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Best High Schools in Wayne County, NC

Coming soon: We're expecting this year's test scores from the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction any day now — new rankings will be posted the moment they're released!

Coming soon: This year's test scores are expected from the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction any day now — new rankings will follow the moment they're released!

At a glance

Schools

6,265

Students

Districts

5-star school

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

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Biggest riser

Spring Creek High up 126 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

North Duplin Junior Senior High 16 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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

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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 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
North Duplin Junior Senior High	Public	7-12	1388 West NC 403 Highway	Mount Olive	28365	Wayne County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 658-3051	609	38	16.0	99.5%	199 (32.7%)	50 (8.2%)	335 (55.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)	48.2	315^th of 641 public high schools	50.9%		36.5	397^th of 640 public high schools	38.0%	82	45.7	51.0	50.0	67.3		58.1	45.2		55.2	61.3	62.4	$9,828	$420	$9,408
Edgewood Cmty Developmental	Public	9-12	1123 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
Charles B Aycock High	Public	9-12	5460 US 117 North	Pikeville	27863	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 242-3400	1,138	43	26.5	98.7%	575 (50.5%)	289 (25.4%)	184 (16.2%)	21 (1.8%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	63 (5.5%)	57.5	248^th of 641 public high schools	61.3%		46.5	319^th of 640 public high schools	50.2%	71	43.6	57.4	56.7	79.4								$8,936	$829	$8,107
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
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
Southern Wayne High	Public	9-12	124 Walter Fulcher Rd	Dudley	28333	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 705-6060	1,007	41	24.2	97.9%	208 (20.7%)	328 (32.6%)	446 (44.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	20 (2.0%)	25.5	490^th of 641 public high schools	23.6%		12.5	575^th of 640 public high schools	10.2%	85	28.4	41.9	34.1	49.0								$9,549	$903	$8,646
Spring Creek High	Public	9-12	4340 Indian Springs Rd	Seven Springs	28578	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 751-7160	732	32	22.9	98.6%	137 (18.7%)	114 (15.6%)	454 (62.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.6%)	51.1	287^th of 641 public high schools	55.2%		33.7	413^th of 640 public high schools	35.5%	126	39.5	64.4	67.8	43.7								$9,260	$926	$8,335
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
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

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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.