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Wayne County Public Schools Schools
Wayne County Public Schools is a public school district in North Carolina, based in Wayne County (Goldsboro). SchoolGrade grades 32 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Wayne County Public Schools on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Wayne County Public Schools
30 of 32 schools in Wayne County Public Schools carry a SchoolGrade (2 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 2B: 9C: 8D: 9F: 2
Best schools in Wayne County Public Schools
Statewide rankings: all 608 high schools in North Carolina · all 453 middle schools in North Carolina · all 1409 elementary schools in North Carolina
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A Wayne Early Middle College High (High school, exceeds expectations)
- A Wayne School Of Engineering (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Grantham Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Northwest Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B+ Norwayne Middle (Middle school, meets expectations)
- B+ Rosewood Middle (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- B Rosewood Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B Spring Creek Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Meadow Lane Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B- Charles B Aycock High (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Wayne County Public Schools
High schools (6)
- B- Charles B Aycock High, Pikeville
- D+ Eastern Wayne High, Goldsboro
- D- Goldsboro High, Goldsboro
- B- Rosewood High, Goldsboro
- D+ Southern Wayne High, Dudley
- C+ Spring Creek High, Seven Springs
Middle and junior high schools (11)
- D Brogden Middle, Dudley
- F Dillard Middle, Goldsboro
- C+ Eastern Wayne Middle, Goldsboro
- C Grantham Middle, Goldsboro
- C+ Greenwood Middle, Goldsboro
- D+ Mount Olive Middle, Mount Olive
- B+ Norwayne Middle, Fremont
- B+ Rosewood Middle, Goldsboro
- B Spring Creek Middle, Seven Springs
- A Wayne Early Middle College High, Goldsboro
- D- Wayne Middle High Academy, Goldsboro
Elementary and primary schools (13)
- D Brogden Primary, Dudley
- C+ Carver Elementary, Mount Olive
- F Carver Heights Elementary, Goldsboro
- D- Eastern Wayne Elementary, Goldsboro
- C- Fremont Stars Elementary, Fremont
- B+ Grantham Elementary, Goldsboro
- B- Meadow Lane Elementary, Goldsboro
- North Drive Elementary, Goldsboro
- C+ Northeast Elementary, Pikeville
- B+ Northwest Elementary, Pikeville
- B Rosewood Elementary, Goldsboro
- C+ Spring Creek Elementary, Goldsboro
- D Tommys Road Elementary, Goldsboro
Other schools and academies (2)
- Edgewood Cmty Developmental, Goldsboro
- A Wayne School Of Engineering, Goldsboro
Where Wayne County Public Schools schools are
Cities and towns served (6)
- Goldsboro (20)
- Dudley (3)
- Pikeville (3)
- Fremont (2)
- Mount Olive (2)
- Seven Springs (2)
About this district
- State: Best schools in North Carolina
- County: Wayne County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: fringe rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 17,368 students with 1,101 full-time-equivalent teachers and 2,128 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3704880
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Greene County Schools (6 schools, 20 mi)
- Lenoir County Public Schools (17 schools, 22 mi)
- Johnston County Public Schools (48 schools, 23 mi)
- Wilson County Schools (25 schools, 24 mi)
- Duplin County Schools (13 schools, 29 mi)
- Clinton City Schools (5 schools, 30 mi)
- Sampson County Schools (18 schools, 36 mi)
- Pitt County Schools (38 schools, 39 mi)
Questions about Wayne County Public Schools
How many schools are in Wayne County Public Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 32 public schools in Wayne County Public Schools, across 6 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Wayne County Public Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Goldsboro, Dudley, Pikeville, Fremont, Mount Olive and 1 more.
How good are the schools in Wayne County Public Schools?
Across the 30 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C, with 50.8% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 41.7%. 77% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Wayne County Public Schools?
17,368 students were enrolled in Wayne County Public Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 15.8 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Wayne County Public Schools?
Wayne County Public Schools is in North Carolina, based in Wayne County, with its district office in Goldsboro. Its boundary covers about 554 sq mi.