The highest-performing public middle schools in reading in Guilford County, North Carolina
This ranking covers the highest-performing public middle schools in reading in Guilford County, North Carolina, drawn from 19 qualifying public middle schools. Northwest Guilford Middle leads the list at 77.3%, against a median of 45.4% 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.
| # | School | City | % Proficient (Reading) | Rank change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwest Guilford Middle | Greensboro, NC | 77.3% | — |
| 2 | Lincoln Academy | Greensboro, NC | 70.4% | — |
| 3 | Northern Guilford Middle | Greensboro, NC | 67.3% | — |
| 4 | Kernodle Middle | Greensboro, NC | 60.2% | — |
| 5 | Kiser Middle | Greensboro, NC | 55.1% | — |
| 6 | Jamestown Middle | Jamestown, NC | 52.5% | — |
| 7 | Southwest Guilford Middle | High Point, NC | 51.5% | — |
| 8 | Southeast Guilford Middle | Greensboro, NC | 49.1% | — |
| 9 | Allen Jay Middle - A Preparatory Academy | High Point, NC | 46.9% | — |
| 10 | Western Guilford Middle | Greensboro, NC | 45.4% | — |
| 11 | Mendenhall Middle | Greensboro, NC | 39.0% | — |
| 12 | Eastern Guilford Middle | Gibsonville, NC | 37.4% | — |
| 13 | Allen Middle | Greensboro, NC | 37.2% | — |
| 14 | Southern Guilford Middle | Greensboro, NC | 36.2% | — |
| 15 | Northeast Guilford Middle | McLeansville, NC | 36.0% | — |
| 16 | Ferndale Middle | High Point, NC | 33.5% | — |
| 17 | Welborn Middle | High Point, NC | 32.3% | — |
| 18 | Otis L Hairston Sr Middle | Greensboro, NC | 29.1% | — |
| 19 | Jackson Middle | Greensboro, NC | 28.6% | — |
Rank change counts the places a school moved since its prior test year, among the schools on this list that were tested both years. A dash means the school has no prior-year result.
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