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Eastern Wayne Middle

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Eastern Wayne Middle ranks 465 th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

465^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 40% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Eastern Wayne Middle is a public middle school located in Goldsboro, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 464 students. The school is part of the Wayne County Public Schools district, which is ranked 134 out of 242 districts in the state.

Eastern Wayne Middle has consistently low academic performance compared to the state and district averages. For the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics, Reading, and Science are significantly below the state and district levels. The school's statewide ranking has been in the bottom half of North Carolina middle schools, with a ranking of 465 out of 773 in 2024-2025. The school's high concentration of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 98.49% to 98.79% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, may be a contributing factor to its academic challenges.

Comparing Eastern Wayne Middle to nearby schools within the Wayne County Public Schools district, such as Mount Olive Middle, Grantham Middle, and Spring Creek Middle, highlights the need for a more targeted and comprehensive approach to improving educational outcomes, particularly for schools serving disadvantaged student populations. However, the school's relatively stronger performance for certain subgroups, such as English Language Learners and Special Education students, suggests that it may have some effective strategies in place for supporting these specific student populations.

427

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,024

Per pupil spending ?

97.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3518 Central Heights Rd
Goldsboro, NC 27534-8898

(919) 751-7110

District: Wayne County Public Schools

Students who attend Eastern Wayne Middle usually attend:

High:

Eastern Wayne High

Feeder schools for Eastern Wayne Middle:

Elementary:

Eastern Wayne Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

57.4%

Hispanic:

20.4%

White:

12.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 34th percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (48% vs 54% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 15 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg51%

North Carolina avg54%

465^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 9Middle Schools in the Wayne County Public Schools

134^th of 242Wayne County Public Schools 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	465 of 773	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.3	695 of 793	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	688 of 784	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	654 of 786	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.9	534 of 741	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	606 of 737	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	511 of 691	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.4	513 of 694	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.0	487 of 692	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.6	464 of 705	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	24.5	482 of 627	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.8	482 of 673	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	46.0	425 of 662	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.8	401 of 648	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.1	374 of 640	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.0	343 of 630	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	58.5	280 of 620	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	53.6	321 of 606	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	57.4	294 of 598	50.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	176 of 546	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.2	415 of 560	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	476 of 559	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	385 of 550	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.8	235 of 533	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.0	379 of 519	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.0	330 of 494	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	20.1	419 of 449	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	44.8	228 of 478	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.7	422 of 504	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	372 of 475	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	60 of 371	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	28.2	279 of 356	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	240 of 318	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.3	120 of 312	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.6	12 of 236	94.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	513 of 733	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	11.6	686 of 738	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	669 of 731	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	633 of 733	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	524 of 706	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	597 of 684	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	572 of 656	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	414 of 458	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	436 of 461	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	429 of 452	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	425 of 450	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	34.2	369 of 448	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	386 of 416	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	254 of 562	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	22.8	478 of 564	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	468 of 553	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.7	265 of 541	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.3	130 of 522	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	42.3	302 of 493	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.2	236 of 472	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	296 of 729	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	20.6	648 of 743	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	626 of 735	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	579 of 689	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.0	368 of 633	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.3	523 of 639	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	491 of 604	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	384 of 733	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.9	630 of 751	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	656 of 747	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	626 of 748	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	519 of 711	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	564 of 697	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.7	457 of 665	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.3	121 of 328	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.8	114 of 248	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	79.9	30 of 478	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	34.0	298 of 473	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	347 of 649	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	12.2	612 of 652	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	618 of 656	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	622 of 658	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	556 of 632	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	503 of 624	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	447 of 596	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)94th percentile+54 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)84th percentile+44 vs school

African American (2025)68th percentile+28 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)63rd percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)55th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)47th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile-10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)10th percentile-30 vs school

Disabled (2022)7th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science69%+9 vs state

Reading49%-4 vs state

Mathematics38%-15 vs state

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Friday, April 3, 2020

I love that my son goes to Eastern Wayne Middle School The teacher there are geat they help the children when they need help my son is doing very good there,Thank you for your help. Close Quote

