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Greenwood Middle

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Greenwood Middle ranks 343 rd of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

343^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 56% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Greenwood Middle is a public middle school in Goldsboro, North Carolina, serving 359 students in grades 5-8. The school is part of the Wayne County Public Schools district, which is ranked 134 out of 242 districts in the state.

Greenwood Middle has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina middle schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 298-445 out of 700-800 schools. However, the school performs particularly well for its African American and Hispanic student subgroups, ranking in the top 25-30% of North Carolina middle schools for these subgroups in recent years. Additionally, the school's 8th-grade reading and science proficiency rates are above the state and district averages, reaching 61.4% and 69.3% proficiency, respectively, in the 2024-2025 school year.

Greenwood Middle has a relatively high per-student spending of $10,327 and a student-teacher ratio of 14.2, which is lower than the nearby schools in the Wayne County district. This suggests that the school is investing resources in targeted interventions and support programs, which may be contributing to its strong performance for its diverse student population and in certain academic areas.

402

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,327

Per pupil spending ?

97.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3209 E Ash Street
Goldsboro, NC 27534-4592

(919) 751-7100

District: Wayne County Public Schools

Students who attend Greenwood Middle usually attend:

High:

Eastern Wayne High

Feeder schools for Greenwood Middle:

Elementary:

Meadow Lane Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

47.5%

White:

22.1%

Hispanic:

22.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 44th percentile in 2015 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the North Carolina median (56th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg49%

North Carolina avg55%

343^rd of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 9Middle 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	53.9	343 of 773	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.8	298 of 793	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.3	402 of 784	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	438 of 786	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.7	396 of 741	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.9	445 of 737	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.0	422 of 691	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.8	434 of 694	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.3	443 of 692	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.8	392 of 705	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	45.3	331 of 627	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.6	340 of 673	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	60.6	303 of 662	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.6	280 of 648	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.9	328 of 640	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	67.3	212 of 630	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.9	296 of 620	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.8	193 of 606	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.4	245 of 598	59.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	73.4	99 of 546	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	77.8	84 of 560	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	57.2	176 of 559	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.7	233 of 550	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.1	163 of 533	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.4	186 of 519	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.0	190 of 494	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	39.2	285 of 478	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.9	79 of 504	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	57.9	125 of 475	73.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	72.5	49 of 371	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	58.9	84 of 356	76.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	331 of 733	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.7	258 of 738	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.8	406 of 731	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	452 of 733	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.0	362 of 706	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.1	457 of 684	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.6	434 of 656	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	229 of 458	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.2	133 of 461	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	58.8	222 of 452	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.6	362 of 448	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.3	261 of 416	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.7	30 of 127	76.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	164 of 562	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	59.1	192 of 564	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.6	225 of 553	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.6	252 of 541	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.7	128 of 522	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	49.2	241 of 493	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.1	106 of 472	77.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	161 of 729	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	68.5	165 of 743	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	42.1	423 of 735	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.4	309 of 689	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.4	330 of 633	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.8	340 of 639	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.2	253 of 604	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	326 of 733	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	337 of 751	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.0	372 of 747	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.2	387 of 748	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.3	386 of 711	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.5	417 of 697	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.0	401 of 665	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	25 of 64	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	81.9	6 of 58	89.7%	★★★★★
2023	78.9	9 of 54	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	57.5	27 of 58	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.5	27 of 57	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.6	20 of 48	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.3	31 of 45	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	123 of 478	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	38.5	259 of 473	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	377 of 649	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.3	349 of 652	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.3	274 of 656	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.3	288 of 658	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.5	335 of 632	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.3	198 of 624	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.0	231 of 596	61.2%	★★★☆☆

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 (2025)87th percentile+31 vs school

African American (2025)82nd percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2025)74th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile+15 vs school

Military Connected (2025)61st percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)56th percentile~ school

Female (2025)55th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)50th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)42nd percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2021)40th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science60%~ state avg

Reading52%~ state avg

Mathematics48%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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
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%)	53.9	343^rd of 773 public middle schools	55.6%		58.8	298^th of 793 public middle schools	62.4%	45	42.2	51.5	50.0	47.7	46.1	46.5	57.1	61.4	51.5	69.3	$10,327	$1,454	$8,873
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%)	40.5	465^th of 773 public middle schools	39.8%		16.3	695^th of 793 public middle schools	12.4%	230		38.9	34.1	41.9		51.2	42.9	52.0		68.9	$9,024	$1,286	$7,738
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%)	5.9	743^rd of 773 public middle schools	3.9%		7.6	752^nd of 793 public middle schools	5.2%	9		25.2	20.6	9.1		19.4	24.3	32.1		30.9	$11,466	$1,889	$9,578
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%)	23.7	599^th of 773 public middle schools	22.5%		19.3	665^th of 793 public middle schools	16.1%	66	36.3	49.2	34.1	40.0	24.8	33.9	38.1	35.4	28.0	44.6	$9,192	$2,039	$7,153
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%)	58.3	295^th of 773 public middle schools	61.8%		66.4	237^th of 793 public middle schools	70.1%	58		50.5	57.4	60.8		38.7	50.0	68.0		74.2	$11,009	$1,275	$9,734
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%)	30.9	539^th of 773 public middle schools	30.3%		44	450^th of 793 public middle schools	43.3%	89		41.6	55.4	37.7		40.9	44.4	44.0		41.7	$8,445	$1,333	$7,111
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%)	53.2	355^th of 773 public middle schools	54.1%		47.7	417^th of 793 public middle schools	47.4%	62	68.3	68.1	58.6	66.3	54.5	49.6	44.5	45.8	69.7	52.4	$8,626	$1,380	$7,246
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%)	54.8	330^th of 773 public middle schools	57.3%		58.1	305^th of 793 public middle schools	61.5%	25		43.4	56.2	75.4		38.2	50.8	59.6		74.1	$8,110	$796	$7,314
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%)	44.7	434^th of 773 public middle schools	43.9%		31.3	556^th of 793 public middle schools	29.9%	122	51.9	68.0	65.3	51.9	44.4	40.0	43.1	40.5	40.7	45.6	$9,108	$1,394	$7,714
Mount Olive Middle	Public	5-8	309 Wooten Street	Mount Olive	28365	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 658-7320	329	18	18.4	99.1%	47 (14.3%)	149 (45.3%)	119 (36.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	25.2	588^th of 773 public middle schools	23.9%		33.8	542^nd of 793 public middle schools	31.7%	46	42.3	35.3	29.5	64.3	39.7	22.4	34.1	36.9	57.7	50.0	$9,924	$1,423	$8,500

Frequently Asked Questions about Greenwood Middle

What high school do graduates of Greenwood Middle attend?

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

How many students attend Greenwood Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 402 students attended Greenwood Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Greenwood Middle?

Students at Greenwood Middle are 48% African American, 22% White, 22% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Greenwood Middle in?

Wayne County Public Schools

Is Greenwood Middle a good school?

Greenwood Middle ranks 343^rd of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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