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Wayne County Public Schools

At a glance

110^thof 246 North Carolina districts▲ 24

Better than 55% of North Carolina districts

Elementary 13 Middle 9 High 11Grades PK, KG-12

2001 E Royall Avenue
Goldsboro, NC 27533-1797·(919) 731-5900·All North Carolina district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 55.3% of districts

Schools

17,150

Students

5-star school

Top rankedWayne Early / Middle College High21^st of 662 North Carolina high schools

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Biggest riser

Eastern Wayne Elementary up 359 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Carver Elementary 13.9 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Wayne School of Technical Arts

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

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1★

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

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Summary:

Wayne County Public Schools includes 33 schools—13 elementary, 9 middle, and 11 high—serving roughly 17,150 students in a high-poverty North Carolina district ranked #110 of 246 (55th percentile, 3 stars). Nearly all students qualify for free/reduced-price lunch, and chronic absenteeism averages 31.6%, well above the state’s 24.2%, setting the stage for wide performance gaps between schools.

Top performers include Wayne Early / Middle College High (97th percentile, with 100% English II and Math III proficiency), Wayne School of Technical Arts, and Wayne School of Engineering (5.1% chronic absenteeism, 4-star rating). In stark contrast, Wayne Middle / High Academy sits in the 4th percentile with 74.4% chronic absenteeism and proficiency under 21% in nearly all subjects; Carver Heights Elementary and Dillard Middle are also in the bottom 3%. Among traditional schools, Charles B Aycock High is the strongest comprehensive high school, while Meadow Lane Elementary, Carver Elementary, Spring Creek Middle, and Grantham Middle lead their peers despite poverty rates above 98%.

District-wide results are better in math and science than in literacy: Math I, Math III, and 8th-grade science exceed state averages, while English II and reading lag. Chronic absenteeism strongly correlates with low performance. Improvement is visible at Eastern Wayne High (jumped from the 21st to 64th percentile), as well as at Brogden Primary and Eastern Wayne Elementary. Notably, high spending doesn’t guarantee high outcomes: Wayne Middle / High Academy spends $17,211 per student and ranks near the bottom, whereas Wayne School of Engineering spends only $7,192 and excels.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOC Biology (2026)	EOC English II (2026)	EOC Math I (2026)	EOC Math III (2026)	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	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
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
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%)	5.2	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
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%)	24.3	525^th of 662 public high schools	20.7%		20.8	519^th of 641 public high schools	19.0%	6	43.8	32.4	24.8	74.3															$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
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%)	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
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
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%)	63.4	231^st of 662 public high schools	65.1%		57.5	248^th of 641 public high schools	61.3%	17	65.6	61.7	73.0	78.7															$8,936	$829	$8,107
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
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%)	62.7	236^th of 662 public high schools	64.4%		37.5	394^th of 641 public high schools	38.5%	158	66.5	56.9	60.4	88.1															$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%)	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
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
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
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
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	99.1%	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	99.6%	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 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%)	40.6	397^th of 662 public high schools	40.0%		49.7	304^th of 641 public high schools	52.6%	93	61.1	63.2	41.9	44.7															$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%)	36.7	426^th of 662 public high schools	35.6%		25.5	490^th of 641 public high schools	23.6%	64	50.0	46.5	48.9	62.8															$9,549	$903	$8,646
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
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%)	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
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
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%)	41.8	393^rd of 662 public high schools	40.6%		51.1	287^th of 641 public high schools	55.2%	106	53.0	52.0	52.0	63.9															$9,260	$926	$8,335
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 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%)	93.5	21^st of 662 public high schools	96.8%		93.6	43^rd of 641 public high schools	93.3%	22	96.9	100.0	84.9	100.0															$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%)	81.8	132^nd of 662 public high schools	80.1%		85.6	107^th of 641 public high schools	83.3%	25	81.0	96.5		81.8				84.9	98.0	93.9				88.7	89.5	90.9		98.5	$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%)	3.7	638^th of 662 public high schools	3.6%		5.6	618^th of 641 public high schools	3.6%	20	8.3	20.8	14.0	9.1				10.5	535.8	< 5%				10.5	539.8	546.1		15.4	$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%)	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	99.5%	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
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%)	87.1	97^th of 662 public high schools	85.3%					(n/a)	84.2	92.5		92.9				84.4	97.9	95.0				86.7	85.4	97.5		100.0

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Dillard Academy	1.02 mi	1	237^th
NC Health and Human Services	2.48 mi	11
Wayne STEM Academy	3.44 mi	1	209^th
Wayne Preparatory	4.43 mi	1
Bertie County Schools	4.87 mi	7	166^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.

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