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Southern Guilford Middle

Public Grades 6-8

617^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 20% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Southern Guilford Middle is a public middle school in Greensboro, North Carolina, serving 571 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 and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past several years, Southern Guilford Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom third of North Carolina middle schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Southern Guilford Middle consistently underperforms compared to the Guilford County Schools district and the state of North Carolina in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in mathematics and reading were significantly lower than the district and state averages. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, with rankings for female, male, Asian, African American, Hispanic, and White students, as well as English Language Learners, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, all in the bottom third of North Carolina middle schools. Additionally, Southern Guilford Middle has an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, with rates consistently above 99% in recent years.

When comparing Southern Guilford Middle to nearby schools in the Guilford County Schools district, it is clear that the school is underperforming. Schools like Southeast Guilford Middle, Ferndale Middle, and Jamestown Middle all outperform Southern Guilford Middle in academic achievement, with higher proficiency rates and better statewide rankings. While the high percentage of economically disadvantaged students at Southern Guilford Middle may be a significant factor contributing to the school's academic struggles, there are opportunities for improvement, particularly in supporting the academic achievement of English Language Learners and Special Education students.

620

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,441

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5747 Drake Rd
Greensboro, NC 27406

(336) 674-4266

District: Guilford County Schools

Students who attend Southern Guilford Middle usually attend:

High:

Southern Guilford High

Feeder schools for Southern Guilford Middle:

Elementary:	Allen Jay Elementary
	Southern Elementary
	Sumner Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

37.1%

Hispanic:

33.9%

White:

14.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 12th percentile in 2024 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 20th (2025) from a 12th-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (38% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Science scores 18 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg48%

North Carolina avg54%

617^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	22.2	617 of 773	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	698 of 793	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	683 of 784	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	665 of 786	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	605 of 741	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.5	519 of 737	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	525 of 691	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.1	493 of 694	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.3	501 of 692	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.1	488 of 705	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	27.1	462 of 627	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.6	426 of 673	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.2	454 of 662	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.8	475 of 648	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.8	475 of 640	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.9	469 of 630	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.4	442 of 620	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.3	448 of 606	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	38.2	428 of 598	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	456 of 546	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	492 of 560	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	498 of 559	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	435 of 550	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.8	397 of 533	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.0	246 of 519	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.7	276 of 494	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	102 of 111	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	99 of 110	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	101 of 110	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	94 of 109	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	91 of 99	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	94 of 102	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	93 of 95	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	26.7	356 of 449	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.2	390 of 478	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	461 of 504	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.8	320 of 475	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	55.8	98 of 371	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	37.6	219 of 356	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.3	201 of 318	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.8	157 of 312	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.9	134 of 236	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.3	130 of 211	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.6	78 of 151	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	630 of 733	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	651 of 738	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	663 of 731	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	618 of 733	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	606 of 706	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	530 of 684	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	520 of 656	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	340 of 458	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	446 of 461	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	447 of 452	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	401 of 450	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	393 of 448	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	387 of 416	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	110 of 127	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	372 of 562	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.5	482 of 564	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	487 of 553	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	455 of 541	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	437 of 522	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.2	321 of 493	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.8	367 of 472	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	42.7	33 of 71	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	535 of 729	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	614 of 743	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	577 of 735	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	547 of 689	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	503 of 633	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	478 of 639	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	479 of 604	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	556 of 733	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	671 of 751	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	668 of 747	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	649 of 748	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	560 of 711	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.1	470 of 697	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.8	528 of 665	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	12.6	296 of 306	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	259 of 283	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	225 of 237	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	212 of 221	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	401 of 478	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	308 of 473	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	484 of 649	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	606 of 652	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	620 of 656	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	637 of 658	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	533 of 632	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.5	365 of 624	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.7	495 of 596	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)74th percentile+53 vs school

Homeless (2019)54th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)26th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)25th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)21st percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)16th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)8th percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)3rd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science42%-18 vs state

Mathematics40%-14 vs state

Reading36%-17 vs state

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So far as I know of the students are respectful to their peers and staff. They have great teachers and other administrators. Curriculum is exceptional Close Quote

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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
Southern Guilford Middle	Public	6-8	5747 Drake Rd	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 674-4266	620	36	17.0	99.5%	89 (14.4%)	230 (37.1%)	210 (33.9%)	57 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (5.2%)	22.2	617^th of 773 public middle schools	20.2%		16.1	698^th of 793 public middle schools	12.0%	81		47.2	37.7	32.8		32.1	35.1	41.5		42.1	$9,441	$1,343	$8,098
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
Allen Middle	Public	6-8	1108 Glendale Drive	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 294-7325	617	43	14.2	99.5%	15 (2.4%)	302 (48.9%)	209 (33.9%)	66 (10.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	20 (3.2%)	18.6	649^th of 773 public middle schools	16.0%		29	569^th of 793 public middle schools	28.2%	80		39.2	29.9	28.1		36.5	33.6	42.1		42.6	$9,180	$1,258	$7,922
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
Wheatmore Middle School	Public	6-8	5105 Archdale Road	Trinity	27370	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	No	(336) 431-2589	505	27	18.3	99.4%	412 (81.6%)	12 (2.4%)	40 (7.9%)	14 (2.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.6%)	49.8	387^th of 773 public middle schools	49.9%		45.4	435^th of 793 public middle schools	45.1%	48		56.7	53.6	36.9		57.9	58.7	48.9		46.8	$8,958	$705	$8,253
Jackson Middle	Public	6-8	2200 Ontario Street	Greensboro	27403	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 294-7350	458	28	16.0	99.3%	18 (3.9%)	212 (46.3%)	191 (41.7%)	28 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	11.1	713^th of 773 public middle schools	7.8%		15.1	707^th of 793 public middle schools	10.8%	6		37.2	20.3	19.0		30.3	20.3	34.9		41.9	$11,896	$2,348	$9,548
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
Randleman Middle School	Public	5-8	800 High Point St	Randleman	27317	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	No	(336) 498-2606	765	44	17.3	99.6%	472 (61.7%)	39 (5.1%)	201 (26.3%)	12 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.0%)	37.4	489^th of 773 public middle schools	36.7%		33.2	546^th of 793 public middle schools	31.1%	57	41.0	48.9	57.2	30.7	33.7	44.3	52.6	45.8	53.0	45.3	$8,098	$860	$7,237
Southeast Guilford Middle	Public	6-8	4825 Woody Mill Road	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 674-4280	826	49	16.8	99.6%	381 (46.1%)	260 (31.5%)	112 (13.6%)	22 (2.7%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (5.3%)	44.2	437^th of 773 public middle schools	43.5%		52.1	373^rd of 793 public middle schools	53.0%	64		55.7	55.2	37.6		45.4	49.0	53.2		53.5	$8,530	$508	$8,022
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Southern Guilford Middle

Is Southern Guilford Middle a good school?

Southern Guilford Middle ranks in the bottom 20.2% of North Carolina middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Southern Guilford Middle?

Students at Southern Guilford Middle are 37% African American, 34% Hispanic, 14% White, 9% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Southern Guilford Middle attend?

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

What district is Southern Guilford Middle in?

Guilford County Schools

How many students attend Southern Guilford Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 620 students attended Southern Guilford Middle.

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