Next Generation Academy

Next Generation Academy is an elementary school located in Greensboro, North Carolina, in Guilford County. It offers kindergarten through 8 and has 487 students enrolled.

Next Generation Academy is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.

Black students are 84% of those enrolled at Next Generation Academy. Other reported shares: 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 2% White. That compares with about 34% Black among all Guilford County residents. A diversity index of 29% means there is a 29% chance two randomly chosen students at Next Generation Academy are from different groups.

There are 46.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 10.4:1. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina, 14.9:1, is higher. Of all students at Next Generation Academy, 96% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

In the wider Guilford County area, the median household earns about $68,642 a year, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Across Guilford County, 143 public schools serve about 79,539 students.

A public school about 0.9 miles away, Cyrus P Frazier Elementary, is the closest to Next Generation Academy. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.

Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.

In 2020-21, federal data counted 252 students at Next Generation Academy; in 2024-25, 487. The grades served may not have been the same in both years. The school's ratio dropped from 14.8:1 to 10.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

The allk12 page for Next Generation Academy lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.