Enrollment
108
High
DISTRICT 751 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370192002989
Kearns Academy
1710 McGuinn Dr., High Point, NC 27265 · (336) 885-7905 · Guilford County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL108 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% of North Carolina public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
8.2:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
105 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 | 35 | 32% |
| Grade 10 | 33 | 31% |
| Grade 11 | 27 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 13 | 12% |
Student demographics
67%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
50.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
53.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.1%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Kearns Academy
Kearns Academy's state test result (49.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kearns Academy this school | 108 | 97.2% | 49.7% |
| CITI High School Rocky Mount | 87 | 96.6% | 69.4% |
| Warren Early College High Warrenton | 117 | 97.4% | 53.5% |
| Columbia High Columbia | 176 | 98.3% | 24.5% |
| GC Middle College High Greensboro | 106 | 97.2% | N/A |
| GTCC Middle College High Jamestown | 255 | 98.8% | 78.9% |
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 Kearns Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Guilford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #210 of 468 | #10 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #116 of 464 | #3 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #289 of 448 | #16 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 108 | #539 of 598 | #27 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.2% | #330 of 527 | #24 of 27 |
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
108
-20 (-16%) vs 2020
-25% since 2010-11, when it was 144
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 108 | 13.1 | 8.2:1 | 97% (105) |
| 2023-24 | 113 | 12.3 | 9.2:1 | 97% (110) |
| 2022-23 | 116 | 12.1 | 9.6:1 | 57% (66) |
| 2020-21 | 128 | 12 | 10.7:1 | 39% (50) |
| 2017-18 | 129 | 12 | 10.8:1 | 95% (123) |
| 2015-16 | 142 | 15 | 9.5:1 | 98% (139) |
| 2010-11 | 144 | 13 | 11.1:1 | 71% (102) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kearns Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (129 to 108); teachers up 9% (12 to 13.1).
About Kearns Academy
Families in High Point, North Carolina, are served by Kearns Academy, a very small high school. It offers grades 9 through 12 and has 108 students enrolled. High schools in North Carolina have about 761 students on average; enrollment here is 86% lower.
Guilford County Schools runs 123 schools with a combined 68,535 students. Kearns Academy is one of them.
About 46% of students at Kearns Academy are Black, the largest single group. Beyond that, enrollment is 26% Hispanic, 21% White, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 34%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 67%.
Kearns Academy reports a ratio of 8.2 students per teacher, from 13.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina is 11.3 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Kearns Academy, 97% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Kearns Academy holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 60% of North Carolina public high schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 49.1% for Kearns Academy. The school posts 49.7%, within a point of the prediction.
Guilford County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $68,642, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Guilford County's 143 public schools enroll about 79,539 students and include Kearns Academy.
Welborn Middle, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 39.5%; Kearns Academy's is 49.7%, ranking 2nd of 9.
For locale, NCES codes Kearns Academy as City: Mid-size.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 20 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The number of students per teacher dropped from 10.7 to 8.2 over 4 years.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Kearns Academy. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- James B Dudley HighHigh · 1,403 students
- Ben L. Smith High SchoolHigh · 1,348 students
Other schools in High Point
- Phoenix Academy - Primary Elem UpperCombined · 1,583 students
- Southwest Guilford HighHigh · 1,547 students
- Southwest Guilford MiddleMiddle · 1,032 students
- High Point Central HighHigh · 1,005 students
- Southwest ElementaryElementary · 808 students
- T Wingate Andrews HighHigh · 753 students
Nearby schools
- Welborn Middle0.0 mi · 376
- T Wingate Andrews High0.2 mi · 753
- Montlieu Academy of Technology0.5 mi · 499
- Kirkman Park Elementary0.9 mi · 236
- Parkview Village Elementary0.9 mi · 297
- Penn-Griffin Schools1.3 mi · 539
Frequently asked questions
About Kearns AcademyHow many students attend Kearns Academy?
Kearns Academy enrolls approximately 108 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Kearns Academy serve?
Kearns Academy serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Kearns Academy?
Approximately 8.2:1 students per teacher at Kearns Academy.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kearns Academy?
At Kearns Academy, the student body is approximately 21% White, 26% Hispanic, 46% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Kearns Academy public or private?
Kearns Academy 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.