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What's something Greenwood Middle does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
402
Middle
DISTRICT 456 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAYNE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370488001955
Greenwood Middle
3209 E Ash Street, Goldsboro, NC 27534 · (919) 751-7100 · Wayne County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL402 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of North Carolina public middle schools
- B-Test 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.
- ·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
16.2:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
392 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 5 | 112 | 28% |
| Grade 6 | 103 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 88 | 22% |
| Grade 8 | 99 | 25% |
Student demographics
67%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
50.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
47.6%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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
52.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.1%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% 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 Greenwood Middle
Greenwood Middle's state test result (52.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwood Middle this school | 402 | 97.5% | 52.1% |
| New Century International Middle Fayetteville | 362 | 97.2% | 62.7% |
| Albemarle Middle Albemarle | 355 | 99.2% | 29.3% |
| Northern Granville Middle Oxford | 495 | 94.7% | 30.0% |
| Eastern Wayne Middle Goldsboro | 427 | 97.4% | 48.4% |
| Terrell Lane Middle Louisburg | 403 | 99.3% | 38.7% |
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 Greenwood Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #221 of 463 | #4 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #250 of 461 | #5 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #210 of 463 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 402 | #376 of 478 | #5 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #221 of 456 | #2 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.2% | #134 of 456 | #2 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.5% | #318 of 472 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.1% | #102 of 300 | #4 of 7 |
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
402
+52 (+15%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 762
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 402 | 24.8 | 16.2:1 | 98% (392) |
| 2023-24 | 359 | 25.2 | 14.3:1 | 99% (356) |
| 2022-23 | 413 | 25.1 | 16.4:1 | 99% (410) |
| 2020-21 | 350 | 21 | 16.7:1 | 99% (347) |
| 2017-18 | 479 | 30.5 | 15.7:1 | 96% (460) |
| 2015-16 | 484 | 28 | 17.3:1 | 69% (335) |
| 2010-11 | 524 | 33 | 15.9:1 | 60% (312) |
| 2000-01 | 693 | 43 | 16.1:1 | 39% (271) |
| 1990-91 | 762 | 46 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Greenwood Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (479 to 402); teachers down 19% (30.5 to 24.8).
About Greenwood Middle
Greenwood Middle is a small middle-grades school in Goldsboro, North Carolina. Enrollment is 402 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 5 through 8. Against the 605-student average for middle schools in North Carolina, enrollment here is 34% lower.
Greenwood Middle is run by Wayne County Public Schools, whose 33 schools enroll 17,150 students.
Federal enrollment data show Black students as the largest group at Greenwood Middle, at 48%. Beyond that, enrollment is 22% White, 22% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 30%. Greenwood Middle's diversity index is 67%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 16.2:1. For comparison, middle schools in North Carolina average 15.9:1. Greenwood Middle reports 98% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 98% average for public schools in Wayne County.
The allk12 Grade for Greenwood Middle is B. Compared with North Carolina public middle schools, the school scored higher than 55% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Greenwood Middle's average proficiency rate on state tests of 52.1% is 3.1 points above the 49.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
According to the American Community Survey, in Wayne County, 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%. There are 36 public schools in Wayne County, enrolling about 18,481 students in all.
The closest public school, Meadow Lane Elementary, is about 0.3 miles from Greenwood Middle. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 65.4%; Greenwood Middle's is 52.1%, ranking 5th of 7.
NCES describes the area around Greenwood Middle as City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment is up 15% from 2020-21, when Greenwood Middle had 350 students, to 2024-25, when it had 402.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Greenwood 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
Other Greenwood Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Greenwood Middle. Greenwood Middle is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Greenwood Middle SchoolGreenwood, IN · 964 students
- Greenwood Middle SchoolGreenwood, MS · 278 students
- Greenwood Middle SchoolMillerstown, PA · 155 students
Nearby schools
- Meadow Lane Elementary0.3 mi · 674
- Wayne STEM Academy0.7 mi · 305
- Wayne School of Technical Arts1.7 mi · 271
- North Drive Elementary1.9 mi · 498
- Eastern Wayne Middle2.2 mi · 427
- Goldsboro High2.5 mi · 412
Frequently asked questions
About Greenwood MiddleHow large is Greenwood Middle?
Greenwood Middle enrolls approximately 402 students in grades 05-08.
Is Greenwood Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Greenwood Middle is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at Greenwood Middle?
Approximately 16.2:1 students per teacher at Greenwood Middle.
How diverse is Greenwood Middle?
Greenwood Middle reports a student body of 22% White, 22% Hispanic, 48% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Greenwood Middle in?
Greenwood Middle is part of Wayne County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.