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Guilford Preparatory Academy

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Guilford Preparatory Academy ranks 859 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

859^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Guilford Preparatory Academy is a K-8 public charter school in Greensboro, NC, enrolling 672 students, and instead of belonging to Guilford County Schools, it operates as its own charter district. With 99.55% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, the school serves essentially the same high-poverty population as its closest neighbors, yet it has climbed from the 12th percentile statewide in 2021-2022 to the 42nd percentile today, earning a 2-star rating. That places it just below the middle of North Carolina schools, a striking shift for a school that spent years in the bottom quartile.

The comparison with nearby schools is the most useful way to understand what this means. Bessemer Elementary and Waldo C Falkener Senior Elementary, serving nearly identical demographics, sit at the 2nd percentile; Rankin Elementary and Ceasar Cone Elementary are at the 11th. Guilford Preparatory Academy outranks nearly every attendance-zone school in its immediate area. Attendance stands out: chronic absenteeism is 18.6%, well below the state average of 24.2% and far lower than the 30-45% reported at schools such as Brightwood Elementary and Madison Elementary. Subgroup results also stand out, with low-income students ranking at the 63rd percentile statewide, African American students at the 72nd, and special education students at the 59th.

Academically, the school has made clear gains in middle-grade math and science. Seventh-grade math proficiency jumped from 25% to 59.2% in two years, and eighth-grade science reached 62.5%, close to the state average. Third- and fifth-grade math now match or exceed state averages. The remaining challenges are reading, where the school trails the state in every tested grade, and math in 4th and 8th grades. Gate City Charter, another nearby high-poverty charter, posts reading proficiency above 60% in most grades, providing a useful benchmark for Guilford Preparatory Academy's next phase of growth.

672

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

2240 East Cone Blvd
Greensboro, NC 27405

(336) 954-1344

District: Guilford Preparatory Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

82.3%

Hispanic:

10.0%

Two or more races:

5.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2016 → 42nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (53% vs 59% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

North Carolina avg59%

Elementary school

859^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 25 pts since 2016

From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

456^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 29% (2016) to bottom 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

152^nd of 246Guilford Preparatory Academy 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
2026	43.1	859 of 1492	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.2	775 of 1490	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.4	1173 of 1505	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	1079 of 1502	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	1335 of 1514	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	1336 of 1489	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	971 of 1473	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	1034 of 1434	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.1	1154 of 1429	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.9	1177 of 1425	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.4	1135 of 1440	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.2	1050 of 1390	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.1	1000 of 1403	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.3	920 of 1388	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.4	945 of 1381	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	33.4	1016 of 1363	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.2	1131 of 1354	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.5	990 of 1324	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.2	998 of 1293	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.4	1052 of 1276	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	63.9	256 of 903	71.7%	★★★★☆
2025	76.9	133 of 918	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	52.4	395 of 924	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.0	351 of 933	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.3	528 of 927	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.3	568 of 896	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.7	141 of 949	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	64.3	260 of 927	72.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.6	778 of 1447	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.1	653 of 1451	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.2	1169 of 1455	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	1020 of 1459	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	13.8	1348 of 1458	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	1315 of 1440	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	48.4	773 of 1424	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.4	867 of 1405	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.8	528 of 1434	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.0	481 of 1437	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.0	1040 of 1450	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.6	916 of 1437	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.0	1232 of 1366	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	51.6	646 of 1361	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.0	895 of 1332	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.5	887 of 1451	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.0	929 of 1450	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.9	1080 of 1464	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.1	1048 of 1461	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	1180 of 1464	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	1209 of 1444	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	1116 of 1430	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	1163 of 1413	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	49.8	337 of 815	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	87.1	42 of 821	94.9%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	42.5	456 of 778	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.5	543 of 773	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	653 of 793	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	641 of 784	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	660 of 786	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	677 of 741	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.6	479 of 737	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.6	493 of 691	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.6	477 of 694	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.3	490 of 692	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.5	465 of 705	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	36.2	393 of 627	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.6	334 of 673	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	44.0	437 of 662	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	64.5	259 of 648	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.3	258 of 640	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.1	311 of 630	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	32.6	458 of 620	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.8	459 of 606	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	39.0	423 of 598	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	71.3	114 of 553	79.4%	★★★★☆
2025	57.8	184 of 546	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.3	262 of 560	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.4	287 of 559	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.7	271 of 550	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.2	352 of 533	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.2	125 of 519	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	60.2	153 of 494	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	44.9	415 of 731	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.4	521 of 733	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	646 of 738	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	616 of 731	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	602 of 733	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	592 of 706	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.3	328 of 684	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.4	417 of 656	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	9.6	556 of 566	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	52.8	317 of 725	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.4	373 of 729	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	555 of 743	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	534 of 735	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	514 of 689	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.8	281 of 639	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.9	382 of 604	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	37.8	463 of 736	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.6	534 of 733	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	592 of 751	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	582 of 747	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	638 of 748	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	683 of 711	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	517 of 697	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	518 of 665	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.0	274 of 500	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.7	160 of 478	66.5%	★★★☆☆

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

African American (2026)72nd percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)63rd percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2026)59th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2026)46th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)39th percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

African American (2026)79th percentile+38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)56th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2026)45th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)43rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)37th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)2nd percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science61%-7 vs state

