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Rosewood High

Q: Is Rosewood High a good school?

Rosewood High ranks 397 th of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Rosewood High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 460 students attended Rosewood High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Rosewood High?

Students at Rosewood High are 60% White, 18% African American, 16% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Q: What schools feed into Rosewood High?

Rosewood High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Rosewood Elementary Middle : Rosewood Middle

Public Grades 9-12

397^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 662 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 40% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Rosewood High is a traditional public high school in Goldsboro, NC, serving roughly 460 students in grades 9–12 as part of Wayne County Public Schools. Nearly all of its students (about 98.5%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. In 2025–2026, the school earned 2 stars and ranked 397th out of 662 North Carolina high schools—a middle-tier performance that places it below Charles B Aycock High but well above Goldsboro High and Wayne Middle / High Academy.

Where Rosewood stands out is in keeping students engaged. Its 89.7% graduation rate tops the district's 81.3% and nearly matches the state's 88.8%, while chronic absenteeism runs at 21.9%—better than the district's 31.6% and even slightly below the state's 24.2%. This contrast is especially visible next to Goldsboro High, which serves a similarly high-poverty population but graduates only 63.5% of students and reports a 54.1% chronic absenteeism rate. Rosewood also posts strong relative outcomes for students in special education and English learner programs, suggesting effective support for populations that often struggle elsewhere.

Academically, the picture is uneven. Students do well in Biology (61.1% proficiency, above the state's 58.5%) and respectably in English II (63.2%, above the district's 57.7%). Math is the clear weak spot: Math III proficiency sits at just 44.7% versus the state's 68.9%, trailing Princeton High, Charles B Aycock High, and Goldsboro High. Still, for families seeking a stable neighborhood high school with solid attendance and strong graduation rates, Rosewood is a credible option—especially when compared with other traditional high schools in the area.

460

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,220

Per pupil spending ?

98.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

900 Rosewood Road
Goldsboro, NC 27530-9814

(919) 705-6050

District: Wayne County Public Schools

Feeder schools for Rosewood High:

Elementary:	Rosewood Elementary
Middle:	Rosewood Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.4%

African American:

17.6%

Hispanic:

16.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2016 → 40th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (54% vs 60% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg61%

North Carolina avg60%

397^th of 662

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 49% (2016) to bottom 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6High Schools in the Wayne County Public Schools

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	40.6	397 of 662	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.7	304 of 641	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.6	396 of 640	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	361 of 626	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.0	470 of 621	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.3	382 of 594	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.4	317 of 514	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.6	206 of 469	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	35.8	271 of 476	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.6	260 of 507	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.2	273 of 531	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	29.3	280 of 451	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.8	261 of 505	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	54.5	186 of 502	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.5	218 of 506	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.9	168 of 499	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.0	110 of 490	77.6%	★★★★☆
2008	66.0	99 of 477	79.2%	★★★★☆
2007	56.4	178 of 453	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.1	155 of 431	64.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	51.1	192 of 450	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.6	244 of 440	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.0	184 of 437	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.2	251 of 434	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	270 of 430	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.0	169 of 364	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.6	221 of 369	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.9	197 of 359	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	29.1	228 of 330	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.5	169 of 364	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	90.1	19 of 349	94.6%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.5	94 of 289	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	35.0	429 of 629	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.4	255 of 610	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.9	372 of 602	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	333 of 588	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.9	461 of 594	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	343 of 475	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	296 of 475	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.7	301 of 449	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.4	257 of 407	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	79.7	53 of 412	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	56.2	225 of 403	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.5	260 of 403	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.5	216 of 398	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.9	226 of 337	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.7	278 of 325	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	56.9	44 of 100	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	44.3	241 of 474	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.5	224 of 462	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.1	330 of 454	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	428 of 449	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	404 of 436	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	292 of 370	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.8	120 of 354	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.0	70 of 340	79.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	47.2	289 of 620	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.5	226 of 606	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.0	357 of 613	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	349 of 597	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.1	437 of 544	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.7	254 of 432	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.5	284 of 446	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.0	192 of 424	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.7	354 of 624	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.7	313 of 601	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.5	396 of 607	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.4	381 of 602	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.4	461 of 585	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.9	251 of 481	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.1	320 of 488	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.8	136 of 463	70.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	58.4	95 of 372	74.5%	★★★★☆
2025	43.3	173 of 352	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.2	70 of 349	79.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	27.4	431 of 551	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.5	290 of 542	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.8	419 of 553	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.5	302 of 537	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.0	475 of 534	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	331 of 439	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	355 of 444	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.6	239 of 427	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)74th percentile+34 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)67th percentile+27 vs school

African American (2026)57th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)53rd percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)49th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)43rd percentile+3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)37th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)32nd percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)31st percentile+7 vs school

White (2026)22nd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English II63%~ state avg

