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Guilford County Schools Schools
Schools graded
124
Cities served
12
Students
67,832
Students per teacher
14.6
Grades
Pre-K to 12
Area
646 sq mi
State
NC
Guilford County Schools is a public school district in North Carolina, based in Guilford County (Greensboro). SchoolGrade grades 124 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Guilford County Schools on the map
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District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Guilford County Schools
Average SchoolGrade
B-
Meeting or exceeding expectations
98%
Exceeding
86%
Avg actual scores
46.1%
Avg projected
36%
120 of 124 schools in Guilford County Schools carry a SchoolGrade (3 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 37B: 29C: 37D: 14F: 3
Best schools in Guilford County Schools
Statewide rankings: all 584 high schools in North Carolina · all 450 middle schools in North Carolina · all 1396 elementary schools in North Carolina
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Brown Summit Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Early College At Guilford (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Stem Early College At Nc Aandt Su (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Philip J Weaver Ed Center (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Oak Ridge Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Southwest Elementary High (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Ep Pearce Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Northern Guilford Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Summerfield Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Northwest Guilford Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
Every school in Guilford County Schools
High schools (32)
- C+ Allen Jay Elementary High, Point
- C+ Ben L Smith High School, Greensboro
- C+ Eastern Guilford High, Gibsonville
- C- Fairview Elementary High, Point
- A- Florence Elementary High, Point
- A Grimsley High, Greensboro
- B- High Point Central High High, Point
- B- James B Dudley High, Greensboro
- C+ Johnson Street Global Studies High, Point
- A- Kearns Academy High, Point
- C Kirkman Park Elementary High, Point
- B+ Lucy Ragsdale High, Jamestown
- C- Montlieu Academy Of Technology High, Point
- C Northeast Guilford High, Mcleansville
- A Northern Guilford High, Greensboro
- A Northwest Guilford High, Greensboro
- C Northwood Elementary High, Point
- D+ Oak Hill Elementary High, Point
- D+ Oak View Elementary High, Point
- B+ Page High, Greensboro
- C- Parkview Village Elementary High, Point
- B Penn Griffin Schools High, Point
- Pruette Scale Academy High, Point
- B Shadybrook Elementary High, Point
- B+ Southeast Guilford High, Greensboro
- C Southern Guilford High, Greensboro
- A+ Southwest Elementary High, Point
- A- Southwest Guilford High High, Point
- D T Wingate Andrews High High, Point
- B- Triangle Lake Montessori Elem High, Point
- C+ Union Hill Elementary High, Point
- B+ Western Guilford High, Greensboro
Middle and junior high schools (26)
- Aandt Four Middle College, Greensboro
- B+ Allen Jay Middle A Preparatory Academy High, Point
- C Allen Middle, Greensboro
- A+ Brown Summit Middle, Browns Summit
- B Eastern Guilford Middle, Gibsonville
- C Ferndale Middle High, Point
- A Gc Middle College High, Greensboro
- C- George C Simkins JR Elementary, Greensboro
- A- Gtcc Middle College High, Jamestown
- C Jackson Middle, Greensboro
- B Jamestown Middle, Jamestown
- A+ Kernodle Middle, Greensboro
- A- Kiser Middle, Greensboro
- B+ Mendenhall Middle, Greensboro
- A- Middle College At Gtcc Greensboro, Greensboro
- A Middle College At Gtcc High Point High, Point
- C Northeast Guilford Middle, Mcleansville
- A Northern Guilford Middle, Greensboro
- A+ Northwest Guilford Middle, Greensboro
- D+ Otis L Hairston SR Middle, Greensboro
- B+ Southeast Guilford Middle, Greensboro
- C+ Southern Guilford Middle, Greensboro
- A- Southwest Guilford Middle High, Point
- C+ Swann Middle School, Greensboro
- C- Welborn Middle High, Point
- B Western Guilford Middle, Greensboro
Elementary and primary schools (52)
- A Alamance Elementary, Greensboro
- B- Archer Elementary, Greensboro
- D+ Bessemer Elementary, Greensboro
- C- Bluford Elementary, Greensboro
- C- Brightwood Elementary, Greensboro
- A Brooks Global Elementary, Greensboro
