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Southwest Guilford Middle

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Southwest Guilford Middle ranks 458 th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

458^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 41% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Southwest Guilford Middle is a public middle school in High Point, North Carolina, serving 1,031 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Guilford County Schools district, which is ranked 142 out of 242 districts in the state.

Southwest Guilford Middle has consistently ranked in the middle to lower range of North Carolina middle schools over the past 5-10 years, with its performance on state standardized tests generally below the Guilford County Schools and North Carolina state averages across grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in Mathematics ranged from 40.9% (8th grade) to 48% (7th grade), compared to the district average of 40.3%-50.6% and the state average of 48.7%-57.2%. Similarly, in Reading, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 50.7% (6th grade) to 52% (7th grade), compared to the district and state averages of 46.7%-54.2%.

When compared to other middle schools in the Guilford County Schools district, Southwest Guilford Middle generally performs below the top-performing schools, such as Kernodle Middle, which had significantly higher proficiency rates in Mathematics (56%-87.5%) and Reading (52.4%-67.1%) in the 2024-2025 school year. However, Southwest Guilford Middle outperforms some lower-performing schools in the district, such as Jackson Middle and Ferndale Middle, which had proficiency rates ranging from 19% to 44.2% in Mathematics and 20.3% to 40.7% in Reading.

1,032

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,832

Per pupil spending ?

99.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4368 Southwest School Road
High Point, NC 27265-9102

(336) 819-2985

District: Guilford County Schools

Students who attend Southwest Guilford Middle usually attend:

High:

Southwest Guilford High

Feeder schools for Southwest Guilford Middle:

Elementary:	Florence Elementary
	Parkview Village Elementary
	Southwest Elementary
	Triangle Lake Montessori Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

41.9%

White:

22.6%

Hispanic:

15.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (49% vs 54% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 32 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg48%

North Carolina avg54%

458^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 32 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 20Middle Schools in the Guilford County Schools

142^nd of 242Guilford County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	458 of 773	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.7	393 of 793	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.4	355 of 784	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.4	320 of 786	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.5	290 of 741	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.0	307 of 737	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.5	298 of 691	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.6	272 of 694	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	68.8	191 of 692	72.4%	★★★★☆
2015	70.1	189 of 705	73.2%	★★★★☆
2014	66.1	182 of 627	71.0%	★★★★☆
2013	74.3	147 of 673	78.2%	★★★★☆
2012	65.8	243 of 662	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.0	236 of 648	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.0	238 of 640	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.6	211 of 630	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.5	169 of 620	72.7%	★★★★☆
2007	64.4	234 of 606	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	76.0	105 of 598	82.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	360 of 546	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.2	285 of 560	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.2	272 of 559	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.9	193 of 550	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.9	96 of 533	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	55.0	182 of 519	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.9	210 of 494	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	84 of 111	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.8	71 of 110	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.7	64 of 110	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.8	68 of 109	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.0	64 of 99	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.1	58 of 102	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.9	43 of 95	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	44.4	196 of 449	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.8	331 of 478	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.5	366 of 504	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	339 of 475	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	179 of 371	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.2	181 of 356	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	161 of 318	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	207 of 312	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.8	93 of 236	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.1	29 of 211	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	68.3	22 of 151	85.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	442 of 733	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.0	372 of 738	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.3	325 of 731	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.8	276 of 733	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.5	286 of 706	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.7	299 of 684	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.8	270 of 656	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	383 of 458	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.8	360 of 461	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.4	287 of 452	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.8	202 of 450	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.9	256 of 448	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.1	319 of 416	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	67.4	32 of 127	74.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	285 of 562	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.4	220 of 564	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.3	156 of 553	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	63.7	146 of 541	73.0%	★★★★☆
2021	68.9	96 of 522	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	55.7	173 of 493	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.4	120 of 472	74.6%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	28.9	44 of 50	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.1	33 of 50	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	579 of 729	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.9	404 of 743	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	402 of 735	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.9	358 of 689	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.8	300 of 633	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.6	424 of 639	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.9	333 of 604	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	438 of 733	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.0	385 of 751	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.4	350 of 747	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.0	328 of 748	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.4	288 of 711	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.2	301 of 697	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.7	313 of 665	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	140 of 328	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.8	111 of 306	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.1	103 of 302	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.1	96 of 283	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.3	65 of 248	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	73.3	41 of 237	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	68.1	56 of 221	74.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	403 of 478	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.9	300 of 473	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	221 of 649	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.1	272 of 652	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.8	213 of 656	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.4	199 of 658	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.5	240 of 632	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.4	217 of 624	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.7	212 of 596	64.4%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)66th percentile+25 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)57th percentile+17 vs school

Disabled (2022)56th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)52nd percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile~ school

Female (2025)40th percentile~ school

African American (2025)34th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)24th percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile-20 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)16th percentile-24 vs school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile-25 vs school

Homeless (2024)12th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Reading52%~ state avg

