Otis L Hairston Sr Middle

Set in Greensboro, North Carolina, Otis L Hairston Sr Middle is an average-sized junior high, overseen by Guilford County Schools. It enrolls 658 students across grades 6 through 8.

Guilford County Schools comprises 123 schools with combined enrollment of 68,535 students; Otis L Hairston Sr Middle is among them.

On demographics, Otis L Hairston Sr Middle reports that Black students make up the majority at 69%. The remainder comes out to 22% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian, 2% White. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 34%.

On the income-and-resources front, Otis L Hairston Sr Middle records 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.9:1 average. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Guilford County (around 89%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Otis L Hairston Sr Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.8%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Guilford County put median household earnings sit near $68,642, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Otis L Hairston Sr Middle is one of 143 public schools in Guilford County (combined enrollment of about 79,539 students).

The closest other public school is Herbin Metz Education Center, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Otis L Hairston Sr Middle. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Otis L Hairston Sr Middle ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 46.1%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Five-year trend. Otis L Hairston Sr Middle's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 650 (now 658). Class-load math has widened: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 in 2025.

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