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Enrollment
412
High
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAYNE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370488000502
Goldsboro High
700 N. Herman St., Goldsboro, NC 27530 · (919) 731-5930 · Wayne County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL412 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% of North Carolina public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.2:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
402 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 | 140 | 34% |
| Grade 10 | 89 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 103 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 80 | 19% |
Student demographics
20%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
29.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
25.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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
22.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-26.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% 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 Goldsboro High
Goldsboro High's state test result (22.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goldsboro High this school | 412 | 97.6% | 22.4% |
| Washington County High Plymouth | 450 | 99.3% | 25.5% |
| Hertford County High Ahoskie | 447 | 99.3% | 23.8% |
| Bertie High Windsor | 449 | 99.3% | 27.0% |
| Kinston High Kinston | 659 | 99.1% | 21.5% |
| Northampton County High School Gaston | 265 | 98.9% | 11.9% |
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 Goldsboro High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.4% | #448 of 468 | #9 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #324 of 464 | #9 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #429 of 448 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 412 | #369 of 598 | #7 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #287 of 473 | #2 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.5% | #469 of 474 | #9 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.6% | #316 of 527 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.3% | #34 of 277 | #2 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
412
-124 (-23%) vs 2020
-56% since 2000-01, when it was 929
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 412 | 21 | 19.6:1 | 98% (402) |
| 2023-24 | 442 | 24.8 | 17.8:1 | 99% (439) |
| 2022-23 | 470 | 38 | 12.4:1 | 97% (456) |
| 2020-21 | 536 | 39 | 13.7:1 | 99% (532) |
| 2017-18 | 530 | 44 | 12.1:1 | 96% (508) |
| 2015-16 | 572 | 41 | 13.9:1 | 95% (546) |
| 2010-11 | 570 | 51 | 11.2:1 | 82% (467) |
| 2000-01 | 929 | 77 | 12.1:1 | 60% (554) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Goldsboro High.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (530 to 412); teachers down 52% (44 to 21).
About Goldsboro High
Goldsboro, North Carolina, is home to Goldsboro High, a small high school. The school's 412 students are in grades 9 through 12. Statewide, high schools in North Carolina average about 761 students each.
Federal data list 33 schools in Wayne County Public Schools, with 17,150 students enrolled.
Goldsboro High enrolls a student body that is 89% Black. It is also 7% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Wayne County is roughly 30% Black. By the diversity index, Goldsboro High comes in at 20%.
A ratio of 19.6:1 comes from the school's 21 full-time-equivalent teachers. High schools in North Carolina average about 19.6:1, a similar figure. The lunch program counts 98% of students at Goldsboro High as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Wayne County, the average is about the same, 98%.
Measured against North Carolina public high schools, Goldsboro High receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After accounting for student poverty, Goldsboro High is in the bottom 10% of North Carolina schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests of 22.4% is 26.6 points below the 49.0% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
According to the American Community Survey, in Wayne County, median household income is about $59,733, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Goldsboro High is one of 36 public schools in Wayne County, which together enroll about 18,481 students.
The nearest public school is Wayne School of Engineering, at about 0.2 miles. Goldsboro High has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 22.4% average proficiency ranks 7th among 7 nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Goldsboro High is City: Small.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Goldsboro High went from 536 students to 412. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.7:1 in 2020-21, and 19.6:1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. 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
- Wayne School of Engineering0.2 mi · 486
- North Drive Elementary1.0 mi · 498
- Dillard Middle1.5 mi · 319
- Dillard Academy1.5 mi · 261
- Carver Heights Elementary1.6 mi · 407
- Wayne Early / Middle College High2.3 mi · 239
Frequently asked questions
About Goldsboro HighWhat is the total enrollment at Goldsboro High?
Goldsboro High enrolls approximately 412 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Goldsboro High serve?
Goldsboro High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Goldsboro High?
Approximately 19.6:1 students per teacher at Goldsboro High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Goldsboro High?
At Goldsboro High, the student body is approximately 2% White, 7% Hispanic, 89% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Goldsboro High?
Goldsboro High 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.