📍 409 Friendway Road, Greensboro, Guilford County, 27410
Western Guilford High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Greensboro, Guilford County. The school has 1,444 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Guilford County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 76.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.0:1. 60% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. The school offers 14 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Western Guilford High enrolls 1,444 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 76.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Black or African American, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 21% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 678 | 47% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 314 | 22% |
| White | 305 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 84 | 5.8% |
| Asian | 62 | 4.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
886 of the school's 1,444 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 837 qualify for free lunch and 49 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.
Western Guilford 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-60, state senate district 27, state house district 60.
Western 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 1,444 students, Western Guilford 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
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