Southern Guilford Middle

Southern Guilford Middle is a reasonably sized middle school in Greensboro, North Carolina, one of the schools within Guilford County Schools. The school instructs 620 students in grades 6 through 8.

Within Guilford County Schools, which oversees 123 schools and 68,535 students, Southern Guilford Middle is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Southern Guilford Middle records that 37% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 34% Hispanic, 14% White, 9% Asian, 5% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Guilford County as a whole.

On the resource side, On paper, Southern Guilford Middle has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.9:1, putting Southern Guilford Middle higher than the state norm the norm. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Guilford County runs at roughly 89%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Southern Guilford Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.5%; this one delivers 38.8%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Guilford County indicate median household earnings sit near $68,642, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Guilford County's 143 public schools (combined enrollment of about 79,539 students), Southern Guilford Middle is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Southern Elementary, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Southern Guilford Middle. On composite proficiency, Southern Guilford Middle comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 44.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Southern Guilford Middle has shrank 17%, going from 748 students in 2018 to 620 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 21% to 14% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 17.0:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Southern Guilford Middle typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.