Summary:
The 13 middle schools located in Greensboro, North Carolina, part of the Guilford County Schools district, serve students in grades 6-8 with student populations ranging from 402 to 950. While the district is ranked 149 out of 242 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating, several standout schools within the district are excelling, including Northwest Guilford Middle, Kernodle Middle, and Northern Guilford Middle.
The top-performing schools, such as Northwest Guilford Middle, which ranks 44th out of 793 schools in the state and has a 5-star rating, demonstrate strong academic performance, with 84% of 6th graders proficient or better in math and 79.6% proficient or better in reading. In contrast, lower-performing schools, like Western Guilford Middle and Otis L. Hairston Senior Middle, have significantly lower proficiency rates, with only 26.7% of 8th graders proficient or better in math at Western Guilford Middle.
The data suggests a strong correlation between socioeconomic status, as measured by the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, and academic performance. Schools with the highest free/reduced lunch rates, such as Western Guilford Middle and Otis L. Hairston Senior Middle, tend to have the lowest test scores. Additionally, the data reveals that magnet schools, like Lincoln Academy and Swann Middle School, generally perform better than their non-magnet counterparts, suggesting that the magnet program may be a successful model.
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