Southern Wayne High School
Dudley, NC 28333
Phone: (919) 705-6060
Fax: (919) 731-5982
District: Wayne County Public School District
GreatSchools Rating
public • Grades 9-12 • 916 students
Dudley's Southern Wayne High School serves grades 9-12 in the Wayne County Public School District. Based on its state test results, it has received a GreatSchools Rating of 2 out of 10.
Southern Wayne High School is a public school located in Dudley, NC. 916 students attend Southern Wayne High School.
School Ratings
| Category | Rating | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Test Scores | 3/10 | The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 North Carolina End-of-Course Tests data from North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, and using 2025 North Carolina End-of-Grade Tests data from North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. |
| College Readiness | 2/10 | The College Readiness Rating uses this high school's graduation rates, college entrance exam participation and performance, or AP, IB, or Dual Enrollment participation to determine how well schools are preparing students for success in college and beyond. The College Readiness Rating was created using the following data from the 2021 Civil Rights Data Collection: percentage of students enrolled in IB, AP or Dual Enrollment classes in grades 9-12, using 2025 4-year high school graduation rate data from North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, using 2025 Average ACT score data from North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, using 2025 ACT percent college ready data from North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, and using 2025 demographic data from North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. |
| Student Growth | 1/10 | The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2024 Student growth data from North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. |
Worrisome patterns of chronic student absenteeism have been identified.
Posted: October 25, 2023
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Posted: August 22, 2023
Honestly is not really motivating going to swhs,students are always fighting and is caused due to teachers not doing anything when someone reports a harassment , education is not good but not bad ,the only reason I like going to swhs is for rotc and mechanics
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Posted: December 7, 2022
They do not know how to prepare students for the real world, and the school itself is in shambles.
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Posted: September 9, 2019
swhs's teacher do NOT now what they are doing
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Reviews provided by GreatSchools™
| # | Name | Type | City | State | Overall Rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mimosa Park West | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Goldsboro | NC | 11.8 mi | |
| 2 | The Village | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Goldsboro | NC | 15.4 mi | |
| 3 | Jacobs Ridge | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Goldsboro | NC | 15.9 mi | |
| 4 | Killis Hills | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Richlands | NC | 35.7 mi | |
| 5 | Wildflowers | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Richlands | NC | 37.3 mi | |
| 6 | Winston Pointe | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Clayton | NC | 38.1 mi | |
| 7 | Stone Creek Subdivision | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Fayetteville | NC | 42.3 mi | |
| 8 | The Bluffs on The New River | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Jacksonville | NC | 43 mi | |
| 9 | Timber Creek | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Jacksonville | NC | 43.4 mi | |
| 10 | Castlebrooke | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Linden | NC | 44.8 mi | |
| 11 | Eagle Ridge | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Raleigh | NC | 45.5 mi | |
| 12 | Ellerslie Subdivision | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Fayetteville | NC | 46.2 mi | |
| 13 | WilliamsburgPlantation | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Jacksonville | NC | 46.3 mi | |
| 14 | West River | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Jacksonville | NC | 46.9 mi | |
| 15 | Carolina Forest | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Jacksonville | NC | 46.9 mi | |
| 16 | Kings Grant | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Fayetteville | NC | 47 mi | |
| 17 | Countrywood Estates | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Jacksonville | NC | 47 mi | |
| 18 | Kinwood | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Fayetteville | NC | 47.3 mi | |
| 19 | Hedingham | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Raleigh | NC | 47.6 mi |
| # | Name | City | State | Overall Rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goldsboro | Goldsboro | NC | 10.5 mi | |
| 2 | Princeton | Princeton | NC | 16 mi | |
| 3 | Richlands Area | Beulaville | NC | 35.1 mi | |
| 4 | Richlands | Richlands | NC | 37.3 mi | |
| 5 | Vander | Vander | NC | 45 mi | |
| 6 | North Ramsey Road | Fayetteville | NC | 45.5 mi |
| Base | Distance |
|---|---|
| Seymour Johnson AFB | 7.9 mi. |
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