 middle schools, and 10 high schools, serving students from diverse backgrounds.

The district has a mix of high-performing and struggling schools. Grantham Elementary and Meadow Lane Elementary are among the top-ranked elementary schools in North Carolina, with strong test scores and over 60% proficiency in math and reading. At the middle school level, Rosewood Middle stands out as the highest-ranked school in the district, with exceptional performance across multiple subjects. The district's top high school is Wayne School of Engineering, which ranks 120th out of 640 high schools in the state and boasts impressive proficiency rates of 78-95% on end-of-course exams.

In contrast, some schools in the district are struggling to meet performance standards, with Brogden Primary, Carver Heights Elementary, and Eastern Wayne Elementary ranked in the bottom 10% of elementary schools statewide. Similarly, Dillard Middle, Brogden Middle, and Eastern Wayne Middle are among the lowest-performing middle schools, while Goldsboro High, Southern Wayne High, and Eastern Wayne High are the lowest-performing high schools in the district.

District Detail

2001 E Royall Avenue
Goldsboro, NC 27533-1797

(919) 731-5900

SchoolDigger Rank:
154^th of 242 North Carolina districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-13
Students: 17,368

Primary Schools: 13
Middle Schools: 9
High Schools: 10
Alternative Schools: 1

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				EOC Biology (2024)	EOC English II (2024)	EOC Math I (2024)	EOC Math III (2024)	EOG Mathematics (2024)						EOG Reading (2024)						EOG Science (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Carver Heights Elementary	Public	3-5	411 Bunche Drive	Goldsboro	27530	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 731-7222	412	28	14.5	99.3%	13 (3.2%)	346 (84.0%)	33 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.4%)	7.7	1448^th of 1505 public elementary schools	3.8%		7.6	1444^th of 1502 public elementary schools	3.9%	4					18.1	27.6	21.9				18.9	30.3	27.7				46.0		$10,648	$2,672	$7,976
Dillard Middle	Public	6-8	1101 S Devereaux St	Goldsboro	27530	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 580-9360	322	21	15.2	99.1%	10 (3.1%)	272 (84.5%)	28 (8.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.8%)	7.6	752^nd of 793 public middle schools	5.2%		8.6	730^th of 784 public middle schools	6.9%	22								19.2	22.0	22.5				22.1	22.0	23.5		37.3	$11,466	$1,889	$9,578
Edgewood Cmty Developmental	Public	10-12	1601 Peachtree St	Goldsboro	27530	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 731-5970	42	4	9.9	92.9%	14 (33.3%)	17 (40.5%)	7 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.1%)								(n/a)																			$24,484	$5,963	$18,522
Goldsboro High	Public	9-12	901 E Beech Street	Goldsboro	27530	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 731-5930	442	25	17.8	99.3%	10 (2.3%)	388 (87.8%)	30 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	8.6	603^rd of 640 public high schools	5.8%		5.8	602^nd of 626 public high schools	3.8%	1	24.3	23.3	11.0	32.4															$11,741	$1,335	$10,407
North Drive Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	1108 North Drive	Goldsboro	27534	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 731-5950	484	34	14.4	99.4%	22 (4.5%)	390 (80.6%)	38 (7.9%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.8%)								(n/a)																			$9,864	$1,682	$8,181
Greenwood Middle	Public	5-8	3209 E Ash Street	Goldsboro	27534	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 751-7100	359	25	14.2	99.2%	91 (25.3%)	146 (40.7%)	83 (23.1%)	13 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.0%)	58.8	298^th of 793 public middle schools	62.4%		47.3	402^nd of 784 public middle schools	48.7%	104							45.8	65.8	52.6	49.4			41.0	53.4	50.5	46.8	50.6	71.8	$10,327	$1,454	$8,873
