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How has Rosewood Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
650
Elementary
DISTRICT 569 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAYNE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370488002058
Rosewood Elementary
126 Charlie Braswell Road, Goldsboro, NC 27530 · (919) 705-6040 · Wayne County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL650 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
639 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 114 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 105 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 122 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (103) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (94).
Student demographics
61%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
51.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
63.5%
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 64 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
59.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% 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 Rosewood Elementary
Rosewood Elementary's state test result (59.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosewood Elementary this school | 650 | 98.3% | 59.7% |
| Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary Elon | 623 | 99.5% | 56.8% |
| West Rowan Elementary Cleveland | 611 | 99.5% | 49.5% |
| A T Allen Elementary Concord | 626 | 99.5% | 56.5% |
| Riverwood Elementary Clayton | 728 | 99.6% | 76.8% |
| Powhatan Elementary Clayton | 656 | 99.5% | 73.1% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary 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 Rosewood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #512 of 1,297 | #4 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #522 of 1,296 | #5 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #585 of 1,300 | #4 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 650 | #260 of 1,485 | #4 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #1,333 of 1,377 | #13 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.0% | #665 of 1,379 | #10 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.3% | #866 of 1,414 | #11 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.3% | #931 of 937 | #12 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. 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
650
+17 (+3%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 584
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 650 | 34.1 | 19.1:1 | 98% (639) |
| 2023-24 | 648 | 42.6 | 15.2:1 | 100% (645) |
| 2022-23 | 633 | 42.5 | 14.9:1 | 100% (630) |
| 2020-21 | 633 | 43 | 14.7:1 | 100% (630) |
| 2017-18 | 652 | 39.5 | 16.5:1 | 98% (640) |
| 2015-16 | 672 | 41 | 16.4:1 | 54% (361) |
| 2010-11 | 736 | 42 | 17.5:1 | 46% (338) |
| 2000-01 | 673 | 36 | 18.7:1 | 35% (235) |
| 1990-91 | 584 | 30 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rosewood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (652 to 650); teachers down 14% (39.5 to 34.1).
About Rosewood Elementary
As a mid-sized elementary school, Rosewood Elementary serves students in Goldsboro, North Carolina. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 650 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 39% bigger than the 467-student average for elementary schools in North Carolina.
Rosewood Elementary reports to Wayne County Public Schools, which has 33 schools and 17,150 students.
Federal enrollment data show Rosewood Elementary is 56% White. Other groups make up 22% Hispanic, 15% Black, and 6% multiracial. A diversity index of 61% means there is a 61% chance two randomly chosen students at Rosewood Elementary are from different groups.
A staff of 34.1 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 19.1:1. Across elementary schools in North Carolina, the average ratio is 14.9:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 98%. That is in line with the 98% average for public schools in Wayne County.
Among North Carolina public elementary schools, Rosewood Elementary outscored 67%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 59.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 48.8%.
In the wider Wayne County area, the median household earns about $59,733 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Rosewood Elementary shares Wayne County with 35 other public schools.
Rosewood High is the nearest public school to Rosewood Elementary, about 0.9 miles away. Rosewood Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. The school's 59.7% average proficiency ranks 4th among 8 nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 3%. The school's ratio increased from 14.7:1 to 19.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Eastern Wayne ElementaryElementary · 597 students
- Tommy's Road ElementaryElementary · 545 students
Other Rosewood Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Rosewood Elementary. Rosewood Elementary is the largest of the 3.
- Rosewood Elementary SchoolBroken Arrow, OK · 575 students
- Rosewood ElementaryColumbia, SC · 338 students
Nearby schools
- Rosewood High0.9 mi · 460
- Rosewood Middle1.2 mi · 302
- Princeton High5.1 mi · 988
- Dillard Academy5.5 mi · 261
- Princeton Elementary5.8 mi · 770
- Northwest Elementary6.4 mi · 559
Frequently asked questions
About Rosewood ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Rosewood Elementary?
Rosewood Elementary enrolls approximately 650 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Rosewood Elementary serve?
Rosewood Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rosewood Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rosewood Elementary is approximately 19.1:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Rosewood Elementary?
Student demographics at Rosewood Elementary are roughly 56% White, 22% Hispanic, 15% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Rosewood Elementary public or private?
Rosewood Elementary 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.