Northern Guilford Middle

Northern Guilford Middle is one of the moderately sized junior highs in Greensboro, North Carolina, run under Guilford County Schools, with 780 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 605 students each, so Northern Guilford Middle sits 29% above that benchmark.

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

On demographics, Northern Guilford Middle logs that 56% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 24% Black, 11% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Guilford County as a whole is about 48% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Northern Guilford Middle logs 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.9:1, putting Northern Guilford Middle higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 34% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Guilford County runs at roughly 89%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Northern Guilford Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 68.5%, the actual is 69.7%, a residual of +1.2 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Guilford County indicate median household earnings sit near $68,642, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Northern Guilford Middle is one of 143 public schools in Guilford County (combined enrollment of about 79,539 students).

The closest other public school is Northern Guilford High, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Northern Guilford Middle comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 59.0%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 9%: 858 students in 2018 compared to 780 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 64% to 56%.

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