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Best Public Schools in Goldsboro, NC

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Schools

10,478

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedWayne Early / Middle College High43^rd of 641 North Carolina high schools

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Biggest riser

Eastern Wayne Middle up 230 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Wayne STEM Academy 12.6 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Wayne STEM Academy

SchoolDigger ratings

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4 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The city of Goldsboro, North Carolina is home to 24 schools, including 10 elementary schools, 5 middle schools, 7 high schools, and 2 alternative schools. The schools in this area serve a diverse student population and face a range of challenges, from high poverty rates to disparities in academic performance.

Some schools stand out for their exceptional results, such as Wayne School of Engineering, which ranked 107 out of 641 North Carolina high schools and earned a 4-star rating. This school had impressive test scores, with over 84% of students proficient or better in mathematics, reading, and science. Another high-performing school is Wayne Early/Middle College High, which ranked 43 out of 641 and earned a 5-star rating, with exceptional proficiency rates in Biology, English II, and Math III.

However, the data also reveals significant disparities in academic performance across the district. While some schools excel, others like Carver Heights Elementary and Dillard Middle struggle, with proficiency rates well below state averages. These disparities appear to be closely linked to the high rates of poverty and economic disadvantage among the student populations, with most schools having over 90% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Addressing these inequities and supporting the unique needs of all students will be crucial for improving educational outcomes across the Wayne County Public Schools district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	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	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
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
Wayne Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	600 Tommy's Road	Goldsboro	27530	Wayne County	Wayne Preparatory	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 734-8085	765	60	12.7		285 (37.3%)	319 (41.7%)	80 (10.5%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (9.3%)								(n/a)	44.3	44.9	13.2	85.7	43.3	42.9	42.9	56.9	33.9	37.7	29.9	46.9	33.9	36.1	37.5	47.5	39.3	68.9
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
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
Edgewood Cmty Developmental	Public	9-12	1135 E. New Hope Rd	Goldsboro	27534	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 731-5970	38	3	11.5	92.1%	10 (26.3%)	17 (44.7%)	7 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.9%)								(n/a)																			$24,484	$5,963	$18,522
Goldsboro High	Public	9-12	700 N. Herman St.	Goldsboro	27530	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 731-5930	412	21	19.6	97.6%	7 (1.7%)	366 (88.8%)	30 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	20.8	519^th of 641 public high schools	19.0%		8.6	603^rd of 640 public high schools	5.8%	84	12.3	29.6	25.4	65.8															$11,741	$1,335	$10,407
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
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
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	781	41	18.9	98.1%	97 (12.4%)	474 (60.7%)	160 (20.5%)	13 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.4%)	37.5	394^th of 641 public high schools	38.5%		21.1	508^th of 640 public high schools	20.6%	114	25.6	38.2	55.8	62.6															$9,800	$921	$8,879
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
Grantham Elementary	Public	K-4	174 Grantham School Rd	Goldsboro	27530	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 689-5000	442	25	17.3	99.3%	217 (49.1%)	57 (12.9%)	152 (34.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	73.2	343^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	77.0%		77.1	295^th of 1505 public elementary schools	80.4%	48					67.0	74.7					52.3	71.3							$10,962	$1,388	$9,573
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
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
Rosewood High	Public	9-12	900 Rosewood Road	Goldsboro	27530	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 705-6050	460	21	21.8	98.5%	278 (60.4%)	81 (17.6%)	74 (16.1%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.3%)	49.7	304^th of 641 public high schools	52.6%		36.6	396^th of 640 public high schools	38.1%	92	48.9	55.9	44.7	65.6															$10,220	$987	$9,233
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
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
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	804	53	15.1	99.3%	180 (22.4%)	82 (10.2%)	505 (62.8%)	11 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.2%)	53.1	688^th of 1490 public elementary schools	53.8%		57.7	621^st of 1505 public elementary schools	58.7%	67					63.7	61.6					40.0	59.8							$9,907	$1,430	$8,478
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
Wayne Early / Middle College High	Public	9-12	3000 Wayne Memorial Drive	Goldsboro	27534	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 739-7070	239	9	25.5	98.7%	80 (33.5%)	38 (15.9%)	108 (45.2%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	93.6	43^rd of 641 public high schools	93.3%		89.5	82^nd of 640 public high schools	87.2%	39	87.5	94.7	84.2	94.5															$8,418	$325	$8,093
Wayne School of Engineering	Public	6-12	801 N. Lionel St	Goldsboro	27530	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 734-0070	486	20	24.3	99.4%	281 (57.8%)	87 (17.9%)	79 (16.3%)	9 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.6%)	85.6	107^th of 641 public high schools	83.3%		83.3	120^th of 640 public high schools	81.3%	13	76.3	87.9		85.9				94.2	98.6	84.3				95.1	90.1	94.3		90.0	$7,192	$332	$6,860
Wayne Middle / High Academy	Public	6-12	1135 E. New Hope Rd	Goldsboro	27534	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 580-3609	92	7	13.7	96.7%	11 (12.0%)	62 (67.4%)	13 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.3%)	5.6	618^th of 641 public high schools	3.6%		2.8	625^th of 640 public high schools	2.3%	7	6.7	11.6	14.6	22.7					11.1					8.3	22.2	14.6		15.0	$17,211	$1,677	$15,535
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
Wayne School of Technical Arts	Public	6-12	1520 Goodson St	Goldsboro	27531	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 751-7221	271	11	23.7	97.8%	138 (50.9%)	69 (25.5%)	37 (13.7%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (7.0%)								(n/a)	82.1	100.0	71.4	83.3				93.9	87.0	71.4				91.8	84.8	88.6		82.9
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

Cities Near Goldsboro

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Windsor	4.62 mi	5	333^rd
Dudley	6.9 mi	3	430^th
Princeton	6.91 mi	2	161^st
Pikeville	8.81 mi	3	156^th
Fremont	12.36 mi	2	239^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.