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Meadow Lane Elementary

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Meadow Lane Elementary ranks 414 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

414^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Meadow Lane Elementary is a PK–4 school in Goldsboro, NC, serving 674 students in Wayne County Public Schools, where nearly all students (roughly 99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. With a student-teacher ratio near 15:1, the school is slightly better staffed than nearby elementary schools in the district.

Despite this high-poverty context, Meadow Lane is the highest-ranked elementary school among its nearby peers, placing in the 72nd percentile statewide (4 stars) in the most recent SchoolDigger ranking — a full 7 points ahead of the next closest school, Spring Creek Elementary. The school exceeds both its district and the state average in every tested category, including 3rd grade math (78.3% proficient vs. 66.4% statewide) and 3rd grade reading (62.6% vs. 55.6% statewide). These results stand out because neighboring schools with similar demographics, such as Tommy's Road Elementary, Brogden Primary, and Wayne STEM Academy, trail significantly in both subjects. Meadow Lane also posts particularly strong subgroup outcomes, ranking in the 91st percentile statewide for Hispanic students, the 93rd for English language learners, and the 83rd for African American students.

The school's chronic absenteeism rate has fallen dramatically — from 35.3% in 2021-2022 to 23.1% in 2024-2025 — and is now essentially at the state average and well below nearby schools like Carver Heights Elementary (52.1%) and North Drive Elementary (52.8%). After a dip to the 42nd percentile in 2022-2023, Meadow Lane rebounded to a stable 72nd percentile, showing resilience. While the school is strongest in 3rd grade and serves students only through 4th grade, its consistent outperformance of district and state averages makes it one of the strongest elementary options in the Goldsboro area.

674

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

98.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3500 E Ash Street
Goldsboro, NC 27534-4498

(919) 751-7150

District: Wayne County Public Schools

Students who attend Meadow Lane Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Greenwood Middle
High:	Eastern Wayne High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

38.3%

White:

33.4%

Hispanic:

17.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 32nd percentile in 2016 → 72nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (68% vs 60% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 40 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the North Carolina median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school68%

District avg60%

North Carolina avg60%

414^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 40 pts since 2016

From bottom 32% (2016) to top 28% (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	70.1	414 of 1492	72.3%	★★★★☆
2025	65.1	484 of 1490	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.4	419 of 1505	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	43.6	873 of 1502	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	76.5	303 of 1514	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	63.7	506 of 1489	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.8	597 of 1473	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.6	789 of 1434	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.3	813 of 1429	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.9	972 of 1425	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	57.4	619 of 1440	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	47.6	745 of 1390	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	56.5	567 of 1403	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	32.7	1054 of 1388	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.4	1046 of 1381	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	44.4	859 of 1363	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.5	958 of 1354	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	64.5	459 of 1324	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.4	434 of 1293	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.5	366 of 1276	71.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	74.3	156 of 903	82.7%	★★★★☆
2025	75.2	149 of 918	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	77.6	129 of 924	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	61.2	291 of 933	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	82.0	85 of 927	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	77.2	105 of 896	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	70.4	197 of 949	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	50.3	447 of 927	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	52.8	224 of 646	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.4	217 of 878	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	33.6	632 of 897	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	88.7	38 of 519	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	50.8	208 of 514	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	94.1	15 of 485	96.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	70.0	366 of 1447	74.7%	★★★★☆
2025	67.1	413 of 1451	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	70.6	356 of 1455	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	41.7	855 of 1459	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	77.2	270 of 1458	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	61.2	505 of 1440	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.3	672 of 1424	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.3	984 of 1405	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	84.7	85 of 981	91.3%	★★★★★
2025	74.6	151 of 961	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	87.2	63 of 951	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	47.7	473 of 915	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	83.9	77 of 893	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	83.0	83 of 843	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	67.4	224 of 865	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	61.0	278 of 851	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.4	332 of 1434	76.8%	★★★★☆
2025	73.5	250 of 1437	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.7	171 of 1450	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	52.2	657 of 1437	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.5	235 of 1366	82.8%	★★★★☆
2021	63.4	362 of 1329	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	61.9	448 of 1361	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.4	545 of 1332	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	67.1	449 of 1451	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.7	570 of 1450	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.5	466 of 1464	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.2	832 of 1461	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	72.8	339 of 1464	76.8%	★★★★☆
2021	64.6	472 of 1444	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.5	492 of 1430	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.6	559 of 1413	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	77.9	9 of 67	86.6%	★★★★☆
2025	51.5	41 of 72	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.5	45 of 75	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	63 of 81	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	78.2	11 of 85	87.1%	★★★★☆
2021	72.4	17 of 76	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	61.0	31 of 72	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.8	46 of 76	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	56.0	74 of 159	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	48.5	352 of 815	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.2	482 of 821	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.9	216 of 801	73.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.5	421 of 1146	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.8	619 of 1172	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	67.8	348 of 1166	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	33.5	857 of 1183	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	74.9	260 of 1194	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	73.6	267 of 1172	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	71.6	296 of 1183	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	69.5	345 of 1178	70.7%	★★★★☆

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)93rd percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2026)91st percentile+19 vs school

Military Connected (2026)87th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2026)83rd percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)77th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)75th percentile~ school

Male (2026)69th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2021)65th percentile~ school

White (2026)63rd percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2026)57th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)53rd percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics72%+8 vs state

Reading63%+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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Meadow Lane Elementary

How many students attend Meadow Lane Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 674 students attended Meadow Lane Elementary.

Is Meadow Lane Elementary a good school?

Meadow Lane Elementary ranks 414^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Meadow Lane Elementary?

Students at Meadow Lane Elementary are 38% African American, 33% White, 18% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Meadow Lane Elementary in?

Wayne County Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Meadow Lane Elementary attend?

Students who attend Meadow Lane Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Greenwood Middle
High : Eastern Wayne High

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