High Schools in Guilford County Schools

Summary:

The Guilford County Schools district in North Carolina is home to 30 diverse high schools, ranging from traditional comprehensive high schools to specialized magnet and early college programs. These schools serve students across a wide range of academic abilities, socioeconomic backgrounds, and racial/ethnic compositions, providing a comprehensive overview of the educational landscape in the region.

Several schools stand out for their exceptional academic performance, including Early College at Guilford, which ranks among the top high schools in the state, and STEM Early College @ NC A&T SU, which also boasts impressive test scores and a diverse student body. Other high-performing schools include Middle College at GTCC-Greensboro and Philip J Weaver Educational Center, which demonstrate that specialized and magnet programs can be highly effective in driving student achievement.

However, the data also reveals significant disparities in academic performance across the district, with some schools struggling to meet proficiency standards, particularly those with high rates of students from low-income families. This suggests the need for a closer examination of resource allocation, teaching quality, and targeted support programs to ensure equitable educational opportunities for all students in the Guilford County Schools district.

District Detail

712 North Eugene Street
Greensboro, NC 27401

(336) 370-8100

SchoolDigger Rank:
149^th of 242 North Carolina districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 68,894

Primary Schools: 69
Middle Schools: 21
High Schools: 30
Alternative Schools: 4

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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 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
James B Dudley High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1200 Lincoln Street	Greensboro	27401	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 370-8130	1,491	85	17.6	99.6%	29 (1.9%)	1,148 (77.0%)	234 (15.7%)	23 (1.5%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	49 (3.3%)	17.1	538^th of 640 public high schools	15.9%		11.9	559^th of 626 public high schools	10.7%	21	33.0	40.6	24.6	31.3								$10,680	$1,276	$9,405
Grimsley High	Public, Magnet	9-12	801 N Josephine Boyd St.	Greensboro	27408	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(336) 370-8180	1,899	99	19.1	47.1%	819 (43.1%)	716 (37.7%)	199 (10.5%)	68 (3.6%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	91 (4.8%)	56.8	248^th of 640 public high schools	61.3%		53.9	264^th of 626 public high schools	57.8%	16	60.4	69.2	24.4	67.9								$8,660	$655	$8,005
Page High	Public, Magnet	9-12	201 Alma Pinnix Drive	Greensboro	27405	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(336) 370-8200	1,744	96	18.1	55.8%	543 (31.1%)	761 (43.6%)	251 (14.4%)	100 (5.7%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	82 (4.7%)	35.1	404^th of 640 public high schools	36.9%		37.7	373^rd of 626 public high schools	40.4%	31	46.1	54.8	24.9	51.1								$8,019	$722	$7,296
Ben L. Smith High School	Public	9-12	2407 South Holden Road	Greensboro	27407	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 294-7300	1,371	87	15.7	99.8%	44 (3.2%)	653 (47.6%)	532 (38.8%)	82 (6.0%)	8 (0.6%)	7 (0.5%)	45 (3.3%)	16.7	540^th of 640 public high schools	15.6%		19.1	515^th of 626 public high schools	17.7%	25	28.4	30.9	23.6	44.0								$10,645	$1,589	$9,057
Philip J Weaver Educational Center	Public, Magnet	9-12	300 South Spring Street	Greensboro	27401	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(336) 370-8282	295	38	7.8	19.7%	170 (57.6%)	66 (22.4%)	23 (7.8%)	18 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.1%)	93.4	47^th of 640 public high schools	92.7%		90.3	66^th of 626 public high schools	89.5%	19	91.0	94.6	77.8	92.9								$17,000	$482	$16,518
Western Guilford High	Public, Magnet	9-12	409 Friendway Road	Greensboro	27410	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(336) 316-5800	1,444	76	18.9	61.4%	305 (21.1%)	678 (47.0%)	314 (21.7%)	62 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	84 (5.8%)	32.3	425^th of 640 public high schools	33.6%		27.6	456^th of 626 public high schools	27.2%	31	38.8	55.8	21.2	56.3								$8,638	$478	$8,159
SCALE School	Public	6-12	1401 Summit Avenue	Greensboro	27405	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 545-2031	16	11	1.5	81.3%	1 (6.3%)	12 (75.0%)	1 (6.3%)	1 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.3%)								(n/a)		21.4										$57,738	$8,497	$49,241
GC Middle College High	Public	11-12	815 West Market Street	Greensboro	27401	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 370-8300	83	8	10.9	44.6%	27 (32.5%)	42 (50.6%)	6 (7.2%)	3 (3.6%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.8%)								(n/a)				93.8								$12,240	$479	$11,761
Early College at Guilford	Public	9-12	5608 West Friendly Avenue	Greensboro	27410	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 316-2860	195	9	22.9	9.2%	58 (29.7%)	21 (10.8%)	6 (3.1%)	100 (51.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.6%)	96.9	4^th of 640 public high schools	99.4%					(n/a)	100.0			100.0								$10,526	$188	$10,337
A&T Four Middle College	Public	9-12	1601 East Market Street	Greensboro	27411	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 691-0941	154	14	10.9	59.7%	3 (1.9%)	133 (86.4%)	11 (7.1%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	50.7	293^rd of 640 public high schools	54.2%		44.5	326^th of 626 public high schools	47.9%	33	70.4	71.1	17.2	53.8								$14,153	$230	$13,923