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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 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th 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
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	427	23	18.9	97.4%	54 (12.6%)	245 (57.4%)	87 (20.4%)	8 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.3%)	40.5	465^th of 773 public middle schools	39.8%		16.3	695^th of 793 public middle schools	12.4%	230		38.9	34.1	41.9		51.2	42.9	52.0		68.9	$9,024	$1,286	$7,738
Greenwood Middle	Public	5-8	3209 E Ash Street	Goldsboro	27534	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 751-7100	402	25	16.2	97.5%	89 (22.1%)	191 (47.5%)	89 (22.1%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (6.0%)	53.9	343^rd of 773 public middle schools	55.6%		58.8	298^th of 793 public middle schools	62.4%	45	42.2	51.5	50.0	47.7	46.1	46.5	57.1	61.4	51.5	69.3	$10,327	$1,454	$8,873
Dillard Middle	Public	6-8	1101 S Devereaux St	Goldsboro	27530	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 580-9360	319	20	16.3	99.1%	8 (2.5%)	270 (84.6%)	33 (10.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.6%)	5.9	743^rd of 773 public middle schools	3.9%		7.6	752^nd of 793 public middle schools	5.2%	9		25.2	20.6	9.1		19.4	24.3	32.1		30.9	$11,466	$1,889	$9,578
E B Frink Middle	Public	6-8	102 N Martin Luther King Jr Dr	La Grange	28551	Lenoir County	Lenoir County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 566-3326	488	32	15.0	99.4%	160 (32.8%)	204 (41.8%)	96 (19.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.3%)	30.9	539^th of 773 public middle schools	30.3%		44	450^th of 793 public middle schools	43.3%	89		41.6	55.4	37.7		40.9	44.4	44.0		41.7	$8,445	$1,333	$7,111
Norwayne Middle	Public	6-8	1394 Norwayne School Road	Fremont	27830	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 242-3414	848	43	19.5	99.6%	386 (45.5%)	218 (25.7%)	164 (19.3%)	19 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (6.8%)	54.8	330^th of 773 public middle schools	57.3%		58.1	305^th of 793 public middle schools	61.5%	25		43.4	56.2	75.4		38.2	50.8	59.6		74.1	$8,110	$796	$7,314
Rosewood Middle	Public	6-8	541 NC 581 South	Goldsboro	27530	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 736-5050	302	19	15.6	99.0%	174 (57.6%)	43 (14.2%)	58 (19.2%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.9%)	58.3	295^th of 773 public middle schools	61.8%		66.4	237^th of 793 public middle schools	70.1%	58		50.5	57.4	60.8		38.7	50.0	68.0		74.2	$11,009	$1,275	$9,734
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	28	21.5	98.2%	39 (6.5%)	162 (26.9%)	379 (62.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.2%)	23.7	599^th of 773 public middle schools	22.5%		19.3	665^th of 793 public middle schools	16.1%	66	36.3	49.2	34.1	40.0	24.8	33.9	38.1	35.4	28.0	44.6	$9,192	$2,039	$7,153
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	571	35	16.5	99.5%	90 (15.8%)	63 (11.0%)	388 (68.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.2%)	53.2	355^th of 773 public middle schools	54.1%		47.7	417^th of 793 public middle schools	47.4%	62	68.3	68.1	58.6	66.3	54.5	49.6	44.5	45.8	69.7	52.4	$8,626	$1,380	$7,246
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	301	17	18.0	99.0%	124 (41.2%)	58 (19.3%)	107 (35.5%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	44.7	434^th of 773 public middle schools	43.9%		31.3	556^th of 793 public middle schools	29.9%	122	51.9	68.0	65.3	51.9	44.4	40.0	43.1	40.5	40.7	45.6	$9,108	$1,394	$7,714
Greene County Middle	Public	6-8	485 Middle School Road	Snow Hill	28580	Greene County	Greene County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 747-8191	602	46	13.2	99.5%	159 (26.4%)	207 (34.4%)	213 (35.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.2%)	10.1	719^th of 773 public middle schools	7.0%		16.9	691^st of 793 public middle schools	12.9%	28		26.2	31.0	20.0		28.6	32.8	27.7		34.1	$8,407	$-343	$8,750

Frequently Asked Questions about Eastern Wayne Middle

Is Eastern Wayne Middle a good school?

Eastern Wayne Middle ranks 465^th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Eastern Wayne Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 427 students attended Eastern Wayne Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Eastern Wayne Middle?

Students at Eastern Wayne Middle are 57% African American, 20% Hispanic, 13% White, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Eastern Wayne Middle in?

Wayne County Public Schools

What high school do graduates of Eastern Wayne Middle attend?

Students who attend Eastern Wayne Middle usually go on to attend Eastern Wayne High

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