📍 4364 Barrow Road, High Point, Guilford County, 27265
Southwest Guilford High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in High Point, Guilford County. The school has 1,662 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Guilford County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 90.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1. 59% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 96%. 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.
Southwest Guilford High enrolls 1,662 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 90.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% Black or African American, 30% White and 13% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 660 | 40% |
| White | 501 | 30% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 224 | 13% |
| Asian | 182 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 92 | 5.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
845 of the school's 1,662 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 782 qualify for free lunch and 63 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.
Southwest Guilford High 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 27, state house district 62.
Southwest 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 1,662 students, Southwest 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 - Midsize
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