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Best Elementary Schools in Wayne County, NC

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At a glance

Schools

8,688

Students

Districts

Top rankedMeadow Lane Elementary414^th of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Eastern Wayne Elementary up 359 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Wayne STEM Academy 12.6 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	27533	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%)	4.1	1473^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	1.3%		7.2	1448^th of 1490 public elementary schools	2.8%	25	25.9	17.2	20.0	29.6	30.0	31.6	33.3	31.0	23.3	29.6	45.0	57.9	20.0	52.6
North Duplin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	157 North Duplin School Road	Mount Olive	28365	Wayne County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 658-2931	730	47	15.5	99.6%	284 (38.9%)	50 (6.8%)	366 (50.1%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.9%)	45.7	808^th of 1492 public elementary schools	45.8%		49.8	745^th of 1490 public elementary schools	50.0%	63	68.4	69.5	52.8	46.7			51.0	61.1	52.8	47.7			57.3		$9,167	$1,669	$7,498
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%)	5.3	1463^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	1.9%		5.5	1465^th of 1490 public elementary schools	1.7%	2	37.8	33.9	23.9				37.0	27.1	19.5				24.6		$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
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%)	39.3	917^th of 1492 public elementary schools	38.5%		20.8	1266^th of 1490 public elementary schools	15.0%	349	71.1	52.9					51.9	37.2							$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	495	35	13.9	99.4%	85 (17.2%)	206 (41.6%)	181 (36.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	20 (4.0%)	70	417^th of 1492 public elementary schools	72.1%		53.9	672^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	54.9%	255	78.3	70.9					59.1	62.0							$10,340	$1,446	$8,895
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%)	43.6	851^st of 1492 public elementary schools	43.0%		23.4	1210^th of 1490 public elementary schools	18.8%	359	77.9	61.5	43.0				58.4	59.4	40.7				51.2		$9,943	$1,279	$8,664
Fremont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	647 NC Hwy 222	Fremont	27830	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 242-3410	535	34	15.6	99.4%	272 (50.8%)	111 (20.7%)	116 (21.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.6%)	60	578^th of 1492 public elementary schools	61.3%		43.9	849^th of 1490 public elementary schools	43.0%	271	83.5	61.7	70.8				52.6	53.1	57.3				67.4		$11,245	$1,563	$9,682
Grantham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-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%)	67.6	461^st of 1492 public elementary schools	69.1%		73.2	343^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	77.0%	118	67.5	73.3					57.5	66.7							$10,962	$1,388	$9,573
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%)	70.1	414^th of 1492 public elementary schools	72.3%		65.1	484^th of 1490 public elementary schools	67.5%	70	78.3	64.6					62.6	63.5							$10,168	$1,465	$8,703
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%)	68.7	443^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	70.3%		56.5	624^th of 1490 public elementary schools	58.1%	181	64.0	76.0	77.7				54.0	67.0	57.1				79.5		$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	497	31	15.9	99.4%	250 (50.3%)	119 (23.9%)	91 (18.3%)	9 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.0%)	56.3	636^th of 1492 public elementary schools	57.4%		51.2	722^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	51.5%	86	67.0	64.6	62.6				50.5	68.4	52.3				70.1		$9,237	$1,158	$8,079
Northwest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-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%)	64.7	511^th of 1492 public elementary schools	65.8%		68.7	411^th of 1490 public elementary schools	72.4%	100	82.9	79.4	69.1				55.7	61.9	51.5				66.0		$9,417	$983	$8,433
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%)	63.9	521^st of 1492 public elementary schools	65.1%		53.1	688^th of 1490 public elementary schools	53.8%	167	74.5	63.5					55.4	65.0							$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%)	37.3	958^th of 1492 public elementary schools	35.8%		23.8	1206^th of 1490 public elementary schools	19.1%	248	75.3	43.8	52.3				55.8	52.5	42.0				53.4		$8,530	$1,194	$7,336
Wayne STEM Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	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%)	27.6	1148^th of 1492 public elementary schools	23.1%		26.4	1147^th of 1490 public elementary schools	23.0%	1	52.5	43.6	57.1				35.6	41.8	49.0				63.3

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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.

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