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Enrollment
826
Middle
DISTRICT 702 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370192000845
Southeast Guilford Middle
4825 Woody Mill Road, Greensboro, NC 27406 · (336) 674-4280 · Guilford County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL826 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of North Carolina public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
16.9:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
823 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 | 276 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 262 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 288 | 35% |
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
49.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
49.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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
50.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% 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 Middle
Southeast Guilford Middle's state test result (50.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Guilford Middle this school | 826 | 99.6% | 50.1% |
| Thomas Jefferson Middle Winston-Salem | 808 | 99.6% | 68.7% |
| Norwayne Middle Fremont | 848 | 99.6% | 57.6% |
| Riverwood Middle Clayton | 902 | 99.4% | 57.5% |
| Hope Middle Greenville | 952 | 99.7% | 76.5% |
| Chaloner Middle School Roanoke Rapids | 605 | 99.5% | 53.9% |
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 Southeast Guilford Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Guilford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.1% | #245 of 463 | #7 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #227 of 461 | #6 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #228 of 463 | #8 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 826 | #90 of 478 | #7 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #288 of 456 | #12 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.6% | #142 of 456 | #10 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #26 of 472 | #6 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.6% | #142 of 300 | #5 of 14 |
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
826
+32 (+4%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 885
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 826 | 48.9 | 16.9:1 | 100% (823) |
| 2023-24 | 821 | 49.9 | 16.4:1 | 100% (818) |
| 2022-23 | 830 | 50.9 | 16.3:1 | 57% (472) |
| 2020-21 | 794 | 51 | 15.6:1 | 32% (256) |
| 2017-18 | 945 | 55.5 | 17.0:1 | 42% (400) |
| 2015-16 | 938 | 54 | 17.4:1 | 43% (403) |
| 2010-11 | 1,014 | 60 | 16.9:1 | 38% (385) |
| 2000-01 | 1,088 | 75 | 14.5:1 | 19% (207) |
| 1990-91 | 885 | 54 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southeast Guilford Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (945 to 826); teachers down 12% (55.5 to 48.9).
About Southeast Guilford Middle
Southeast Guilford Middle is a medium-sized middle school in Greensboro, North Carolina, administered by Guilford County Schools. It covers grades 6 through 8, with a total enrollment of 826 students. Statewide, middle schools in North Carolina average about 605 students each.
Guilford County Schools runs Southeast Guilford Middle along with 122 other schools, enrolling 68,535 students in total.
White students are the largest group at Southeast Guilford Middle, with 46% of enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 31% Black, 14% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That is close to the 48% White share among all Guilford County residents. By the diversity index, Southeast Guilford Middle comes in at 67%.
Staffing totals 48.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.9:1. For comparison, middle schools in North Carolina average 15.9:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 100%. That is 11 points above the 89% average for public schools in Guilford County.
The allk12 Grade for Southeast Guilford Middle is B-. Compared with North Carolina public middle schools, the school scored higher than 51% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Southeast Guilford Middle posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 50.1%, compared with a predicted 48.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations.
Guilford County has about 547,940 residents, and median household income is about $68,642, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Guilford County number 143 and enroll about 79,539.
Nearby, Southeast Guilford High is about 0.2 miles away. Southeast Guilford Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. Local comparison: Southeast Guilford Middle ranks 4th of 9 nearby schools, at 50.1% versus a 48.6% average.
Southeast Guilford Middle has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Southeast Guilford Middle went from 794 students to 826. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 15.6:1 in 2020-21 to 16.9:1 in 2024-25.
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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 High0.2 mi · 1,209
- Alamance Elementary3.3 mi · 499
- Pleasant Garden Elementary3.8 mi · 453
- Nathanael Greene Elementary5.2 mi · 263
- George C Simkins Jr Elementary5.4 mi · 588
- Vandalia Elementary5.7 mi · 257
Frequently asked questions
About Southeast Guilford MiddleHow large is Southeast Guilford Middle?
Southeast Guilford Middle enrolls approximately 826 students in grades 06-08.
Is Southeast Guilford Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Southeast Guilford Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Southeast Guilford Middle have?
Southeast Guilford Middle employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
How diverse is Southeast Guilford Middle?
Southeast Guilford Middle reports a student body of 46% White, 14% Hispanic, 31% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Southeast Guilford Middle?
Southeast Guilford 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.