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Western Guilford Middle

Q: Is Western Guilford Middle a good school?

Western Guilford Middle ranks 538 th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

538^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 30% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Western Guilford Middle is a public middle school in Greensboro, North Carolina, serving 754 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.

Academic performance at Western Guilford Middle is generally below the district and state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in EOG/Mathematics ranged from 34.9% (8th grade) to 43% (6th grade), compared to 40.3-50.6% for Guilford County and 48.7-57.2% for the state. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina middle schools and received a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance.

Interestingly, when analyzing the performance of different student subgroups, some patterns emerge. African American and Hispanic students at Western Guilford Middle generally perform better than the overall school average, ranking in the top half or top third of North Carolina middle schools for their respective subgroups. In contrast, the performance of White, multi-racial, and special education students is significantly lower, ranking in the bottom half or bottom third of the state. Nearby schools, such as Northwest Guilford Middle and Kernodle Middle, consistently outperform Western Guilford Middle, ranking in the top 25% of North Carolina middle schools.

731

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,488

Per pupil spending ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

401 College Road
Greensboro, NC 27410-5199

(336) 316-5833

District: Guilford County Schools

Students who attend Western Guilford Middle usually attend:

High:

Western Guilford High

Feeder schools for Western Guilford Middle:

Elementary:	Edwin A Alderman Elementary
	Guilford Elementary
	Jefferson Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

56.4%

Hispanic:

23.7%

White:

11.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 23rd percentile in 2023 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 30th (2025) from a 23rd-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (43% vs 54% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 15 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg48%

North Carolina avg54%

538^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	30.9	538 of 773	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	558 of 793	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	603 of 784	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	589 of 786	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.7	504 of 741	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.0	503 of 737	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.3	507 of 691	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.5	457 of 694	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.9	380 of 692	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.6	421 of 705	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	42.1	362 of 627	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.8	309 of 673	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.6	205 of 662	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.4	197 of 648	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.7	256 of 640	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.1	214 of 630	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.9	208 of 620	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	74.3	120 of 606	80.2%	★★★★☆
2006	65.7	203 of 598	66.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	223 of 546	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.3	284 of 560	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.6	331 of 559	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	295 of 550	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.9	192 of 533	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.2	212 of 519	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.5	323 of 494	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	31.0	84 of 110	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	88 of 102	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	35.5	270 of 449	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.2	217 of 478	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.9	343 of 504	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.4	451 of 475	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	137 of 371	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.4	61 of 356	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	58.7	70 of 318	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	41.0	162 of 312	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.6	97 of 236	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.4	57 of 211	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	51.2	42 of 151	72.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	537 of 733	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	556 of 738	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	600 of 731	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	569 of 733	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	513 of 706	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.4	431 of 684	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.5	482 of 656	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	208 of 458	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.1	390 of 461	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	391 of 452	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	417 of 450	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	31.9	380 of 448	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	405 of 416	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	114 of 127	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	319 of 562	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	344 of 564	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	367 of 553	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.9	350 of 541	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.7	278 of 522	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.2	303 of 493	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	321 of 472	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	54.8	17 of 50	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.6	21 of 50	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.5	6 of 37	83.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	421 of 729	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	480 of 743	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	527 of 735	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.1	474 of 689	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.4	365 of 633	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.5	342 of 639	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	367 of 604	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	514 of 733	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	526 of 751	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.5	562 of 747	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	553 of 748	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.5	461 of 711	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.6	527 of 697	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	532 of 665	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	289 of 328	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.5	164 of 306	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	211 of 302	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.2	142 of 283	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.4	160 of 248	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.3	172 of 237	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	53.0	96 of 221	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	365 of 478	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	340 of 473	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	393 of 649	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	374 of 652	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.3	438 of 656	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	471 of 658	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.2	403 of 632	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.6	383 of 624	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	376 of 596	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2024)66th percentile+36 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)63rd percentile+33 vs school

African American (2025)59th percentile+29 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)55th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2022)40th percentile+15 vs school

