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Ben L. Smith High School

Public Grades 9-12

545^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 15% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Ben L. Smith High School is a public high school in Greensboro, North Carolina, serving 1,397 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Guilford County Schools district, which is ranked 142 out of 242 districts in the state.

Academically, Ben L. Smith High School consistently ranks in the bottom half of North Carolina high schools, with performance on End-of-Course exams significantly below the district and state averages. The school's four-year graduation rate, while slightly below the state average, has ranged from 86.5% to 92.2% in recent years. The student population is diverse, with a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, as 99.79% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Compared to nearby schools, such as GTCC Middle College High, Western Guilford High, and Lucy Ragsdale High, Ben L. Smith High School generally performs worse on academic measures, despite having a relatively low student-to-teacher ratio and higher-than-average per-student spending. The district's specialized high schools, such as Early College at Guilford and Philip J Weaver Educational Center, also outperform Ben L. Smith High School on academic indicators.

1,348

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,645

Per pupil spending ?

99.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2407 South Holden Road
Greensboro, NC 27407-5799

(336) 294-7300

District: Guilford County Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

48.7%

Hispanic:

36.9%

Asian:

6.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 18th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (32% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!English II scores 26 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg50%

North Carolina avg53%

545^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd of 25High 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	17.3	545 of 641	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	540 of 640	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	515 of 626	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	521 of 621	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	565 of 594	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	463 of 514	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	407 of 469	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.7	388 of 476	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.1	417 of 507	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.8	435 of 531	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	7.9	425 of 451	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	15.7	412 of 505	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.3	394 of 502	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.9	430 of 506	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.0	397 of 499	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	10.9	441 of 490	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	9.7	432 of 477	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	19.7	385 of 453	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.4	364 of 431	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	310 of 440	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	293 of 437	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	285 of 434	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.2	301 of 430	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.9	273 of 364	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	336 of 369	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	276 of 359	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	95 of 106	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	87 of 101	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	78 of 98	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	86 of 91	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.6	79 of 83	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	83 of 89	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	69 of 77	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	25.7	253 of 330	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	336 of 364	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	293 of 349	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	195 of 273	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	202 of 262	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.1	123 of 226	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	77 of 156	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.1	94 of 124	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.8	70 of 173	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.2	108 of 147	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	529 of 610	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	516 of 602	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	497 of 588	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	515 of 594	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.2	464 of 475	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	451 of 475	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	406 of 449	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	379 of 412	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	377 of 403	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.9	389 of 403	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	378 of 398	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.2	332 of 337	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	246 of 325	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	95 of 100	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	412 of 462	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	383 of 454	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	343 of 449	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	351 of 436	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	354 of 370	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	339 of 354	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	294 of 340	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	23 of 39	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.8	19 of 47	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.0	26 of 45	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	23 of 34	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	473 of 606	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	481 of 613	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	454 of 597	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	409 of 544	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	389 of 432	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	406 of 446	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	326 of 424	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	525 of 601	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	526 of 607	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	498 of 602	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	483 of 585	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	458 of 481	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	455 of 488	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	420 of 463	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	13.0	245 of 261	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	171 of 195	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	172 of 185	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	194 of 352	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.9	189 of 349	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	422 of 542	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	462 of 553	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	428 of 534	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	376 of 427	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)45th percentile+30 vs school

Homeless (2025)41st percentile+26 vs school

African American (2025)30th percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)29th percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2022)23rd percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)22nd percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)10th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)8th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)6th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III52%-14 vs state