Meadow Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3500 E Ash Street	Goldsboro	27534	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 751-7150	713	51	13.9	99.6%	256 (35.9%)	250 (35.1%)	124 (17.4%)	15 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	64 (9.0%)	69.4	419^th of 1505 public elementary schools	72.2%		43.6	873^rd of 1502 public elementary schools	41.9%	454					73.8	66.2					53.3	56.9							$10,168	$1,465	$8,703
Eastern Wayne Middle	Public	6-8	3518 Central Heights Rd	Goldsboro	27534	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 751-7110	464	26	18.1	98.5%	81 (17.5%)	267 (57.5%)	83 (17.9%)	12 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.3%)	16.3	695^th of 793 public middle schools	12.4%		15.3	688^th of 784 public middle schools	12.2%	7								20.6	25.3	26.0				27.2	36.8	28.8		56.5	$9,024	$1,286	$7,738
Wayne Early / Middle College High	Public	9-13	3000 Wayne Memorial Drive	Goldsboro	27534	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 739-7070	232	10	22.7	55.2%	82 (35.3%)	38 (16.4%)	97 (41.8%)	9 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	89.5	82^nd of 640 public high schools	87.2%		90.1	68^th of 626 public high schools	89.1%	14	83.9	78.6	97.8	92.7															$8,418	$325	$8,093
Wayne School of Engineering	Public	6-13	700 N Herman St	Goldsboro	27530	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 734-0070	427	24	17.6	31.6%	247 (57.8%)	80 (18.7%)	72 (16.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.9%)	83.3	120^th of 640 public high schools	81.3%		78.8	134^th of 626 public high schools	78.6%	14	78.3	95.0	46.2	75.9				91.0	87.9	92.4				89.6	81.8	93.9			$7,192	$332	$6,860
Wayne Middle / High Academy	Public	6-12	801 N Lionel St	Goldsboro	27530	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 580-3609	37	10	3.7	91.9%	5 (13.5%)	29 (78.4%)	2 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.7%)	2.8	625^th of 640 public high schools	2.3%					(n/a)	11.8			12.5				8.7						27.3	15.8	8.8		22.9	$17,211	$1,677	$15,535
Wayne School of Technical Arts	Public, Alternative	6-11	1520 Goodson St	Goldsboro	27531	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 751-7221	222	12	18.5	36.5%	113 (50.9%)	62 (27.9%)	29 (13.1%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	13 (5.9%)								(n/a)	92.1	97.3	52.6	72.0				89.3	66.0					76.8	78.7
Eastern Wayne High	Public	9-12	1135 New Hope Road	Goldsboro	27534	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 751-7120	806	50	16.2	99.6%	114 (14.1%)	501 (62.2%)	138 (17.1%)	13 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (4.5%)	21.1	508^th of 640 public high schools	20.6%		11.1	568^th of 626 public high schools	9.3%	60	28.7	45.2	35.6	25.6															$9,800	$921	$8,879
Tommy's Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1150 Tommy's Road	Goldsboro	27534	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 736-5040	569	34	16.7	99.5%	114 (20.0%)	306 (53.8%)	86 (15.1%)	26 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.5%)	28.2	1134^th of 1505 public elementary schools	24.7%		18.5	1279^th of 1502 public elementary schools	14.8%	145					48.4	40.9	47.8				31.9	44.1	35.7				60.0		$8,530	$1,194	$7,336
Mount Olive Middle	Public	5-8	309 Wooten Street	Mount Olive	28365	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 658-7320	364	20	18.5	99.2%	57 (15.7%)	157 (43.1%)	140 (38.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	33.8	542^nd of 793 public middle schools	31.7%		20.7	648^th of 784 public middle schools	17.3%	106							36.3	27.8	28.2	61.2			14.7	30.0	40.0	38.8	47.1	71.8	$9,924	$1,423	$8,500
