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Eastern Wayne Middle

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Eastern Wayne Middle ranks 440 th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

440^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 43% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Eastern Wayne Middle is a grades 6–8 middle school in Goldsboro, NC, serving about 427 students within Wayne County Public Schools, a district rated in the middle of North Carolina districts. Nearly all students (97.4%) qualify for free or reduced lunch, making this a high-poverty school — yet Eastern Wayne has posted a remarkable turnaround. After ranking in the bottom 12% of NC middle schools in 2023–2024 (1 star), it climbed to the 40th percentile in 2024–2025 and now sits at the 43rd percentile (440th of 778 schools) with a 2-star rating for 2025–2026.

The gains appear in test scores and among students who often face the greatest barriers. Eighth-grade science proficiency reached 77.5% — well above the state average (68.6%) and among the area's highest, trailing only Rosewood Middle among nearby schools. Seventh-grade math (54.8%) and reading (53.9%) sit close to state averages; Eastern Wayne's 7th-grade reading is the highest among neighboring Wayne County middle schools, while its 7th-grade math trails only Grantham Middle and Spring Creek Middle. English Language Learners jumped from the 22nd to the 94th statewide percentile since 2023–2024, low-income students from the 13th to the 61st, and Special Education students from the 37th to the 75th.

The school's biggest obstacles are attendance and uneven grade levels. Chronic absenteeism is 44.8% — nearly double the state's 24.2% and far above Greenwood Middle's 28.4%, though both sit just over two miles apart and serve similar high-poverty populations. Sixth graders arrive with notable skill gaps (42.2% math proficiency vs. 59.2% statewide), and 8th-grade reading (45.0%) trails the state. Gifted students appear underserved, with that subgroup near the 10th percentile. Still, students in 7th and 8th grades show meaningful growth after time at the school, and with science a clear strength, Eastern Wayne is on the rise — and could climb further if more students attend consistently.

427

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

97.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3518 Central Heights Rd
Goldsboro, NC 27534-8898

(919) 751-7110

District: Wayne County Public Schools

Students who attend Eastern Wayne Middle usually attend:

High:

Eastern Wayne High

Feeder schools for Eastern Wayne Middle:

Elementary:

Eastern Wayne Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

57.4%

Hispanic:

20.4%

White:

12.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 30th percentile in 2016 → 43rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (45% vs 24% North Carolina)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg54%

North Carolina avg58%

440^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (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	44.1	440 of 778	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.5	465 of 773	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.3	695 of 793	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	688 of 784	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	654 of 786	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.9	534 of 741	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	606 of 737	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	511 of 691	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.4	513 of 694	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.0	487 of 692	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.6	464 of 705	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	24.5	482 of 627	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.8	482 of 673	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	46.0	425 of 662	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.8	401 of 648	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.1	374 of 640	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.0	343 of 630	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	58.5	280 of 620	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	53.6	321 of 606	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	57.4	294 of 598	50.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.1	223 of 553	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.9	176 of 546	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.2	415 of 560	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	476 of 559	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	385 of 550	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.8	235 of 533	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.0	379 of 519	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.0	330 of 494	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	20.1	419 of 449	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	44.8	228 of 478	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.7	422 of 504	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	372 of 475	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	84.6	21 of 363	94.2%	★★★★★
2025	67.4	60 of 371	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	28.2	279 of 356	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	240 of 318	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.3	120 of 312	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.6	12 of 236	94.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.6	442 of 731	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.3	513 of 733	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	11.6	686 of 738	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	669 of 731	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	633 of 733	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	524 of 706	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	597 of 684	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	572 of 656	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	414 of 458	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	436 of 461	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	429 of 452	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	425 of 450	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	34.2	369 of 448	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	386 of 416	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	65.4	146 of 566	74.2%	★★★★☆
2025	50.8	254 of 562	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	22.8	478 of 564	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	468 of 553	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.7	265 of 541	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.3	130 of 522	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	42.3	302 of 493	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.2	236 of 472	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	56.0	286 of 725	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.2	296 of 729	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	20.6	648 of 743	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	626 of 735	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	579 of 689	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.0	368 of 633	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.3	523 of 639	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	491 of 604	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.3	406 of 736	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.5	384 of 733	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.9	630 of 751	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	656 of 747	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	626 of 748	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	519 of 711	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	564 of 697	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.7	457 of 665	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.3	121 of 328	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.8	114 of 248	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	56.8	124 of 500	75.2%	★★★★☆
2025	79.9	30 of 478	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	34.0	298 of 473	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	56.1	283 of 644	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.9	347 of 649	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	12.2	612 of 652	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	618 of 656	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	622 of 658	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	556 of 632	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	503 of 624	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	447 of 596	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)94th percentile+51 vs school

