Middle Schools in Wayne County Public Schools

Summary:

The Wayne County Public Schools district in North Carolina is home to 9 middle schools serving grades 6-8. These schools face significant challenges, with all of them having extremely high rates of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating high levels of economic disadvantage among the student populations.

Within this district, a few schools stand out as stronger performers. Rosewood Middle and Greenwood Middle consistently rank among the top 300-400 middle schools in the state, with impressive test scores, particularly in mathematics and science. These schools also have relatively low student-teacher ratios, which may contribute to their academic success. Meanwhile, Norwayne Middle, while not the highest performing, stands out as a relatively strong school within the district, maintaining a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

However, the data also reveals significant disparities in performance across the middle schools in the district. For example, 8th grade mathematics proficiency rates range from just 9.1% at Dillard Middle to 75.4% at Norwayne Middle. This suggests that addressing the inequities in resources and outcomes will be crucial for ensuring all students in the Wayne County Public Schools district have access to a high-quality education.

District Detail

2001 E Royall Avenue
Goldsboro, NC 27533-1797

(919) 731-5900

SchoolDigger Rank:
134^th of 242 North Carolina districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-13
Students: 17,150

Primary Schools: 13
Middle Schools: 9
High Schools: 11
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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	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
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%)	23.7	599^th of 773 public middle schools	22.5%		19.3	665^th of 793 public middle schools	16.1%	66	36.3	49.2	34.1	40.0	24.8	33.9	38.1	35.4	28.0	44.6	$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%)	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
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
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%)	25.2	588^th of 773 public middle schools	23.9%		33.8	542^nd of 793 public middle schools	31.7%	46	42.3	35.3	29.5	64.3	39.7	22.4	34.1	36.9	57.7	50.0	$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%)	54.8	330^th of 773 public middle schools	57.3%		58.1	305^th of 793 public middle schools	61.5%	25		43.4	56.2	75.4		38.2	50.8	59.6		74.1	$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	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
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
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%)	53.2	355^th of 773 public middle schools	54.1%		47.7	417^th of 793 public middle schools	47.4%	62	68.3	68.1	58.6	66.3	54.5	49.6	44.5	45.8	69.7	52.4	$8,626	$1,380	$7,246

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Dillard Academy	1.02 mi	1	233^rd
NC Health and Human Services	2.48 mi	11
Wayne STEM Academy	3.44 mi	1	210^th
Wayne Preparatory	4.43 mi	1
Bertie County Schools	4.87 mi	7	166^th

See the top NC North Carolina districts

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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