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Greenwood Middle

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Greenwood Middle ranks 374 th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

374^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 52% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Greenwood Middle, in Goldsboro, NC, serves 402 students in grades 5–8 as part of Wayne County Public Schools. The school holds a 3-star rating and ranks 374th of 778 North Carolina middle schools, around the 52nd percentile — roughly in line with Rosewood Middle and Norwayne Middle, though below Grantham Middle and Spring Creek Middle. That solidly mid-pack position marks a significant turn from many years of below-average, 2-star results.

Greenwood's standout outcomes come from specific student groups: English learners rank 12th in the state (97th percentile), gifted students also score at the 97th percentile, and special education and military-connected students perform at the 76th and 79th percentiles. This is especially notable at a school where 97.5% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. Reading achievement in 6th and 8th grades tops both district and state averages, and math is strong in the upper grades — 6th grade math is 65.4% proficient (state: 59.2%) and 8th grade math is 63.6% (state: 53.0%).

Science is the clearest weakness: 5th-grade proficiency sits at 45.7% and 8th grade at 60.6%, both below district and state averages. Chronic absenteeism has improved from 36.3% to 28.4% but remains above the state rate of 24.2%. The contrast with nearby Dillard Middle is dramatic: while Dillard Middle serves a similar high-poverty population just miles away, it ranks at the 3rd percentile with much lower test scores and absenteeism around 59%. For parents, Greenwood offers an improving school that clearly adds value between 5th and 8th grade.

402

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

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 — 36th percentile in 2016 → 52nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the North Carolina median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 15 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg54%

North Carolina avg59%

374^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 36% (2016) to top 48% (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	52.4	374 of 778	51.9%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	67.3	142 of 553	74.3%	★★★★☆
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
2026	90.1	12 of 363	96.7%	★★★★★
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
2026	50.0	368 of 731	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	76.8	14 of 465	97.0%	★★★★★
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
2026	64.5	151 of 566	73.3%	★★★★☆
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
2026	52.5	322 of 725	55.6%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	51.9	357 of 736	51.5%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	74.6	14 of 67	79.1%	★★★★☆
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
2026	57.7	118 of 500	76.4%	★★★★☆
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
2026	39.9	412 of 644	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)97th percentile+45 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)97th percentile+45 vs school

Military Connected (2026)79th percentile+27 vs school

Special Education (2026)76th percentile+24 vs school

African American (2026)74th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2026)73rd percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)56th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)51st percentile~ school

Female (2026)50th percentile~ school

Disabled (2021)40th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)36th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics58%~ state avg

Science53%-15 vs state

Reading52%-4 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 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%)	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	27.3	585^th of 778 public middle schools	24.8%		25.2	588^th of 773 public middle schools	23.9%	3	57.3	38.0	34.5	60.2	39.0	38.0	34.9	33.0	63.4	65.9	$9,924	$1,423	$8,500

Frequently Asked Questions about 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.

How many students attend Greenwood Middle?

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

What district is Greenwood Middle in?

Wayne County Public Schools

Is Greenwood Middle a good school?

Greenwood Middle ranks 374^th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Greenwood Middle attend?

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

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