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Dillard Academy

Q: Is Dillard Academy a good school?

Dillard Academy ranks in the bottom 2.8% of North Carolina elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Dillard Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 261 students attended Dillard Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Dillard Academy?

Students at Dillard Academy are 90% African American, 8% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1448^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Dillard Academy is a public charter elementary school serving grades K-8 in Goldsboro, North Carolina, with 258 students. Despite its small size compared to nearby public schools, Dillard Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of North Carolina elementary schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 1448 out of 1490 schools and a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dillard Academy significantly underperforms the state and district averages across nearly all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 16.7% of 3rd graders were proficient in reading compared to the state average of 46.7%. Similarly, math proficiency rates ranged from 17.9% for 6th grade to 45.8% for 5th grade, well below the state averages. The school's high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 42.6 to 43.8 students per teacher, is significantly higher than the nearby Northeast Elementary, Brogden Primary, and Meadow Lane Elementary, which have ratios around 15-16 students per teacher.

As part of the Dillard Academy district, which is ranked 233 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and rated 0 stars, Dillard Academy may face resource constraints that limit its ability to provide the necessary support and interventions for its students. This, combined with the school's persistent underperformance over the years, suggests that addressing the challenges at Dillard Academy will be crucial to improving student outcomes and providing a high-quality education for its students.

261

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

95.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

504 West Elm Street
Goldsboro, NC 27530

(919) 581-0128

District: Dillard Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

90.0%

Hispanic:

7.7%

Two or more races:

1.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (29% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Science scores 31 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

North Carolina avg56%

Elementary school

1,448^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

674^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 10 pts since 2017

From bottom 3% (2017) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

233^rd of 242Dillard Academy among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	1448 of 1490	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	1405 of 1505	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	1342 of 1502	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	1103 of 1514	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	1431 of 1489	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	1318 of 1473	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	1232 of 1434	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	1.8	1419 of 1429	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.5	1377 of 1425	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.3	1401 of 1440	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.3	1378 of 1390	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.9	1339 of 1403	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.0	1314 of 1388	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.7	1326 of 1381	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.5	1355 of 1363	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	18.8	1180 of 1354	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.7	1053 of 1324	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	12.4	1204 of 1293	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.1	1247 of 1276	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	838 of 918	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	809 of 924	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	686 of 933	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.8	354 of 927	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	24.6	738 of 896	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.3	630 of 949	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.1	526 of 927	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	6.0	1428 of 1451	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	1403 of 1455	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	1380 of 1459	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	1115 of 1458	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	1377 of 1440	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	1355 of 1424	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	1247 of 1405	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	1366 of 1437	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	1326 of 1450	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	1166 of 1437	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.9	691 of 1366	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.4	1177 of 1329	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	1138 of 1361	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	998 of 1332	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	1320 of 1450	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	1305 of 1464	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	1172 of 1461	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.8	1004 of 1464	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	6.4	1412 of 1444	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	1183 of 1430	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	1136 of 1413	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	674 of 773	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	662 of 793	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	576 of 784	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.3	464 of 786	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	10.9	678 of 741	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	649 of 737	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	550 of 691	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	2.5	675 of 694	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	348 of 546	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	364 of 560	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.3	229 of 559	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.4	123 of 550	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	29.3	388 of 533	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.9	332 of 519	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	218 of 494	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	2.9	731 of 733	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	602 of 738	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	549 of 731	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	501 of 733	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	12.5	649 of 706	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	633 of 684	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	496 of 656	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	592 of 729	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.6	508 of 743	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	380 of 735	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.6	211 of 689	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	18.2	560 of 633	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	533 of 639	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.3	391 of 604	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	468 of 733	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	512 of 747	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.9	392 of 748	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	9.4	672 of 711	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	553 of 697	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Male (2025)9th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)9th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)36th percentile+23 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)<1st percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science30%-31 vs state

Reading29%-24 vs state

Mathematics28%-29 vs state

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Schools Near Dillard Academy

