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What's something Northern Guilford Middle does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
780
Middle
DISTRICT 702 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370192002855
Northern Guilford Middle
616 Simpson-Calhoun Road, Greensboro, NC 27455 · (336) 605-3342 · Guilford County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL780 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of North Carolina public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
17.3:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
264 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 | 265 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 263 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 252 | 32% |
Student demographics
61%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
67.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
71.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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
69.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Northern Guilford Middle
Northern Guilford Middle's state test result (69.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Guilford Middle this school | 780 | 33.8% | 69.7% |
| Wakefield Middle Raleigh | 803 | 31.4% | 65.1% |
| Pine Hollow Middle Raleigh | 776 | 33.1% | 69.3% |
| Leesville Road Middle Raleigh | 795 | 31.7% | 73.1% |
| Mooresville Middle Mooresville | 696 | 40.9% | 66.2% |
| Moore Square Middle Raleigh | 594 | 29.0% | 72.8% |
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 Northern Guilford Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Guilford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.7% | #53 of 463 | #2 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.4% | #44 of 461 | #2 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #56 of 463 | #3 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 780 | #108 of 478 | #8 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #321 of 456 | #16 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.9% | #245 of 456 | #15 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.8% | #424 of 472 | #18 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.1% | #187 of 300 | #8 of 14 |
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
780
+18 (+2%) vs 2020
-21% since 2010-11, when it was 986
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 780 | 45.2 | 17.3:1 | 34% (264) |
| 2023-24 | 804 | 46.3 | 17.4:1 | 31% (253) |
| 2022-23 | 792 | 44.3 | 17.9:1 | 30% (235) |
| 2020-21 | 762 | 43 | 17.7:1 | 19% (145) |
| 2017-18 | 858 | 47.5 | 18.1:1 | 24% (206) |
| 2015-16 | 859 | 47 | 18.3:1 | 24% (206) |
| 2010-11 | 986 | 55 | 17.9:1 | 20% (194) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northern Guilford Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (858 to 780); teachers down 5% (47.5 to 45.2).
About Northern Guilford Middle
Northern Guilford Middle is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in Greensboro, North Carolina. It reports enrollment of 780 students in grades 6 through 8. On average, middle schools in North Carolina enroll around 605, and this school is 29% above that mark.
Guilford County Schools counts 68,535 students in its 123 schools, and Northern Guilford Middle is one of them.
White students are 56% of those enrolled at Northern Guilford Middle. Other groups make up 24% Black, 11% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Guilford County as a whole is about 48% White, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 61%.
The school lists 45.2 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.3:1. Compared with the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina, this school's ratio is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 34% of the student body. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Guilford County is 89%.
On the allk12 Grade, Northern Guilford Middle lands at A-, ahead of 80% of North Carolina public middle schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Northern Guilford Middle is 68.5%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 69.7%.
For the population of Guilford County, median household income comes to about $68,642, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Guilford County's 143 public schools enroll about 79,539 students and include Northern Guilford Middle.
The closest school to Northern Guilford Middle is Northern Guilford High, located about 0.3 miles away. In all, 5 other public schools sit within five miles of Northern Guilford Middle. On proficiency, Northern Guilford Middle is ahead of the 59.0% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 6.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 762 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 780.
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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
- Northern Guilford High0.3 mi · 1,251
- Northern Guilford Elementary2.8 mi · 622
- Jesse Wharton Elem3.3 mi · 521
- Ronald E. McNair Elementary3.6 mi · 447
- Piedmont Classical High School4.8 mi · 478
- Summit Creek Academy5.0 mi · 749
Frequently asked questions
About Northern Guilford MiddleHow large is Northern Guilford Middle?
Northern Guilford Middle enrolls approximately 780 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Northern Guilford Middle serve?
Northern Guilford Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Northern Guilford Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Northern Guilford Middle is approximately 17.3:1 (45 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Northern Guilford Middle?
Northern Guilford Middle reports a student body of 56% White, 11% Hispanic, 24% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Northern Guilford Middle public or private?
Northern Guilford Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Guilford County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.