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Doris Henderson Newcomers School

Q: How many students attend Doris Henderson Newcomers School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 326 students attended Doris Henderson Newcomers School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Doris Henderson Newcomers School?

Students at Doris Henderson Newcomers School are 55% Hispanic, 27% African American, 14% White, 4% Asian.

Public, Alternative Grades 3-11

Summary

Doris Henderson Newcomers School is an alternative public school in Greensboro, North Carolina that serves grades 3-12, with a high percentage of minority and low-income students. Despite its small class sizes and high per-student spending, the school has consistently struggled with low academic performance compared to the district and state averages.

Doris Henderson Newcomers School faces significant challenges, with proficiency rates well below the Guilford County Schools and North Carolina state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2022-2023, only 8.7% of 4th graders were proficient or better in math, compared to 51.7% for Guilford County and 55.3% for the state. The school's low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 4.7 to 14 over the past three years, is much lower than the nearby alternative schools, which have ratios between 4.6 and 43.3. However, this has not translated to better academic outcomes, as the school's per-student spending of $13,860 in 2018-2019 was significantly higher than the $51,657 to $87,297 spent per student at the nearby alternative schools.

The racial composition of Doris Henderson Newcomers School has shifted significantly over the past three years, with the percentage of Hispanic students increasing from 50.43% in 2020-2021 to 49.6% in 2022-2023, while the percentage of African American students decreased from 35.04% to 26.65% over the same period. As an alternative school serving a high percentage of immigrant and refugee students, Doris Henderson Newcomers School may face unique challenges in supporting the academic and social-emotional needs of its diverse student population, which could be contributing to its consistently low test scores and high poverty rates.

326

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,860

Per pupil spending ?

99.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

411 Friendway Road
Greensboro, NC 27410

(336) 316-5883

District: Guilford County Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.9%

African American:

27.3%

White:

14.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2010 → 4th in 2023

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (16% vs 61% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 51 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg59%

North Carolina avg61%

Not ranked this year

Doris Henderson Newcomers School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	2.0	1513 of 1514	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.3	1463 of 1489	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.0	1433 of 1434	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.1	1319 of 1324	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	1.1	949 of 949	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	8.8	485 of 485	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	358 of 385	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	1.1	1459 of 1459	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	1368 of 1440	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.9	1400 of 1405	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	2.9	915 of 915	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.6	893 of 893	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.2	865 of 865	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	6.0	30 of 30	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	12.7	1286 of 1329	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.1	1361 of 1361	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	1.8	1463 of 1464	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.2	1430 of 1430	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	4.3	731 of 741	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.7	688 of 691	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.2	578 of 620	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	6.5	542 of 546	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.1	515 of 519	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	24.5	214 of 236	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	134 of 151	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	3.5	727 of 731	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.5	697 of 706	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.2	683 of 684	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.5	652 of 656	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	2.1	552 of 553	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.1	521 of 522	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.5	472 of 472	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	6.5	71 of 71	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	1.2	727 of 729	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.7	686 of 689	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.7	632 of 639	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	0.5	696 of 697	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.4	665 of 665	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	6.9	599 of 626	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	474 of 514	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.0	501 of 502	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.1	505 of 506	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.2	476 of 499	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	65.7	112 of 490	77.1%	★★★★☆
2008	65.2	109 of 477	77.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	21.8	365 of 434	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	7.6	95 of 98	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	25.6	188 of 226	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	4.3	594 of 602	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	574 of 588	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	1.1	454 of 454	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	583 of 606	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	567 of 597	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	8.7	567 of 602	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	499 of 542	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2022)<1st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2022)<1st percentile~ school

Homeless (2019)<1st percentile

Female (2023)<1st percentile

African American (2019)<1st percentile

Hispanic (2023)<1st percentile

Middle school

English Language Learner (2021)9th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)1st percentile

Female (2023)1st percentile

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile

Hispanic (2023)<1st percentile

Male (2019)<1st percentile

Homeless (2019)<1st percentile

High school

English Language Learner (2023)17th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2023)16th percentile+12 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile

Male (2023)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile

Asian (2023)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2024)1st percentile