Norwayne Middle	Public	6-8	1394 Norwayne School Road	Fremont	27830	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 242-3414	870	48	18.2	99.7%	432 (49.7%)	226 (26.0%)	144 (16.6%)	18 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.5%)	58.1	305^th of 793 public middle schools	61.5%		58.1	306^th of 784 public middle schools	61.0%	1								56.6	52.5	51.7				47.6	52.9	49.8		75.5	$8,110	$796	$7,314
Rosewood High	Public	9-12	900 Rosewood Road	Goldsboro	27530	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 705-6050	447	31	14.6	99.3%	269 (60.2%)	80 (17.9%)	65 (14.5%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.8%)	36.6	396^th of 640 public high schools	38.1%		39.2	361^st of 626 public high schools	42.3%	35	54.3	54.6	40.0	36.4															$10,220	$987	$9,233
Southern Wayne High	Public	9-12	124 Walter Fulcher Rd	Dudley	28333	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 705-6060	1,097	59	18.5	99.0%	248 (22.6%)	353 (32.2%)	465 (42.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	26 (2.4%)	12.5	575^th of 640 public high schools	10.2%		12.5	554^th of 626 public high schools	11.5%	21	29.6	35.2	19.9	20.6															$9,549	$903	$8,646
Rosewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	126 Charlie Braswell Road	Goldsboro	27530	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 705-6040	648	43	15.2	99.5%	372 (57.4%)	98 (15.1%)	128 (19.8%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.2%)	48.3	777^th of 1505 public elementary schools	48.4%		40	933^rd of 1502 public elementary schools	37.9%	156					63.2	63.2	54.1				44.4	48.4	42.7				63.6		$9,364	$1,293	$8,072
Northeast Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4665 NC Hwy 111 N	Pikeville	27863	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 705-6030	661	41	15.9	99.5%	327 (49.5%)	158 (23.9%)	114 (17.2%)	10 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (7.4%)	39.4	944^th of 1505 public elementary schools	37.3%		36.9	972^nd of 1502 public elementary schools	35.3%	28					63.6	61.2	42.4				52.5	49.0	39.4				37.9		$9,237	$1,158	$8,079
Northwest Elementary	Public	K-5	1769 Pikeville/Princeton Hwy	Pikeville	27863	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 242-3419	727	46	15.6	99.6%	401 (55.2%)	134 (18.4%)	122 (16.8%)	15 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (7.3%)	62.7	530^th of 1505 public elementary schools	64.8%		57.2	635^th of 1502 public elementary schools	57.7%	105					71.5	57.3	68.5				55.3	54.5	42.7				76.6		$9,417	$983	$8,433
Rosewood Middle	Public	6-8	541 NC 581 South	Goldsboro	27530	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 736-5050	347	20	17.0	99.1%	195 (56.2%)	64 (18.4%)	63 (18.2%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.8%)	66.4	237^th of 793 public middle schools	70.1%		59.6	295^th of 784 public middle schools	62.4%	58								70.9	66.3	37.0				42.7	58.2	62.7		84.9	$11,009	$1,275	$9,734
Spring Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1050 St John Church Rd	Goldsboro	27534	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 751-7155	823	56	14.7	99.6%	203 (24.7%)	82 (10.0%)	495 (60.1%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.3%)	57.7	621^st of 1505 public elementary schools	58.7%		47.7	805^th of 1502 public elementary schools	46.4%	184					66.7	61.2					41.6	59.2							$9,907	$1,430	$8,478
Brogden Middle	Public	5-8	3761 US 117 S Alt	Dudley	28333	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 705-6010	603	27	22.3	99.5%	37 (6.1%)	168 (27.9%)	377 (62.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.2%)	19.3	665^th of 793 public middle schools	16.1%		7.4	738^th of 784 public middle schools	5.9%	73							39.8	45.8	16.1	34.5			25.6	38.0	18.9	28.8	39.1	45.0	$9,192	$2,039	$7,153
Brogden Primary	Public	PK, KG-4	2253 Old Mt Olive Hwy	Dudley	28333	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 705-6020	751	52	14.5	99.6%	73 (9.7%)	217 (28.9%)	432 (57.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.9%)	17.2	1323^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	12.1%		11	1404^th of 1502 public elementary schools	6.5%	81					45.9	37.3					26.7	36.0							$9,765	$1,599	$8,166
