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Goldsboro High

Public Grades 9-12

519^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 19% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Goldsboro High is a public high school located in Goldsboro, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 442 students. The school is part of the Wayne County Public Schools district, which is ranked 134 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Goldsboro High has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Goldsboro High over the past several years, with rankings ranging from 449 out of 469 in 2017-2018 to 519 out of 641 in 2024-2025. The school has received a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicating very low academic performance compared to other schools in the state. Goldsboro High's performance on various student subgroups is also concerning, with the school ranking in the bottom 20% for female, male, and Hispanic students, and in the bottom 30% for African American and English Language Learner students. The school's four-year graduation rates, ranging from 68.1% in 2024-2025 to 87.7% in the most recent year, are significantly lower than the state and district averages.

Goldsboro High's performance is significantly lower than the nearby high schools in the Wayne County Public Schools district, such as Charles B. Aycock High and Rosewood High, which both have higher rankings, graduation rates, and test scores. The only school that significantly outperforms Goldsboro High and the other nearby schools is the Wayne Early/Middle College High, which is a specialized school focused on college-level coursework.

412

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,741

Per pupil spending ?

97.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

700 N. Herman St.
Goldsboro, NC 27530

(919) 731-5930

District: Wayne County Public Schools

Feeder schools for Goldsboro High:

Elementary:	Carver Heights Elementary
	North Drive Elementary
Middle:	Dillard Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

88.8%

Hispanic:

7.3%

Two or more races:

2.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (31% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the North Carolina average (68% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg51%

North Carolina avg53%

519^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 9High Schools in the Wayne County Public Schools

134^th of 242Wayne 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
2025	20.8	519 of 641	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	603 of 640	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	602 of 626	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	591 of 621	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.5	577 of 594	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.5	490 of 514	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.9	449 of 469	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.0	460 of 476	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.0	466 of 507	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.2	476 of 531	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	3.1	444 of 451	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.8	442 of 505	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.1	380 of 502	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.3	410 of 506	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.4	427 of 499	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.1	399 of 490	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.9	330 of 477	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	30.8	341 of 453	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.6	376 of 431	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	256 of 440	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.7	404 of 437	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	416 of 434	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	395 of 430	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	352 of 364	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	356 of 369	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	345 of 359	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	34.9	209 of 334	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.7	313 of 364	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	258 of 349	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	223 of 273	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.1	164 of 262	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.5	134 of 173	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	506 of 610	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	588 of 602	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	577 of 588	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.3	588 of 594	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	463 of 475	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.5	473 of 475	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.1	443 of 449	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	12.3	433 of 449	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	436 of 606	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	564 of 613	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	578 of 597	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	516 of 544	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	423 of 432	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	432 of 446	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.8	413 of 424	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	493 of 601	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	567 of 607	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	578 of 602	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	557 of 585	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.8	472 of 481	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	464 of 488	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.8	443 of 463	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	175 of 352	50.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)50th percentile+31 vs school

African American (2025)42nd percentile+23 vs school

Disabled (2021)37th percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)18th percentile~ school

Male (2025)18th percentile~ school

Female (2025)17th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III66%~ state avg

English II30%-30 vs state

Math I25%-9 vs state

Biology12%-36 vs state

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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
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
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 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 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
Edgewood Cmty Developmental	Public	9-12	1135 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
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
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
Bertie High	Public	9-12	716 US Hwy 13 North	Windsor	27983	Bertie County	Bertie County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 794-3034	449	31	14.5	99.3%	35 (7.8%)	375 (83.5%)	10 (2.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.6%)	20	525^th of 641 public high schools	18.1%		19.6	519^th of 640 public high schools	18.9%	6	30.1	39.7	10.7	53.8								$14,631	$2,772	$11,859
Bertie Early College High	Public	9-12	717 US Hwy 13 North	Windsor	27983	Bertie County	Bertie County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 794-2150	99	4	24.7	97.0%	17 (17.2%)	71 (71.7%)	7 (7.1%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.0%)	73.6	161^st of 641 public high schools	74.9%		89.3	83^rd of 640 public high schools	87.0%	78	36.4	88.2		100.0								$11,537	$1,528	$10,008

Frequently Asked Questions about Goldsboro High

Is Goldsboro High a good school?

Goldsboro High ranks in the bottom 19.0% of North Carolina high schools.

What district is Goldsboro High in?

Wayne County Public Schools

What schools feed into Goldsboro High?

Goldsboro High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Carver Heights Elementary
Elementary : North Drive Elementary
Middle : Dillard Middle

How many students attend Goldsboro High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 412 students attended Goldsboro High.

What is the racial makeup of Goldsboro High?

Students at Goldsboro High are 89% African American, 7% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 2% White.

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