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Enrollment
658
Middle
DISTRICT 702 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370192002586
Otis L Hairston Sr Middle
3911 Naco Rd, Greensboro, NC 27401 · (336) 378-8280 · Guilford County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL658 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of North Carolina public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
16.7:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
655 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 | 207 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 247 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 204 | 31% |
Student demographics
47%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
29.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
33.6%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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
33.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Otis L Hairston Sr Middle
Otis L Hairston Sr Middle's state test result (33.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otis L Hairston Sr Middle this school | 658 | 99.5% | 33.8% |
| Coulwood STEM Academy Charlotte | 632 | 99.5% | 59.6% |
| Vance County Middle School Henderson | 755 | 99.5% | 29.6% |
| Westover Middle Fayetteville | 768 | 98.0% | 46.3% |
| Ridge Road Middle Charlotte | 840 | 99.6% | 36.1% |
| Forest Hills Middle Wilson | 654 | 99.5% | 52.2% |
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 Otis L Hairston Sr Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Guilford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #406 of 463 | #17 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #373 of 461 | #15 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #430 of 463 | #18 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 658 | #182 of 478 | #13 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #274 of 456 | #10 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.9% | #374 of 456 | #20 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #66 of 472 | #10 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.2% | #124 of 143 | #6 of 6 |
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
658
+23 (+4%) vs 2020
+16% since 2010-11, when it was 568
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 658 | 39.4 | 16.7:1 | 100% (655) |
| 2023-24 | 617 | 36 | 17.1:1 | 99% (612) |
| 2022-23 | 631 | 45.5 | 13.9:1 | 100% (628) |
| 2020-21 | 635 | 45 | 14.1:1 | 100% (632) |
| 2017-18 | 650 | 46.3 | 14.1:1 | 100% (647) |
| 2015-16 | 675 | 46 | 14.7:1 | 98% (659) |
| 2010-11 | 568 | 39 | 14.6:1 | 82% (465) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Otis L Hairston Sr Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (650 to 658); teachers down 15% (46.3 to 39.4).
About Otis L Hairston Sr Middle
Otis L Hairston Sr Middle is a middle school in Greensboro, North Carolina, reachable at (336) 378-8280. It reports enrollment of 658 students in grades 6 through 8.
Besides Otis L Hairston Sr Middle, Guilford County Schools runs 122 other schools. The district enrolls 68,535 students.
Federal enrollment data show Otis L Hairston Sr Middle is 69% Black. Other groups include 22% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 2% White. The county population is about 34% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 47, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 39.4 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1. The average for middle schools in North Carolina, 15.9:1, is lower. A total of 655 students, or 100%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Guilford County, the average is 89%.
Among North Carolina public middle schools, Otis L Hairston Sr Middle outscored 12%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
Otis L Hairston Sr Middle sits between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 33.8% and a predicted 48.4%.
Guilford County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $68,642, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Guilford County's 143 public schools enroll about 79,539 students and include Otis L Hairston Sr Middle.
The closest school to Otis L Hairston Sr Middle is Herbin Metz Education Center, located about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of Otis L Hairston Sr Middle, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 5 schools in the immediate area with test results, Otis L Hairston Sr Middle ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Otis L Hairston Sr Middle is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
A 4% rise took enrollment from 635 in 2020-21 to 658 in 2024-25. The ratio was 14.1:1 in 2020-21 and 16.7:1 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Herbin Metz Education Center0.1 mi · 68
- Waldo C Falkener Sr Elementary0.1 mi · 530
- Gateway Education Center0.5 mi · 146
- Bessemer Elementary0.5 mi · 509
- Middle College at GTCC-Greensboro0.8 mi · 162
- Gate City Charter1.6 mi · 715
Frequently asked questions
About Otis L Hairston Sr MiddleHow many students attend Otis L Hairston Sr Middle?
Otis L Hairston Sr Middle enrolls approximately 658 students in grades 06-08.
Is Otis L Hairston Sr Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Otis L Hairston Sr Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Otis L Hairston Sr Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Otis L Hairston Sr Middle is approximately 16.7:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Otis L Hairston Sr Middle?
Student demographics at Otis L Hairston Sr Middle are roughly 2% White, 22% Hispanic, 69% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Otis L Hairston Sr Middle?
Otis L Hairston Sr Middle is overseen by Guilford County Schools in Guilford County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.