White (2025)39th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile~ school

Female (2025)27th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2023)24th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)12th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science50%-10 vs state

Reading46%-7 vs state

Mathematics38%-15 vs state

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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 4th 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
Western Guilford Middle	Public	6-8	401 College Road	Greensboro	27410	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 316-5833	731	49	14.8	99.6%	81 (11.1%)	412 (56.4%)	173 (23.7%)	18 (2.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (5.9%)	30.9	538^th of 773 public middle schools	30.4%		30.9	558^th of 793 public middle schools	29.6%	20		43.0	36.1	34.9		46.3	44.9	46.6		50.2	$9,488	$1,255	$8,234
Kernodle Middle	Public	6-8	3600 Drawbridge Parkway	Greensboro	27410	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 545-3717	707	42	16.9	98.2%	316 (44.7%)	180 (25.5%)	83 (11.7%)	92 (13.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.0%)	73.3	180^th of 773 public middle schools	76.7%		84.3	102^nd of 793 public middle schools	87.1%	78		66.3	70.8	56.0		52.4	62.5	67.1		79.8	$9,002	$474	$8,529
Kiser Middle	Public	6-8	716 Benjamin Parkway	Greensboro	27408	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 370-8240	1,074	62	17.2	99.7%	407 (37.9%)	451 (42.0%)	137 (12.8%)	24 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (5.0%)	56.1	314^th of 773 public middle schools	59.4%		52.7	363^rd of 793 public middle schools	54.2%	49		54.9	51.8	51.2		55.4	55.5	54.1		65.2	$9,801	$930	$8,871
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
Southwest Guilford Middle	Public	6-8	4368 Southwest School Road	High Point	27265	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 819-2985	1,032	59	17.6	99.7%	233 (22.6%)	432 (41.9%)	157 (15.2%)	133 (12.9%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	68 (6.6%)	41.8	458^th of 773 public middle schools	40.8%		49.7	393^rd of 793 public middle schools	50.4%	65		45.2	48.0	40.9		50.7	52.0	51.9		51.1	$7,832	$573	$7,259
Mendenhall Middle	Public	6-8	205 Willoughby Boulevard	Greensboro	27408	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 545-2000	905	56	16.0	99.7%	162 (17.9%)	450 (49.7%)	160 (17.7%)	63 (7.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (7.3%)	26.5	577^th of 773 public middle schools	25.4%		40.3	482^nd of 793 public middle schools	39.2%	95		40.3	34.8	36.8		40.0	37.6	38.9		57.5	$8,857	$852	$8,004
Northwest Guilford Middle	Public	6-8	5300 Northwest School Road	Greensboro	27409	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 605-3333	915	51	17.8	21.0%	633 (69.2%)	57 (6.2%)	96 (10.5%)	91 (9.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.0%)	91.8	47^th of 773 public middle schools	93.9%		93.1	44^th of 793 public middle schools	94.5%	3		87.5	84.0	64.2		76.1	80.9	76.0		87.1	$7,800	$622	$7,178
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
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
Lincoln Academy	Public, Magnet	4-8	1016 Lincoln Street	Greensboro	27401	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 370-3471	696	40	17.4	99.6%	125 (18.0%)	341 (49.0%)	54 (7.8%)	121 (17.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (7.8%)	70.2	201^st of 773 public middle schools	74.0%		61.6	274^th of 793 public middle schools	65.4%	73	100.0	67.4	59.0	54.9	100.0	68.9	61.2	64.1	100.0	61.7	$8,890	$583	$8,307

Frequently Asked Questions about Western Guilford Middle

Is Western Guilford Middle a good school?

Western Guilford Middle ranks 538^th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Western Guilford Middle in?

Guilford County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Western Guilford Middle?

Students at Western Guilford Middle are 56% African American, 24% Hispanic, 11% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Western Guilford Middle attend?

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

How many students attend Western Guilford Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 731 students attended Western Guilford Middle.

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