English II34%-26 vs state

Biology27%-21 vs state

Math I15%-20 vs state

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Schools Near Ben L. Smith High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (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	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ben L. Smith High School	Public	9-12	2407 South Holden Road	Greensboro	27407	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 294-7300	1,348	83	16.1	99.8%	57 (4.2%)	657 (48.7%)	498 (36.9%)	87 (6.5%)	7 (0.5%)	7 (0.5%)	35 (2.6%)	17.3	545^th of 641 public high schools	15.0%		16.7	540^th of 640 public high schools	15.6%	5	27.0	33.5	14.7	51.9	$10,645	$1,589	$9,057
Academy at Smith	Public, Magnet	9-12	2225 South Holden Road	Greensboro	27407	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 316-5866	246	20	12.4	98.8%	7 (2.8%)	131 (53.3%)	77 (31.3%)	20 (8.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	41.8	362^nd of 641 public high schools	43.5%		54.2	267^th of 640 public high schools	58.3%	95	46.3	50.0	33.3	66.2	$14,187	$784	$13,403
UNCG Early/Middle College	Public	9-12	1510 Walker Avenue	Greensboro	27412	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 334-3662	199	13	15.0	98.5%	43 (21.6%)	89 (44.7%)	37 (18.6%)	15 (7.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.5%)	82.4	125^th of 641 public high schools	80.5%		77.5	142^nd of 640 public high schools	77.8%	17	72.3	89.8	25.0	96.3	$9,502	$349	$9,154
GC Middle College High	Public	11-12	815 West Market Street	Greensboro	27401	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 370-8300	106	7	14.5	97.2%	15 (14.2%)	58 (54.7%)	21 (19.8%)	8 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.8%)								(n/a)				99.9	$12,240	$479	$11,761
Philip J Weaver Educational Center	Public, Magnet	9-12	300 South Spring Street	Greensboro	27401	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(336) 370-8282	260	38	6.8	98.8%	148 (56.9%)	57 (21.9%)	27 (10.4%)	13 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.8%)	92.2	61^st of 641 public high schools	90.5%		93.4	47^th of 640 public high schools	92.7%	14	85.9	90.9		96.8	$17,000	$482	$16,518
Grimsley High	Public, Magnet	9-12	801 N Josephine Boyd St.	Greensboro	27408	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(336) 370-8180	1,967	98	19.9	99.6%	830 (42.2%)	715 (36.3%)	246 (12.5%)	73 (3.7%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	96 (4.9%)	61.8	223^rd of 641 public high schools	65.2%		56.8	248^th of 640 public high schools	61.3%	25	60.5	68.8	26.3	77.4	$8,660	$655	$8,005
GTCC Middle College High	Public	9-12	613 East Main Street	Jamestown	27282	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 819-2957	255	16	16.2	98.8%	62 (24.3%)	108 (42.4%)	59 (23.1%)	12 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.1%)	88.3	89^th of 641 public high schools	86.1%		73.5	161^st of 640 public high schools	74.8%	72	77.1	90.7	68.8	90.2	$9,013	$587	$8,425
Western Guilford High	Public, Magnet	9-12	409 Friendway Road	Greensboro	27410	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(336) 316-5800	1,243	73	16.9	99.8%	241 (19.4%)	610 (49.1%)	267 (21.5%)	46 (3.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (6.2%)	45.4	335^th of 641 public high schools	47.7%		32.3	425^th of 640 public high schools	33.6%	90	36.9	62.8	29.7	74.9	$8,638	$478	$8,159
C Joyner Greene Education Center	Public	9-12	604 East Main Street	Jamestown	27282	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 454-7440	67	14	4.8	95.5%	17 (25.4%)	35 (52.2%)	4 (6.0%)	8 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)	1 (1.5%)								(n/a)					$34,607	$1,654	$32,953
Lucy Ragsdale High	Public	9-12	1000 Lucy Ragsdale Drive	Jamestown	27282	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 454-7400	1,292	81	15.9	99.8%	295 (22.8%)	570 (44.1%)	239 (18.5%)	126 (9.8%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	55 (4.3%)	24.7	497^th of 641 public high schools	22.5%		16.9	539^th of 640 public high schools	15.8%	42	36.2	47.4	20.5	47.4	$9,118	$1,022	$8,096

Frequently Asked Questions about Ben L. Smith High School

Is Ben L. Smith High School a good school?

Ben L. Smith High School ranks in the bottom 15.0% of North Carolina high schools.

How many students attend Ben L. Smith High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,348 students attended Ben L. Smith High School.

What district is Ben L. Smith High School in?

Guilford County Schools

What schools feed into Ben L. Smith High School?

Ben L. Smith High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Clara J Peck Elementary
Elementary : Cyrus P Frazier Elementary
Elementary : Hunter Elementary
Elementary : Julius I Foust Elementary
Elementary : Sedgefield Elementary
Middle : Allen Middle
Middle : Jackson Middle

What is the racial makeup of Ben L. Smith High School?

Students at Ben L. Smith High School are 49% African American, 37% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% White, 3% Two or more races.

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