Eastern Guilford Middle

Eastern Guilford Middle is one of the moderately sized middle-grades schools in Gibsonville, North Carolina, one of the schools within Guilford County Schools, with 901 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 49% bigger than the state mean of about 605.

Across the 123 schools in Guilford County Schools (68,535 students total), Eastern Guilford Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Eastern Guilford Middle records that the most-represented group is Black (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 21% Hispanic, 16% White, 8% multiracial, 7% Asian. By comparison, Guilford County as a whole is about 34% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Guilford County runs at roughly 89%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Eastern Guilford Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.4%; this one delivers 38.4%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Guilford County indicate median household earnings sit near $68,642, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Guilford County's 143 public schools (combined enrollment of about 79,539 students), Eastern Guilford Middle is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Eastern Guilford High, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Eastern Guilford Middle. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Eastern Guilford Middle ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 38.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Eastern Guilford Middle's enrollment has contracted 6% since 2018, when it stood at 958 (now 901). White enrollment moved from 26% to 16% across the same window.

On the community side, the feed for Eastern Guilford Middle typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.