Dillard Middle

Summary:

Dillard Middle is a public middle school in Goldsboro, North Carolina, serving around 350 students in grades 6-8. The school faces significant academic challenges, with consistently low proficiency rates and statewide rankings, particularly for its majority African American student population and other vulnerable subgroups.

Dillard Middle's performance is concerning, with only 19.2% of 6th graders, 22% of 7th graders, and 22.5% of 8th graders proficient in mathematics, compared to state averages of 54.3%, 50.4%, and 46.9%, respectively. The school ranks in the bottom 25% of North Carolina middle schools for African American, Hispanic, special education, and low socioeconomic status students. Additionally, Dillard Middle has an extremely high percentage of students (over 99%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

In comparison, the nearby middle schools, such as Mount Olive Middle, Spring Creek Middle, and Grantham Middle, generally perform better academically, with higher proficiency rates and better statewide rankings. These schools have more diverse student populations and lower percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Dillard Middle's persistent academic challenges may be influenced by its location within the Wayne County Public Schools district, which is ranked 154 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 1101 S Devereaux St
       Goldsboro, NC  27530-6400


(919) 580-9360

District: Wayne County Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
752nd of 793 North Carolina Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,466 Help


Students who attend Dillard Middle usually attend:

High:    Goldsboro High

Feeder schools for Dillard Middle:

Elementary:    Carver Heights Elementary
    North Drive Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  17.3 Help
Number of students:  350

Racial breakdown:

African American:
88.3%
Hispanic:
5.7%
White:
2.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  99.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Dillard Middle ranks worse than 94.8% of middle schools in North Carolina. It also ranks last among 9 ranked middle schools in the Wayne County Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 7.56. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (88.3%), Hispanic (5.7%), White (2.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 99.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Dillard Middle is 17.3, which is the 3rd best among 9 middle schools in the Wayne County Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Dillard Middle is $11,466, which is the highest among 9 middle schools in the Wayne County Public Schools District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Dillard Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Dillard Middle 752nd of 793 North Carolina public middle schools. (See Dillard Middle in the ranking list.)

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Wayne County Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Wayne County Public Schools 154th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Dillard Middle

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Rank History for all students at Dillard Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 10.00 556th 598 7.0%
2007 16.14 542nd 606 10.6%
2008 20.86 514th 620 17.1%
2009 31.67 495th 630 21.4%
2010 22.00 556th 640 13.1%
2011 17.13 581st 648 10.3%
2012 16.56 590th 662 10.9%
2013 7.65 632nd 673 6.1%
2014 1.44 624th 627 0.5%
2015 4.31 674th 705 4.4%
2016 3.71 667th 692 3.6%
2017 1.69 678th 694 2.3%
2018 2.53 672nd 691 2.7%
2019 2.15 720th 737 2.3%
2021 4.01 734th 741 0.9%
2022 7.15 745th 786 5.2%
2023 8.62 730th 784 6.9%
2024 7.56 752nd 793 5.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Dillard Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 47.28 150th 356 57.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Dillard Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 16.36 463rd 473 2.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Dillard Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 6.12 594th 604 1.7%
2019 4.97 621st 639 2.8%
2021 11.70 605th 633 4.4%
2022 15.69 634th 689 8.0%
2023 14.05 683rd 735 7.1%
2024 12.18 702nd 743 5.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Dillard Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 1.14 654th 656 0.3%
2019 0.98 679th 684 0.7%
2021 4.33 702nd 706 0.6%
2022 6.14 712th 733 2.9%
2023 8.19 699th 731 4.4%
2024 5.74 723rd 738 2.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Dillard Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.08 448th 475 5.7%
2019 11.99 491st 504 2.6%
2021 11.10 478th 478 0.0%
2022 14.72 442nd 449 1.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Dillard Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 4.51 649th 665 2.4%
2019 3.30 680th 697 2.4%
2021 5.44 700th 711 1.5%
2022 8.85 707th 748 5.5%
2023 8.56 704th 747 5.8%
2024 9.78 703rd 751 6.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Dillard Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.46 481st 494 2.6%
2019 8.59 501st 519 3.5%
2021 13.11 520th 533 2.4%
2022 19.25 492nd 550 10.5%
2023 22.74 477th 559 14.7%
2024 22.52 476th 560 15.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Dillard Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 17.87 511th 564 9.4%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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by a parent
Thursday, September 7, 2017

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Thursday, September 7, 2017

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Enrollment information for Dillard Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1993 99 576 1 2 2 n/a n/a 0 680
1994 95 606 0 1 2 n/a n/a 0 704
1995 8 582 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 593
1996 8 582 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 593
1997 7 561 1 3 0 n/a n/a 0 572
1998 8 515 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 524
1999 8 460 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 471
2000 5 342 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 348
2001 2 353 0 0 2 n/a n/a 0 357
2002 0 295 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 296
2003 0 295 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 296
2004 0 284 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 285
2005 2 245 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 248
2006 2 239 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 242
2007 4 354 2 7 0 n/a n/a 5 372
2008 4 255 1 4 0 n/a n/a 4 268
2009 6 263 1 5 0 n/a n/a 0 275
2010 7 567 0 11 0 n/a n/a 0 585
2011 6 508 1 35 0 0 29 0 579
2012 10 533 2 31 0 0 30 0 606
2013 6 556 0 28 0 0 18 0 608
2014 9 593 1 26 0 0 8 0 637
2015 10 515 1 26 0 0 5 0 557
2016 13 452 0 25 0 0 1 0 491
2017 13 295 0 19 0 2 2 0 331
2018 7 277 0 21 0 1 10 0 316
2019 8 319 0 28 0 0 9 0 364
2020 11 316 0 22 0 0 30 0 379
2021 12 315 0 25 0 0 8 0 360
2022 16 319 1 17 0 0 4 0 357
2023 10 309 3 20 0 0 8 0 350