Middle College at GTCC-Greensboro	Public	9-12	3505 East Wendover Avenue	Greensboro	27405	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 375-2466	169	10	17.1	47.9%	27 (16.0%)	91 (53.8%)	32 (18.9%)	12 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)	93.7	45^th of 640 public high schools	93.0%		92.5	48^th of 626 public high schools	92.3%	3	89.5	92.5	88.9	94.7								$10,384	$218	$10,166
Academy at Smith	Public, Magnet	9-12	2225 South Holden Road	Greensboro	27407	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 316-5866	223	20	11.0	75.8%	5 (2.2%)	109 (48.9%)	78 (35.0%)	22 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.0%)	54.2	267^th of 640 public high schools	58.3%		65.7	191^st of 626 public high schools	69.5%	76	56.2	60.3	33.3	87.5								$14,187	$784	$13,403
UNCG Early/Middle College	Public	9-12	1510 Walker Avenue	Greensboro	27412	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 334-3662	206	12	17.1	51.9%	39 (18.9%)	105 (51.0%)	41 (19.9%)	10 (4.9%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.4%)	77.5	142^nd of 640 public high schools	77.8%		75.5	150^th of 626 public high schools	76.0%	8	66.0	94.3	37.5	79.3								$9,502	$349	$9,154
STEM Early College @ NC A&T SU	Public	9-12	402 Laurel Street	Greensboro	27411	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 370-8580	192	9	21.3	20.8%	44 (22.9%)	72 (37.5%)	10 (5.2%)	51 (26.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (7.3%)								(n/a)				100.0								$10,069	$194	$9,874
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
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
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
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
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
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
Northwest Guilford High	Public	9-12	5240 Northwest School Road	Greensboro	27409	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 605-3300	1,991	97	20.4	18.0%	1,379 (69.3%)	157 (7.9%)	202 (10.1%)	173 (8.7%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	73 (3.7%)	84	117^th of 640 public high schools	81.7%		79.2	132^nd of 626 public high schools	78.9%	15	85.4	80.2	59.6	82.6								$7,290	$511	$6,779
Southeast Guilford High	Public	9-12	4530 Southeast School Road	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 674-4300	1,273	81	15.7	48.2%	620 (48.7%)	392 (30.8%)	153 (12.0%)	30 (2.4%)	13 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	63 (4.9%)	52.2	286^th of 640 public high schools	55.3%		52.6	275^th of 626 public high schools	56.1%	11	62.5	54.9	41.8	64.8								$9,360	$799	$8,561
Lucy Ragsdale High	Public	9-12	1000 Lucy Ragsdale Drive	Jamestown	27282	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 454-7400	1,346	81	16.5	61.1%	356 (26.4%)	532 (39.5%)	238 (17.7%)	146 (10.8%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	67 (5.0%)	16.9	539^th of 640 public high schools	15.8%		24.3	481^st of 626 public high schools	23.2%	58	26.2	44.1	13.4	41.4								$9,118	$1,022	$8,096
GTCC Middle College High	Public	9-12	200 Rochelle Drive	Jamestown	27282	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 819-2957	264	17	15.7	51.9%	58 (22.0%)	104 (39.4%)	74 (28.0%)	12 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.1%)	73.5	161^st of 640 public high schools	74.8%		66.5	187^th of 626 public high schools	70.1%	26	67.9	80.3	69.2	69.0								$9,013	$587	$8,425
C Joyner Greene Education Center	Public	9-12	604 East Main Street	Jamestown	27282	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 454-7440	72	10	7.3	95.8%	22 (30.6%)	35 (48.6%)	6 (8.3%)	7 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$34,607	$1,654	$32,953
Northern Guilford High	Public	9-12	7101 Spencer Dixon Road	Greensboro	27455	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 643-8449	1,364	65	20.9	25.3%	828 (60.7%)	265 (19.4%)	139 (10.2%)	42 (3.1%)	8 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (6.0%)	59.8	236^th of 640 public high schools	63.1%		66.4	188^th of 626 public high schools	70.0%	48	57.1	63.8	33.1	82.0								$7,983	$506	$7,477
Northeast Guilford High	Public	9-12	6700 McLeansville Road	Mc Leansville	27301	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 375-2500	959	62	15.5	99.7%	154 (16.1%)	560 (58.4%)	193 (20.1%)	9 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.1%)	21.2	506^th of 640 public high schools	20.9%		18.6	517^th of 626 public high schools	17.4%	11	42.3	40.6	23.1	36.4								$10,865	$1,243	$9,622
Southern Guilford High	Public, Magnet	9-12	5700 Drake Road	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 674-4250	938	62	15.0	75.5%	171 (18.2%)	357 (38.1%)	282 (30.1%)	91 (9.7%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.4%)	13.4	563^rd of 640 public high schools	12.0%		16.1	535^th of 626 public high schools	14.5%	28	35.7	33.8	19.1	19.9								$9,712	$889	$8,823
Eastern Guilford High	Public	9-12	415 Peeden Drive	Gibsonville	27249	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 449-6311	1,198	78	15.3	67.4%	200 (16.7%)	643 (53.7%)	226 (18.9%)	63 (5.3%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (5.1%)	18.1	528^th of 640 public high schools	17.5%		15.1	540^th of 626 public high schools	13.7%	12	42.2	37.0	16.4	32.7								$9,137	$961	$8,176

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Phoenix Academy Inc	0.95 mi	1
Cornerstone Charter Academy	4.8 mi	1
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	6.31 mi	81	164^th
The College Preparatory and Leadership A	6.35 mi	1
NC Leadership Charter Academy	7.1 mi	1

High Schools in Guilford County Schools

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