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Northwest Guilford High

๐Ÿ“ 5240 Northwest School Road, Greensboro, Guilford County, 27409

1,991
Pupils
20.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Northwest Guilford High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Greensboro, Guilford County. The school has 1,991 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Guilford County Schools school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 97.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.4:1. 64% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 20 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Guilford County Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Northwest Guilford High enrolls 1,991 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 97.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.

Male students
1,038 (52%)
Female students
953 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
97.3
Student-teacher ratio
20.4:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 10% Hispanic or Latino and 8.7% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White1,37969%
Hispanic or Latino20210%
Asian1738.7%
Black or African American1577.9%
Two or more races733.7%
American Indian or Alaska Native5<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

358 of the school's 1,991 students (18%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 323 qualify for free lunch and 35 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.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades 9โ€“12

Northwest Guilford High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-50, state senate district 27, state house district 62.

School district: Guilford County Schools

Northwest Guilford 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 1,991 students, Northwest Guilford High is larger than the district average of about 537 students per school.

67,620
District students
126
Schools
4,545
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

64%
Reading proficient
72%
Math proficient
97%
Graduation rate
3%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (20) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: Suburb - Large

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