Meadow Lane Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 4 · Goldsboro, North Carolina

Meadow Lane Elementary in Goldsboro, North Carolina enrolled 674 students in 2024-25 with 44.7 full-time teachers, 15.1 students per teacher against the North Carolina elementary-school median of 14.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 14%

692 students in 2022-23, 713 students in 2023-24, 674 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 52.0 to 44.7.

Students enrolled at Meadow Lane Elementary by school year2022-23: 692, 2023-24: 713, 2024-25: 67402004006008002022-236922023-247132024-25674
Students enrolled at Meadow Lane Elementary by school year2022-23: 692, 2023-24: 713, 2024-25: 67402004006008002022-236922023-247132024-25674
Students enrolled at Meadow Lane Elementary by school year2022-23: 692, 2023-24: 713, 2024-25: 67402004006008002022-236922023-247132024-25674
Students enrolled at Meadow Lane Elementary by school year2022-23: 692, 2023-24: 713, 2024-25: 67402004006008002022-236922023-247132024-25674
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2369252.013.3
2023-2471351.014.0
2024-2567444.715.1

15.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 57 of every 100 North Carolina elementary schools

Among the 1,442 North Carolina elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.7; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Meadow Lane Elementary 15.1; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherMeadow Lane Elementary 15.1state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Meadow Lane Elementary 15.1; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherMeadow Lane Elementary 15.1state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Meadow Lane Elementary 15.1; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherMeadow Lane Elementary 15.1state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Meadow Lane Elementary 15.1; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherMeadow Lane Elementary 15.1state median 14.7U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 668 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Meadow Lane Elementary enrolled 668 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 15 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 668 of the 668 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions15
  • Chronically absent35.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

38.3% of students were Black, 33.4% White, 17.7% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black38.3%
  2. White33.4%
  3. Hispanic17.7%
  4. Two or more races7.9%
  5. Asian2.4%
  6. Pacific Islander0.3%
  7. American Indian0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Goldsboro

9 public elementary schools in Goldsboro report 2024-25 enrollment; Meadow Lane Elementary is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Spring Creek Elementary80415.299.3%
Meadow Lane Elementary67415.198.8%
Rosewood Elementary65019.198.3%
Eastern Wayne Elementary59721.096.1%
Tommy's Road Elementary54516.499.4%
North Drive Elementary49816.299.4%
Grantham Elementary44217.499.3%
Carver Heights Elementary40715.799.3%

All public schools in Goldsboro →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Meadow Lane Elementary

  1. North Drive ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 2.1 miles away: 498 students, 16.2 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
  2. Carver Heights ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.2 miles away: 407 students, 15.7 per teacher (2024-25).3.2 mi
  3. Compare Meadow Lane Elementary with North Drive ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Wayne County Public Schools spends per student$11,267 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,267
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaMeadow Lane Elementary is the number 213 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#213 of 1,451
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher15.1 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.15.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Meadow Lane Elementary

  1. How many students attend Meadow Lane Elementary?
    674 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 692 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Goldsboro, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Meadow Lane Elementary?
    15.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for elementary schools is 14.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Meadow Lane Elementary a Title I school?
    Meadow Lane Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Meadow Lane Elementary in?
    Wayne County Public Schools, NCES district ID 3704880. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370488001956 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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