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Eastern Guilford Middle

Public Grades 6-8

635^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 18% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Eastern Guilford Middle is a public middle school in Gibsonville, North Carolina, serving 909 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.

Despite being part of the Guilford County Schools district, Eastern Guilford Middle has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages on End-of-Grade (EOG) tests for Mathematics, Reading, and Science. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 33.2% to 45.1%, while the district and state averages were significantly higher. Additionally, the school has been ranked in the bottom 20-25% of middle schools in North Carolina for the past several years, with a ranking between 635 and 697 out of 773-793 schools.

When compared to other middle schools in the area, such as Kiser Middle, Southeast Guilford Middle, and Western Alamance Middle, Eastern Guilford Middle consistently underperforms. The school also serves a population with significant economic challenges, with 99.67% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. Addressing these academic and socioeconomic challenges will require a comprehensive approach to support the unique needs of the school's diverse student population.

901

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,157

Per pupil spending ?

99.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

435 Peeden Drive
Gibsonville, NC 27249-8724

(336) 449-4255

District: Guilford County Schools

Students who attend Eastern Guilford Middle usually attend:

High:

Eastern Guilford High

Feeder schools for Eastern Guilford Middle:

Elementary:	Gibsonville Elementary
	McLeansville Elementary
	Rankin Elementary
	Sedalia Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

47.9%

Hispanic:

21.2%

White:

16.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 11th percentile in 2022 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 18th (2025) from a 11th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (37% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 18 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg48%

North Carolina avg54%

635^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	20.2	635 of 773	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	656 of 793	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	685 of 784	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	697 of 786	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.2	476 of 741	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.6	578 of 737	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	568 of 691	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.3	507 of 694	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.5	482 of 692	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.9	494 of 705	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	21.3	506 of 627	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.8	480 of 673	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.4	531 of 662	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.8	528 of 648	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.0	552 of 640	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.0	492 of 630	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.1	463 of 620	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.0	450 of 606	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	41.3	412 of 598	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	363 of 546	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	401 of 560	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	444 of 559	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	450 of 550	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.8	186 of 533	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.2	313 of 519	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	328 of 494	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	104 of 111	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	101 of 110	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	105 of 110	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	99 of 109	9.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	74 of 99	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	99 of 102	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	90 of 95	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	34.7	334 of 478	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.6	405 of 504	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	450 of 475	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	258 of 371	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	236 of 356	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.3	265 of 318	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.3	194 of 312	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.1	60 of 236	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	35.5	138 of 211	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.6	145 of 151	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	604 of 733	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	645 of 738	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	672 of 731	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	664 of 733	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.1	476 of 706	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.4	553 of 684	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	518 of 656	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	400 of 458	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.0	382 of 461	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	404 of 452	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.1	354 of 450	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.1	390 of 448	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	404 of 416	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	50.0	78 of 127	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	484 of 562	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	467 of 564	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	527 of 553	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	488 of 541	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.1	368 of 522	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	456 of 493	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	449 of 472	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	25 of 44	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.7	18 of 50	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.8	32 of 50	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.9	17 of 37	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.1	53 of 71	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	613 of 729	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	620 of 743	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	628 of 735	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	632 of 689	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	45.4	316 of 633	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.1	524 of 639	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	541 of 604	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	617 of 733	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	614 of 751	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	654 of 747	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	667 of 748	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.7	448 of 711	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.8	578 of 697	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	602 of 665	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	304 of 328	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	280 of 306	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	280 of 302	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	265 of 283	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	207 of 248	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.8	120 of 237	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	18.4	207 of 221	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	458 of 478	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	448 of 473	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	464 of 649	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	487 of 652	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	526 of 656	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	605 of 658	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	50.0	296 of 632	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.4	408 of 624	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.0	520 of 596	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)43rd percentile+25 vs school

African American (2025)34th percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)30th percentile+13 vs school

Disabled (2021)30th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)29th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile~ school

Male (2025)16th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)13th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)7th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2025)6th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science45%-15 vs state

Reading37%-16 vs state

Mathematics35%-18 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
Eastern Guilford Middle	Public	6-8	435 Peeden Drive	Gibsonville	27249	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 449-4255	901	57	15.7	99.7%	148 (16.4%)	432 (47.9%)	191 (21.2%)	59 (6.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (7.5%)	20.2	635^th of 773 public middle schools	17.9%		20	656^th of 793 public middle schools	17.3%	21		36.4	33.2	35.2		34.8	35.0	40.9		45.1	$8,157	$966	$7,191
Northeast Guilford Middle	Public	6-8	6720 McLeansville Road	Mc Leansville	27301	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 375-2525	675	45	15.0	99.6%	93 (13.8%)	403 (59.7%)	130 (19.3%)	12 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (5.2%)	19	646^th of 773 public middle schools	16.4%		17	689^th of 793 public middle schools	13.1%	43		28.6	30.0	37.3		30.1	34.8	42.0		45.5	$9,065	$1,562	$7,503
Otis L Hairston Senior Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	3911 Naco Rd	Greensboro	27401	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 378-8280	658	39	16.7	99.5%	14 (2.1%)	456 (69.3%)	145 (22.0%)	18 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.5%)	14.9	686^th of 773 public middle schools	11.3%		16.8	693^rd of 793 public middle schools	12.6%	7		26.8	38.2	33.2		27.6	27.8	31.0		43.7	$11,158	$1,766	$9,392
Western Alamance Middle	Public	6-8	2100 Eldon Drive	Elon	27244	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 538-6010	837	47	17.8	55.0%	400 (47.8%)	166 (19.8%)	193 (23.1%)	11 (1.3%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	59 (7.0%)	31.5	532^nd of 773 public middle schools	31.2%		48.6	410^th of 793 public middle schools	48.3%	122		56.0	35.0	38.9		40.7	39.6	45.3		49.5	$8,194	$561	$7,633
Turrentine Middle	Public	6-8	1710 Edgewood Avenue	Burlington	27215	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 570-6150	739	41	18.2	99.6%	157 (21.2%)	251 (34.0%)	250 (33.8%)	27 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	48 (6.5%)	15.9	676^th of 773 public middle schools	12.5%		21.6	641^st of 793 public middle schools	19.2%	35		38.9	25.9	25.5		40.1	30.3	34.1		41.3	$8,378	$1,130	$7,248
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
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
Brown Summit Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	4720 NC Highway 150 East	Browns Summit	27214	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(336) 656-0432	242	14	17.2	14.9%	121 (50.0%)	39 (16.1%)	12 (5.0%)	54 (22.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.6%)	99.2	2^nd of 773 public middle schools	99.7%		98.7	5^th of 793 public middle schools	99.4%	3			100.0	100.0						100.0	$9,102	$528	$8,574
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Eastern Guilford Middle

Is Eastern Guilford Middle a good school?

Eastern Guilford Middle ranks in the bottom 17.9% of North Carolina middle schools.

What district is Eastern Guilford Middle in?

Guilford County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Eastern Guilford Middle?

Students at Eastern Guilford Middle are 48% African American, 21% Hispanic, 16% White, 8% Two or more races, 7% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Eastern Guilford Middle attend?

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

How many students attend Eastern Guilford Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 901 students attended Eastern Guilford Middle.

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