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Grantham Elementary

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Grantham Elementary ranks 461 st of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

461^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Grantham Elementary is a PK-4 elementary school in Goldsboro, NC, serving 442 students in Wayne County Public Schools, a mid-tier district in eastern North Carolina. The school currently holds a 3-star rating and ranks in the 69th percentile of elementary schools statewide — a step down from the 4-star ratings it earned for three straight years from 2022-23 through 2024-25. What makes Grantham stand out is that it is a very high-poverty school: about 99% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and yet students perform at or above state averages in nearly every subject. Grantham also spends more per pupil than any nearby school with available spending data.

Grantham’s greatest academic strength is 4th grade. In 2025-26, 73.3% of 4th graders were proficient in math, compared with 61.4% statewide, and 66.7% were proficient in reading, versus 57.7% statewide. In 2023-24, 4th-grade math proficiency reached 91.5%, more than 30 points above the district average. Among nearby elementary schools, only Hobbton Elementary and Rosewood Elementary had higher 4th-grade math scores in 2025-26, while Grantham outperformed Meadow Lane Elementary, Carver Elementary, Brogden Primary, Carver Heights Elementary, and Princeton Elementary. The school also posts exceptional results for its low-income students, who have ranked in the 85th–89th percentile statewide over the last three years.

The biggest concern is chronic absenteeism. In 2024-25, 36.1% of Grantham students were chronically absent, far above the state rate of 24.2% and much higher than nearby Carver Elementary (20.9%) and Princeton Elementary (20.7%), even though those schools serve similar levels of poverty. The rate has improved from a peak of 44.2% in 2021-22 but remains elevated. Special education students also lagged the rest of the school, ranking in just the 22nd percentile in 2025-26. Still, Grantham is clearly beating the odds, and if the school can make progress on attendance, it has a strong chance of returning to the top quarter of North Carolina elementary schools in the years ahead.

442

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

174 Grantham School Rd
Goldsboro, NC 27530-9746

(919) 689-5000

District: Wayne County Public Schools

Students who attend Grantham Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Grantham Middle
High:	Southern Wayne High

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.1%

Hispanic:

34.4%

African American:

12.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 80th percentile in 2024 → 69th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (66% vs 60% meeting standards)

✓Above the North Carolina median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 24% North Carolina)

!Ranking has slipped from its 80th-percentile peak (2024) to 69th (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school66%

District avg60%

North Carolina avg60%

461^st of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From top 40% (2016) to top 31% (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	67.6	461 of 1492	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	73.2	343 of 1490	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.1	295 of 1505	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	357 of 1502	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	65.2	492 of 1514	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.6	527 of 1489	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.0	369 of 1473	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	49.9	753 of 1434	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.1	758 of 1429	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	59.1	572 of 1425	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	44.0	846 of 1440	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	45.1	777 of 1390	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.4	759 of 1403	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.3	968 of 1388	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.6	843 of 1381	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.3	955 of 1363	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.6	841 of 1354	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.3	730 of 1324	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.1	776 of 1293	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.1	805 of 1276	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.0	252 of 903	72.1%	★★★★☆
2025	52.9	381 of 918	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.5	122 of 924	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	66.2	244 of 933	73.8%	★★★★☆
2021	67.3	174 of 896	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	60.8	298 of 949	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.3	543 of 927	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	46.4	276 of 646	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.0	698 of 897	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	66.2	112 of 519	78.4%	★★★★☆
2025	76.9	68 of 563	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	83.2	52 of 533	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	67.7	94 of 514	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	88.4	28 of 485	94.2%	★★★★★
2021	72.7	44 of 385	88.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	74.4	299 of 1447	79.3%	★★★★☆
2025	77.3	256 of 1451	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	353 of 1455	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	305 of 1459	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	64.9	460 of 1458	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.2	481 of 1440	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.0	240 of 1424	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	46.3	808 of 1405	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	77.8	138 of 981	85.9%	★★★★☆
2025	84.9	71 of 961	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	90.5	44 of 951	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	72.6	174 of 915	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	127 of 893	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	76.4	119 of 843	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	85.7	65 of 865	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	66.1	220 of 851	74.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	76.4	208 of 1434	85.5%	★★★★☆
2025	79.7	157 of 1437	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	195 of 1450	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.9	177 of 1437	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	82.5	118 of 1366	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	70.9	242 of 1329	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	83.9	109 of 1361	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	47.4	711 of 1332	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	58.4	588 of 1451	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.1	484 of 1450	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	81.7	203 of 1464	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	70.3	367 of 1461	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	64.3	486 of 1464	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.1	530 of 1444	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.7	474 of 1430	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.6	674 of 1413	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	28.8	635 of 815	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.5	459 of 821	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.3	425 of 1146	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.3	443 of 1172	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.4	404 of 1166	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.1	181 of 1183	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	50.8	603 of 1194	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.7	638 of 1172	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.7	384 of 1183	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.3	738 of 1178	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)86th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)85th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2026)79th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)78th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2026)72nd percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)63rd percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)59th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2021)57th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2026)22nd percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics71%+7 vs state

Reading62%+6 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
Grantham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	174 Grantham School Rd	Goldsboro	27530	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 689-5000	442	25	17.3	99.3%	217 (49.1%)	57 (12.9%)	152 (34.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	67.6	461^st of 1492 public elementary schools	69.1%		73.2	343^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	77.0%	118	67.5	73.3					57.5	66.7							$10,962	$1,388	$9,573
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
Carver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	400 Old Seven Springs Rd	Mount Olive	28365	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 658-7330	495	35	13.9	99.4%	85 (17.2%)	206 (41.6%)	181 (36.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	20 (4.0%)	70	417^th of 1492 public elementary schools	72.1%		53.9	672^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	54.9%	255	78.3	70.9					59.1	62.0							$10,340	$1,446	$8,895
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
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
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
Princeton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	650 Holt's Pond Rd	Princeton	27569	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 936-0755	770	50	15.4	99.6%	464 (60.3%)	63 (8.2%)	196 (25.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.7%)	66.4	479^th of 1492 public elementary schools	67.9%		67.1	444^th of 1490 public elementary schools	70.2%	35	76.6	65.9	67.6				66.9	58.5	53.2				77.7		$9,600	$584	$9,016
North Duplin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	157 North Duplin School Road	Mount Olive	28365	Wayne County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 658-2931	730	47	15.5	99.6%	284 (38.9%)	50 (6.8%)	366 (50.1%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.9%)	45.7	808^th of 1492 public elementary schools	45.8%		49.8	745^th of 1490 public elementary schools	50.0%	63	68.4	69.5	52.8	46.7			51.0	61.1	52.8	47.7			57.3		$9,167	$1,669	$7,498
Hobbton Elementary	Public	K-5	12361 Hobbton Hwy	Newton Grove	28366	Sampson County	Sampson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 594-0392	453	28	16.1	95.6%	154 (34.0%)	48 (10.6%)	229 (50.6%)	4 (0.9%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	72.9	361^st of 1492 public elementary schools	75.8%		68.1	425^th of 1490 public elementary schools	71.5%	64	82.7	87.3	79.3				66.7	50.6	60.3				70.7		$10,154	$1,621	$8,533
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Grantham Elementary

What district is Grantham Elementary in?

Wayne County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Grantham Elementary?

Students at Grantham Elementary are 49% White, 34% Hispanic, 13% African American, 3% Two or more races.

Is Grantham Elementary a good school?

Grantham Elementary ranks 461^st of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Grantham Elementary attend?

Students who attend Grantham Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Grantham Middle
High : Southern Wayne High

How many students attend Grantham Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 442 students attended Grantham Elementary.

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