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What's the one class at Southwest Guilford High every student should take?
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Enrollment
1,547
High
DISTRICT 751 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370192002042
Southwest Guilford High
4364 Barrow Road, High Point, NC 27265 · (336) 819-2970 · Guilford County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,547 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% 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.
- 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
84 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,544 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 | 379 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 376 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 393 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 399 | 26% |
Student demographics
71%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
63.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
16.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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
42.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
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 Southwest Guilford High
Southwest Guilford High's state test result (42.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Guilford High this school | 1,547 | 99.8% | 42.5% |
| Lucy Ragsdale High Jamestown | 1,292 | 99.8% | 35.1% |
| Page High Greensboro | 1,648 | 99.8% | 45.7% |
| Junius H Rose High Greenville | 1,568 | 99.8% | 46.6% |
| Grimsley High Greensboro | 1,967 | 99.6% | 51.8% |
| Western Guilford High Greensboro | 1,243 | 99.8% | 43.5% |
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 Southwest Guilford High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Guilford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #280 of 468 | #15 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.9% | #413 of 464 | #20 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.8% | #165 of 448 | #10 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,547 | #86 of 598 | #4 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #223 of 473 | #16 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.4% | #32 of 474 | #2 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.8% | #21 of 527 | #2 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.2% | #235 of 277 | #11 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
1,547
-60 (-4%) vs 2020
+97% since 1990-91, when it was 785
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 1,547 | 84.5 | 18.3:1 | 100% (1,544) |
| 2023-24 | 1,585 | 90.1 | 17.6:1 | 50% (797) |
| 2022-23 | 1,662 | 90.4 | 18.4:1 | 51% (845) |
| 2020-21 | 1,607 | 88 | 18.3:1 | 31% (498) |
| 2017-18 | 1,598 | 89.1 | 17.9:1 | 37% (598) |
| 2015-16 | 1,520 | 87 | 17.5:1 | 41% (628) |
| 2010-11 | 1,398 | 85 | 16.4:1 | 39% (548) |
| 2000-01 | 1,189 | 79 | 15.1:1 | 11% (136) |
| 1990-91 | 785 | 61 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southwest Guilford High.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (1,598 to 1,547); teachers down 5% (89.1 to 84.5).
About Southwest Guilford High
In High Point, North Carolina, Southwest Guilford High is a large high school. A federal count lists 1,547 students at the school, in grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in North Carolina) has about 761 students.
A total of 123 schools make up Guilford County Schools, with 68,535 students enrolled.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Southwest Guilford High is Black (42%). The remaining students are 27% White, 14% Hispanic, 10% Asian, and 6% multiracial. Census figures show Guilford County is about 34% Black. By the diversity index, Southwest Guilford High comes in at 71%.
A ratio of 18.3:1 comes from the school's 84.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, high schools in North Carolina average 19.6:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 100% in 2024-25. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Guilford County is 89%.
Measured against North Carolina public high schools, Southwest 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.
After adjusting for student poverty, Southwest Guilford High lands between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 42.5%; the prediction is 48.4%.
Census estimates describe Guilford County this way: median household income is about $68,642, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Federal data list 143 public schools in Guilford County, with a combined enrollment of about 79,539.
The closest other public school is Southwest Guilford Middle, about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Southwest Guilford High ranks 6th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 42.5% against a local average of 56.3%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size.
The student count in 2024-25 was 1,547, 4% below the 1,607 of 2020-21.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- James B Dudley HighHigh · 1,403 students
- Ben L. Smith High SchoolHigh · 1,348 students
- Lucy Ragsdale HighHigh · 1,292 students
Other schools in High Point
- Phoenix Academy - Primary Elem UpperCombined · 1,583 students
- Southwest Guilford MiddleMiddle · 1,032 students
- High Point Central HighHigh · 1,005 students
- Southwest ElementaryElementary · 808 students
- T Wingate Andrews HighHigh · 753 students
- Florence ElementaryElementary · 628 students
Nearby schools
- Southwest Guilford Middle0.3 mi · 1,032
- Southwest Elementary0.4 mi · 808
- Phoenix Academy - Primary Elem Upper1.0 mi · 1,583
- Florence Elementary2.3 mi · 628
- Oak View Elementary3.5 mi · 491
- Shadybrook Elementary3.6 mi · 319
Frequently asked questions
About Southwest Guilford HighWhat is the total enrollment at Southwest Guilford High?
Southwest Guilford High enrolls approximately 1,547 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Southwest Guilford High serve?
Southwest Guilford High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Southwest Guilford High have?
Southwest Guilford High employs 84 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Southwest Guilford High?
Student demographics at Southwest Guilford High are roughly 27% White, 14% Hispanic, 42% Black, 10% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Southwest Guilford High in?
Southwest Guilford High is part of Guilford County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.