Best Public Schools in High Point, NC

Summary:

The city of High Point, North Carolina is home to 26 schools, including 14 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, 7 high schools, and 1 alternative school. The schools in this area exhibit a diverse student population and varying levels of academic performance, with some standout institutions like Southwest Elementary and Middle College at GTCC-High Point leading the pack.

Southwest Elementary is the highest-performing school in the data set, consistently ranking among the top 5% of elementary schools in North Carolina with exceptional test scores across all grade levels and subjects. On the other hand, schools with high percentages of economically disadvantaged students, such as High Point Central High and Ferndale Middle, face significant challenges in terms of academic performance and resource allocation.

The data also reveals the potential benefits of specialized educational programs, as evidenced by the strong performance of magnet and specialized schools like Middle College at GTCC-High Point and Penn-Griffin Schools. These findings suggest the need for targeted interventions and support to address the performance gaps and ensure equitable access to high-quality education for all students in the Guilford County Schools district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				EOC Biology (2024)	EOC English II (2024)	EOC Math I (2024)	EOC Math III (2024)	EOG Mathematics (2024)						EOG Reading (2024)						EOG Science (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Phoenix Academy - Primary Elementary Upper	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7847 Clinard Farms Rd	High Point	27265	Guilford County	Phoenix Academy Inc	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(336) 869-0079	1,258	64	19.5		481 (38.2%)	367 (29.2%)	162 (12.9%)	96 (7.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	148 (11.8%)								(n/a)	49.0	66.2	18.2	56.0	54.1	41.4	53.3	46.8	47.2	44.3	45.9	63.3	40.0	46.8	52.0	54.5	57.5	65.9
Southwest Guilford Middle	Public	6-8	4368 Southwest School Road	High Point	27265	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 819-2985	1,101	58	19.1	55.0%	286 (26.0%)	443 (40.2%)	162 (14.7%)	125 (11.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	82 (7.4%)	49.7	393^rd of 793 public middle schools	50.4%		53.4	355^th of 784 public middle schools	54.7%	38								56.4	49.8	35.2				55.2	48.9	47.0		65.5	$7,832	$573	$7,259
Allen Jay Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1311 East Springfield Road	High Point	27263	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 434-8490	490	38	13.0	99.4%	74 (15.1%)	135 (27.6%)	113 (23.1%)	141 (28.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.3%)	22.1	1246^th of 1505 public elementary schools	17.2%		16.6	1315^th of 1502 public elementary schools	12.5%	69					45.8	47.1	45.9				34.2	36.8	29.7				47.3		$11,125	$1,674	$9,451
Florence Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7605 Florence School Road	High Point	27265	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 819-2120	633	40	15.7	55.3%	212 (33.5%)	246 (38.9%)	76 (12.0%)	53 (8.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (6.6%)	72.2	366^th of 1505 public elementary schools	75.7%		69.9	413^th of 1502 public elementary schools	72.5%	47					70.8	73.1	70.2				52.8	63.0	57.4				70.2		$9,190	$725	$8,465
Union Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3523 Triangle Lake Road	High Point	27260	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 819-2130	524	35	14.9	99.4%	31 (5.9%)	286 (54.6%)	113 (21.6%)	64 (12.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.3%)	33.1	1045^th of 1505 public elementary schools	30.6%		29.4	1098^th of 1502 public elementary schools	26.9%	53					52.9	46.7	56.1				30.4	23.3	34.6				75.6		$10,545	$1,525	$9,020
Penn-Griffin Schools	Public, Magnet	6-12	825 Washington Street	High Point	27260	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 819-2870	537	42	12.7	66.5%	122 (22.7%)	248 (46.2%)	128 (23.8%)	13 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.3%)	87.2	101^st of 640 public high schools	84.2%		84.8	107^th of 626 public high schools	82.9%	6	90.3	82.9	60.0	90.6				37.6	38.0	28.2				40.6	31.5	38.7		54.8	$9,805	$738	$9,067
Fairview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	608 Fairview Street	High Point	27260	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 819-2890	450	33	13.7	99.3%	30 (6.7%)	240 (53.3%)	120 (26.7%)	41 (9.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.6%)	23.1	1226^th of 1505 public elementary schools	18.5%		21.5	1239^th of 1502 public elementary schools	17.5%	13					72.6	24.4	33.3				43.8	28.2	20.7				37.9		$12,489	$2,439	$10,050
