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The fastest-growing public schools in Guilford County, North Carolina

Across Guilford County, North Carolina, 32 public schools are ranked here, ranked by enrollment growth between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Guilford Preparatory Academy leads the list at 165%, against a median of 13.8% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Guilford County, North Carolina

Top Enrollment growth

165%

Median Enrollment growth

13.8%

FASTEST GROWING · GUILFORD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Guilford Preparatory Academy	Greensboro, NC	Guilford Preparatory Academy	254	672	165%
2	Clara J Peck Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	293	638	118%
3	Julius I Foust Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	379	661	74.4%
4	Mendenhall Middle	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	709	905	27.6%
5	Kiser Middle	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	867	1,074	23.9%
6	Doris Henderson Newcomers Sch	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	266	326	22.6%
7	Reedy Fork Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	441	538	22.0%
8	GTCC Middle College High	Jamestown, NC	Guilford County Schools	211	255	20.9%
9	Gate City Charter	Greensboro, NC	Gate City Charter Academy	594	715	20.4%
10	Academy at Smith	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	211	246	16.6%
11	Piedmont Classical High School	BROWNS SUMMIT, NC	Piedmont Classical High School	413	478	15.7%
12	Western Guilford Middle	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	637	731	14.8%
13	Sedalia Elementary	Sedalia, NC	Guilford County Schools	466	535	14.8%
14	Gibsonville Elementary	Gibsonville, NC	Guilford County Schools	520	595	14.4%
15	Grimsley High	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	1,721	1,967	14.3%
16	Sternberger Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	412	469	13.8%
17	Guilford Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	548	623	13.7%
18	Bessemer Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	458	509	11.1%
19	George C Simkins Jr Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	539	588	9.1%
20	Welborn Middle	High Point, NC	Guilford County Schools	346	376	8.7%
21	Fairview Elementary	High Point, NC	Guilford County Schools	415	442	6.5%
22	Ben L. Smith High School	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	1,274	1,348	5.8%
23	Lincoln Academy	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	665	696	4.7%
24	John Van Lindley Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	506	521	3.0%
25	Greensboro Academy	Greensboro, NC	Greensboro Academy	756	777	2.8%
26	Jamestown Elementary	Jamestown, NC	Guilford County Schools	441	453	2.7%
27	Summerfield Charter Academy	Summerfield, NC	Summerfield Charter Academy	763	774	1.4%
28	Jesse Wharton Elem	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	514	521	1.4%
29	T Wingate Andrews High	High Point, NC	Guilford County Schools	744	753	1.2%
30	Jefferson Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	690	698	1.2%
31	Otis L Hairston Sr Middle	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	650	658	1.2%
32	Nathanael Greene Elementary	Liberty, NC	Guilford County Schools	261	263	0.8%

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