Summary:
Kernodle Middle is a public middle school in Greensboro, North Carolina, serving 745 students in grades 6-8. As part of the Guilford County Schools district, Kernodle Middle consistently ranks among the top 15% of middle schools in the state, with strong academic performance that exceeds district and state averages.
Kernodle Middle's academic success is particularly noteworthy, with 70.5% of 6th graders proficient or better in Math, compared to 49.6% for the district and 54.3% for the state. The school's performance is especially strong in Science, with 84.2% of 8th graders proficient or better, well above the district (65.2%) and state (70.1%) averages. Kernodle Middle's diverse student population, with 49.13% White, 23.89% African American, 11.14% Hispanic, and 10.07% Asian students, is higher than many nearby schools, which tend to have more homogeneous populations. Additionally, the school's lower percentage of economically disadvantaged students (40.27%) compared to nearby schools contributes to its strong academic performance, particularly among its low-socioeconomic status students.
In comparison to nearby schools, Kernodle Middle outperforms most on state assessments, with significantly higher proficiency rates in Math, Reading, and Science. Schools like Northwest Guilford Middle and Northern Guilford Middle, which have higher percentages of White students and lower rates of economically disadvantaged students, also perform well academically, but not to the same degree as Kernodle Middle. In contrast, schools with higher percentages of African American and Hispanic students, as well as higher rates of economic disadvantage, such as Swann Middle School and Jackson Middle, struggle academically and rank in the bottom quarter of North Carolina middle schools.
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Detail:
Public 6-8
District:
Guilford County Schools
SchoolDigger Rank:
102nd of 793 North Carolina Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,002
Feeder schools for Kernodle Middle:
Student/teacher ratio: 17.1
Number of students: 709
Racial breakdown:
White:
48.8%
African American:
22.8%
Asian:
13.1%
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Hispanic:
10.9%
Two or more races:
4.4%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 40.6%
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