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Enrollment
1,074
Middle
DISTRICT 702 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370192000782
Kiser Middle
716 Benjamin Parkway, Greensboro, NC 27408 · (336) 370-8240 · Guilford County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,074 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of North Carolina public middle schools
- BTest 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
17.2:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,071 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 | 376 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 351 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 347 | 32% |
Student demographics
66%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
55.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
52.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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
56.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Kiser Middle
Kiser Middle's state test result (56.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiser Middle this school | 1,074 | 99.7% | 56.3% |
| Southeast Guilford Middle Greensboro | 826 | 99.6% | 50.1% |
| Red Oak Middle Battleboro | 840 | 99.6% | 41.9% |
| Riverwood Middle Clayton | 902 | 99.4% | 57.5% |
| R Max Abbott Middle Fayetteville | 704 | 98.3% | 48.6% |
| Hope Middle Greenville | 952 | 99.7% | 76.5% |
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 Kiser Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Guilford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #169 of 463 | #5 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #193 of 461 | #5 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #146 of 463 | #5 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,074 | #25 of 478 | #1 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #320 of 456 | #15 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.1% | #161 of 456 | #11 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.7% | #4 of 472 | #1 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.9% | #29 of 143 | #2 of 6 |
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
1,074
+167 (+18%) vs 2020
+5% since 2000-01, when it was 1,023
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 1,074 | 62.4 | 17.2:1 | 100% (1,071) |
| 2023-24 | 900 | 50.8 | 17.7:1 | 100% (897) |
| 2022-23 | 902 | 55.9 | 16.1:1 | 59% (528) |
| 2020-21 | 907 | 54 | 16.8:1 | 50% (457) |
| 2017-18 | 867 | 49.3 | 17.6:1 | 55% (476) |
| 2015-16 | 761 | 47 | 16.2:1 | 56% (428) |
| 2010-11 | 814 | 48 | 17.0:1 | 56% (457) |
| 2000-01 | 1,023 | 71 | 14.4:1 | 29% (299) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kiser Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (867 to 1,074); teachers up 26% (49.3 to 62.4).
About Kiser Middle
Kiser Middle is a high-enrollment middle school serving families in Greensboro, North Carolina. The school reports 1,074 students in grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in North Carolina is about 605 students.
Kiser Middle belongs to Guilford County Schools, a district of 123 schools and 68,535 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Kiser Middle. The largest is Black students, at 42%. Other students are 38% White, 13% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That is higher than the 34% Black share among all Guilford County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 66% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Kiser Middle counts 62.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 17.2 students for each one. This ratio sits 1.4 above the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina. About 100% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Guilford County is 89%.
Kiser Middle is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 73% of North Carolina public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Kiser Middle is +7.9 points: 56.3% actual, 48.4% predicted.
Across Guilford County, the median household income is $68,642, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Guilford County is home to 143 public schools and about 79,539 public school students.
The closest public school to Kiser Middle is Grimsley High, about 0.3 miles away. Kiser Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 67.5% proficiency; Kiser Middle posts 56.3%.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 1,074 students in 2024-25, 167 more than the 907 it had in 2020-21.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Grimsley High0.3 mi · 1,967
- Irving Park Elementary0.8 mi · 541
- John Van Lindley Elementary1.1 mi · 521
- UNCG Early/Middle College1.2 mi · 199
- General Greene Elementary1.4 mi · 423
- Sternberger Elementary1.4 mi · 469
Frequently asked questions
About Kiser MiddleHow large is Kiser Middle?
Kiser Middle enrolls approximately 1,074 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Kiser Middle serve?
Kiser Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Kiser Middle?
Approximately 17.2:1 students per teacher at Kiser Middle.
How diverse is Kiser Middle?
Kiser Middle reports a student body of 38% White, 13% Hispanic, 42% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Kiser Middle?
Kiser Middle is overseen by Guilford County Schools in Guilford County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.