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The highest-poverty public schools in Wayne County, North Carolina

Across Wayne County, North Carolina, 33 public schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Norwayne Middle leads the list at 99.6%, against a median of 98.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Wayne County, North Carolina

Top % FRL

99.6%

Median % FRL

98.8%

HIGHEST POVERTY · WAYNE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Norwayne Middle	Fremont, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	Middle	848	99.6%
2	Brogden Primary	Dudley, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	Elementary	689	99.6%
3	Spring Creek Middle	Seven Springs, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	Middle	571	99.5%
4	Tommy's Road Elementary	Goldsboro, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	Elementary	545	99.4%
5	Fremont STARS Elementary	Fremont, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	Elementary	535	99.4%
6	North Drive Elementary	Goldsboro, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	Elementary	498	99.4%
7	Northeast Elementary	Pikeville, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	Elementary	497	99.4%
8	Carver Elementary	Mount Olive, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	Elementary	495	99.4%
9	Wayne School of Engineering	Goldsboro, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	High	486	99.4%
10	Grantham Elementary	Goldsboro, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	Elementary	442	99.3%
11	Carver Heights Elementary	Goldsboro, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	Elementary	407	99.3%
12	Spring Creek Elementary	Goldsboro, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	Elementary	804	99.3%
13	Mount Olive Middle	Mount Olive, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	Middle	329	99.1%
14	Dillard Middle	Goldsboro, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	Middle	319	99.1%
15	Rosewood Middle	Goldsboro, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	Middle	302	99.0%
16	Grantham Middle	Goldsboro, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	Middle	301	99.0%
17	Meadow Lane Elementary	Goldsboro, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	Elementary	674	98.8%
18	Wayne Early / Middle College High	Goldsboro, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	High	239	98.7%
19	Charles B Aycock High	Pikeville, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	High	1,138	98.7%
20	Spring Creek High	Seven Springs, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	High	732	98.6%
21	Rosewood High	Goldsboro, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	High	460	98.5%
22	Rosewood Elementary	Goldsboro, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	Elementary	650	98.3%
23	Brogden Middle	Dudley, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	Middle	603	98.2%
24	Eastern Wayne High	Goldsboro, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	High	781	98.1%
25	Northwest Elementary	Pikeville, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	Elementary	559	98.0%
26	Southern Wayne High	Dudley, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	High	1,007	97.9%
27	Wayne School of Technical Arts	Goldsboro, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	High	271	97.8%
28	Goldsboro High	Goldsboro, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	High	412	97.6%
29	Greenwood Middle	Goldsboro, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	Middle	402	97.5%
30	Eastern Wayne Middle	Goldsboro, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	Middle	427	97.4%
31	Eastern Wayne Elementary	Goldsboro, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	Elementary	597	96.1%
32	Dillard Academy	Goldsboro, NC	Dillard Academy	Elementary	261	95.4%
33	Wayne STEM Academy	Goldsboro, NC	Wayne STEM Academy	Elementary	305	67.5%

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