Mendenhall Middle

Mendenhall Middle operates as a moderately sized junior high in Greensboro, North Carolina, one of the schools within Guilford County Schools. Current enrollment sits at 905 students spanning grades 6 through 8. That puts it 50% bigger than the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 605 students.

Across the 123 schools in Guilford County Schools (68,535 students total), Mendenhall Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Mendenhall Middle records that the largest single group is Black at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 18% White, 18% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 7% Asian. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 34%.

On the resource side, The school reports having 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.0:1. The state averages about 15.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold 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 meaningfully above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Mendenhall Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.9%.

Zooming out to the county, Guilford County reports that median household earnings sit near $68,642, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Mendenhall Middle is one of 143 public schools in Guilford County (combined enrollment of about 79,539 students).

The closest other public school is Page High, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Mendenhall Middle comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 53.2%.

Mendenhall Middle operates from an urban location.

Five-year trend. Mendenhall Middle's enrollment has rose 28% since 2018, when it stood at 709 (now 905). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 35% to 18%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.

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