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Enrollment
707
Middle
DISTRICT 702 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370192002523
Kernodle Middle
3600 Drawbridge Parkway, Greensboro, NC 27410 · (336) 545-3717 · Guilford County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL707 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 92% of North Carolina public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
694 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 250 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 206 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 251 | 36% |
Student demographics
70%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
60.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
63.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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
65.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.9%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% 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 Kernodle Middle
Kernodle Middle's state test result (65.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kernodle Middle this school | 707 | 98.2% | 65.6% |
| H J MacDonald Middle New Bern | 632 | 99.2% | 54.3% |
| Meadowlark Middle Winston-Salem | 857 | 99.5% | 67.5% |
| Hope Middle Greenville | 952 | 99.7% | 76.5% |
| Thomas Jefferson Middle Winston-Salem | 808 | 99.6% | 68.7% |
| Trinity Middle School Archdale | 544 | 99.4% | 48.8% |
Matched among North Carolina middle 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 Kernodle Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Guilford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #81 of 463 | #3 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.4% | #106 of 461 | #4 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #107 of 463 | #4 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 707 | #150 of 478 | #10 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #289 of 456 | #13 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.2% | #58 of 456 | #4 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.2% | #301 of 472 | #17 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.2% | #184 of 300 | #7 of 14 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
707
-7 (-1%) vs 2020
-7% since 2000-01, when it was 758
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 707 | 41.8 | 16.9:1 | 98% (694) |
| 2023-24 | 709 | 41.4 | 17.1:1 | 41% (288) |
| 2022-23 | 745 | 39.6 | 18.8:1 | 40% (300) |
| 2020-21 | 714 | 40 | 17.9:1 | 20% (142) |
| 2017-18 | 779 | 43 | 18.1:1 | 23% (177) |
| 2015-16 | 755 | 44 | 17.2:1 | 25% (190) |
| 2010-11 | 958 | 57 | 16.8:1 | 22% (206) |
| 2000-01 | 758 | 53 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kernodle Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (779 to 707); teachers down 3% (43 to 41.8).
About Kernodle Middle
Kernodle Middle is a medium-sized middle-grades school with an address in Greensboro, North Carolina. The school had 707 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
Guilford County Schools counts 68,535 students in its 123 schools, and Kernodle Middle is one of them.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Kernodle Middle is White (45%). Smaller groups are 25% Black, 13% Asian, 12% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. For comparison, Guilford County is about 48% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Kernodle Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 70%.
Teacher staffing is 41.8 full-time equivalents, or about 16.9 students per teacher. The 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina is lower than this school's figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 98%. On average, public schools in Guilford County report 89%.
Measured against North Carolina public middle schools, Kernodle Middle receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The model predicts 48.9% for a school in North Carolina with Kernodle Middle's free or reduced-price lunch share. Kernodle Middle posts 65.6%.
Across Guilford County, median household income is about $68,642, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The public schools of Guilford County number 143 and enroll about 79,539.
The nearest other public school, Greensboro Academy, is about 1.2 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Kernodle Middle. Kernodle Middle places 3rd of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Locale data from NCES put Kernodle Middle inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 714 to 707, a small change.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Kernodle Middle covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Greensboro
- Northwest Guilford HighHigh · 2,055 students
- Grimsley HighHigh · 1,967 students
- Page HighHigh · 1,648 students
- James B Dudley HighHigh · 1,403 students
- Triad Math and Science AcademyCombined · 1,374 students
- Ben L. Smith High SchoolHigh · 1,348 students
Nearby schools
- Greensboro Academy1.2 mi · 777
- Claxton Elementary1.7 mi · 579
- Jefferson Elementary2.0 mi · 698
- Early College at Guilford2.8 mi · 193
- Jesse Wharton Elem3.0 mi · 521
- General Greene Elementary3.2 mi · 423
Frequently asked questions
About Kernodle MiddleHow many students attend Kernodle Middle?
Kernodle Middle enrolls approximately 707 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Kernodle Middle serve?
Kernodle Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Kernodle Middle have?
Kernodle Middle employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Kernodle Middle?
Student demographics at Kernodle Middle are roughly 45% White, 12% Hispanic, 25% Black, 13% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Kernodle Middle public or private?
Kernodle Middle 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.