Mathematics55%-5 vs state

Reading49%-7 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, September 17, 2020

Teacher's are attentive, Small classrooms with some assistance,New principal is very active. Have technology devices for each student. Offer Spanish, band, chorus, music, art, PE, media and radio-broadcasting for students. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, April 11, 2018

As a parent I would not recommend gpa for any child to attend. The staff there are very unprofessional and not attentive to students and parents needs Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, February 21, 2017

No experience with students with learning disabilities. Students can be failing in class and no one calls or sends emails. Progress Reports come home with No Comments. No Emails or paper bulletins. You have to contact them constantly. Poor Afterschool program with no structure or plans. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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
Guilford Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2240 East Cone Blvd	Greensboro	27405	Guilford County	Guilford Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 954-1344	672	38	17.6	—	10 (1.5%)	553 (82.3%)	67 (10.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.8%)	43.1	859^th of 1492 public elementary schools	42.4%		48.2	775^th of 1490 public elementary schools	48.0%	84	68.3	44.4	64.4	58.6	59.2	37.5	47.6	55.6	41.4	51.5	47.4	50.0	58.6	62.5
Aggie Academy	Public	3-5	2207-B E. Cone Blvd	Greensboro	27405	Guilford County	Aggie Academy	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(336) 398-5370	85	13	6.4	96.5%	0 (0.0%)	76 (89.4%)	4 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.9%)	42.5	871^st of 1492 public elementary schools	41.6%		33.2	1033^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	30.7%	162	87.5	65.4	47.1				62.5	69.2	35.3				47.1
Rankin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 Spry Street	Greensboro	27405	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 375-2545	673	49	13.8	—	21 (3.1%)	376 (55.9%)	164 (24.4%)	89 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.4%)	17.5	1327^th of 1492 public elementary schools	11.1%		13.6	1371^st of 1490 public elementary schools	8.0%	44	69.2	38.1	27.2				49.0	27.4	27.2				29.1		$10,309	$1,600	$8,709
Bessemer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	918 Huffine Mill Road	Greensboro	27405	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 375-2585	509	31	16.4	—	18 (3.5%)	314 (61.7%)	139 (27.3%)	19 (3.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.1%)	5.1	1465^th of 1492 public elementary schools	1.8%		7.7	1445^th of 1490 public elementary schools	3.0%	20	32.2	33.8	31.5				23.0	23.3	36.5				28.4		$10,700	$1,726	$8,974
Herbin Metz Education Center	Public	K-8	400 O' Ferrell Street	Greensboro	27405	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 333-7065	68	16	4.3	95.6%	15 (22.1%)	37 (54.4%)	3 (4.4%)	6 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (10.3%)								(n/a)															$34,323	$4,298	$30,026
Waldo C Falkener Senior Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3931 Naco Road	Greensboro	27401	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 370-8150	530	38	13.9	—	10 (1.9%)	351 (66.2%)	135 (25.5%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	23 (4.3%)	6	1459^th of 1492 public elementary schools	2.2%		6	1461^st of 1490 public elementary schools	1.9%	2	41.4	17.9	33.8				25.3	28.2	31.3				45.0		$11,644	$1,838	$9,806
Gate City Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	123 Flemingfield Road	Greensboro	27405	Guilford County	Gate City Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 617-5900	715	32	22.0	97.9%	34 (4.8%)	506 (70.8%)	135 (18.9%)	13 (1.8%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.6%)	17 (2.4%)	54.8	658^th of 1492 public elementary schools	55.9%		54.5	661^st of 1490 public elementary schools	55.6%	3	63.6	61.4	51.6	60.5	46.3	57.3	61.0	63.2	56.5	68.8	61.2	53.3	53.2	62.7
Ceasar Cone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2501 North Church Street	Greensboro	27405	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 375-2595	412	29	14.0	—	19 (4.6%)	283 (68.7%)	66 (16.0%)	25 (6.1%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	17.3	1330^th of 1492 public elementary schools	10.9%		24.8	1191^st of 1490 public elementary schools	20.1%	139	37.7	30.1	46.5				37.7	38.4	43.7				57.7		$12,646	$2,697	$9,949
Brightwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 Brightwood School Road	Greensboro	27405	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 375-2565	488	34	14.5	—	19 (3.9%)	332 (68.0%)	91 (18.6%)	14 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.6%)	31.9	1057^th of 1492 public elementary schools	29.2%		23.4	1209^th of 1490 public elementary schools	18.9%	152	52.5	23.8	50.0				45.0	36.5	57.1				72.9		$10,734	$1,793	$8,941
Summit Creek Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2126 Scott Rd	Browns Summit	27214	Guilford County	Summit Creek Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(336) 355-4447	749	34	22.1	—	129 (17.2%)	449 (59.9%)	88 (11.7%)	24 (3.2%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (6.8%)	37.6	950^th of 1492 public elementary schools	36.3%		35	1003^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	32.7%	53	43.0	50.6	56.3	54.9	51.4	25.8	40.5	53.2	58.8	58.8	52.9	58.2	52.5	83.6

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Guilford Preparatory Academy ranks 859^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 672 students attended Guilford Preparatory Academy.

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Students at Guilford Preparatory Academy are 82% African American, 10% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% White.

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