Spring Creek Elementary

Set in Goldsboro, North Carolina, Spring Creek Elementary is a substantial elementary school, overseen by Wayne County Public Schools. It hosts 804 students across grades pre-K through 4. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 467 students each, so Spring Creek Elementary sits 72% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Wayne County Public Schools, which oversees 33 schools and 17,150 students, Spring Creek Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Spring Creek Elementary lists that 63% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder comes out to 22% White, 10% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Wayne County as a whole is about 14% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Spring Creek Elementary has 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.2:1. The state averages about 14.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Spring Creek Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.6%.

Around the school, census data for Wayne County shows median household earnings sit near $59,733, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Wayne County's 36 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,481 students), Spring Creek Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Spring Creek Middle, roughly 3.8 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Spring Creek Elementary comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 48.2%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 3%: 828 students in 2018 compared to 804 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 28% to 22% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.