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Enrollment
934
High
DISTRICT 751 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370192000849
Southern Guilford High
5700 Drake Road, Greensboro, NC 27406 · (336) 674-4250 · Guilford County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL934 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% 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.
- CBeats 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
14.9:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
931 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 | 246 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 260 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 217 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 211 | 23% |
Student demographics
72%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
36.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
30.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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
31.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% 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 Southern Guilford High
Southern Guilford High's state test result (31.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Guilford High this school | 934 | 99.7% | 31.2% |
| High Point Central High High Point | 1,005 | 99.3% | 33.1% |
| Ben L. Smith High School Greensboro | 1,348 | 99.8% | 26.2% |
| Walter M Williams High Burlington | 1,206 | 99.8% | 34.9% |
| West Mecklenburg High School Charlotte | 1,290 | 99.8% | 22.4% |
| Lexington Senior High School Lexington | 889 | 98.3% | 40.3% |
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 Southern Guilford High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Guilford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.2% | #390 of 468 | #19 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #280 of 464 | #8 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #400 of 448 | #22 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 934 | #205 of 598 | #14 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #66 of 473 | #6 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.9% | #27 of 474 | #1 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.7% | #68 of 527 | #9 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.7% | #83 of 277 | #3 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
934
-114 (-11%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 753
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 934 | 62.7 | 14.9:1 | 100% (931) |
| 2023-24 | 939 | 63.5 | 14.8:1 | 99% (932) |
| 2022-23 | 938 | 62.3 | 15.1:1 | 75% (708) |
| 2020-21 | 1,048 | 65 | 16.1:1 | 48% (502) |
| 2017-18 | 1,095 | 67 | 16.3:1 | 65% (715) |
| 2015-16 | 1,134 | 67 | 16.9:1 | 67% (761) |
| 2010-11 | 1,068 | 69 | 15.5:1 | 58% (624) |
| 2000-01 | 825 | 63 | 13.1:1 | 24% (197) |
| 1990-91 | 753 | 61 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southern Guilford High.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (1,095 to 934); teachers down 7% (67 to 62.7).
About Southern Guilford High
Southern Guilford High is a high school in Greensboro, North Carolina, according to federal school records. In all, 934 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12. The school is 23% above the average for high schools in North Carolina.
Guilford County Schools, which runs Southern Guilford High, has 123 schools and 68,535 students.
Of every 100 students at Southern Guilford High, about 37 are Black, the largest group. Other students are 33% Hispanic, 16% White, 9% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put Guilford County at about 34% Black, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 72% means there is a 72% chance two randomly chosen students at Southern Guilford High are from different groups.
Southern Guilford High lists 62.7 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 14.9 students per teacher. Across high schools in North Carolina, the average ratio is 19.6:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 100% of the student body. The gap from the 89% average for public schools in Guilford County is 11 points.
On the allk12 Grade, Southern Guilford High lands at C-, ahead of 18% of North Carolina public high schools.
Compared with North Carolina schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Southern Guilford High's results are 17.2 points below predicted: 31.2% against 48.4%.
For Guilford County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $68,642 a year, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Public schools in Guilford County number 143, with about 79,539 students.
Measured in a straight line, Southern Elementary is about 0.4 miles from Southern Guilford High. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Southern Guilford High is behind the 51.0% nearby average, ranking 6th of 6.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment figures show a drop of 114 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.1:1 in 2020-21, and 14.9:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Southern Guilford High lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Southern Elementary0.4 mi · 215
- Southern Guilford Middle0.4 mi · 620
- Sumner Elementary2.8 mi · 549
- College Prep and Leadership Academy4.0 mi · 890
- Haynes Inman Education Center4.0 mi · 135
- Jamestown Middle4.0 mi · 949
Frequently asked questions
About Southern Guilford HighWhat is the total enrollment at Southern Guilford High?
Southern Guilford High enrolls approximately 934 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Southern Guilford High serve?
Southern Guilford High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Southern Guilford High?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Southern Guilford High.
How diverse is Southern Guilford High?
Southern Guilford High reports a student body of 16% White, 33% Hispanic, 37% Black, 9% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Southern Guilford High?
Southern 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.