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Enrollment
1,403
High
DISTRICT 751 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370192000768
James B Dudley High
1200 Lincoln Street, Greensboro, NC 27401 · (336) 370-8130 · Guilford County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,403 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 5% of North Carolina public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public high schools
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
84 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,400 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 378 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 357 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 355 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 313 | 22% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
37.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
10.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
23.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-24.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like James B Dudley High
James B Dudley High's state test result (23.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| James B Dudley High this school | 1,403 | 99.8% | 23.5% |
| West Charlotte High School Charlotte | 2,008 | 99.9% | 34.2% |
| Seventy-First High Fayetteville | 1,332 | 98.2% | 34.3% |
| Vance County High School Henderson | 1,064 | 99.7% | 16.2% |
| Westover High Fayetteville | 1,234 | 99.8% | 34.9% |
| Mallard Creek High School Charlotte | 2,068 | 99.9% | 42.3% |
Matched among North Carolina high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where James B Dudley High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Guilford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.5% | #442 of 468 | #24 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #455 of 464 | #22 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #396 of 448 | #21 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,403 | #104 of 598 | #5 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #144 of 473 | #12 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.6% | #422 of 474 | #20 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.8% | #26 of 527 | #3 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.5% | #264 of 277 | #14 of 15 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,403
-91 (-6%) vs 2020
+5% since 2000-01, when it was 1,341
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 17.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,403 | 83.6 | 16.8:1 | 100% (1,400) |
| 2023-24 | 1,465 | 91.5 | 16.0:1 | 100% (1,462) |
| 2022-23 | 1,491 | 84.7 | 17.6:1 | 100% (1,485) |
| 2020-21 | 1,494 | 86 | 17.4:1 | 100% (1,491) |
| 2017-18 | 1,425 | 92.9 | 15.3:1 | 98% (1,390) |
| 2015-16 | 1,379 | 90 | 15.3:1 | 100% (1,376) |
| 2010-11 | 1,478 | 96 | 15.4:1 | 75% (1,106) |
| 2000-01 | 1,341 | 89 | 15.1:1 | 39% (528) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James B Dudley High.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (1,425 to 1,403); teachers down 10% (92.9 to 83.6).
About James B Dudley High
In Greensboro, North Carolina, part of Guilford County, James B Dudley High is a high school. Enrollment stands at 1,403 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 84% above the 761-student average for high schools in North Carolina.
James B Dudley High is a school in Guilford County Schools. The district has 123 schools and 68,535 students.
At James B Dudley High, 76% of students are Black. Other students are 17% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 34% Black share among all Guilford County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 39%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at James B Dudley High is 16.8:1, based on 83.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in North Carolina, 19.6:1, is higher. James B Dudley High counts 100% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 89% for public schools in Guilford County.
Among North Carolina public high schools, James B Dudley High outscored 5%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
James B Dudley High scores 24.8 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results: 23.5% actual versus 48.4% predicted. That puts it in the bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the wider Guilford County area, the median household earns about $68,642 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. James B Dudley High shares Guilford County with 142 other public schools.
Bluford Elementary is the nearest public school to James B Dudley High, about 0.1 miles away. James B Dudley High is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. James B Dudley High comes in 7th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 6%, from 1,494 to 1,403.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Guilford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
547,940
Census ACS
Median income
$68,642
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
143
79,539 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Guilford County Schools
- Northwest Guilford HighHigh · 2,055 students
- Grimsley HighHigh · 1,967 students
- Page HighHigh · 1,648 students
- Southwest Guilford HighHigh · 1,547 students
- Ben L. Smith High SchoolHigh · 1,348 students
- Lucy Ragsdale HighHigh · 1,292 students
Other schools in Greensboro
- Northwest Guilford HighHigh · 2,055 students
- Grimsley HighHigh · 1,967 students
- Page HighHigh · 1,648 students
- Triad Math and Science AcademyCombined · 1,374 students
- Ben L. Smith High SchoolHigh · 1,348 students
- Cornerstone Charter Academy-CFACombined · 1,343 students
Nearby schools
- Bluford Elementary0.1 mi · 266
- Lincoln Academy0.2 mi · 696
- Washington Elementary0.8 mi · 214
- Gillespie Park Elementary1.1 mi · 215
- A&T Four Middle College1.2 mi · 162
- STEM Early College @ NC A&T SU1.3 mi · 192
Frequently asked questions
About James B Dudley HighHow many students attend James B Dudley High?
James B Dudley High enrolls approximately 1,403 students in grades 09-12.
Is James B Dudley High an elementary, middle, or high school?
James B Dudley High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does James B Dudley High have?
James B Dudley High employs 84 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
What is the student diversity at James B Dudley High?
Student demographics at James B Dudley High are roughly 2% White, 17% Hispanic, 76% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is James B Dudley High public or private?
James B Dudley High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Guilford County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.