Ferndale Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	701 Ferndale Boulevard	High Point	27262	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 819-2855	537	33	16.1	99.4%	57 (10.6%)	253 (47.1%)	158 (29.4%)	53 (9.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)	17.3	684^th of 793 public middle schools	13.7%		12.6	710^th of 784 public middle schools	9.4%	26								35.6	25.4	18.9				35.4	21.7	29.5		59.8	$9,974	$1,173	$8,801
High Point Central High	Public, Magnet	9-12	801 Ferndale Boulevard	High Point	27262	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 819-2825	1,081	79	13.6	99.7%	142 (13.1%)	422 (39.0%)	353 (32.7%)	115 (10.6%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	44 (4.1%)	16.4	544^th of 640 public high schools	15.0%		8.3	593^rd of 626 public high schools	5.3%	49	29.4	36.8	18.6	41.9															$10,029	$1,227	$8,802
Johnson Street Global Studies	Public, Magnet	K-8	1601 Johnson Street	High Point	27262	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 819-2900	411	35	11.6	97.3%	50 (12.2%)	200 (48.7%)	119 (29.0%)	23 (5.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	17.7	1314^th of 1505 public elementary schools	12.7%		11.5	1396^th of 1502 public elementary schools	7.1%	82					38.1	38.3	30.0	27.5	26.8	36.4	28.6	55.3	32.5	27.5	34.1	36.4	25.0	48.5	$13,870	$2,178	$11,692
Kirkman Park Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	1101 North Centennial Street	High Point	27262	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 819-2905	259	24	10.6	98.8%	17 (6.6%)	166 (64.1%)	59 (22.8%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.6%)	44.7	842^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	44.1%		37	969^th of 1502 public elementary schools	35.5%	127					68.1	40.0	44.4				46.8	41.9	55.6				60.0		$12,339	$1,917	$10,423
Montlieu Academy of Technology	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1105 Montlieu Avenue	High Point	27262	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 819-2910	501	30	16.5	99.2%	32 (6.4%)	322 (64.3%)	85 (17.0%)	35 (7.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.8%)	39	951^st of 1505 public elementary schools	36.8%		28.4	1115^th of 1502 public elementary schools	25.8%	164					60.8	51.4	39.2				41.9	45.7	46.8				60.8		$10,125	$1,809	$8,316
Welborn Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1710 McGuinn Drive	High Point	27265	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 819-2880	419	29	14.4	99.3%	30 (7.2%)	257 (61.3%)	78 (18.6%)	32 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	16.6	694^th of 793 public middle schools	12.5%		10.4	720^th of 784 public middle schools	8.2%	26								35.0	40.0	20.0				29.7	27.7	27.5		48.5	$11,773	$2,324	$9,449
Northwood Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	818 West Lexington Avenue	High Point	27262	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 819-2920	469	32	14.8	99.4%	54 (11.5%)	229 (48.8%)	123 (26.2%)	42 (9.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.3%)	28.9	1123^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	25.4%		17.9	1289^th of 1502 public elementary schools	14.2%	166					55.4	42.7	50.0				30.8	38.7	28.8				64.2		$10,768	$1,444	$9,324
Oak Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	320 Wrightenberry Street	High Point	27260	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 819-2925	393	28	13.8	99.2%	34 (8.7%)	150 (38.2%)	153 (38.9%)	43 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.1%)	16.1	1343^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	10.8%		14.9	1334^th of 1502 public elementary schools	11.2%	9					38.6	34.4	37.0				19.3	32.8	32.9				56.2		$11,303	$1,794	$9,509
Oak View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	614 Oakview Road	High Point	27265	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 819-2935	534	30	17.5	99.4%	63 (11.8%)	259 (48.5%)	113 (21.2%)	64 (12.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.2%)	17.4	1319^th of 1505 public elementary schools	12.4%		16.6	1314^th of 1502 public elementary schools	12.5%	5					28.9	43.0	32.5				21.7	31.4	35.4				60.2		$10,559	$1,399	$9,161