Special Education (2026)75th percentile+32 vs school

Hispanic (2026)74th percentile+31 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)63rd percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)61st percentile+17 vs school

African American (2026)60th percentile+16 vs school

White (2026)56th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2026)45th percentile~ school

Female (2026)40th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)10th percentile-30 vs school

Disabled (2022)7th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science78%+9 vs state

Mathematics52%-4 vs state

Reading46%-10 vs state

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I love that my son goes to Eastern Wayne Middle School The teacher there are geat they help the children when they need help my son is doing very good there,Thank you for your help. Close Quote

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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 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
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%)	44.1	440^th of 778 public middle schools	43.4%		40.5	465^th of 773 public middle schools	39.8%	25		42.2	54.8	59.2		39.7	53.9	45.0		77.5	$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%)	52.4	374^th of 778 public middle schools	51.9%		53.9	343^rd of 773 public middle schools	55.6%	31	52.9	65.4	52.7	63.6	45.7	56.1	48.4	57.6	45.7	60.6	$10,327	$1,454	$8,873
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%)	5.2	751^st of 778 public middle schools	3.5%		5.9	743^rd of 773 public middle schools	3.9%	8		21.4	14.9	18.9		31.1	31.0	25.8		36.8	$11,466	$1,889	$9,578
E B Frink Middle	Public	6-8	102 N Martin Luther King Jr Dr	La Grange	28551	Lenoir County	Lenoir County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 566-3326	488	32	15.0	99.4%	160 (32.8%)	204 (41.8%)	96 (19.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.3%)	38.9	488^th of 778 public middle schools	37.3%		30.9	539^th of 773 public middle schools	30.3%	51		45.7	53.1	50.4		48.9	50.3	48.9		59.1	$8,445	$1,333	$7,111
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%)	49.7	400^th of 778 public middle schools	48.6%		54.8	330^th of 773 public middle schools	57.3%	70		61.7	42.0	64.8		45.0	48.8	58.9		71.8	$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%)	52	378^th of 778 public middle schools	51.4%		58.3	295^th of 773 public middle schools	61.8%	83		31.3	48.9	75.2		39.6	46.2	67.9		87.2	$11,009	$1,275	$9,734
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%)	21.1	645^th of 778 public middle schools	17.1%		23.7	599^th of 773 public middle schools	22.5%	46	41.7	41.5	31.7	42.5	30.7	33.1	30.9	33.5	31.9	63.7	$9,192	$2,039	$7,153
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%)	57.9	321^st of 778 public middle schools	58.7%		53.2	355^th of 773 public middle schools	54.1%	34	75.1	58.5	65.3	76.1	52.7	48.1	53.7	50.7	71.0	73.9	$8,626	$1,380	$7,246
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%)	57.5	326^th of 778 public middle schools	58.1%		44.7	434^th of 773 public middle schools	43.9%	108	65.9	74.2	70.7	63.0	52.9	53.2	48.0	45.2	58.8	69.9	$9,108	$1,394	$7,714
Greene County Middle	Public	6-8	485 Middle School Road	Snow Hill	28580	Greene County	Greene County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 747-8191	602	46	13.2	99.5%	159 (26.4%)	207 (34.4%)	213 (35.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.2%)	8	735^th of 778 public middle schools	5.5%		10.1	719^th of 773 public middle schools	7.0%	16		26.3	32.7	17.2		31.2	32.1	31.0		41.9	$8,407	$-343	$8,750

Frequently Asked Questions about Eastern Wayne Middle

How many students attend Eastern Wayne Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 427 students attended Eastern Wayne Middle.

What district is Eastern Wayne Middle in?

Wayne County Public Schools

Is Eastern Wayne Middle a good school?

Eastern Wayne Middle ranks 440^th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Eastern Wayne Middle attend?

Students who attend Eastern Wayne Middle usually go on to attend Eastern Wayne High

What is the racial makeup of Eastern Wayne Middle?

Students at Eastern Wayne Middle are 57% African American, 20% Hispanic, 13% White, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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