- D- Ceasar Cone Elementary, Greensboro
- C Clara J Peck Elementary, Greensboro
- A- Claxton Elementary, Greensboro
- A Colfax Elementary, Colfax
- C- Cyrus P Frazier Elementary, Greensboro
- B David D Jones Elementary, Greensboro
- A+ Early College At Guilford, Greensboro
- C- Edwin A Alderman Elementary, Greensboro
- A+ Ep Pearce Elementary, Greensboro
- A- General Greene Elementary, Greensboro
- B Gibsonville Elementary, Gibsonville
- D+ Gillespie Park Elementary, Greensboro
- C Guilford Elementary, Greensboro
- C Hunter Elementary, Greensboro
- B- Irving Park Elementary, Greensboro
- C James Y Joyner Elementary, Greensboro
- B Jamestown Elementary, Jamestown
- B+ Jefferson Elementary, Greensboro
- A+ Jesse Wharton Elem, Greensboro
- B- John Van Lindley Elementary, Greensboro
- D Julius I Foust Elementary, Greensboro
- B Madison Elementary, Mcleansville
- C+ Mcleansville Elementary, Mcleansville
- A Millis Road Elementary, Jamestown
- C Monticello Brown Summit Elem, Browns Summit
- A- Morehead Elementary, Greensboro
- B+ Nathanael Greene Elementary, Liberty
- A+ Northern Guilford Elementary, Greensboro
- A+ Oak Ridge Elementary, Oak Ridge
- D+ Peeler Open Elementary, Greensboro
- B+ Pilot Elementary, Greensboro
- B+ Pleasant Garden Elementary, Pleasant Garden
- D+ Rankin Elementary, Greensboro
- C+ Reedy Fork Elementary, Greensboro
- C Ronald E Mcnair Elementary, Browns Summit
- C+ Sedalia Elementary, Sedalia
- C- Sedgefield Elementary, Greensboro
- A Southern Elementary, Greensboro
- A+ Stem Early College At Nc Aandt Su, Greensboro
- A Sternberger Elementary, Greensboro
- A Stokesdale Elementary, Stokesdale
- A+ Summerfield Elementary, Summerfield
- C Sumner Elementary, Greensboro
- D Vandalia Elementary, Greensboro
- D- Waldo C Falkener SR Elementary, Greensboro
- C- Washington Elementary, Greensboro
Other schools and academies (14)
- B+ Academy At Smith, Greensboro
- D+ C Joyner Greene Education Center, Jamestown
- F Doris Henderson Newcomers Sch, Greensboro
- B Erwin Montessori, Greensboro
- Gateway Education Center, Greensboro
- B- Guilford Elearning University Prep, Greensboro
- D+ Haynes Inman Education Center, Jamestown
- F Herbin Metz Education Center, Greensboro
- A Lincoln Academy, Greensboro
- C- Murphey Traditional Academy, Greensboro
- A+ Philip J Weaver Ed Center, Greensboro
- Scale School, Greensboro
- A- Uncg Earlymiddle College, Greensboro
- F Wiley Accelenrichment, Greensboro
Where Guilford County Schools schools are
Cities and towns served (12)
- Greensboro (75)
- Jamestown (7)
- Mcleansville (4)
- Browns Summit (3)
- Gibsonville (3)
- Colfax (1)
- Liberty (1)
- Oak Ridge (1)
- Pleasant Garden (1)
- Sedalia (1)
- Stokesdale (1)
- Summerfield (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in North Carolina
- County: Guilford County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 67,832 students with 4,634 full-time-equivalent teachers and 9,392 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3701920
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Rockingham County Schools (22 schools, 21 mi)
- Thomasville City Schools (4 schools, 21 mi)
- Alamance-Burlington Schools (36 schools, 22 mi)
- Asheboro City Schools (8 schools, 25 mi)
- Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools (79 schools, 26 mi)
- Davidson County Schools (36 schools, 30 mi)
- Lexington City Schools (7 schools, 32 mi)
- Caswell County Schools (6 schools, 33 mi)
Questions about Guilford County Schools
How many schools are in Guilford County Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 124 public schools in Guilford County Schools, across 12 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Guilford County Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Greensboro, Jamestown, Mcleansville, Browns Summit, Gibsonville and 7 more.
How good are the schools in Guilford County Schools?
Across the 120 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B-, with 46.1% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 36%. 98% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Guilford County Schools?
67,832 students were enrolled in Guilford County Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.6 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Guilford County Schools?
Guilford County Schools is in North Carolina, based in Guilford County, with its district office in Greensboro. Its boundary covers about 646 sq mi.