T Wingate Andrews High

T Wingate Andrews High is a midsized public high school in High Point, NC, serving 753 students in grades 9–12 as part of Guilford County Schools, where roughly 99.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's clearest bright spot is its graduation rate: 94.8% in 2024-2025, above the district's 92.1% and the state's 87.7%. Test scores, however, lag well behind. In the most recent testing year, End-of-Course proficiency was 44.4% in Biology, 44.8% in English II, 29.9% in Math I, and 49.8% in Math III — below both Guilford County Schools and the state average in every subject.

This combination of strong graduation and low test proficiency may be tied to attendance. Chronic absenteeism has fallen sharply from a pandemic-era peak of 79.8% in 2020-2021 to 38.7% in 2024-2025, but remains far above the state's 24.2%. High poverty is widespread at nearby schools, but it does not tell the whole story: Lucy Ragsdale High and Southwest Guilford High serve similarly low-income populations yet rank in the 39th–41st percentiles statewide, while specialized options like Penn-Griffin Schools, Middle College at GTCC-High Point, and GTCC Middle College High land in the 75th–86th percentiles with far stronger test scores.

There are signs of recent momentum. In the latest testing cycle, Biology proficiency jumped from 27.6% to 44.4%, English II rose from 37.6% to 44.8%, and Math I improved from 17.0% to 29.9%, with Math III flat near 50%. The school also spends more per student than nearby traditional high schools — roughly $12,901 — yet comparable schools often get stronger results with less. For parents, T Wingate Andrews High deserves attention for its high graduation rate and steady improvement, balanced against persistent absenteeism and academic readiness gaps that make extra support, especially in math and reading, worth planning for.