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Best Middle Schools in Wayne County, NC

At a glance

Schools

4,102

Students

Top rankedSpring Creek Middle321^st of 778 North Carolina middle schools

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Biggest riser

Grantham Middle up 108 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Rosewood Middle 15.6 students per teacher

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 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
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	—	8 (2.5%)	270 (84.6%)	33 (10.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.6%)	5.2	751^st of 778 public middle schools	3.5%		5.9	743^rd of 773 public middle schools	3.9%	8		21.4	14.9	18.9		31.1	31.0	25.8		36.8	$11,466	$1,889	$9,578
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	—	39 (6.5%)	162 (26.9%)	379 (62.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.2%)	21.1	645^th of 778 public middle schools	17.1%		23.7	599^th of 773 public middle schools	22.5%	46	41.7	41.5	31.7	42.5	30.7	33.1	30.9	33.5	31.9	63.7	$9,192	$2,039	$7,153
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%)	44.1	440^th of 778 public middle schools	43.4%		40.5	465^th of 773 public middle schools	39.8%	25		42.2	54.8	59.2		39.7	53.9	45.0		77.5	$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%)	52.4	374^th of 778 public middle schools	51.9%		53.9	343^rd of 773 public middle schools	55.6%	31	52.9	65.4	52.7	63.6	45.7	56.1	48.4	57.6	45.7	60.6	$10,327	$1,454	$8,873
Mount Olive Middle	Public	5-8	309 Wooten Street	Mount Olive	28365	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 658-7320	329	18	18.4	—	47 (14.3%)	149 (45.3%)	119 (36.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	27.3	585^th of 778 public middle schools	24.8%		25.2	588^th of 773 public middle schools	23.9%	3	57.3	38.0	34.5	60.2	39.0	38.0	34.9	33.0	63.4	65.9	$9,924	$1,423	$8,500
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	—	386 (45.5%)	218 (25.7%)	164 (19.3%)	19 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (6.8%)	49.7	400^th of 778 public middle schools	48.6%		54.8	330^th of 773 public middle schools	57.3%	70		61.7	42.0	64.8		45.0	48.8	58.9		71.8	$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	—	174 (57.6%)	43 (14.2%)	58 (19.2%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.9%)	52	378^th of 778 public middle schools	51.4%		58.3	295^th of 773 public middle schools	61.8%	83		31.3	48.9	75.2		39.6	46.2	67.9		87.2	$11,009	$1,275	$9,734
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	—	124 (41.2%)	58 (19.3%)	107 (35.5%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	57.5	326^th of 778 public middle schools	58.1%		44.7	434^th of 773 public middle schools	43.9%	108	65.9	74.2	70.7	63.0	52.9	53.2	48.0	45.2	58.8	69.9	$9,108	$1,394	$7,714
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	—	90 (15.8%)	63 (11.0%)	388 (68.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.2%)	57.9	321^st of 778 public middle schools	58.7%		53.2	355^th of 773 public middle schools	54.1%	34	75.1	58.5	65.3	76.1	52.7	48.1	53.7	50.7	71.0	73.9	$8,626	$1,380	$7,246

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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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