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Dillard Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1993 680 44.0 15.5 67.6
1994 704 42.0 16.8 64.1
1995 593 41.0 14.5 85.5
1996 593 41.0 14.5 85.5
1997 572 41.0 14.0 81.6
1998 524 49.0 10.7 89.5
1999 471 49.0 9.6 94.9
2000 348 49.0 7.1 99.1
2001 357 31.0 11.5 85.7
2002 296 32.0 9.3 99
2003 296 32.0 9.3 99
2004 285 32.0 8.9 86.3
2005 248 29.0 8.6 88.3
2006 242 27.0 9.0 95
2007 372 33.3 11.2 82.3
2008 268 33.8 7.9 86.7
2009 275 31.3 8.8 85.1
2010 585 49.5 11.8 88.4
2011 579 48.2 12.0 93.4
2012 606 46.3 13.0 94.6
2013 608 42.1 14.4 91.3
2014 637 39.3 16.2 91.4
2015 557 38.0 14.6 99.5
2016 491 40.0 12.2 99.4
2017 331 33.4 9.8 99.1
2018 316 29.4 10.7 99.1
2019 364 30.2 12.0 99.2
2020 379 30.4 12.4 99.2
2021 360 22.8 15.7 99.2
2022 357 22.5 15.8 99.2
2023 350 20.1 17.3 99.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Dillard Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1993 680 44.0 15.5 67.6
1994 704 42.0 16.8 64.1
1995 593 41.0 14.5 85.5
1996 593 41.0 14.5 85.5
1997 572 41.0 14.0 81.6
1998 524 49.0 10.7 89.5
1999 471 49.0 9.6 94.9
2000 348 49.0 7.1 99.1
2001 357 31.0 11.5 85.7
2002 296 32.0 9.3 99
2003 296 32.0 9.3 99
2004 285 32.0 8.9 86.3
2005 248 29.0 8.6 88.3
2006 242 27.0 9.0 95
2007 372 33.3 11.2 82.3
2008 268 33.8 7.9 86.7
2009 275 31.3 8.8 85.1
2010 585 49.5 11.8 88.4
2011 579 48.2 12.0 93.4
2012 606 46.3 13.0 94.6
2013 608 42.1 14.4 91.3
2014 637 39.3 16.2 91.4
2015 557 38.0 14.6 99.5
2016 491 40.0 12.2 99.4
2017 331 33.4 9.8 99.1
2018 316 29.4 10.7 99.1
2019 364 30.2 12.0 99.2
2020 379 30.4 12.4 99.2
2021 360 22.8 15.7 99.2
2022 357 22.5 15.8 99.2
2023 350 20.1 17.3 99.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Dillard Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,888 (16.5%) $9,578 (83.5%) $11,466

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Dillard Middle

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 720th of 737 Middle schoolsRanks 730th of 784 Middle schools
 4.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Dillard Middle)18.228
 9.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Wayne County Public Schools)46.543.7
 2.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.852.3
 6.5%
6th Grade Reading (Dillard Middle)2020.6
 0.6%
   6th Grade Reading (Wayne County Public Schools)42.939
 3.9%
   6th Grade Reading (North Carolina)6049.3
 10.7%
7th Grade Mathematics (Dillard Middle)9.215.7
 6.5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Wayne County Public Schools)47.338.2
 9.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.450.1
 8.3%
7th Grade Reading (Dillard Middle)27.322.4
 4.9%
   7th Grade Reading (Wayne County Public Schools)45.638.2
 7.4%
   7th Grade Reading (North Carolina)58.850.2
 8.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Dillard Middle)6.116.8
 10.7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Wayne County Public Schools)47.944.2
 3.7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)52.644.8
 7.8%
8th Grade Reading (Dillard Middle)22.429.5
 7.1%
   8th Grade Reading (Wayne County Public Schools)43.438.6
 4.8%
   8th Grade Reading (North Carolina)55.651
 4.6%
8th Grade Science (Dillard Middle)34.742.1
 7.4%
   8th Grade Science (Wayne County Public Schools)68.758.6
 10.1%
   8th Grade Science (North Carolina)78.670.3
 8.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students364350
 3.8%
African American319309
 3.1%
American Indian00
Asian03
Hispanic2820
 28.6%
Pacific Islander00
White810
 25%
Two or More Races98
 11.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients99.2%99.1%
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Dillard Middle ranks in the bottom 5.2% of North Carolina middle schools.

Students who attend Dillard Middle usually go on to attend Goldsboro High

In the 2022-23 school year, 350 students attended Dillard Middle.

Students at Dillard Middle are 88% African American, 6% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.


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