Enrollment
319
Middle
DISTRICT 456 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAYNE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370488000398
Dillard Middle
1101 S Devereaux St, Goldsboro, NC 27530 · (919) 580-9360 · Wayne County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL319 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 2% of North Carolina public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
316 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 115 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 95 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 109 | 34% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
26.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
19.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
24.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-24.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Dillard Middle
Dillard Middle's state test result (24.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dillard Middle this school | 319 | 99.1% | 24.4% |
| J W Parker Middle Rocky Mount | 336 | 99.1% | N/A |
| W A Pattillo Middle Tarboro | 289 | 99.0% | 35.0% |
| Bertie Middle Windsor | 354 | 99.2% | 44.2% |
| Conway Middle Conway | 259 | 98.8% | 38.0% |
| Warren County Middle Warrenton | 342 | 99.1% | 27.4% |
Matched among North Carolina middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Dillard Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.4% | #452 of 463 | #9 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.1% | #452 of 461 | #9 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #448 of 463 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 319 | #419 of 478 | #7 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #241 of 456 | #3 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.2% | #447 of 456 | #9 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.1% | #229 of 472 | #4 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.9% | #129 of 143 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
319
-41 (-11%) vs 2020
-11% since 2000-01, when it was 357
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 16.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 319 | 19.5 | 16.4:1 | 99% (316) |
| 2023-24 | 322 | 21.1 | 15.2:1 | 99% (319) |
| 2022-23 | 350 | 20.2 | 17.4:1 | 99% (347) |
| 2020-21 | 360 | 22 | 16.4:1 | 99% (357) |
| 2017-18 | 316 | 29.5 | 10.7:1 | 99% (313) |
| 2015-16 | 491 | 39 | 12.6:1 | 99% (488) |
| 2010-11 | 579 | 48 | 12.1:1 | 93% (541) |
| 2000-01 | 357 | 31 | 11.5:1 | 86% (306) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dillard Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (316 to 319); teachers down 34% (29.5 to 19.5).
About Dillard Middle
Dillard Middle is a low-enrollment middle school in Goldsboro, North Carolina, administered by Wayne County Public Schools. The school's 319 students are in grades 6 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in North Carolina average about 605 students each.
Dillard Middle is in Wayne County Public Schools, a district with 17,150 students across 33 schools.
Federal enrollment data show Dillard Middle is 85% Black. Other groups make up 10% Hispanic and 3% White. Wayne County as a whole is about 30% Black, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 27% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 16.4:1 comes from the school's 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina. The lunch program counts 99% of students at Dillard Middle as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 98% average for public schools in Wayne County.
The allk12 Grade for Dillard Middle is F. Compared with North Carolina public middle schools, the school scored higher than 2% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Dillard Middle ranks in the bottom 10% of North Carolina schools. It scores 24.4%; the prediction is 48.6%.
Census estimates describe Wayne County this way: the median household income is $59,733, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. In all, Wayne County has 36 public schools and roughly 18,481 students.
The next-closest public school is Carver Heights Elementary, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 24.4% is below the 55.8% average for nearby schools.
Its location is classified as City: Small by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment at Dillard Middle dropped 11% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 360 to 319 students.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Dillard Middle. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
118,652
Census ACS
Median income
$59,733
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
18,481 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wayne County Public Schools
- Charles B Aycock HighHigh · 1,138 students
- Southern Wayne HighHigh · 1,007 students
- Norwayne MiddleMiddle · 848 students
- Spring Creek ElementaryElementary · 804 students
- Eastern Wayne HighHigh · 781 students
- Spring Creek HighHigh · 732 students
Other schools in Goldsboro
- Spring Creek ElementaryElementary · 804 students
- Eastern Wayne HighHigh · 781 students
- Wayne Preparatory AcademyCombined · 765 students
- Meadow Lane ElementaryElementary · 674 students
- Rosewood ElementaryElementary · 650 students
- Eastern Wayne ElementaryElementary · 597 students
Nearby schools
- Carver Heights Elementary0.2 mi · 407
- Dillard Academy1.0 mi · 261
- Goldsboro High1.5 mi · 412
- Wayne School of Engineering1.6 mi · 486
- Wayne School of Technical Arts1.9 mi · 271
- North Drive Elementary2.3 mi · 498
Frequently asked questions
About Dillard MiddleHow many students attend Dillard Middle?
Dillard Middle enrolls approximately 319 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Dillard Middle serve?
Dillard Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dillard Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dillard Middle is approximately 16.4:1 (20 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Dillard Middle?
Dillard Middle reports a student body of 3% White, 10% Hispanic, 85% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Dillard Middle?
Dillard Middle is overseen by Wayne County Public Schools in Wayne County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.