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Eastern Guilford High

Public Grades 9-12

505^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 662 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 24% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Eastern Guilford High is a large traditional public high school in Gibsonville, NC, serving roughly 1,200 students in grades 9–12 as part of Guilford County Schools. It currently ranks at the 24th percentile statewide (505th of 662 high schools) — a one-star rating in the bottom quarter of North Carolina, but a clear recovery from its 9th-percentile low point in 2021–2022. Nearly all students (99.3%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a high-poverty context shared by most nearby comprehensive high schools in Guilford County Schools.

The brightest spots are graduation, math, and attendance. Eastern Guilford High's four-year graduation rate of 91.0% exceeds the state average of 88.8% and beats several neighbors, including Walter M Williams High (83.7%), Western Alamance High (85.5%), and Northeast Guilford High (83.1%). Math scores have surged: Math III proficiency jumped from 32.7% in 2023–2024 to 67.3% in 2025–2026, nearly matching the state average of 68.9%, while Math I proficiency now tops the Guilford County district average. English Learner students have also improved dramatically, moving from the 14th to the 56th percentile statewide in one year. Chronic absenteeism, while still elevated at 32.0%, is down from 46.8% two years earlier and is lower than James B Dudley High (54.5%) and Northeast Guilford High (41.1%).

The chief weaknesses are literacy and science. English II proficiency sits at just 36.5% — about 28 points below the state average and the lowest among nearby large high schools, including Southeast Guilford High (60.2%), Western Alamance High (63.2%), and Walter M Williams High (54.8%). Biology proficiency (39.9%) trails the state by roughly 19 points. Southeast Guilford High offers a useful comparison: it serves a nearly identical student population yet outperforms Eastern Guilford in both subjects, though Eastern Guilford posts the stronger Math I score. Even gifted students rank at only the 12th percentile statewide, suggesting advanced learners also need more support. Overall, Eastern Guilford is heading in the right direction, but sustaining that momentum will require real gains in reading and science.

1,200

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,137

Per pupil spending ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

415 Peeden Drive
Gibsonville, NC 27249-9218

(336) 449-6311

District: Guilford County Schools

Feeder schools for Eastern Guilford High:

Elementary:	Gibsonville Elementary
	McLeansville Elementary
	Rankin Elementary
	Sedalia Elementary
Middle:	Eastern Guilford Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

54.9%

Hispanic:

21.4%

White:

12.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 9th percentile in 2022 → 24th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 24th (2026) from a 9th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (45% vs 60% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 24% North Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg58%

North Carolina avg60%

505^th of 662

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 18 pts since 2016

From bottom 42% (2016) to bottom 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 10High Schools in the Guilford County Schools

150^th of 246Guilford 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
2026	26.5	505 of 662	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.6	531 of 641	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	528 of 640	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	540 of 626	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	566 of 621	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	513 of 594	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	363 of 514	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.0	302 of 469	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.0	329 of 476	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.8	295 of 507	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	27.6	351 of 531	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	28.8	287 of 451	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	26.0	338 of 505	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	13.3	441 of 502	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.7	428 of 506	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.6	402 of 499	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.2	407 of 490	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.5	362 of 477	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	38.7	311 of 453	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.2	248 of 431	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	38.2	272 of 450	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.8	326 of 440	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	305 of 437	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.4	328 of 434	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	376 of 430	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	228 of 364	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	167 of 369	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.3	101 of 359	71.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.8	70 of 103	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.8	83 of 106	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	91 of 101	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	82 of 98	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	4.5	89 of 91	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.5	78 of 83	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	78 of 89	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	71 of 77	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	17.8	315 of 330	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	35.8	201 of 334	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.5	138 of 364	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.1	217 of 349	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	47.8	127 of 289	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	25.0	235 of 273	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	200 of 262	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.9	107 of 226	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.4	102 of 173	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.8	114 of 147	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	24.7	492 of 629	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.4	532 of 610	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	514 of 602	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	527 of 588	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	549 of 594	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	423 of 475	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	357 of 475	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	331 of 449	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	27.0	359 of 407	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.1	337 of 412	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	386 of 403	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	384 of 403	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.7	395 of 398	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.5	324 of 337	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	297 of 325	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	52.1	50 of 100	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	28.0	358 of 474	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.7	393 of 462	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	382 of 454	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	407 of 449	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	428 of 436	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	360 of 370	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	268 of 354	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	258 of 340	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	85.0	6 of 45	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	31.5	27 of 34	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	30.8	445 of 620	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.7	526 of 606	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	510 of 613	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	505 of 597	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	500 of 544	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	305 of 432	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	287 of 446	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.9	245 of 424	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	25.9	481 of 624	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.8	502 of 601	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	507 of 607	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	527 of 602	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	545 of 585	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	418 of 481	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	354 of 488	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.8	303 of 463	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	30.8	201 of 265	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.3	242 of 253	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.3	192 of 261	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	185 of 249	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	217 of 226	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	181 of 199	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	153 of 195	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	155 of 185	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.4	253 of 372	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.8	175 of 349	49.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	21.2	464 of 551	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.4	428 of 542	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	456 of 553	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	488 of 537	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	489 of 534	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	322 of 439	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	306 of 444	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	283 of 427	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2023)87th percentile+73 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)56th percentile+32 vs school

