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Grantham Elementary

174 Grantham School Rd, Goldsboro, NC 27530 · (919) 689-5000 · Wayne County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL442 STUDENTS
Enrollment
442
Elementary
DISTRICT 569 · STATE 467
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
439 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K92%
Kindergarten9421%
Grade 18519%
Grade 28720%
Grade 38319%
Grade 48419%
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
21749%
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 42% · US 43%
Hispanic
15234%
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 22% · US 30%
Black
5713%
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 25% · US 15%
Two+
153%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
22551%
Female
21749%

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Test scores

NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)
English Language Arts
61.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
69.7%
NC avg 52.2%

What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
65.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.9pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 65% 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 →

Where Grantham Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn North CarolinaIn Wayne County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
65.4%#338 of 1,297#1 of 12
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
69.7%#339 of 1,296#3 of 12
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
61.2%#296 of 1,300#1 of 12
Enrollment
ranked largest first
442#778 of 1,485#12 of 15
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
17.4:1#1,244 of 1,377#11 of 15
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
62.3%#615 of 1,379#8 of 15
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
99.3%#374 of 1,414#7 of 15
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-9.1%#627 of 937#8 of 12
Ranked against other public elementary 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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
442
-2 (0%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 710
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 13.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2544225.417.4:199% (439)
2023-2442232.612.9:199% (419)
2022-2343532.613.3:199% (432)
2020-214443413.1:199% (441)
2017-184863414.3:199% (483)
2015-164733115.3:168% (321)
2010-119295915.8:161% (565)
2000-017825115.3:138% (298)
1990-917104117.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grantham Elementary.

About Grantham Elementary

Grantham Elementary is an elementary school in Goldsboro, North Carolina, according to federal school records. It reports enrollment of 442 students in kindergarten through 4.

The 33 schools in Wayne County Public Schools enroll 17,150 students altogether, Grantham Elementary among them.

The student body at Grantham Elementary has no majority group. White students lead at 49%. Enrollment also includes 34% Hispanic, 13% Black, and 3% multiracial. In Wayne County overall, the White share is about 51%. A diversity index of 62% means there is a 62% chance two randomly chosen students at Grantham Elementary are from different groups.

For every teacher at Grantham Elementary, there are about 17.4 students; the school has 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in North Carolina average 14.9:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 99%. The average for public schools in Wayne County is similar, at 98%.

The model predicts 48.5% for a school in North Carolina with Grantham Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Grantham Elementary posts 65.4%.

Looking at the county, Wayne County, median household income comes to about $59,733, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. The county has 36 public schools and about 18,481 students.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Grantham Middle, is about 1.0 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. Grantham Elementary places 1st of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.

The federal government classifies Grantham Elementary's location as Rural: Distant.

Enrollment has been fairly stable: 444 in 2020-21 and 442 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 13.1:1 to 17.4:1.

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Wayne County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Grantham Elementary
District
Wayne County Public Schools
Address
174 Grantham School Rd, Goldsboro, NC 27530
Phone
(919) 689-5000
County
Wayne County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–04
Total enrollment
442
Teachers (FTE)
25
Student–teacher ratio
17.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
439 (99%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
370488001954
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Grantham Elementary
What is the total enrollment at Grantham Elementary?
Grantham Elementary enrolls approximately 442 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Grantham Elementary serve?
Grantham Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Grantham Elementary?
Approximately 17.4:1 students per teacher at Grantham Elementary.
How diverse is Grantham Elementary?
Grantham Elementary reports a student body of 49% White, 34% Hispanic, 13% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Grantham Elementary in?
Grantham Elementary is part of Wayne County Public Schools.
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