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What's one thing Northwest Guilford High gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
2,055
High
DISTRICT 751 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370192000838
Northwest Guilford High
5240 Northwest School Road, Greensboro, NC 27409 · (336) 605-3300 · Guilford County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,055 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of North Carolina public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
100 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
430 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 493 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 566 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 484 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 512 | 25% |
Student demographics
53%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
81.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
63.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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
76.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 Northwest Guilford High
Northwest Guilford High's state test result (76.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Guilford High this school | 2,055 | 20.9% | 76.1% |
| Apex High Apex | 2,449 | 22.5% | 60.5% |
| Cuthbertson High Waxhaw | 1,857 | 10.2% | 78.1% |
| Providence High School Charlotte | 2,167 | 15.2% | 81.4% |
| Apex Friendship High Apex | 2,748 | 11.2% | 74.4% |
| Holly Springs High Holly Springs | 2,018 | 13.8% | 68.9% |
Matched among North Carolina high 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 Northwest Guilford High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Guilford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.1% | #64 of 468 | #4 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.8% | #77 of 464 | #2 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.3% | #71 of 448 | #5 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,055 | #31 of 598 | #1 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #319 of 473 | #20 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.4% | #329 of 474 | #18 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.9% | #505 of 527 | #27 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.1% | #256 of 277 | #13 of 15 |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,055
-16 (-1%) vs 2020
+93% since 1990-91, when it was 1,066
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 20.9:1
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 | 2,055 | 100.5 | 20.4:1 | 21% (430) |
| 2023-24 | 2,042 | 98.5 | 20.7:1 | 19% (394) |
| 2022-23 | 1,991 | 97.4 | 20.4:1 | 18% (358) |
| 2020-21 | 2,071 | 99 | 20.9:1 | 9% (186) |
| 2017-18 | 2,099 | 101.8 | 20.6:1 | 12% (242) |
| 2015-16 | 2,034 | 102 | 19.9:1 | 13% (263) |
| 2010-11 | 1,905 | 103 | 18.5:1 | 11% (213) |
| 2000-01 | 1,830 | 113 | 16.2:1 | 3% (61) |
| 1990-91 | 1,066 | 67 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northwest Guilford High.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (2,099 to 2,055); teachers down 1% (101.8 to 100.5).
About Northwest Guilford High
A large high school in Greensboro, North Carolina, Northwest Guilford High is part of Guilford County Schools. The school teaches grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 2,055 students. It has 170% more students than the average for high schools in North Carolina (about 761).
Guilford County Schools has 68,535 students in 123 schools, and Northwest Guilford High is one of those schools.
About 66% of the student body at Northwest Guilford High is White. Other groups include 11% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 4% multiracial. By comparison, Guilford County residents are about 48% White. A diversity index of 53% means there is a 53% chance two randomly chosen students at Northwest Guilford High are from different groups.
Northwest Guilford High has 100.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.4:1. Across high schools in North Carolina, the average ratio is 19.6:1. The school has 21% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Guilford County, the average eligibility rate is 89%.
Northwest Guilford High earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 83% of North Carolina public high schools.
Schools in North Carolina with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 72.5%. Northwest Guilford High scores 76.1%.
The school is in Guilford County, where the median household earns about $68,642 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Across Guilford County, 143 public schools serve about 79,539 students.
Northwest Guilford Middle is about 0.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Northwest Guilford High places 5th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
For locale, NCES codes Northwest Guilford High as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 2,071 in 2020-21 and 2,055 in 2024-25.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- 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
- Lucy Ragsdale HighHigh · 1,292 students
Other schools in Greensboro
- 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
- Cornerstone Charter Academy-CFACombined · 1,343 students
Nearby schools
- Northwest Guilford Middle0.1 mi · 915
- EP Pearce Elementary1.1 mi · 653
- Oak Ridge Elementary2.5 mi · 712
- Cornerstone Charter Academy-CFA3.0 mi · 1,343
- Revolution Academy4.1 mi · 886
- Summerfield Elementary4.1 mi · 584
Frequently asked questions
About Northwest Guilford HighWhat is the total enrollment at Northwest Guilford High?
Northwest Guilford High enrolls approximately 2,055 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Northwest Guilford High serve?
Northwest Guilford High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Northwest Guilford High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Northwest Guilford High is approximately 20.4:1 (100 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Northwest Guilford High?
At Northwest Guilford High, the student body is approximately 66% White, 10% Hispanic, 9% Black, 11% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Northwest Guilford High public or private?
Northwest Guilford High 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.