Parkview Village Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	325 Gordon Street	High Point	27260	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 819-2945	256	22	11.8	98.8%	16 (6.3%)	184 (71.9%)	42 (16.4%)	10 (3.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	7.5	1454^th of 1505 public elementary schools	3.4%		13.9	1350^th of 1502 public elementary schools	10.1%	104					28.9	39.1	31.8				23.7	19.6	20.5				22.7		$13,734	$2,727	$11,007
Shadybrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	503 Shadybrook Rd	High Point	27265	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 819-2950	321	23	13.6	72.3%	87 (27.1%)	104 (32.4%)	53 (16.5%)	47 (14.6%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	25 (7.8%)	71.5	377^th of 1505 public elementary schools	75.0%		56.2	650^th of 1502 public elementary schools	56.7%	273					72.3	71.2	70.0				55.3	51.9	62.5				75.0		$10,248	$796	$9,452
T Wingate Andrews High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1920 McGuinn Drive	High Point	27265	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 819-2800	717	49	14.7	99.4%	72 (10.0%)	448 (62.5%)	120 (16.7%)	45 (6.3%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.6%)	21.9	502^nd of 640 public high schools	21.6%		19.4	513^th of 626 public high schools	18.1%	11	37.8	34.1	25.9	47.1															$12,901	$1,808	$11,093
Southwest Elementary	Public	K-5	4372 Southwest School Road	High Point	27265	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 819-2992	806	48	16.6	35.7%	278 (34.5%)	155 (19.2%)	101 (12.5%)	217 (26.9%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.1%)	93.6	66^th of 1505 public elementary schools	95.6%		94.5	48^th of 1502 public elementary schools	96.8%	18					88.5	75.8	90.3				78.5	71.0	82.8				91.8		$8,583	$453	$8,130
Southwest Guilford High	Public	9-12	4364 Barrow Road	High Point	27265	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 819-2970	1,662	90	18.3	50.8%	501 (30.1%)	660 (39.7%)	224 (13.5%)	182 (11.0%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (5.5%)	30.1	449^th of 640 public high schools	29.8%		30.4	431^st of 626 public high schools	31.2%	18	45.6	52.9	24.2	42.9															$8,584	$557	$8,027
Triangle Lake Montessori Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2401 Triangle Lake Road	High Point	27260	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 819-2883	424	31	13.7	98.3%	36 (8.5%)	251 (59.2%)	84 (19.8%)	29 (6.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.2%)	46.4	813^th of 1505 public elementary schools	46.0%		32.6	1046^th of 1502 public elementary schools	30.4%	233					75.5	57.8	45.2				49.1	44.4	38.7				45.2		$12,776	$1,128	$11,648
Middle College at GTCC-High Point	Public	9-12	901 South Main Street	High Point	27260	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 819-4111	190	13	14.7	67.9%	26 (13.7%)	96 (50.5%)	45 (23.7%)	15 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.2%)	82.1	124^th of 640 public high schools	80.6%		81.6	119^th of 626 public high schools	81.0%	5	89.4	77.1	59.1	79.2															$11,118	$733	$10,385
Pruette SCALE Academy	Public	6-12	900 English Road	High Point	27262	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 878-5380	11	9	1.2	72.7%	0 (0.0%)	9 (81.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (18.2%)								(n/a)																			$47,033	$789	$46,243
Kearns Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	1710 McGuinn Dr.	High Point	27265	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 885-7905	116	12	9.5	56.9%	13 (11.2%)	58 (50.0%)	32 (27.6%)	6 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.0%)	47.7	312^th of 640 public high schools	51.3%		55.1	257^th of 626 public high schools	58.9%	55	62.1	50.0	25.0	75.0															$14,695	$989	$13,705
Allen Jay Middle - A Preparatory Academy	Public, Magnet	5-8	1201 East Fairfield Rd	High Point	27263	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(336) 819-2164	402	26	15.6	99.3%	67 (16.7%)	238 (59.2%)	58 (14.4%)	21 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	57	315^th of 793 public middle schools	60.3%		56.4	320^th of 784 public middle schools	59.2%	5							53.2	59.2	55.8	39.4			43.6	49.5	43.2	55.6	72.3	79.8	$10,175	$860	$9,314
Sylvia Mendez Newcomers School	Public, Alternative	3-12	851 Ferndale Blvd	High Point	27262	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 522-6326	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)			10.9		5.0	8.3			8.0									12.5

Cities Near High Point

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Jamestown	3.8 mi	8	292^nd
Archdale	4.13 mi	4	168^th
Trinity	5.15 mi	6	325^th
Thomasville	5.57 mi	13	262^nd
Greensboro	7.28 mi	82	284^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.