New Hope’s public schools score below 74% of North Carolina districts on tests and graduation
On the state reading tests, 38% of New Hope’s students scored proficient, below the North Carolina average (50%). The grade covers the public school district serving New Hope, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within North Carolina, not nationally.
From North Carolina state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
New Hope’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 333 North Carolina towns with household incomes within a quarter of New Hope’s, its schools beat 12%, lower than their 26% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 38% of tested students were proficient in reading and 42% in math, against 50% and 51% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
78% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across North Carolina. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $11,933 per student, against $13,045 across North Carolina (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
12 elementary schools, then 11 middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind New Hope’s grade
C: better than 26% of North Carolina school districts. Both inputs trail the North Carolina average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve New Hope, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in New Hope
Eastern Wayne High
Grades 9–12 · 781 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Goldsboro
10th grade in New Hope
Eastern Wayne High
Grades 9–12 · 781 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Goldsboro
11th grade in New Hope
Eastern Wayne High
Grades 9–12 · 781 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Goldsboro
12th grade in New Hope
Eastern Wayne High
Grades 9–12 · 781 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Goldsboro
New Hope’s public schools are run by Wayne County Public Schools, which also serves Fremont, Goldsboro, Mount Olive and Pikeville and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
New Hope vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share New Hope’s borders.
Every school in New Hope
26 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about New Hope’s schools
Are New Hope’s schools good?
On North Carolina’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools New Hope children attend score below 74% of North Carolina’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 12%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is New Hope in?
Wayne County Public Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 17,150 students in 33 schools (2024–25).
Where do New Hope kids go to high school?
Eastern Wayne High in Goldsboro, with 781 students; its own test results earn a B.
What is New Hope’s graduation rate?
78% of the class of 2023 in Wayne County Public Schools graduated in four years, against 86% across North Carolina.
How much does New Hope spend per student?
$11,933 in Wayne County Public Schools (FY2024), against $13,045 across North Carolina. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What New Hope families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within North Carolina. Stars are from neighbors.