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Penn-Griffin Schools

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Penn-Griffin Schools ranks 152 nd of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 6-12

152^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 76% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Penn-Griffin Schools is a public magnet high school serving grades 6-12 in High Point, North Carolina, part of the Guilford County Schools district. With 543 students, Penn-Griffin Schools has consistently been ranked among the top high schools in North Carolina, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger in recent years.

Penn-Griffin Schools outperforms the Guilford County Schools district and the state of North Carolina in various standardized test scores, including EOG/Mathematics, EOG/Reading, EOC/Biology, EOC/English II, EOC/Math I, and EOC/Math III. For example, in 2024-2025, 88.5% of Penn-Griffin students were proficient or better in EOC/English II, compared to 55.3% for Guilford County Schools and 59.6% for North Carolina. The school also performs exceptionally well for certain student subgroups, ranking 51st out of 440 North Carolina high schools for African American students and 26th out of 403 high schools for Gifted and Talented students.

However, Penn-Griffin Schools has seen a declining trend in test scores, particularly in mathematics, with the percentage of 8th-grade students proficient or better in EOG/Mathematics decreasing from 29% in 2022-2023 to 22.2% in 2024-2025. Additionally, the school has experienced a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 49.01% in 2021-2022 to 99.45% in 2023-2024, suggesting it serves a high-need population. When compared to other high schools in the Guilford County Schools district, Penn-Griffin Schools generally outperforms them, with the exception of GTCC Middle College High and Middle College at GTCC-High Point, which also demonstrate strong academic results.

539

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,805

Per pupil spending ?

98.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

825 Washington Street
High Point, NC 27260

(336) 819-2870

District: Guilford County Schools

Feeder schools for Penn-Griffin Schools:

Elementary:

Kirkman Park Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

44.0%

Hispanic:

27.5%

White:

20.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 93rd percentile in 2014 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranks in the top 24% of North Carolina high schools

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (44% vs 54% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2014

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg49%

North Carolina avg54%

Middle school

570^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

152^nd of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From top 2% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of North Carolina High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	570 of 773	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	615 of 793	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	600 of 784	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	544 of 786	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.7	481 of 741	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.6	536 of 737	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.3	460 of 691	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.7	476 of 694	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.8	446 of 692	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.4	422 of 705	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	46.1	326 of 627	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	58.5	251 of 673	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.7	383 of 662	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.6	438 of 648	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.5	436 of 640	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.5	377 of 630	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.0	316 of 620	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.2	376 of 606	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	36.9	439 of 598	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	365 of 546	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	409 of 560	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.3	346 of 559	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.4	236 of 550	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.1	232 of 533	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.2	362 of 519	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.3	249 of 494	49.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	29.8	328 of 449	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	416 of 478	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	384 of 504	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	467 of 475	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	265 of 371	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.0	223 of 356	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.7	180 of 318	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.9	277 of 312	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	557 of 733	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	628 of 738	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	534 of 731	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.3	442 of 733	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.6	404 of 706	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.9	477 of 684	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	423 of 656	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	349 of 458	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.0	308 of 461	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.0	376 of 452	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	62.6	171 of 450	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.3	394 of 448	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	397 of 416	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	57.3	59 of 127	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	434 of 562	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.8	405 of 564	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.3	373 of 553	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	316 of 541	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.6	194 of 522	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.7	138 of 493	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	56.1	178 of 472	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	576 of 729	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	608 of 743	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	553 of 735	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.8	381 of 689	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.4	279 of 633	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.4	414 of 639	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.0	331 of 604	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	549 of 733	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.4	521 of 751	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.6	638 of 747	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	612 of 748	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	566 of 711	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	592 of 697	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	521 of 665	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	223 of 478	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.9	287 of 473	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	231 of 649	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.6	193 of 652	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	38.0	426 of 656	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.5	297 of 658	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.4	306 of 632	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.9	188 of 624	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	73.4	134 of 596	77.5%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	152 of 641	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	87.2	101 of 640	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	84.8	107 of 626	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	68.9	174 of 621	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	69.2	156 of 594	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	92.0	17 of 514	96.7%	★★★★★
2017	95.3	2 of 476	99.6%	★★★★★
2016	90.1	8 of 507	98.4%	★★★★★
2015	90.3	9 of 531	98.3%	★★★★★
2014	82.3	30 of 451	93.3%	★★★★★
2013	83.3	14 of 505	97.2%	★★★★★
2012	79.7	4 of 502	99.2%	★★★★★
2011	81.3	15 of 506	97.0%	★★★★★
2010	81.8	11 of 499	97.8%	★★★★★
2009	79.1	28 of 490	94.3%	★★★★★
2008	85.0	7 of 477	98.5%	★★★★★
2007	80.6	26 of 453	94.3%	★★★★★
2006	34.3	329 of 431	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	51 of 440	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	94.5	37 of 437	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	95.2	35 of 434	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	71.3	86 of 430	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	57.8	82 of 364	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	93.8	13 of 369	96.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	72.1	162 of 610	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	86.8	91 of 602	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	81.5	108 of 588	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	63.9	200 of 594	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.6	119 of 475	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	90.9	16 of 475	96.6%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	197 of 412	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.8	26 of 403	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	52.1	233 of 403	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.3	274 of 398	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.9	227 of 337	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	82.1	9 of 325	97.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	90.1	83 of 613	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	87.8	85 of 597	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	62.3	152 of 544	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	63.3	54 of 432	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	93.2	13 of 446	97.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	71.6	166 of 601	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	94.0	50 of 585	91.5%	★★★★★
2021	77.3	55 of 481	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	91.0	21 of 488	95.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	68.2	183 of 542	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	92.7	31 of 553	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	86.4	76 of 537	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	77.0	128 of 534	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	73.4	64 of 439	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	93.5	6 of 444	98.6%	★★★★★

