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Enrollment
486
High
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAYNE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370488003010
Wayne School of Engineering
801 N. Lionel St, Goldsboro, NC 27530 · (919) 734-0070 · Wayne County
GRADES 06–13HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL486 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% of North Carolina public high schools
- A+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 high schools
Student : Teacher
24.4:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.2:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
483 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 6 | 105 | 22% |
| Grade 7 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 11 | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 53 | 11% |
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
90.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
92.6%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 91 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 93 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
88.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+39.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 88% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 40 points, placing it in North Carolina's top 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 Wayne School of Engineering
Wayne School of Engineering's state test result (88.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne School of Engineering this school | 486 | 99.4% | 88.3% |
| Rosewood High Goldsboro | 460 | 98.5% | 51.3% |
| Northwood High Pittsboro | 634 | 99.5% | 56.0% |
| Pamlico County High Bayboro | 423 | 99.3% | 53.1% |
| Rockingham Co Early College High Wentworth | 344 | 99.1% | 89.2% |
| 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 Wayne School of Engineering ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 88.3% | #19 of 468 | #2 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 92.6% | #8 of 464 | #1 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 90.7% | #29 of 448 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 486 | #347 of 598 | #5 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.4:1 | #417 of 473 | #7 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.4% | #248 of 474 | #5 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #142 of 527 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.7% | #109 of 164 | N/A |
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
486
+43 (+10%) vs 2020
+52% since 2010-11, when it was 319
Student : Teacher
24.4:1
was 18.5:1
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 | 486 | 19.9 | 24.4:1 | 99% (483) |
| 2023-24 | 427 | 24.2 | 17.6:1 | 32% (135) |
| 2022-23 | 433 | 24.2 | 17.9:1 | 99% (430) |
| 2020-21 | 443 | 24 | 18.5:1 | 99% (440) |
| 2017-18 | 460 | 25 | 18.4:1 | 19% (87) |
| 2015-16 | 423 | 24 | 17.6:1 | 22% (95) |
| 2010-11 | 319 | 16 | 19.9:1 | 45% (143) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wayne School of Engineering.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (460 to 486); teachers down 20% (25 to 19.9).
About Wayne School of Engineering
Wayne School of Engineering, located in Goldsboro, North Carolina, is a small high school. School enrollment was 486 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 13. The average among high schools in North Carolina is roughly 761 students; this school is 36% smaller than that.
Wayne School of Engineering is one of the 33 schools that make up Wayne County Public Schools (17,150 students in total).
Wayne School of Engineering is 58% White by enrollment. The remaining students are 18% Black, 16% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. Wayne School of Engineering's diversity index is 60%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 24.4:1, with 19.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is higher than the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Wayne School of Engineering is 99%. For comparison, public schools in Wayne County average 98%.
The allk12 Grade for Wayne School of Engineering is A+. Compared with North Carolina public high schools, the school scored higher than 98% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Wayne School of Engineering outperforms its prediction by 39.9 points. The model expects 48.5% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in North Carolina; the school's rate is 88.3%.
Wayne School of Engineering is located in Wayne County, where the median household income is $59,733, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Wayne School of Engineering is one of 36 public schools in the county.
Goldsboro High is the public school closest to Wayne School of Engineering, about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 43.1% on proficiency, and Wayne School of Engineering is above that at 88.3%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Federal data show a 10% enrollment gain, from 443 in 2020-21 to 486 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 18.5:1 to 24.4:1.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Wayne School of Engineering. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Goldsboro High0.2 mi · 412
- North Drive Elementary1.2 mi · 498
- Dillard Academy1.5 mi · 261
- Dillard Middle1.6 mi · 319
- Carver Heights Elementary1.7 mi · 407
- Wayne Early / Middle College High2.3 mi · 239
Frequently asked questions
About Wayne School of EngineeringWhat is the total enrollment at Wayne School of Engineering?
Wayne School of Engineering enrolls approximately 486 students in grades 06-13.
What age range does Wayne School of Engineering serve?
Wayne School of Engineering serves students from grade 06 through grade 13.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wayne School of Engineering?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wayne School of Engineering is approximately 24.4:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Wayne School of Engineering?
Student demographics at Wayne School of Engineering are roughly 58% White, 16% Hispanic, 18% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Wayne School of Engineering in?
Wayne School of Engineering is part of Wayne County Public Schools.
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