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)						EOG Reading (2025)						EOG Science (2025)		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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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
Dillard Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	504 West Elm Street	Goldsboro	27530	Wayne County	Dillard Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 581-0128	261	13	19.8	95.4%	1 (0.4%)	235 (90.0%)	20 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	7.2	1448^th of 1490 public elementary schools	2.8%		11.4	1405^th of 1505 public elementary schools	6.6%	43	40.0	18.8	45.8	17.9	22.7	25.0	16.7	18.8	33.3	28.6	45.5	43.8	16.7	50.0
Carver Heights Elementary	Public	3-5	411 Bunche Drive	Goldsboro	27530	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 731-7222	407	26	15.7	99.3%	16 (3.9%)	333 (81.8%)	40 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.4%)	5.5	1465^th of 1490 public elementary schools	1.7%		7.7	1448^th of 1505 public elementary schools	3.8%	17	34.3	33.1	21.8				21.6	20.3	27.2				29.9		$10,648	$2,672	$7,976
North Drive Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	1108 North Drive	Goldsboro	27530	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 731-5950	498	31	16.2	99.4%	20 (4.0%)	403 (80.9%)	42 (8.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (5.8%)								(n/a)															$9,864	$1,682	$8,181
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	674	45	15.0	98.8%	225 (33.4%)	258 (38.3%)	119 (17.7%)	16 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (7.9%)	65.1	484^th of 1490 public elementary schools	67.5%		69.4	419^th of 1505 public elementary schools	72.2%	65	76.3	66.0					44.9	61.9							$10,168	$1,465	$8,703
Wayne STEM Academy	Public, Charter	K-4	2950 Summit Road	Goldsboro	27534	Wayne County	Wayne STEM Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(984) 520-6341	305	24	12.6	67.5%	97 (31.8%)	108 (35.4%)	51 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (15.4%)	26.4	1147^th of 1490 public elementary schools	23.0%					(n/a)	46.9	51.2					30.6	48.8
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	545	33	16.3	99.4%	114 (20.9%)	294 (53.9%)	91 (16.7%)	15 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.7%)	23.8	1206^th of 1490 public elementary schools	19.1%		28.2	1134^th of 1505 public elementary schools	24.7%	72	42.2	42.7	50.0				34.9	43.7	42.1				44.7		$8,530	$1,194	$7,336
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	650	34	19.0	98.3%	366 (56.3%)	96 (14.8%)	141 (21.7%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (6.0%)	56.5	624^th of 1490 public elementary schools	58.1%		48.3	777^th of 1505 public elementary schools	48.4%	153	80.4	53.4	58.8				48.5	56.0	48.5				68.4		$9,364	$1,293	$8,072
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	597	28	20.9	96.1%	112 (18.8%)	288 (48.2%)	162 (27.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.0%)	23.4	1210^th of 1490 public elementary schools	18.8%		23.3	1223^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	18.7%	13	60.6	50.6	29.4				37.2	47.1	33.3				32.4		$9,943	$1,279	$8,664
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	689	44	15.8	99.6%	53 (7.7%)	193 (28.0%)	414 (60.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.2%)	20.8	1266^th of 1490 public elementary schools	15.0%		17.2	1323^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	12.1%	57	47.9	42.2					30.5	44.4							$9,765	$1,599	$8,166
Northwest Elementary	Public	K-5	1769 Pikeville/Princeton Hwy	Pikeville	27863	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 242-3419	559	32	17.4	98.0%	314 (56.2%)	97 (17.4%)	90 (16.1%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.1%)	68.7	411^th of 1490 public elementary schools	72.4%		62.7	530^th of 1505 public elementary schools	64.8%	119	82.0	64.9	66.7				66.3	60.6	52.6				64.9		$9,417	$983	$8,433

Frequently Asked Questions about Dillard Academy

What is the racial makeup of Dillard Academy?

Students at Dillard Academy are 90% African American, 8% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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How many students attend Dillard Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 261 students attended Dillard Academy.

Is Dillard Academy a good school?

Dillard Academy ranks in the bottom 2.8% of North Carolina elementary schools.

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