📍 801 N Josephine Boyd St., Greensboro, Guilford County, 27408
Grimsley High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Greensboro, Guilford County. The school has 1,899 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Guilford County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 99.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 60% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 18 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Grimsley High enrolls 1,899 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 99.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% White, 38% Black or African American and 10% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 819 | 43% |
| Black or African American | 716 | 38% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 199 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 91 | 4.8% |
| Asian | 68 | 3.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
895 of the school's 1,899 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 842 qualify for free lunch and 53 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Grimsley High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-50, state senate district 28, state house district 61.
Grimsley High is one of 126 schools in Guilford County Schools, based in Greensboro, North Carolina. The district serves 67,620 students district-wide and employs 4,545 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,899 students, Grimsley High is larger than the district average of about 537 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large