Hispanic (2024)<1st percentile

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III31%-35 vs state

Mathematics8%-51 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th 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
Doris Henderson Newcomers School	Public, Alternative	3-11	411 Friendway Road	Greensboro	27410	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 316-5883	326	26	12.7	99.1%	46 (14.1%)	89 (27.3%)	179 (54.9%)	12 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				31.0	6.5				8.3										$13,860	$2,162	$11,698
Cornerstone Charter Academy-CFA	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7800 Airport Center Drive	Greensboro	27409	Guilford County	Cornerstone Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(336) 482-3855	1,343	79	16.9		928 (69.1%)	138 (10.3%)	95 (7.1%)	80 (6.0%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	99 (7.4%)								(n/a)	77.6	87.2	38.5	78.3	95.0	89.0	75.0	76.4	68.5	68.2	71.0	84.0	63.0	78.3	72.2	73.8	73.0	79.4
Phoenix Academy - Primary Elementary Upper	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7847 Clinard Farms Rd	High Point	27265	Guilford County	Phoenix Academy Inc	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(336) 869-0079	1,583	76	20.8		496 (31.3%)	513 (32.4%)	263 (16.6%)	151 (9.5%)	7 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	150 (9.5%)								(n/a)	77.3	78.4	23.5	65.3	59.4	55.8	57.7	53.4	53.8	49.2	45.1	62.0	48.5	51.9	61.4	58.1	57.7	60.7
Triad Math and Science Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	700 Creek Ridge Rd	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Triad Math and Science Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 676-5350	1,374	88	15.5	97.8%	129 (9.4%)	696 (50.7%)	377 (27.4%)	57 (4.1%)	9 (0.7%)	2 (0.1%)	104 (7.6%)								(n/a)	72.0	76.1	93.0	98.9	77.4	69.8	81.7	77.1	57.9	48.7	62.4	74.4	70.7	66.9	54.8	63.9	76.8	59.7
Haynes Inman Education Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	200 Haynes Road	Jamestown	27282	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 881-7170	135	20	6.8	97.8%	39 (28.9%)	54 (40.0%)	31 (23.0%)	7 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)								(n/a)																			$51,657	$11,498	$40,158
College Prep and Leadership Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4201 Furniture Avenue	Jamestown	27282	Guilford County	The College Preparatory and Leadership A	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 884-0131	890	19	46.3	98.3%	10 (1.1%)	787 (88.4%)	23 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (7.8%)								(n/a)	21.7	65.4	36.8	56.8	57.7	41.7	44.9	62.5	44.8	45.2	41.0	51.4	34.8	51.4	55.2	56.2	46.4	57.5
Revolution Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	3800 Oak Ridge Rd.	Summerfield	27358	Guilford County	Revolution Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 203-3690	886	46	19.3		717 (80.9%)	20 (2.3%)	57 (6.4%)	45 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.3%)								(n/a)	73.5		72.0		85.5	70.2	77.1	74.4	78.4	67.7	55.4	72.6	57.8	54.9	60.4	48.5	71.1	62.6
Gateway Education Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3205 East Wendover Aveune	Greensboro	27405	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 375-2575	146	18	8.2	97.9%	32 (21.9%)	88 (60.3%)	18 (12.3%)	5 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)								(n/a)																			$87,297	$6,116	$81,180
Sylvia Mendez Newcomers School	Public, Alternative	3-11	851 Ferndale Blvd	High Point	27262	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 522-6326	185	15	12.2	98.4%	9 (4.9%)	35 (18.9%)	116 (62.7%)	25 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							5.6	5.6		8.3
NC Leadership Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4353 High Point Rd	Kernersville	27284	Forsyth County	NC Leadership Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(336) 992-2710	1,209	66	18.3		880 (72.8%)	83 (6.9%)	119 (9.8%)	39 (3.2%)	10 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (6.5%)								(n/a)	88.1	90.0	82.1	96.2	85.3	92.5	91.6	80.6	76.2	77.0	78.9	92.5	82.1	84.7	75.2	75.0	93.7	78.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Doris Henderson Newcomers School

What district is Doris Henderson Newcomers School in?

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How many students attend Doris Henderson Newcomers School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 326 students attended Doris Henderson Newcomers School.

What is the racial makeup of Doris Henderson Newcomers School?

Students at Doris Henderson Newcomers School are 55% Hispanic, 27% African American, 14% White, 4% Asian.

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