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Eastern Wayne Elementary

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Eastern Wayne Elementary ranks 851 st of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

851^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Eastern Wayne Elementary, a PK–5 school in Goldsboro, NC, serves about 597 students in Wayne County Public Schools, where roughly 96% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Long ranked in the bottom 20% of North Carolina elementary schools, Eastern Wayne jumped to the 43rd percentile statewide in 2025-26 — climbing roughly 360 places in one year. That places it ahead of several nearby schools with similar demographics, including La Grange Elementary, Tommy's Road Elementary, and Brogden Primary.

The improvement is especially visible in early grades. Third- and fourth-grade reading and math scores now meet or beat district and state averages; in 3rd-grade math, 77.9% of Eastern Wayne students scored proficient, well above the state's 66.4%. Low-income students at the school rank in the 73rd percentile statewide, African American students in the 70th, Hispanic students in the 62nd, and English language learners in the 69th. Chronic absenteeism also dropped sharply, from 40.1% to 22.3% in one year — better than the district average and far below Carver Heights Elementary, a nearby school with similar economic challenges where 52% of students are chronically absent and the school ranks in the 2nd percentile statewide.

Still, challenges remain. By 5th grade, proficiency falls well below state averages: 43.0% in math, 40.7% in reading, and just 51.2% in science. The school's gifted students rank in only the 6th percentile, and its student-teacher ratio rose to 20.9 in 2024-25 — the highest among nearby elementary schools. Whether this turnaround sticks will depend on sustaining attendance gains, extending early-grade success into upper elementary, and addressing staffing pressures. For now, Eastern Wayne shows what's possible even in a high-poverty setting.

597

Students ?

20.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

96.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1271 New Hope Road
Goldsboro, NC 27534

(919) 751-7130

District: Wayne County Public Schools

Students who attend Eastern Wayne Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Eastern Wayne Middle
High:	Eastern Wayne High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

48.2%

Hispanic:

27.1%

White:

18.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2016 → 43rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 33 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (56% vs 61% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 16 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg57%

North Carolina avg61%

851^st of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 33 pts since 2016

From bottom 10% (2016) to bottom 43% (2026)

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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	43.6	851 of 1492	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.4	1210 of 1490	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	1223 of 1505	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	1363 of 1502	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	1341 of 1514	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	1334 of 1489	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	1302 of 1473	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	1259 of 1434	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.1	1319 of 1429	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.3	1279 of 1425	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.6	1260 of 1440	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.1	1232 of 1390	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.1	1128 of 1403	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.7	1182 of 1388	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.2	1253 of 1381	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	32.9	1025 of 1363	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	47.9	798 of 1354	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.2	829 of 1324	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	60.5	537 of 1293	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.9	585 of 1276	54.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.5	270 of 903	70.1%	★★★★☆
2025	32.6	667 of 918	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.7	652 of 924	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	700 of 933	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	698 of 927	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	748 of 896	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	773 of 949	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	792 of 927	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	31.1	451 of 634	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	579 of 646	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.9	450 of 878	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	607 of 897	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	56.0	162 of 519	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.2	176 of 563	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.9	283 of 533	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.4	425 of 514	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.0	230 of 485	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.1	420 of 497	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.1	265 of 421	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.5	842 of 1447	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.4	1182 of 1451	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	1261 of 1455	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	1276 of 1459	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	1276 of 1458	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	1301 of 1440	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	1288 of 1424	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	1234 of 1405	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	25.5	701 of 743	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.2	486 of 494	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	573 of 612	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.2	59 of 69	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	56.7	375 of 981	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.1	477 of 961	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.1	701 of 951	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	836 of 915	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	803 of 893	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	714 of 843	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	677 of 865	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.7	552 of 851	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	65.6	386 of 1434	73.1%	★★★★☆
2025	36.6	978 of 1437	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	1092 of 1450	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	1270 of 1437	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	1149 of 1366	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	1196 of 1329	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	1101 of 1361	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	1144 of 1332	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	47.4	767 of 1451	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.9	1181 of 1450	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	1127 of 1464	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	1378 of 1461	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	1321 of 1464	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	1268 of 1444	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	1236 of 1430	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	1272 of 1413	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	37.7	505 of 815	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	515 of 801	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.6	872 of 1146	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.4	1026 of 1172	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	974 of 1166	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	1104 of 1183	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	988 of 1194	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	1133 of 1172	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	1068 of 1183	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	1049 of 1178	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)73rd percentile+30 vs school

African American (2026)70th percentile+27 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)69th percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2026)62nd percentile+19 vs school

Male (2026)47th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)42nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)38th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)29th percentile+17 vs school

White (2026)24th percentile-19 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)6th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics60%-3 vs state

Reading53%-3 vs state

Science51%-16 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
La Grange Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	402 W Railroad St	La Grange	28551	Lenoir County	Lenoir County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 566-4036	547	32	17.1	99.5%	130 (23.8%)	236 (43.1%)	144 (26.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.2%)	36.5	968^th of 1492 public elementary schools	35.1%		33.5	1027^th of 1490 public elementary schools	31.1%	59	68.3	46.9	59.8				54.0	51.0	42.5				54.0		$9,939	$1,422	$8,517
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Eastern Wayne Elementary

What district is Eastern Wayne Elementary in?

Wayne County Public Schools

How many students attend Eastern Wayne Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 597 students attended Eastern Wayne Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Eastern Wayne Elementary?

Students at Eastern Wayne Elementary are 48% African American, 27% Hispanic, 19% White, 5% Two or more races.

Is Eastern Wayne Elementary a good school?

Eastern Wayne Elementary ranks 851^st of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Eastern Wayne Elementary attend?

Students who attend Eastern Wayne Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Eastern Wayne Middle
High : Eastern Wayne High

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