North Drive Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Goldsboro, North Carolina
North Drive Elementary in Goldsboro, North Carolina enrolled 498 students in 2024-25 with 30.7 full-time teachers, 16.2 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 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 11%
522 students in 2022-23, 484 students in 2023-24, 498 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 34.5 to 30.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 522 | 34.5 | 15.1 |
| 2023-24 | 484 | 33.5 | 14.4 |
| 2024-25 | 498 | 30.7 | 16.2 |
16.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 77 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.
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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection North Drive Elementary enrolled 499 students and reported no counselor; it reported 34 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions34
- Chronically absent66.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
80.9% of students were Black, 8.4% Hispanic, 5.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Black80.9%
- Hispanic8.4%
- Two or more races5.8%
- White4.0%
- Pacific Islander0.4%
- Asian0.2%
- American Indian0.2%
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; North Drive Elementary is number 6 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Creek Elementary | 804 | 15.2 | 99.3% |
| Meadow Lane Elementary | 674 | 15.1 | 98.8% |
| Rosewood Elementary | 650 | 19.1 | 98.3% |
| Eastern Wayne Elementary | 597 | 21.0 | 96.1% |
| Tommy's Road Elementary | 545 | 16.4 | 99.4% |
| North Drive Elementary | 498 | 16.2 | 99.4% |
| Grantham Elementary | 442 | 17.4 | 99.3% |
| Carver Heights Elementary | 407 | 15.7 | 99.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about North Drive Elementary
- Meadow Lane ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 2.1 miles away: 674 students, 15.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
- Tommy's Road ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.2 miles away: 545 students, 16.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.2 mi
- Compare North Drive Elementary with Meadow Lane ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- 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
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaNorth Drive Elementary is the number 607 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#607 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher16.2 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.16.2:1
- 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 North Drive Elementary
How many students attend North Drive Elementary?
498 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 522 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Goldsboro, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at North Drive Elementary?
16.2 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.Is North Drive Elementary a Title I school?
North Drive Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is North Drive Elementary in?
Wayne County Public Schools, NCES district ID 3704880. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370488000677 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.