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What's something Penn-Griffin Schools does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
539
High
DISTRICT 751 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370192000951
Penn-Griffin Schools
825 Washington Street, High Point, NC 27260 · (336) 819-2870 · Guilford County
GRADES 06–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL539 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of North Carolina public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
12.6:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
532 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 6 | 159 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 147 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 109 | 20% |
| Grade 9 | 29 | 5% |
| Grade 10 | 26 | 5% |
| Grade 11 | 38 | 7% |
| Grade 12 | 31 | 6% |
Student demographics
69%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
66.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
45.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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
50.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Penn-Griffin Schools
Penn-Griffin Schools's state test result (50.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penn-Griffin Schools this school | 539 | 98.7% | 50.2% |
| Reidsville High Reidsville | 696 | 99.6% | 26.6% |
| Beddingfield High Wilson | 653 | 99.5% | 35.6% |
| NRM Early College High School Rocky Mount | 376 | 99.2% | 86.5% |
| Statesville High Statesville | 991 | 99.7% | 24.8% |
| Greene Central High Snow Hill | 776 | 99.6% | 24.4% |
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 Penn-Griffin Schools ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Guilford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #205 of 468 | #9 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #162 of 464 | #5 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #152 of 448 | #9 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 539 | #333 of 598 | #16 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #16 of 473 | #3 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.7% | #94 of 474 | #7 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.7% | #237 of 527 | #17 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.0% | #123 of 277 | #7 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
539
0 (0%) vs 2020
+3% since 2000-01, when it was 522
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 539 | 42.8 | 12.6:1 | 99% (532) |
| 2023-24 | 543 | 41.8 | 13.0:1 | 99% (540) |
| 2022-23 | 537 | 42.1 | 12.8:1 | 66% (357) |
| 2020-21 | 539 | 40 | 13.5:1 | 51% (276) |
| 2017-18 | 599 | 42.8 | 14.0:1 | 59% (356) |
| 2015-16 | 644 | 47 | 13.7:1 | 61% (391) |
| 2010-11 | 595 | 44 | 13.5:1 | 51% (306) |
| 2000-01 | 522 | 46 | 11.3:1 | 72% (376) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Penn-Griffin Schools.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (599 to 539); teachers unchanged (42.8 to 42.8).
About Penn-Griffin Schools
High Point, North Carolina, is home to Penn-Griffin Schools, a low-enrollment high school. It is open to students in grades 6 through 12 and enrolls 539 students. High schools in North Carolina have about 761 students on average; enrollment here is 29% lower.
Guilford County Schools includes 123 schools. Together they enroll 68,535 students.
About 44% of students at Penn-Griffin Schools are Black, the largest single group. The rest of enrollment is 27% Hispanic, 20% White, 4% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Among all residents of Guilford County, the Black share is about 34%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 69%.
There are 42.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Penn-Griffin Schools, giving a ratio of 12.6:1. High schools in North Carolina have an average ratio of 19.6:1. By family income, 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Guilford County averages 89%, lower than here.
Among North Carolina public high schools, Penn-Griffin Schools outscored 62%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Penn-Griffin Schools is +1.5 points: 50.2% actual, 48.7% predicted.
In Guilford County, median household income comes to about $68,642, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county's public schools total 143, with about 79,539 students.
Penn-Griffin Schools's closest public school neighbor is Parkview Village Elementary, about 0.8 miles away. Within five miles of Penn-Griffin Schools, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Penn-Griffin Schools is 2nd of 8 on proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 539 to 539.
People can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs 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
- 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 High Point
- Phoenix Academy - Primary Elem UpperCombined · 1,583 students
- Southwest Guilford HighHigh · 1,547 students
- Southwest Guilford MiddleMiddle · 1,032 students
- High Point Central HighHigh · 1,005 students
- Southwest ElementaryElementary · 808 students
- T Wingate Andrews HighHigh · 753 students
Nearby schools
- Parkview Village Elementary0.8 mi · 297
- Kirkman Park Elementary0.8 mi · 236
- Montlieu Academy of Technology1.1 mi · 499
- Ferndale Middle1.2 mi · 486
- Middle College at GTCC-High Point1.2 mi · 194
- Pruette SCALE Academy1.3 mi · 10
Frequently asked questions
About Penn-Griffin SchoolsHow large is Penn-Griffin Schools?
Penn-Griffin Schools enrolls approximately 539 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Penn-Griffin Schools serve?
Penn-Griffin Schools serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Penn-Griffin Schools?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at Penn-Griffin Schools.
How diverse is Penn-Griffin Schools?
Penn-Griffin Schools reports a student body of 20% White, 27% Hispanic, 44% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Penn-Griffin Schools in?
Penn-Griffin Schools is part of Guilford County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.