Lucy Ragsdale High

Lucy Ragsdale High is one of the big high schools in Jamestown, North Carolina, run under Guilford County Schools, with 1,292 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 70% bigger than the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 761 students.

Within Guilford County Schools, which oversees 123 schools and 68,535 students, Lucy Ragsdale High is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Lucy Ragsdale High records that 44% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 23% White, 19% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 34% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Lucy Ragsdale High reports 81 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 19.6:1 average. Roughly 100% of students at Lucy Ragsdale High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Guilford County (around 89%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Lucy Ragsdale High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.4%, the actual is 35.1%, a residual of -13.3 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Guilford County put median household income runs about $68,642, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Guilford County runs 143 public schools (combined enrollment of about 79,539 students), of which Lucy Ragsdale High is one.

Nearest neighbor: C Joyner Greene Education Center, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lucy Ragsdale High. On composite proficiency, Lucy Ragsdale High comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 59.3%.

Lucy Ragsdale High operates from a bedroom-community location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 13%: 1,482 students in 2018 compared to 1,292 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 33% to 23%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.