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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Eastern Wayne High administration to hear?
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Enrollment
781
High
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAYNE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370488001950
Eastern Wayne High
1135 New Hope Road, Goldsboro, NC 27534 · (919) 751-7120 · Wayne County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL781 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of North Carolina public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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 high schools
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.2:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
766 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 227 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 191 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 183 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 180 | 23% |
Student demographics
57%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
37.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
55.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.9%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Eastern Wayne High
Eastern Wayne High's state test result (39.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Wayne High this school | 781 | 98.1% | 39.6% |
| Northeast Guilford High McLeansville | 977 | 99.7% | 26.5% |
| Douglas Byrd High Fayetteville | 1,006 | 97.4% | 34.7% |
| E E Smith High Fayetteville | 1,017 | 99.7% | 40.7% |
| Vance County High School Henderson | 1,064 | 99.7% | 16.2% |
| Westover High Fayetteville | 1,234 | 99.8% | 34.9% |
Matched among North Carolina high 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 Eastern Wayne High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #308 of 468 | #7 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #108 of 464 | #6 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #391 of 448 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 781 | #251 of 598 | #3 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #257 of 473 | #1 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.2% | #292 of 474 | #7 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.1% | #294 of 527 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.2% | #22 of 277 | #1 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high 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
781
-101 (-11%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 1,016
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 781 | 41.3 | 18.9:1 | 98% (766) |
| 2023-24 | 806 | 49.7 | 16.2:1 | 100% (803) |
| 2022-23 | 826 | 49.9 | 16.6:1 | 99% (820) |
| 2020-21 | 882 | 59 | 14.9:1 | 98% (868) |
| 2017-18 | 1,044 | 70 | 14.9:1 | 98% (1,025) |
| 2015-16 | 1,048 | 70 | 15.0:1 | 52% (549) |
| 2010-11 | 1,049 | 73 | 14.4:1 | 36% (381) |
| 2000-01 | 1,385 | 89 | 15.6:1 | 17% (237) |
| 1990-91 | 1,016 | 67 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eastern Wayne High.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (1,044 to 781); teachers down 41% (70 to 41.3).
About Eastern Wayne High
Among the schools in Goldsboro, North Carolina, is Eastern Wayne High, a medium-sized high school. The school's 781 students are in grades 9 through 12.
Wayne County Public Schools has 33 schools; together they serve 17,150 students.
Black students make up a majority at Eastern Wayne High, at 61%. Other students are 20% Hispanic, 12% White, and 4% multiracial. That is higher than the 30% Black share among all Wayne County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 57% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Eastern Wayne High employs 41.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 18.9:1. That matches the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina fairly closely. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 98% in 2024-25. For comparison, public schools in Wayne County average 98%.
Eastern Wayne High is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 38% of North Carolina public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Eastern Wayne High sits between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 39.6% and a predicted 48.9%.
Among Wayne County residents, the median household income is $59,733, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Eastern Wayne High is one of 36 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, Edgewood Cmty Developmental is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. Eastern Wayne High has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 49.1%, higher than Eastern Wayne High's 39.6%.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
2024-25 enrollment was 781, an 11% decrease from 882 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.9:1 in 2020-21, and 18.9:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Eastern Wayne High may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. 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
- Spring Creek HighHigh · 732 students
- Brogden PrimaryElementary · 689 students
Other schools in Goldsboro
- Spring Creek ElementaryElementary · 804 students
- Wayne Preparatory AcademyCombined · 765 students
- Meadow Lane ElementaryElementary · 674 students
- Rosewood ElementaryElementary · 650 students
- Eastern Wayne ElementaryElementary · 597 students
- Tommy's Road ElementaryElementary · 545 students
Nearby schools
- Edgewood Cmty Developmental0.0 mi · 38
- Wayne Middle / High Academy0.0 mi · 92
- Eastern Wayne Elementary0.4 mi · 597
- Eastern Wayne Middle1.6 mi · 427
- Wayne STEM Academy3.1 mi · 305
- Meadow Lane Elementary3.5 mi · 674
Frequently asked questions
About Eastern Wayne HighWhat is the total enrollment at Eastern Wayne High?
Eastern Wayne High enrolls approximately 781 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Eastern Wayne High serve?
Eastern Wayne High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Eastern Wayne High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Eastern Wayne High is approximately 18.9:1 (41 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Eastern Wayne High?
Eastern Wayne High reports a student body of 12% White, 20% Hispanic, 61% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Eastern Wayne High public or private?
Eastern Wayne High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wayne County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.