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What's the most underrated thing about Southern Guilford Middle that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
620
Middle
DISTRICT 702 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370192000816
Southern Guilford Middle
5747 Drake Rd, Greensboro, NC 27406 · (336) 674-4266 · Guilford County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL620 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of North Carolina public middle 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
617 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 | 218 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 229 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 173 | 28% |
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
36.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
39.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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
38.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% 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 Middle
Southern Guilford Middle's state test result (38.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Guilford Middle this school | 620 | 99.5% | 38.8% |
| Allen Middle Greensboro | 617 | 99.5% | 36.5% |
| Ferndale Middle High Point | 486 | 99.4% | 33.0% |
| Turrentine Middle Burlington | 739 | 99.6% | 33.8% |
| Whitewater Middle Charlotte | 731 | 99.6% | 46.3% |
| Wiley Magnet Middle Winston Salem | 754 | 99.6% | 37.6% |
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 Southern Guilford Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Guilford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #356 of 463 | #12 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #323 of 461 | #10 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #373 of 463 | #14 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 620 | #206 of 478 | #14 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #302 of 456 | #14 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.6% | #34 of 456 | #3 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #80 of 472 | #11 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.1% | #89 of 300 | #2 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
620
-24 (-4%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 576
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 620 | 36.4 | 17.0:1 | 100% (617) |
| 2023-24 | 571 | 36.8 | 15.5:1 | 99% (568) |
| 2022-23 | 607 | 34.8 | 17.4:1 | 100% (604) |
| 2020-21 | 644 | 38 | 16.9:1 | 99% (635) |
| 2017-18 | 748 | 46.9 | 16.0:1 | 100% (745) |
| 2015-16 | 713 | 47 | 15.2:1 | 100% (710) |
| 2010-11 | 771 | 53 | 14.6:1 | 69% (531) |
| 2000-01 | 602 | 47 | 12.8:1 | 42% (252) |
| 1990-91 | 576 | 46 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southern Guilford Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (748 to 620); teachers down 22% (46.9 to 36.4).
About Southern Guilford Middle
Southern Guilford Middle, a medium-sized middle school, is located in Greensboro, North Carolina. A total of 620 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 8.
The district, Guilford County Schools, has 68,535 students enrolled across 123 schools.
Enrollment at Southern Guilford Middle is mixed, with Black students the largest group at 37%. Beyond that, enrollment is 34% Hispanic, 14% White, 9% Asian, and 5% multiracial. The Black share in Guilford County as a whole is similar, at about 34%. By the diversity index, Southern Guilford Middle comes in at 72%.
The school employs the equivalent of 36.4 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 17.0:1. Among middle schools in North Carolina, the typical ratio is 15.9:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 100%. That is higher than the 89% average for public schools in Guilford County.
Southern Guilford Middle is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 24% of North Carolina public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Southern Guilford Middle is 9.7 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 38.8% actual, 48.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in North Carolina.
Among Guilford County residents, median household income is about $68,642, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Southern Guilford Middle is one of 143 public schools in Guilford County, which together enroll about 79,539 students.
Of nearby public schools, Southern Elementary is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Southern Guilford Middle comes in 4th of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Southern Guilford Middle has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
Federal counts put enrollment at 644 in 2020-21 and 620 in 2024-25, a 4% decrease.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Southern Guilford Middle covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Elementary0.3 mi · 215
- Southern Guilford High0.4 mi · 934
- Sumner Elementary3.0 mi · 549
- College Prep and Leadership Academy4.3 mi · 890
- Haynes Inman Education Center4.4 mi · 135
- Jamestown Middle4.4 mi · 949
Frequently asked questions
About Southern Guilford MiddleHow many students attend Southern Guilford Middle?
Southern Guilford Middle enrolls approximately 620 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Southern Guilford Middle serve?
Southern Guilford Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Southern Guilford Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Southern Guilford Middle is approximately 17.0:1 (36 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Southern Guilford Middle?
Southern Guilford Middle reports a student body of 14% White, 34% Hispanic, 37% Black, 9% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Southern Guilford Middle?
Southern 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.