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)

Middle school

White (2025)64th percentile+38 vs school

Special Education (2025)53rd percentile+27 vs school

African American (2025)33rd percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)29th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)27th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile~ school

Female (2025)24th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)24th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile-5 vs school

High school

African American (2025)88th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)86th percentile~ school

Female (2025)73rd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)72nd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)66th percentile-10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)52nd percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English II88%+29 vs state

Math III75%+9 vs state

Biology69%+21 vs state

Math I53%+19 vs state

Reading44%-9 vs state

Science38%-22 vs state

Mathematics37%-16 vs state

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Schools Near Penn-Griffin Schools

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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
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
Pruette SCALE Academy	Public	6-12	900 English Road	High Point	27262	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 878-5380	10	8	1.3	70.0%	1 (10.0%)	7 (70.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (20.0%)								(n/a)												$47,033	$789	$46,243
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
High Point Central High	Public, Magnet	9-12	801 Ferndale Boulevard	High Point	27262	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 819-2825	1,005	77	12.9	99.3%	131 (13.0%)	397 (39.5%)	341 (33.9%)	97 (9.7%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	33 (3.3%)	30.1	448^th of 641 public high schools	30.1%		16.4	544^th of 640 public high schools	15.0%	96	32.7	37.7	29.3	65.7								$10,029	$1,227	$8,802
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
Trinity High School	Public	9-12	5746 Trinity High Drive	Trinity	27370	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	No	(336) 861-6870	675	39	17.4	55.9%	418 (61.9%)	49 (7.3%)	112 (16.6%)	58 (8.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (5.0%)	41.2	368^th of 641 public high schools	42.6%		36	401^st of 640 public high schools	37.3%	33	41.0	56.6	34.4	63.4								$9,523	$662	$8,861
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Penn-Griffin Schools

What is the racial makeup of Penn-Griffin Schools?

Students at Penn-Griffin Schools are 44% African American, 27% Hispanic, 20% White, 4% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What district is Penn-Griffin Schools in?

Guilford County Schools

How many students attend Penn-Griffin Schools?

In the 2024-25 school year, 539 students attended Penn-Griffin Schools.

Is Penn-Griffin Schools a good school?

Penn-Griffin Schools ranks 152^nd of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Penn-Griffin Schools?

Penn-Griffin Schools is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Kirkman Park Elementary

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