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Enrollment
460
High
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAYNE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370488001961
Rosewood High
900 Rosewood Road, Goldsboro, NC 27530 · (919) 705-6050 · Wayne County
GRADES 09–12HIGH23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL460 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% of North Carolina public high schools
- BTest 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.2:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
453 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 | 139 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 103 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 99 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 119 | 26% |
Student demographics
58%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
57.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
46.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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
51.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% 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 High
Rosewood High's state test result (51.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosewood High this school | 460 | 98.5% | 51.3% |
| Wayne School of Engineering Goldsboro | 486 | 99.4% | 88.3% |
| Northwood High Pittsboro | 634 | 99.5% | 56.0% |
| Rockingham Co Early College High Wentworth | 344 | 99.1% | 89.2% |
| Pamlico County High Bayboro | 423 | 99.3% | 53.1% |
| East Rutherford High School Bostic | 623 | 98.4% | 46.8% |
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 Rosewood High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #195 of 468 | #6 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #155 of 464 | #7 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #217 of 448 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 460 | #355 of 598 | #6 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.8:1 | #358 of 473 | #3 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.6% | #287 of 474 | #6 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.5% | #262 of 527 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.2% | #121 of 277 | #3 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
460
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 495
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
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 | 460 | 21.1 | 21.8:1 | 98% (453) |
| 2023-24 | 447 | 30.6 | 14.6:1 | 99% (444) |
| 2022-23 | 469 | 29.4 | 15.9:1 | 99% (463) |
| 2020-21 | 464 | 34 | 13.7:1 | 99% (461) |
| 2017-18 | 512 | 35 | 14.6:1 | 38% (196) |
| 2015-16 | 515 | 35 | 14.7:1 | 43% (221) |
| 2010-11 | 499 | 36 | 13.9:1 | 33% (166) |
| 2000-01 | 460 | 33 | 13.9:1 | 12% (53) |
| 1990-91 | 495 | 39 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rosewood High.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (512 to 460); teachers down 40% (35 to 21.1).
About Rosewood High
Federal records list Rosewood High as a high school in Goldsboro, North Carolina. The school offers grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 460 students. The school is 40% below the average for high schools in North Carolina.
Rosewood High is in Wayne County Public Schools, a district with 17,150 students across 33 schools.
Federal enrollment data show Rosewood High is 60% White. The remaining shares are 18% Black, 16% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Wayne County as a whole is about 51% White, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 58, compared with 70 nationally.
Rosewood High has 21.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 21.8:1. High schools in North Carolina average 19.6:1, 2.3 fewer students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 98% at Rosewood High. The average for public schools in Wayne County is similar, at 98%.
On the allk12 Grade, Rosewood High lands at B+, ahead of 65% of North Carolina public high schools.
Rosewood High's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (51.3%) and its predicted rate (48.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools.
For Wayne County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $59,733, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. The county has 36 public schools and about 18,481 students.
Rosewood High's closest public school neighbor is Rosewood Middle, about 0.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Rosewood High is ahead of the 47.6% nearby average, ranking 5th of 8.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Small.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 460, close to the 464 recorded in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.7:1 to 21.8:1.
This page is set up for the Rosewood High community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Rosewood Middle0.3 mi · 302
- Rosewood Elementary0.9 mi · 650
- Dillard Academy4.7 mi · 261
- Wayne School of Engineering5.5 mi · 486
- Carver Heights Elementary5.6 mi · 407
- Dillard Middle5.7 mi · 319
Frequently asked questions
About Rosewood HighHow many students attend Rosewood High?
Rosewood High enrolls approximately 460 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Rosewood High serve?
Rosewood High serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Rosewood High have?
Rosewood High employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rosewood High?
At Rosewood High, the student body is approximately 60% White, 16% Hispanic, 18% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Rosewood High public or private?
Rosewood 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.