Western Guilford Middle

Western Guilford Middle, an average-sized middle-grades school in Greensboro, North Carolina, part of Guilford County Schools, enrolls 731 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts it 21% larger than the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 605 students.

Across the 123 schools in Guilford County Schools (68,535 students total), Western Guilford Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Western Guilford Middle shows that 56% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school lists 24% Hispanic, 11% White, 6% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 34%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.9:1 average. Roughly 100% of students at Western Guilford Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Guilford County (around 89%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Western Guilford Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.4%, the actual is 43.3%, a residual of -5.1 points.

Across the wider county, Guilford County reports that median household income runs about $68,642, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Western Guilford Middle is one of 143 public schools in Guilford County (combined enrollment of about 79,539 students).

Nearest neighbor: Western Guilford High, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Western Guilford Middle ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 56.1%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 15%: 637 students in 2018 compared to 731 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share expanded from 46% to 56%. Class-load math has fell: from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.

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