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Southern Guilford High

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

526^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 18% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Southern Guilford High is a public magnet high school in Greensboro, North Carolina, serving 939 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 and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being a magnet school, Southern Guilford High has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state on end-of-course exams. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had significantly lower proficiency rates than the district and state in key subjects like Biology, English II, and Math I. The school's four-year graduation rate has also been below the state average, ranging from 86.9% to 92.8% over the past few years. Additionally, the school's performance varies greatly across different student subgroups, with Asian students ranking 92nd out of 106 high schools in the state, while African American students ranked 285th out of 440 high schools.

Interestingly, several nearby magnet schools, such as UNCG Early/Middle College, Kearns Academy, and Penn-Griffin Schools, consistently outperform Southern Guilford High on academic measures. Additionally, the school's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the past decade, dropping from 290th out of 476 high schools in 2016-2017 to 526th out of 641 high schools in 2024-2025. This suggests that the school's academic performance has been deteriorating relative to other schools in the state.

934

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,712

Per pupil spending ?

99.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5700 Drake Road
Greensboro, NC 27406-8827

(336) 674-4250

District: Guilford County Schools

Feeder schools for Southern Guilford High:

Elementary:	Allen Jay Elementary
	Southern Elementary
	Sumner Elementary
Middle:	Southern Guilford Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

37.3%

Hispanic:

32.5%

White:

16.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 9th percentile in 2022 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the North Carolina average (88%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 18th (2025) from a 9th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (35% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg50%

North Carolina avg53%

526^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 30 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of North Carolina High Schools →

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SchoolDigger rating ?

20^th 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	19.6	526 of 641	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	563 of 640	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	535 of 626	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	564 of 621	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	495 of 594	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	434 of 514	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	377 of 469	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.4	290 of 476	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.0	253 of 507	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	37.8	278 of 531	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	35.1	240 of 451	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	31.5	304 of 505	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.7	251 of 502	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	45.4	322 of 506	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.7	336 of 499	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	34.5	371 of 490	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.5	342 of 477	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.2	306 of 453	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	33.2	332 of 431	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	285 of 440	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.3	362 of 437	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	344 of 434	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	400 of 430	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.9	212 of 364	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.8	280 of 369	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.1	203 of 359	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	92 of 106	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	3.6	99 of 101	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	94 of 98	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.8	90 of 91	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.1	81 of 83	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.7	88 of 89	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.8	75 of 77	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	20.4	301 of 330	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	289 of 334	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	297 of 364	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	305 of 349	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	152 of 273	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.8	232 of 262	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.0	105 of 226	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.2	109 of 173	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.7	118 of 147	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	510 of 610	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	544 of 602	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	512 of 588	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	541 of 594	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	404 of 475	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	412 of 475	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	359 of 449	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	385 of 412	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	380 of 403	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.4	401 of 403	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.6	391 of 398	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.8	331 of 337	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	313 of 325	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	83 of 100	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	385 of 462	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	423 of 454	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	410 of 449	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	400 of 436	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	306 of 370	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	304 of 354	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	288 of 340	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	478 of 606	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	527 of 613	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	501 of 597	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	471 of 544	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.3	257 of 432	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.3	362 of 446	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	324 of 424	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	518 of 601	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	545 of 607	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	536 of 602	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	543 of 585	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	404 of 481	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	441 of 488	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	402 of 463	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	10.0	246 of 253	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	189 of 195	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	173 of 185	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	328 of 352	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	476 of 542	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	501 of 553	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	474 of 537	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	474 of 534	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	369 of 439	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	388 of 444	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	392 of 427	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)44th percentile+26 vs school

African American (2025)35th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile~ school

Female (2025)16th percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)13th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)9th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile-11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)7th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)3rd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III46%-20 vs state

English II37%-22 vs state

Math I30%-4 vs state

Biology26%-22 vs state

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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)	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	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Southern Guilford High	Public, Magnet	9-12	5700 Drake Road	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 674-4250	934	63	14.9	99.7%	149 (16.0%)	348 (37.3%)	304 (32.5%)	86 (9.2%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	42 (4.5%)	19.6	526^th of 641 public high schools	17.9%		13.4	563^rd of 640 public high schools	12.0%	37	26.5	37.1	30.2	46.2								$9,712	$889	$8,823
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
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
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
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
Kearns Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	1710 McGuinn Dr.	High Point	27265	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 885-7905	108	13	8.2	97.2%	23 (21.3%)	50 (46.3%)	28 (25.9%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)	47.3	326^th of 641 public high schools	49.1%		47.7	312^th of 640 public high schools	51.3%	14	45.2	50.0	53.8	64.5								$14,695	$989	$13,705
T Wingate Andrews High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1920 McGuinn Drive	High Point	27265	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 819-2800	753	49	15.3	99.6%	62 (8.2%)	494 (65.6%)	118 (15.7%)	50 (6.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.7%)	18.3	533^rd of 641 public high schools	16.8%		21.9	502^nd of 640 public high schools	21.6%	31	27.6	37.6	17.0	49.7								$12,901	$1,808	$11,093
Penn-Griffin Schools	Public, Magnet	6-12	825 Washington Street	High Point	27260	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 819-2870	539	43	12.5	98.7%	109 (20.2%)	237 (44.0%)	148 (27.5%)	21 (3.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.1%)	75.9	152^nd of 641 public high schools	76.3%		87.2	101^st of 640 public high schools	84.2%	51	69.0	88.5	53.3	75.0	38.4	46.6	22.2	45.0	47.3	38.9	38.3	$9,805	$738	$9,067
Middle College at GTCC-High Point	Public	9-12	901 South Main Street	High Point	27260	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 819-4111	194	11	18.2	98.5%	29 (14.9%)	101 (52.1%)	43 (22.2%)	14 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	72.8	165^th of 641 public high schools	74.3%		82.1	124^th of 640 public high schools	80.6%	41	71.1	71.7	45.2	83.7								$11,118	$733	$10,385

Frequently Asked Questions about Southern Guilford High

What district is Southern Guilford High in?

Guilford County Schools

Is Southern Guilford High a good school?

Southern Guilford High ranks in the bottom 17.9% of North Carolina high schools.

What schools feed into Southern Guilford High?

Southern Guilford High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Allen Jay Elementary
Elementary : Southern Elementary
Elementary : Sumner Elementary
Middle : Southern Guilford Middle

How many students attend Southern Guilford High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 934 students attended Southern Guilford High.

What is the racial makeup of Southern Guilford High?

Students at Southern Guilford High are 37% African American, 33% Hispanic, 16% White, 9% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

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