Enrollment
302
Middle
DISTRICT 456 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAYNE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370488002497
Rosewood Middle
541 NC 581 South, Goldsboro, NC 27530 · (919) 736-5050 · Wayne County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL302 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% 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.
- 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
299 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 6 | 90 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 110 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 102 | 34% |
Student demographics
60%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
51.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
55.6%
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 56 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
57.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% 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 Middle
Rosewood Middle's state test result (57.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosewood Middle this school | 302 | 99.0% | 57.1% |
| Lakewood Montessori Middle Durham | 309 | 99.0% | 84.8% |
| The Innovation Academy at South Campus Smithfield | 263 | 98.5% | 84.8% |
| Newport Middle Newport | 346 | 98.8% | 52.2% |
| Bladenboro Middle Bladenboro | 254 | 98.8% | 36.1% |
| George M. Horton Middle Pittsboro | 414 | 99.3% | 68.5% |
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 Rosewood Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #160 of 463 | #3 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #166 of 461 | #4 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #205 of 463 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 302 | #424 of 478 | #8 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #182 of 456 | #1 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.5% | #254 of 456 | #6 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.0% | #232 of 472 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.1% | #223 of 300 | #6 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
302
-16 (-5%) vs 2020
-11% since 2000-01, when it was 338
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 302 | 19.3 | 15.6:1 | 99% (299) |
| 2023-24 | 347 | 20.3 | 17.1:1 | 99% (344) |
| 2022-23 | 322 | 20.3 | 15.8:1 | 99% (319) |
| 2020-21 | 318 | 20 | 15.9:1 | 99% (315) |
| 2017-18 | 325 | 24.6 | 13.2:1 | 46% (151) |
| 2015-16 | 384 | 25 | 15.4:1 | 48% (183) |
| 2010-11 | 425 | 28 | 15.2:1 | 44% (188) |
| 2000-01 | 338 | 24 | 14.1:1 | 22% (73) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rosewood Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (325 to 302); teachers down 21% (24.6 to 19.3).
About Rosewood Middle
Rosewood Middle is a small middle school in Goldsboro, North Carolina. Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 302 students enrolled. For comparison, middle schools in North Carolina average about 605 students.
Wayne County Public Schools is responsible for 33 schools, Rosewood Middle included, with 17,150 students in all.
Rosewood Middle is 58% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 19% Hispanic, 14% Black, and 8% multiracial. Rosewood Middle's diversity index is 60%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 19.3 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 15.6:1. For comparison, middle schools in North Carolina average 15.9:1. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Rosewood Middle is 99%. That tracks the 98% average for public schools in Wayne County.
allk12 grades Rosewood Middle a B+. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Rosewood Middle posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 57.1%, compared with a predicted 48.6%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations.
Wayne County has about 118,652 residents, and the median household income is $59,733, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Besides Rosewood Middle, Wayne County has 35 other public schools.
Rosewood High is located about 0.3 miles from Rosewood Middle. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 57.1% is above the 48.4% average for nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Rosewood Middle as Suburb: Small, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Over 4 years, Rosewood Middle's enrollment dropped 5%, to 302.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. 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
- Rosewood High0.3 mi · 460
- Rosewood Elementary1.2 mi · 650
- Dillard Academy4.4 mi · 261
- Wayne School of Engineering5.3 mi · 486
- Carver Heights Elementary5.4 mi · 407
- Dillard Middle5.4 mi · 319
Frequently asked questions
About Rosewood MiddleHow large is Rosewood Middle?
Rosewood Middle enrolls approximately 302 students in grades 06-08.
Is Rosewood Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rosewood Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Rosewood Middle have?
Rosewood Middle employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rosewood Middle?
At Rosewood Middle, the student body is approximately 58% White, 19% Hispanic, 14% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Rosewood Middle?
Rosewood Middle is overseen by Wayne County Public Schools in Wayne County.
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