📍 1000 Lucy Ragsdale Drive, Jamestown, Guilford County, 27282
Lucy Ragsdale High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Jamestown, Guilford County. The school has 1,346 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Guilford County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 81.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. 58% of students are proficient in reading. 45% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 91%. The school offers 14 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Lucy Ragsdale High enrolls 1,346 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 81.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% Black or African American, 26% White and 18% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 532 | 40% |
| White | 356 | 26% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 238 | 18% |
| Asian | 146 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 67 | 5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
822 of the school's 1,346 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 762 qualify for free lunch and 60 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.
Lucy Ragsdale High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 27, state house district 59.
Lucy Ragsdale 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 1,346 students, Lucy Ragsdale 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: Suburb - Large