Science51%-9 vs state

Mathematics45%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)				EOG Reading (2025)				EOG Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Southwest Guilford Middle	Public	6-8	4368 Southwest School Road	High Point	27265	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 819-2985	1,032	59	17.6	99.7%	233 (22.6%)	432 (41.9%)	157 (15.2%)	133 (12.9%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	68 (6.6%)	41.8	458^th of 773 public middle schools	40.8%		49.7	393^rd of 793 public middle schools	50.4%	65		45.2	48.0	40.9		50.7	52.0	51.9		51.1	$7,832	$573	$7,259
Welborn Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1710 McGuinn Drive	High Point	27265	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 819-2880	376	30	12.6	99.2%	45 (12.0%)	207 (55.1%)	75 (19.9%)	32 (8.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.3%)	15.4	682^nd of 773 public middle schools	11.8%		16.6	694^th of 793 public middle schools	12.5%	12		38.3	33.9	23.6		29.8	29.8	38.3		41.4	$11,773	$2,324	$9,449
Western Guilford Middle	Public	6-8	401 College Road	Greensboro	27410	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 316-5833	731	49	14.8	99.6%	81 (11.1%)	412 (56.4%)	173 (23.7%)	18 (2.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (5.9%)	30.9	538^th of 773 public middle schools	30.4%		30.9	558^th of 793 public middle schools	29.6%	20		43.0	36.1	34.9		46.3	44.9	46.6		50.2	$9,488	$1,255	$8,234
Jamestown Middle	Public	6-8	301 Haynes Road	Jamestown	27282	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 819-2100	949	56	16.8	99.7%	213 (22.4%)	386 (40.7%)	181 (19.1%)	99 (10.4%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	64 (6.7%)	44.9	431^st of 773 public middle schools	44.2%		44	449^th of 793 public middle schools	43.4%	18		60.1	45.2	36.3		53.0	49.2	53.2		53.8	$8,206	$601	$7,604
Southeast Middle	Public	6-8	1200 Old Salem Road	Kernersville	27284	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4219	733	46	15.9	99.6%	211 (28.8%)	223 (30.4%)	237 (32.3%)	11 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.7%)	15.9	677^th of 773 public middle schools	12.4%		15.8	702^nd of 793 public middle schools	11.5%	25		37.4	27.3	22.7		33.2	34.2	36.8		45.6	$7,738	$734	$7,004
Ferndale Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	701 Ferndale Boulevard	High Point	27262	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 819-2855	486	32	15.2	99.4%	34 (7.0%)	222 (45.7%)	150 (30.9%)	55 (11.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.7%)	17	673^rd of 773 public middle schools	12.9%		17.3	684^th of 793 public middle schools	13.7%	11		36.4	44.2	21.7		31.7	40.7	29.8		31.1	$9,974	$1,173	$8,801
Northwest Guilford Middle	Public	6-8	5300 Northwest School Road	Greensboro	27409	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 605-3333	915	51	17.8	21.0%	633 (69.2%)	57 (6.2%)	96 (10.5%)	91 (9.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.0%)	91.8	47^th of 773 public middle schools	93.9%		93.1	44^th of 793 public middle schools	94.5%	3		87.5	84.0	64.2		76.1	80.9	76.0		87.1	$7,800	$622	$7,178
Kernersville Middle	Public	6-8	110 Brown Road	Kernersville	27284	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-4255	754	46	16.5	98.9%	386 (51.2%)	100 (13.3%)	220 (29.2%)	9 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.9%)	53.8	344^th of 773 public middle schools	55.5%		61.4	277^th of 793 public middle schools	65.1%	67		67.2	50.2	57.7		47.4	46.7	48.3		65.9	$8,625	$645	$7,980
Allen Jay Middle - A Preparatory Academy	Public, Magnet	5-8	1201 East Fairfield Rd	High Point	27263	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(336) 819-2164	392	24	16.3	98.7%	35 (8.9%)	253 (64.5%)	54 (13.8%)	24 (6.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (5.9%)	34	517^th of 773 public middle schools	33.1%		57	315^th of 793 public middle schools	60.3%	202	46.9	57.3	44.8	28.7	48.0	49.0	51.0	39.4	57.1	36.2	$10,175	$860	$9,314
Kernodle Middle	Public	6-8	3600 Drawbridge Parkway	Greensboro	27410	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 545-3717	707	42	16.9	98.2%	316 (44.7%)	180 (25.5%)	83 (11.7%)	92 (13.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.0%)	73.3	180^th of 773 public middle schools	76.7%		84.3	102^nd of 793 public middle schools	87.1%	78		66.3	70.8	56.0		52.4	62.5	67.1		79.8	$9,002	$474	$8,529

Frequently Asked Questions about Southwest Guilford Middle

What district is Southwest Guilford Middle in?

Guilford County Schools

What high school do graduates of Southwest Guilford Middle attend?

Students who attend Southwest Guilford Middle usually go on to attend Southwest Guilford High

Is Southwest Guilford Middle a good school?

Southwest Guilford Middle ranks 458^th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Southwest Guilford Middle?

Students at Southwest Guilford Middle are 42% African American, 23% White, 15% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 7% Two or more races.

How many students attend Southwest Guilford Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,032 students attended Southwest Guilford Middle.

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