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Carver Heights Elementary

Q: Is Carver Heights Elementary a good school?

Carver Heights Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.9% of North Carolina elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Carver Heights Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 407 students attended Carver Heights Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Carver Heights Elementary?

Students at Carver Heights Elementary are 82% African American, 10% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 4% White.

Q: What schools do graduates of Carver Heights Elementary attend?

Students who attend Carver Heights Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Dillard Middle High : Goldsboro High

Public Grades 3-5

1463^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Carver Heights Elementary is a grades 3–5 school in Goldsboro, NC, serving 407 students in the Wayne County Public Schools district. Its student population faces deep economic challenges — more than 99% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school has ranked near the very bottom of North Carolina elementary schools for over a decade; in 2025–2026 it ranked 1,463rd out of 1,492 schools statewide, placing it in the 2nd percentile with a zero-star rating.

Academically, Carver students score far below district and state averages in every grade and subject. For example, only 23.9% of 5th graders are proficient in math, compared with 58.0% across Wayne County and 62.9% statewide; in 5th grade reading, just 19.5% are proficient versus 44.8% in the district and 55.3% statewide. Gaps widen as students advance — 3rd graders show higher proficiency than 5th graders across all subjects. Chronic absenteeism is a major concern: 52.1% of students were chronically absent in 2024–2025, more than double the state rate of 24.2%. Only nearby feeder North Drive Elementary (52.8%) shows similarly high absenteeism. The most striking comparison is to schools with nearly identical poverty levels but far stronger outcomes: Meadow Lane Elementary, Rosewood Elementary, Northwest Elementary, and Spring Creek Elementary all serve similarly high-poverty populations yet rank in the top third of North Carolina elementary schools.

Carver is not under-resourced on paper — it spends more per student ($10,648) than most nearby schools and maintains a lower student-teacher ratio. Instruction and engagement appear to be the key issues rather than funding. One relative strength: Hispanic and English Language Learner students have historically performed better at Carver than other subgroups, though ELL results have declined in recent years. Overall, the data suggests that improving attendance and instructional effectiveness — especially in upper grades — is the central challenge for Carver Heights Elementary.

407

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

411 Bunche Drive
Goldsboro, NC 27530-6469

(919) 731-7222

District: Wayne County Public Schools

Students who attend Carver Heights Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Dillard Middle
High:	Goldsboro High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

81.8%

Hispanic:

9.8%

Two or more races:

4.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — <1st percentile in 2016 → 2nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (29% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (52% vs 24% North Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg57%

North Carolina avg61%

1,463^rd of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

110^th of 246Wayne County Public Schools among North Carolina districts

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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	5.3	1463 of 1492	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.5	1465 of 1490	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	1448 of 1505	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	1444 of 1502	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	1439 of 1514	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	1390 of 1489	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.3	1437 of 1473	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.1	1431 of 1434	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.8	1404 of 1429	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	1.1	1423 of 1425	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.9	1417 of 1440	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.2	1349 of 1390	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.7	1395 of 1403	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.2	1385 of 1388	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.7	1312 of 1381	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	19.3	1190 of 1363	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	12.6	1237 of 1354	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	32.9	966 of 1324	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	58.5	572 of 1293	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	13.9	1185 of 1276	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	15.5	839 of 903	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.9	862 of 918	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	844 of 924	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	816 of 933	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	682 of 927	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	687 of 896	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	853 of 949	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	922 of 927	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	26.7	512 of 634	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.2	325 of 646	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	16.9	831 of 878	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	889 of 897	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	24.3	445 of 519	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.6	398 of 563	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.4	229 of 533	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.5	77 of 514	85.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	11.9	1363 of 1447	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.0	1408 of 1451	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	1374 of 1455	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	1392 of 1459	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	1380 of 1458	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	1349 of 1440	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	1387 of 1424	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.7	1402 of 1405	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	0.3	494 of 494	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	35.5	685 of 981	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.8	504 of 961	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.2	326 of 951	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.0	242 of 915	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	1.8	851 of 851	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	10.2	1390 of 1434	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.6	1396 of 1437	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	1360 of 1450	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	1366 of 1437	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	1238 of 1366	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	1113 of 1329	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	1282 of 1361	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.4	1325 of 1332	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	3.3	1443 of 1451	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.0	1435 of 1450	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	1435 of 1464	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	1405 of 1461	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	1373 of 1464	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	1347 of 1444	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	1401 of 1430	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.3	1411 of 1413	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	14.3	798 of 815	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	754 of 801	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)30th percentile+28 vs school

Disabled (2022)19th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)14th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2026)7th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)6th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)1st percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2021)<1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics32%-32 vs state

Reading28%-28 vs state

Science25%-43 vs state

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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/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	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 Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	504 West Elm Street	Goldsboro	27533	Wayne County	Dillard Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 581-0128	261	13	19.8	95.4%	1 (0.4%)	235 (90.0%)	20 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	4.1	1473^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	1.3%		7.2	1448^th of 1490 public elementary schools	2.8%	25	25.9	17.2	20.0	29.6	30.0	31.6	33.3	31.0	23.3	29.6	45.0	57.9	20.0	52.6
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
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
Wayne STEM Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2950 Summit Road	Goldsboro	27534	Wayne County	Wayne STEM Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(984) 520-6341	305	24	12.6	67.5%	97 (31.8%)	108 (35.4%)	51 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (15.4%)	27.6	1148^th of 1492 public elementary schools	23.1%		26.4	1147^th of 1490 public elementary schools	23.0%	1	52.5	43.6	57.1				35.6	41.8	49.0				63.3
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Carver Heights Elementary

What schools do graduates of Carver Heights Elementary attend?

Students who attend Carver Heights Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Dillard Middle
High : Goldsboro High

What is the racial makeup of Carver Heights Elementary?

Students at Carver Heights Elementary are 82% African American, 10% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 4% White.

Is Carver Heights Elementary a good school?

Carver Heights Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.9% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What district is Carver Heights Elementary in?

Wayne County Public Schools

How many students attend Carver Heights Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 407 students attended Carver Heights Elementary.

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