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High School Ahead Academy

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Public Grades 6-8
98
Students ?
8.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
96.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1401Summit Avenue
       Greensboro, NC  27405

(336) 294-7640

District: Guilford County Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:
57.1%
Hispanic:
19.4%
White:
17.3%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2008 → 80th in 2017
Strengths
✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (73% vs 59% meeting standards)
✓Ranking is trending up — up 76 percentile points since 2008
✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher
Students meeting standards (2016-2017) ?
This school73%
District avg57%
North Carolina avg59%
Not ranked this year
High School Ahead Academy did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
142nd 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
201776.3138 of 69480.1%★★★★☆
201625.6531 of 69223.3%★☆☆☆☆
201560.8268 of 70562.0%★★★☆☆
201313.8600 of 67310.8%★☆☆☆☆
201233.6497 of 66224.9%★☆☆☆☆
201131.6496 of 64823.5%★☆☆☆☆
201031.3502 of 64021.6%★☆☆☆☆
20097.8585 of 6307.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20082.8595 of 6204.0%☆☆☆☆☆
By subject vs North Carolina (2016-2017) ?
Math I92%+28 vs state
Science86%+11 vs state
Reading76%+18 vs state
Mathematics63%+14 vs state

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Students at High School Ahead Academy are 57% African American, 19% Hispanic, 17% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

In the 2016-17 school year, 98 students attended High School Ahead Academy.


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