Carver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	400 Old Seven Springs Rd	Mount Olive	28365	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 658-7330	509	38	13.5	99.4%	94 (18.5%)	218 (42.8%)	170 (33.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	24 (4.7%)	46.7	805^th of 1505 public elementary schools	46.5%		14.5	1344^th of 1502 public elementary schools	10.5%	539					67.4	55.4					42.4	42.2							$10,340	$1,446	$8,895
Charles B Aycock High	Public	9-12	5460 US 117 North	Pikeville	27863	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 242-3400	1,125	63	17.7	45.3%	582 (51.7%)	277 (24.6%)	176 (15.6%)	20 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	66 (5.9%)	46.5	319^th of 640 public high schools	50.2%		40	353^rd of 626 public high schools	43.6%	34	48.4	47.0	66.0	57.3															$8,936	$829	$8,107
Eastern Wayne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1271 New Hope Road	Goldsboro	27534	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 751-7130	525	34	15.4	99.4%	115 (21.9%)	238 (45.3%)	139 (26.5%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.1%)	23.3	1223^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	18.7%		13.3	1363^rd of 1502 public elementary schools	9.3%	140					71.4	35.9	22.1				37.8	34.8	32.2				37.9		$9,943	$1,279	$8,664
Fremont STARS Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Pine Street	Fremont	27830	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 242-3410	246	18	13.8	98.8%	126 (51.2%)	58 (23.6%)	50 (20.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)	50.9	731^st of 1505 public elementary schools	51.4%		23.4	1205^th of 1502 public elementary schools	19.8%	474					75.6	60.0	59.5				53.7	32.0	42.9				57.1		$11,245	$1,563	$9,682
Grantham Middle	Public	5-8	3093 S US Hwy 13	Goldsboro	27530	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 689-9999	308	18	17.2	99.0%	122 (39.6%)	62 (20.1%)	113 (36.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.9%)	31.3	556^th of 793 public middle schools	29.9%		13.9	699^th of 784 public middle schools	10.8%	143							59.2	31.3	57.1	38.1			43.4	32.5	32.5	41.3	63.2	60.3	$9,108	$1,394	$7,714
Spring Creek Middle	Public	5-8	3579 S NC 111 Hwy	Seven Springs	28578	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 751-7125	622	35	17.8	97.3%	117 (18.8%)	75 (12.1%)	407 (65.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.1%)	47.7	417^th of 793 public middle schools	47.4%		36.8	491^st of 784 public middle schools	37.4%	74							66.2	60.3	59.1	61.8			48.7	37.4	37.2	39.5	74.0	60.5	$8,626	$1,380	$7,246
Grantham Elementary	Public	K-4	174 Grantham School Rd	Goldsboro	27530	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 689-5000	422	33	12.9	99.3%	211 (50.0%)	61 (14.5%)	135 (32.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	77.1	295^th of 1505 public elementary schools	80.4%		73.3	357^th of 1502 public elementary schools	76.2%	62					69.8	91.5					46.5	78.0							$10,962	$1,388	$9,573
Spring Creek High	Public	9-12	4340 Indian Springs Rd	Seven Springs	28578	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 751-7160	742	46	16.1	99.6%	167 (22.5%)	95 (12.8%)	453 (61.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.4%)	33.7	413^th of 640 public high schools	35.5%		25.8	469^th of 626 public high schools	25.1%	56	34.0	48.5	56.5	41.1															$9,260	$926	$8,335

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Dillard Academy	1.02 mi	1	227^th
NC Health and Human Services	2.48 mi	11
Wayne STEM Academy	3.44 mi	1
Wayne Preparatory	4.43 mi	1
Bertie County Schools	4.87 mi	8	144^th

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