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Wayne Preparatory Academy

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

1220^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Alternative Schools

Better than 18% of North Carolina alternative schools

Summary

Wayne Preparatory Academy is an alternative public charter school located in Goldsboro, North Carolina, serving grades K-12 with a total enrollment of 944 students. The school is part of the Wayne Preparatory district.

While Wayne Preparatory Academy has seen steady improvement in its four-year graduation rates, from 76.4% in 2024-2025 to 87.7% in the same year, these rates still lag behind the state average of around 86-87% in recent years. Academically, the school's proficiency rates in most grade levels and subject areas trail the state averages, sometimes significantly. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade math proficiency was 43.3% compared to the state's 64.1%, and its 8th grade reading proficiency was 47.5% compared to the state's 54.2%. However, the school performs better in 8th grade science, where its proficiency rate of 68.9% exceeds the state's 60.1%. Compared to the nearby Lenoir County Learning Academy, Wayne Preparatory Academy generally outperforms the other school, which has very low proficiency rates. Yet, the Wayne School of Technical Arts, another nearby school, significantly outperforms Wayne Preparatory Academy across most grade levels and subject areas.

Wayne Preparatory Academy has a student-teacher ratio of 13.6 in 2023-2024, which is higher than the 9.5 ratio at Lenoir County Learning Academy but lower than the 18.5 ratio at Wayne School of Technical Arts. The school's free and reduced lunch rates are not provided, making it difficult to assess the socioeconomic status of the student population. Overall, Wayne Preparatory Academy appears to be making progress in improving its graduation rates, but faces significant challenges in academic performance, particularly in comparison to the nearby Wayne School of Technical Arts. The school's unique position as an alternative charter school in the region presents both opportunities and obstacles that the school leadership and Wayne Preparatory district should carefully examine to drive continuous improvement.

765

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

30%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 Tommy's Road
Goldsboro, NC 27530

(919) 734-8085

District: Wayne Preparatory

Racial breakdown:

African American:

41.7%

White:

37.3%

Hispanic:

10.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2022 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2022

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (43% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the North Carolina average (76% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

North Carolina avg55%

Elementary school

1,220^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

500^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 9 pts since 2019

From bottom 44% (2019) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

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High school

399^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 27 pts since 2023

From bottom 10% (2023) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	1220 of 1490	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	1317 of 1505	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	1329 of 1502	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	1222 of 1514	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	1175 of 1489	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	1114 of 1473	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	1133 of 1434	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.4	1119 of 1429	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.0	1187 of 1425	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.1	1109 of 1440	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	599 of 918	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.1	774 of 924	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	823 of 933	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	846 of 927	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	806 of 896	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	835 of 949	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	851 of 927	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	34.6	411 of 634	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.5	587 of 646	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	803 of 878	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	51.3	368 of 897	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	1194 of 1451	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	1345 of 1455	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	1332 of 1459	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	1317 of 1458	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	1204 of 1440	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	1168 of 1424	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	1043 of 1405	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	8.8	885 of 893	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	1178 of 1437	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	1279 of 1450	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	1310 of 1437	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	1198 of 1366	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	1054 of 1329	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	1174 of 1361	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	1098 of 1332	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	1197 of 1450	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	1173 of 1464	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	1262 of 1461	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	1087 of 1464	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	1066 of 1444	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	965 of 1430	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.2	1154 of 1413	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	8.0	84 of 85	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	61 of 76	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	26.9	73 of 86	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	399 of 821	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.7	704 of 801	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	1101 of 1172	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	1127 of 1166	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	1134 of 1183	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	1020 of 1194	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	1071 of 1172	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	1025 of 1183	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	1097 of 1178	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	500 of 773	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.2	600 of 793	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.9	438 of 784	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.3	603 of 786	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.4	500 of 741	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.5	414 of 737	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	369 of 546	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.9	498 of 560	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.2	377 of 559	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	12.6	527 of 550	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	444 of 533	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	409 of 519	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	434 of 494	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	24.5	379 of 449	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	445 of 478	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	49.6	210 of 504	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.2	102 of 475	78.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	472 of 733	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.7	559 of 738	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.6	417 of 731	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.9	643 of 733	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.5	473 of 706	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.8	369 of 684	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.4	301 of 656	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	455 of 729	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.7	595 of 743	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.0	470 of 735	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.7	609 of 689	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	557 of 633	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.8	365 of 639	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	494 of 733	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.8	588 of 751	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.6	464 of 747	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	503 of 748	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.1	478 of 711	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.8	453 of 697	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.1	535 of 665	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	21.6	51 of 57	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	54.7	117 of 302	61.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	518 of 649	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	514 of 652	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	473 of 656	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	551 of 658	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.7	424 of 632	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.9	397 of 624	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.3	491 of 596	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	399 of 641	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.9	545 of 640	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	561 of 626	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	274 of 440	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.4	394 of 437	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	396 of 434	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	407 of 610	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	13.7	537 of 602	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	566 of 588	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	307 of 606	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.1	551 of 613	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	562 of 597	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	379 of 601	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.1	493 of 607	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	516 of 602	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	384 of 542	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	512 of 553	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	516 of 537	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Special Education (2025)51st percentile+33 vs school

Disabled (2022)35th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2025)35th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile~ school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2018)15th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile-12 vs school

Military Connected (2022)1st percentile-18 vs school

Hispanic (2022)1st percentile-18 vs school

Middle school

Multi-racial (2023)61st percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile~ school

Female (2025)36th percentile~ school

Male (2025)33rd percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)32nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)20th percentile-15 vs school

Disabled (2022)16th percentile-8 vs school

Military Connected (2021)11th percentile-22 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2025)38th percentile~ school

Male (2025)37th percentile~ school

Female (2025)33rd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)29th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III86%+19 vs state

Science55%-6 vs state

English II45%-15 vs state

Biology44%-4 vs state

Mathematics43%-13 vs state

Reading38%-14 vs state

Math I13%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	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
Wayne Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	600 Tommy's Road	Goldsboro	27530	Wayne County	Wayne Preparatory	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 734-8085	765	60	12.7		285 (37.3%)	319 (41.7%)	80 (10.5%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (9.3%)								(n/a)	44.3	44.9	13.2	85.7	43.3	42.9	42.9	56.9	33.9	37.7	29.9	46.9	33.9	36.1	37.5	47.5	39.3	68.9
Lenoir County Learning Academy	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2529 Cedar Dell Lane	Kinston	28504	Lenoir County	Lenoir County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 527-4264	66	10	6.7	95.5%	17 (25.8%)	33 (50.0%)	4 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (16.7%)								(n/a)		6.3														13.3		13.3	$18,901	$1,991	$16,911

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How many students attend Wayne Preparatory Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 765 students attended Wayne Preparatory Academy.

Is Wayne Preparatory Academy a good school?

Wayne Preparatory Academy ranks in the bottom 18.1% of North Carolina alternative schools.

What is the racial makeup of Wayne Preparatory Academy?

Students at Wayne Preparatory Academy are 42% African American, 37% White, 10% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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