Biology61%+3 vs state

Math III45%-24 vs state

Math I42%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOC Biology (2026)	EOC English II (2026)	EOC Math I (2026)	EOC Math III (2026)	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	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rosewood High	Public	9-12	900 Rosewood Road	Goldsboro	27530	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 705-6050	460	21	21.8	98.5%	278 (60.4%)	81 (17.6%)	74 (16.1%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.3%)	40.6	397^th of 662 public high schools	40.0%		49.7	304^th of 641 public high schools	52.6%	93	61.1	63.2	41.9	44.7								$10,220	$987	$9,233
Wayne School of Engineering	Public	6-12	801 N. Lionel St	Goldsboro	27530	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 734-0070	486	20	24.3	99.4%	281 (57.8%)	87 (17.9%)	79 (16.3%)	9 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.6%)	81.8	132^nd of 662 public high schools	80.1%		85.6	107^th of 641 public high schools	83.3%	25	81.0	96.5		81.8	84.9	98.0	93.9	88.7	89.5	90.9	98.5	$7,192	$332	$6,860
Goldsboro High	Public	9-12	700 N. Herman St.	Goldsboro	27530	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 731-5930	412	21	19.6	97.6%	7 (1.7%)	366 (88.8%)	30 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	24.3	525^th of 662 public high schools	20.7%		20.8	519^th of 641 public high schools	19.0%	6	43.8	32.4	24.8	74.3								$11,741	$1,335	$10,407
Princeton High	Public	6-12	101 Dr Donnie H Jones Jr Blvd	Princeton	27569	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 936-5011	988	52	19.1	99.2%	626 (63.4%)	90 (9.1%)	223 (22.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (4.6%)	44.6	372^nd of 662 public high schools	43.8%		47.8	319^th of 641 public high schools	50.2%	53	50.9	53.6	53.0	71.9	65.8	61.9	60.0	57.0	55.1	54.8	71.1	$9,669	$525	$9,144
Bertie High	Public	9-12	716 US Hwy 13 North	Windsor	27983	Bertie County	Bertie County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 794-3034	449	31	14.5	99.3%	35 (7.8%)	375 (83.5%)	10 (2.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.6%)	18.5	564^th of 662 public high schools	14.8%		20	525^th of 641 public high schools	18.1%	39	41.8	28.3	23.5	55.0								$14,631	$2,772	$11,859
Bertie Early College High	Public	9-12	717 US Hwy 13 North	Windsor	27983	Bertie County	Bertie County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 794-2150	99	4	24.7	97.0%	17 (17.2%)	71 (71.7%)	7 (7.1%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.0%)	86.5	100^th of 662 public high schools	84.9%		73.6	161^st of 641 public high schools	74.9%	61	75.0	95.2	78.9	96.0								$11,537	$1,528	$10,008
Wayne Early / Middle College High	Public	9-12	3000 Wayne Memorial Drive	Goldsboro	27534	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 739-7070	239	9	25.5	98.7%	80 (33.5%)	38 (15.9%)	108 (45.2%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	93.5	21^st of 662 public high schools	96.8%		93.6	43^rd of 641 public high schools	93.3%	22	96.9	100.0	84.9	100.0								$8,418	$325	$8,093
Wayne School of Technical Arts	Public	6-12	1520 Goodson St	Goldsboro	27531	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 751-7221	271	11	23.7	97.8%	138 (50.9%)	69 (25.5%)	37 (13.7%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (7.0%)	87.1	97^th of 662 public high schools	85.3%					(n/a)	84.2	92.5		92.9	84.4	97.9	95.0	86.7	85.4	97.5	100.0
Charles B Aycock High	Public	9-12	5460 US 117 North	Pikeville	27863	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 242-3400	1,138	43	26.5	98.7%	575 (50.5%)	289 (25.4%)	184 (16.2%)	21 (1.8%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	63 (5.5%)	63.4	231^st of 662 public high schools	65.1%		57.5	248^th of 641 public high schools	61.3%	17	65.6	61.7	73.0	78.7								$8,936	$829	$8,107
Wayne Middle / High Academy	Public	6-12	1135 E. New Hope Rd	Goldsboro	27534	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 580-3609	92	7	13.7	96.7%	11 (12.0%)	62 (67.4%)	13 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.3%)	3.7	638^th of 662 public high schools	3.6%		5.6	618^th of 641 public high schools	3.6%	20	8.3	20.8	14.0	9.1	10.5	535.8	< 5%	10.5	539.8	546.1	15.4	$17,211	$1,677	$15,535

Frequently Asked Questions about Rosewood High

Is Rosewood High a good school?

Rosewood High ranks 397^th of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Rosewood High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 460 students attended Rosewood High.

What district is Rosewood High in?

Wayne County Public Schools

What schools feed into Rosewood High?

Rosewood High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Rosewood Elementary
Middle : Rosewood Middle

What is the racial makeup of Rosewood High?

Students at Rosewood High are 60% White, 18% African American, 16% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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