Guilford Preparatory Academy

Set in Greensboro, North Carolina, Guilford Preparatory Academy is a medium-sized K-5 school, overseen by Guilford Preparatory Academy. It educates 672 students across grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 44% above the state mean of about 467.

Guilford Preparatory Academy is the operating authority for Guilford Preparatory Academy, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On demographics, Guilford Preparatory Academy reports that 82% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 34%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.9:1 average. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Guilford County (around 89%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Guilford County put median household income runs about $68,642, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Guilford Preparatory Academy is one of 143 public schools in Guilford County (combined enrollment of about 79,539 students).

Nearest neighbor: Aggie Academy, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Guilford Preparatory Academy operates from a small-town location. As a public charter, Guilford Preparatory Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 165%: 254 students in 2018 compared to 672 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 90% to 82%. Class-load math has widened: from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.