📍 825 Washington Street, High Point, Guilford County, 27260
Penn-Griffin Schools is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in High Point, Guilford County. The school has 537 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Guilford County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 42.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 26% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 3 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Penn-Griffin Schools enrolls 537 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 37% male and 63% female. A teaching staff of 42.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% Black or African American, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 23% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 248 | 46% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 128 | 24% |
| White | 122 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 4.3% |
| Asian | 13 | 2.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
357 of the school's 537 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 327 qualify for free lunch and 30 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.
Penn-Griffin Schools is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 26, state house district 60.
Penn-Griffin Schools 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 537 students, Penn-Griffin Schools is close to the district average of about 537 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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