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Enrollment
1,243
High
DISTRICT 751 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370192000855
Western Guilford High
409 Friendway Road, Greensboro, NC 27410 · (336) 316-5800 · Guilford County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,243 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% 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
16.9:1
73 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,240 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 | 329 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 305 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 324 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 285 | 23% |
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
63.1%
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 63 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
43.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% 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 Western Guilford High
Western Guilford High's state test result (43.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Guilford High this school | 1,243 | 99.8% | 43.5% |
| Eastern Guilford High Gibsonville | 1,200 | 99.3% | 28.1% |
| South View High Hope Mills | 1,461 | 98.1% | 34.8% |
| Hopewell High School Huntersville | 1,851 | 99.8% | 40.0% |
| Fike High Wilson | 1,028 | 98.8% | 38.8% |
| Douglas Byrd High Fayetteville | 1,006 | 97.4% | 34.7% |
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 Western Guilford High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Guilford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #273 of 468 | #13 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #281 of 464 | #9 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.1% | #174 of 448 | #11 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,243 | #131 of 598 | #9 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #148 of 473 | #13 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.0% | #135 of 474 | #9 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.8% | #40 of 527 | #6 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.4% | #275 of 277 | #15 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
1,243
-72 (-5%) vs 2020
+61% since 1990-91, when it was 770
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 18.8:1
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 | 1,243 | 73.5 | 16.9:1 | 100% (1,240) |
| 2023-24 | 1,354 | 77.4 | 17.5:1 | 100% (1,351) |
| 2022-23 | 1,444 | 76.2 | 19.0:1 | 61% (886) |
| 2020-21 | 1,315 | 70 | 18.8:1 | 45% (588) |
| 2017-18 | 1,248 | 66.6 | 18.7:1 | 43% (541) |
| 2015-16 | 1,333 | 72 | 18.5:1 | 45% (602) |
| 2010-11 | 1,302 | 76 | 17.1:1 | 38% (492) |
| 2000-01 | 930 | 62 | 15.0:1 | 11% (106) |
| 1990-91 | 770 | 62 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Western Guilford High.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (1,248 to 1,243); teachers up 10% (66.6 to 73.5).
About Western Guilford High
As a large high school, Western Guilford High serves students in Greensboro, North Carolina. The school teaches grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 1,243 students. That puts enrollment 63% above the 761-student average for high schools in North Carolina.
Western Guilford High is one of the 123 schools that make up Guilford County Schools (68,535 students in total).
About 49% of students at Western Guilford High are Black, the largest single group. The rest of enrollment is 21% Hispanic, 19% White, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Among all residents of Guilford County, the Black share is about 34%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 67%.
Western Guilford High has 73.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.9:1. High schools in North Carolina have an average ratio of 19.6:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 100%. The rate at public schools in Guilford County averages 89%, lower than here.
Western Guilford High holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 46% of North Carolina public high schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Western Guilford High lands between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 43.5%; the prediction is 48.4%.
In Guilford County, median household income comes to about $68,642, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county's public schools total 143, with about 79,539 students.
Doris Henderson Newcomers Sch is about 0.2 miles from Western Guilford High, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 43.5% average proficiency ranks 5th among 7 nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Western Guilford High is City: Large.
The school's student count decreased 5% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. By 2024-25, the school had 16.9 students per teacher, compared with 18.8 in 2020-21.
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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
- Doris Henderson Newcomers Sch0.2 mi · 326
- Western Guilford Middle0.7 mi · 731
- Guilford Elementary1.2 mi · 623
- Early College at Guilford1.3 mi · 193
- Jefferson Elementary2.0 mi · 698
- Morehead Elementary2.3 mi · 509
Frequently asked questions
About Western Guilford HighHow many students attend Western Guilford High?
Western Guilford High enrolls approximately 1,243 students in grades 09-12.
Is Western Guilford High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Western Guilford High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Western Guilford High have?
Western Guilford High employs 73 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
How diverse is Western Guilford High?
Western Guilford High reports a student body of 19% White, 21% Hispanic, 49% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Western Guilford High public or private?
Western Guilford High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Guilford County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.