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Enrollment
1,209
High
DISTRICT 751 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370192000846
Southeast Guilford High
4530 Southeast School Road, Greensboro, NC 27406 · (336) 674-4300 · Guilford County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,209 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of North Carolina public high schools
- C+Test 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
15.6:1
78 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,206 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 | 289 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 297 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 322 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 301 | 25% |
Student demographics
67%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
58.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
23.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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
42.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% 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 Southeast Guilford High
Southeast Guilford High's state test result (42.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Guilford High this school | 1,209 | 99.8% | 42.1% |
| Person High Roxboro | 1,165 | 99.7% | 30.5% |
| Richmond Senior High Rockingham | 1,365 | 99.4% | 22.5% |
| Charles B Aycock High Pikeville | 1,138 | 98.7% | 52.4% |
| Grimsley High Greensboro | 1,967 | 99.6% | 51.8% |
| Roanoke Rapids High School Roanoke Rapids | 776 | 99.6% | 28.3% |
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 Southeast Guilford High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Guilford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #285 of 468 | #16 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #350 of 464 | #15 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #204 of 448 | #12 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,209 | #137 of 598 | #10 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #86 of 473 | #8 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.0% | #136 of 474 | #10 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.8% | #42 of 527 | #7 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.1% | #122 of 277 | #6 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
1,209
-65 (-5%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 1,136
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 1,209 | 77.6 | 15.6:1 | 100% (1,206) |
| 2023-24 | 1,236 | 77.8 | 15.9:1 | 51% (626) |
| 2022-23 | 1,273 | 80.8 | 15.8:1 | 48% (613) |
| 2020-21 | 1,274 | 77 | 16.6:1 | 27% (347) |
| 2017-18 | 1,345 | 81.3 | 16.5:1 | 32% (435) |
| 2015-16 | 1,401 | 84 | 16.7:1 | 37% (517) |
| 2010-11 | 1,304 | 82 | 15.9:1 | 31% (408) |
| 2000-01 | 1,185 | 85 | 13.9:1 | 12% (138) |
| 1990-91 | 1,136 | 80 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southeast Guilford High.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (1,345 to 1,209); teachers down 5% (81.3 to 77.6).
About Southeast Guilford High
Southeast Guilford High is a large high school located in Greensboro, North Carolina. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 1,209 students. For comparison, high schools in North Carolina average about 761 students.
Guilford County Schools has 123 schools and 68,535 students, and Southeast Guilford High is one of those schools.
At Southeast Guilford High, the largest share of students is White, at 45%. The school is also 33% Black, 14% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. For comparison, Guilford County is about 48% White. Southeast Guilford High's diversity index is 67%, against a US figure of 70%.
At Southeast Guilford High, 77.6 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 15.6:1. That is lower than the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina. Roughly 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The 89% average for public schools in Guilford County is 11 points lower.
Measured against North Carolina public high schools, Southeast Guilford High receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The model predicts 48.4% for a school in North Carolina with Southeast Guilford High's free or reduced-price lunch share. Southeast Guilford High posts 42.1%.
Among Guilford County residents, the median household income is $68,642, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Besides Southeast Guilford High, Guilford County has 142 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Southeast Guilford Middle, is about 0.2 miles away. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Southeast Guilford High ranks 7th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
NCES assigns Southeast Guilford High the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 1,209, a 5% decrease from 1,274 in 2020-21.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Southeast Guilford Middle0.2 mi · 826
- Alamance Elementary3.2 mi · 499
- Pleasant Garden Elementary3.6 mi · 453
- George C Simkins Jr Elementary5.2 mi · 588
- Nathanael Greene Elementary5.4 mi · 263
- Vandalia Elementary5.5 mi · 257
Frequently asked questions
About Southeast Guilford HighWhat is the total enrollment at Southeast Guilford High?
Southeast Guilford High enrolls approximately 1,209 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Southeast Guilford High serve?
Southeast Guilford High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Southeast Guilford High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Southeast Guilford High is approximately 15.6:1 (78 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Southeast Guilford High?
Southeast Guilford High reports a student body of 45% White, 14% Hispanic, 33% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Southeast Guilford High?
Southeast Guilford High 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.