African American (2026)40th percentile+16 vs school

Asian (2026)32nd percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2026)32nd percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)28th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)24th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)24th percentile~ school

Male (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)22nd percentile~ school

White (2026)16th percentile-8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)12th percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2022)5th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Math III67%~ state avg

Biology40%-19 vs state

English II36%-28 vs state

Math I34%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOC Biology (2026)	EOC English II (2026)	EOC Math I (2026)	EOC Math III (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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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	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
Eastern Guilford High	Public	9-12	415 Peeden Drive	Gibsonville	27249	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 449-6311	1,200	70	17.0	99.3%	155 (12.9%)	659 (54.9%)	257 (21.4%)	55 (4.6%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (5.7%)	26.5	505^th of 662 public high schools	23.7%		18.6	531^st of 641 public high schools	17.2%	26	39.9	36.5	34.5	67.3	$9,137	$961	$8,176
Northeast Guilford High	Public	9-12	6700 McLeansville Road	Mc Leansville	27301	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 375-2500	977	69	14.0	99.7%	132 (13.5%)	584 (59.8%)	192 (19.7%)	16 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	49 (5.0%)	23.4	532^nd of 662 public high schools	19.6%		15.9	553^rd of 641 public high schools	13.7%	21	44.9	44.1	27.7	56.8	$10,865	$1,243	$9,622
Middle College at GTCC-Greensboro	Public	9-12	3505 East Wendover Avenue	Greensboro	27282	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 375-2466	162	11	15.3	98.1%	20 (12.3%)	91 (56.2%)	34 (21.0%)	12 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	81.1	134^th of 662 public high schools	79.8%		89.5	81^st of 641 public high schools	87.4%	53	68.0	80.6	82.6	97.2	$10,384	$218	$10,166
Western Alamance High	Public	9-12	1731 N Nc 87	Elon	27244	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 538-6020	1,138	62	18.2	49.5%	561 (49.3%)	224 (19.7%)	267 (23.5%)	21 (1.8%)	6 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	56 (4.9%)	47.6	344^th of 662 public high schools	48.0%		54.2	269^th of 641 public high schools	58.0%	75	45.1	63.2	47.3	77.6	$8,437	$759	$7,678
James B Dudley High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1200 Lincoln Street	Greensboro	27401	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 370-8130	1,403	84	16.7	99.8%	21 (1.5%)	1,071 (76.3%)	244 (17.4%)	17 (1.2%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	46 (3.3%)	19.1	559^th of 662 public high schools	15.6%		14.2	570^th of 641 public high schools	11.1%	11	36.9	46.5	16.7	55.7	$10,680	$1,276	$9,405
SCALE School	Public	6-12	1401 Summit Avenue	Greensboro	27405	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 545-2031	15	10	1.5	80.0%	3 (20.0%)	8 (53.3%)	2 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (13.3%)								(n/a)	337.5	536.2	537.3	9.1	$57,738	$8,497	$49,241
A&T Four Middle College	Public	9-12	1601 East Market Street	Greensboro	27411	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 691-0941	162	14	11.9	98.1%	2 (1.2%)	141 (87.0%)	10 (6.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.9%)	68.8	195^th of 662 public high schools	70.5%		40.5	374^th of 641 public high schools	41.7%	179	85.7	65.0	70.6	77.5	$14,153	$230	$13,923
STEM Early College @ NC A&T SU	Public	9-12	402 Laurel Street	Greensboro	27411	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 370-8580	192	11	18.1	98.4%	36 (18.8%)	64 (33.3%)	8 (4.2%)	73 (38.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.7%)								(n/a)	364.2	566.3		100.0	$10,069	$194	$9,874
Walter M Williams High	Public	9-12	1307 S Church Street	Burlington	27215	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 570-6161	1,206	59	20.2	99.8%	317 (26.3%)	383 (31.8%)	375 (31.1%)	42 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	86 (7.1%)	28.3	491^st of 662 public high schools	25.8%		29.5	459^th of 641 public high schools	28.4%	32	47.2	54.8	35.3	49.8	$8,479	$604	$7,875
Southeast Guilford High	Public	9-12	4530 Southeast School Road	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 674-4300	1,209	78	15.5	99.8%	538 (44.5%)	400 (33.1%)	166 (13.7%)	33 (2.7%)	8 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (5.2%)	44.2	374^th of 662 public high schools	43.5%		41.8	363^rd of 641 public high schools	43.4%	11	56.9	60.2	30.8	73.6	$9,360	$799	$8,561

Frequently Asked Questions about Eastern Guilford High

What district is Eastern Guilford High in?

Guilford County Schools

How many students attend Eastern Guilford High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,200 students attended Eastern Guilford High.

What schools feed into Eastern Guilford High?

Eastern Guilford High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Gibsonville Elementary
Elementary : McLeansville Elementary
Elementary : Rankin Elementary
Elementary : Sedalia Elementary
Middle : Eastern Guilford Middle

What is the racial makeup of Eastern Guilford High?

Students at Eastern Guilford High are 55% African American, 21% Hispanic, 13% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

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Eastern Guilford High ranks in the bottom 23.7% of North Carolina high schools.

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