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Rosewood Middle

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Rosewood Middle ranks 378 th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

378^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 51% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Rosewood Middle is a grades 6–8 school in Goldsboro, NC, serving 302 students in Wayne County Public Schools, and its most recent state ranking places it in the middle of the pack — 378th of 778 North Carolina middle schools (51st percentile, 3 stars). That’s a step back from 2023-24, when the school ranked 237th (70th percentile, 4 stars). With roughly 99% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Rosewood serves a very high-poverty population, yet its test results reveal a more complex and encouraging story than the overall ranking alone suggests.

Where Rosewood truly shines is in 8th grade. Proficiency rises dramatically as students move through the school: 8th-grade math hits 75.2% (22 points above the state), reading reaches 67.9%, and science posts an outstanding 87.2% — the highest among nearby middle schools and far above the state’s 68.6%. No nearby comparison school shows such a steep climb from 6th to 8th grade; Spring Creek Middle, for example, has a 17.6-point gap versus Rosewood’s 43.9-point gap. Rosewood also earns top-quartile rankings for English language learners (82nd percentile) and special education students (80th percentile), while maintaining a favorable 15.6:1 student-teacher ratio — lower than many Wayne County peers like Brogden Middle (21.5:1) and Norwayne Middle (19.5:1).

The main concerns are attendance and the 6th-grade entry point. Chronic absenteeism affects 43.8% of students — well above the district (31.6%) and state (24.2%) — and only Dillard Middle (59.1%) and Eastern Wayne Middle (44.8%) are comparable nearby. Incoming 6th graders also arrive with far lower scores: 31.3% in math, down from 70.9% for the 2023-24 6th-grade cohort. This pattern suggests Rosewood is adding substantial value as students progress, but supporting new 6th graders and reducing chronic absenteeism could have the biggest impact on the school’s overall ranking.

302

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

99%

Free/discounted lunch ?

541 NC 581 South
Goldsboro, NC 27530

(919) 736-5050

District: Wayne County Public Schools

Students who attend Rosewood Middle usually attend:

High:

Rosewood High

Feeder schools for Rosewood Middle:

Elementary:

Rosewood Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.6%

Hispanic:

19.2%

African American:

14.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 70th percentile in 2024 → 51st in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the North Carolina median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (44% vs 24% North Carolina)

!Ranking has slipped from its 70th-percentile peak (2024) to 51st (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg54%

North Carolina avg58%

378^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 39% (2016) to top 49% (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	52.0	378 of 778	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.3	295 of 773	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.4	237 of 793	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	59.6	295 of 784	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.3	370 of 786	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.8	328 of 741	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.3	444 of 737	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.9	385 of 691	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	57.4	306 of 694	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	42.0	419 of 692	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	52.5	344 of 705	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.3	261 of 627	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	49.8	330 of 673	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.4	324 of 662	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.0	345 of 648	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	69.3	194 of 640	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.8	248 of 630	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.1	232 of 620	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.7	258 of 606	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.0	252 of 598	57.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.3	155 of 553	72.0%	★★★★☆
2025	70.3	113 of 546	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.9	120 of 560	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	61.2	153 of 559	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	52.7	209 of 550	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.7	197 of 533	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.3	361 of 519	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	311 of 494	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	60.7	92 of 449	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	73.1	46 of 478	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	52.0	192 of 504	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.8	252 of 475	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	66.7	65 of 363	82.1%	★★★★☆
2025	57.4	91 of 371	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	91.7	13 of 356	96.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	48.9	380 of 731	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.4	320 of 733	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.2	273 of 738	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	266 of 731	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.5	390 of 733	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.5	270 of 706	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.9	495 of 684	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.0	396 of 656	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	66.1	134 of 465	71.2%	★★★★☆
2025	65.3	150 of 458	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.6	193 of 461	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.4	179 of 452	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.3	110 of 450	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	50.5	279 of 448	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.5	215 of 416	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	35.2	379 of 566	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.0	318 of 562	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.9	155 of 564	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	59.4	177 of 553	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.6	207 of 541	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.5	386 of 522	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	398 of 493	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	444 of 472	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.8	264 of 725	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.8	238 of 729	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.3	160 of 743	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	67.7	173 of 735	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	61.2	216 of 689	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.9	267 of 633	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.9	410 of 639	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	384 of 604	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	52.9	348 of 736	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.0	256 of 733	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.9	191 of 751	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	56.0	300 of 747	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.7	324 of 748	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.4	355 of 711	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.7	371 of 697	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.3	367 of 665	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	61.7	101 of 500	79.8%	★★★★☆
2025	33.8	319 of 478	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.6	84 of 473	82.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.4	392 of 644	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.1	336 of 649	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.4	278 of 652	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.5	356 of 656	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	425 of 658	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.3	328 of 632	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.7	470 of 624	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.8	399 of 596	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)82nd percentile+31 vs school

Special Education (2026)80th percentile+28 vs school

Disabled (2022)80th percentile+27 vs school

African American (2026)72nd percentile+21 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)71st percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)64th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)53rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)48th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)39th percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)33rd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science87%+19 vs state

Mathematics53%-3 vs state

Reading52%-4 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, January 6, 2020

Principal support bad teachers and bad teachers support the bullies for their own needs. Special ED classes need better staffing and qualified teachers for that field. My daughter was moved from this prison of a school to a school were we have to pay tuition. Trust me when I tell you RUN... The tuition is well worth my daughters peace from a supported bully that has physically hurt her for 2 years. They don't report the bullying and put nothing on file. This is not the way to handle bullies specially this time of day. My daughter was a target and they knew this. The head principal theroy is you don't listen to the kids. WOW she really needs her job. My daughter's teacher was caught talking about her in public, and another once put her hands on me.. RUN.. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
North Johnston Middle	Public	6-8	435 Oil Company Road	Micro	27555	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 284-3374	598	41	14.5	97.2%	268 (44.8%)	52 (8.7%)	240 (40.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.2%)	60.4	295^th of 778 public middle schools	62.1%		55.9	318^th of 773 public middle schools	58.9%	23		57.8	57.9	59.0		51.0	59.0	60.0		82.9	$8,490	$818	$7,672
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
Selma Middle School	Public	6-8	1533 Hwy 301 N	Selma	27576	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 965-2555	339	34	9.9	99.1%	26 (7.7%)	74 (21.8%)	217 (64.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.6%)	20.6	648^th of 778 public middle schools	16.7%		23.2	604^th of 773 public middle schools	21.9%	44		40.4	34.7	41.6		42.6	32.2	39.8		56.0	$10,296	$1,265	$9,031

Frequently Asked Questions about Rosewood Middle

What district is Rosewood Middle in?

Wayne County Public Schools

Is Rosewood Middle a good school?

Rosewood Middle ranks 378^th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Rosewood Middle?

Students at Rosewood Middle are 58% White, 19% Hispanic, 14% African American, 8% Two or more races.

How many students attend Rosewood Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 302 students attended Rosewood Middle.

What high school do graduates of Rosewood Middle attend?

Students who attend Rosewood Middle usually go on to attend Rosewood High

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