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Kernodle Middle

Q: Is Kernodle Middle a good school?

Kernodle Middle ranks 185 th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

185^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 76% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Kernodle Middle is a public school in Greensboro, NC, that serves 707 students in grades 6–8. In the most recent reporting year, the school earned a 4-star rating and ranked 185th out of 778 middle schools statewide, putting it in the top quarter of North Carolina. That is notable because the wider Guilford County Schools district ranks only 150th of 246 districts, meaning Kernodle is one of the brighter spots in its district.

Academically, Kernodle outpaces both district and state proficiency averages in every tested subject and grade level. For instance, 8th grade science hit 84.1% proficiency, well above the state's 68.6%, and 6th grade math reached 73.6% compared to 59.2% statewide. Among nearby schools, only Northwest Guilford Middle and Northern Guilford Middle rank higher; Lincoln Academy is essentially a tie. Kernodle also has the lowest chronic absenteeism rate of its closest peers at 18.4%, far better than the district's 29.2% and the state's 24.2%.

Equally important, strong performance is not limited to one kind of student. English learners, Hispanic students, special education students, and low-income students all score at or near the top quarter compared with their peers statewide. The main area to watch is gifted students, whose relative performance dropped from the 66th to 36th percentile in the past couple of years. Despite a modest slide from its former top-10% status, Kernodle remains a solid choice among Greensboro-area middle schools, with particular strengths in science, math, and attendance.

707

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

98.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3600 Drawbridge Parkway
Greensboro, NC 27410

(336) 545-3717

District: Guilford County Schools

Feeder schools for Kernodle Middle:

Elementary:	Claxton Elementary
	EP Pearce Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.7%

African American:

25.5%

Asian:

13.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 89th percentile in 2016 → 76th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (68% vs 58% meeting standards)

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

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school68%

District avg51%

North Carolina avg58%

185^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From top 11% (2016) to top 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

150^th of 246Guilford 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
2026	73.8	185 of 778	76.2%	★★★★☆
2025	73.3	180 of 773	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	84.3	102 of 793	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	88.7	73 of 784	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	84.6	102 of 786	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	82.3	109 of 741	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	87.9	58 of 737	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	84.3	78 of 691	88.7%	★★★★☆
2017	86.4	60 of 694	91.4%	★★★★★
2016	84.0	78 of 692	88.7%	★★★★☆
2015	85.9	75 of 705	89.4%	★★★★☆
2014	91.1	44 of 627	93.0%	★★★★★
2013	88.4	59 of 673	91.2%	★★★★★
2012	84.3	50 of 662	92.4%	★★★★★
2011	86.9	21 of 648	96.8%	★★★★★
2010	87.2	19 of 640	97.0%	★★★★★
2009	88.9	16 of 630	97.5%	★★★★★
2008	90.8	23 of 620	96.3%	★★★★★
2007	87.0	27 of 606	95.5%	★★★★★
2006	89.5	16 of 598	97.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.5	137 of 553	75.2%	★★★★☆
2025	60.5	162 of 546	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	73.1	102 of 560	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	87.9	42 of 559	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	80.4	73 of 550	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	84.5	44 of 533	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	82.0	48 of 519	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	73.9	75 of 494	84.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	66.3	57 of 121	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.4	54 of 111	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.5	37 of 110	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.7	34 of 110	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.7	37 of 109	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.1	42 of 99	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.4	28 of 102	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	76.8	28 of 95	70.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	72.6	56 of 449	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	69.7	60 of 478	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	76.8	55 of 504	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	65.0	77 of 475	83.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	72.7	49 of 363	86.5%	★★★★☆
2025	66.8	61 of 371	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	85.2	19 of 356	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	82.2	22 of 318	93.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	75.8	156 of 731	78.7%	★★★★☆
2025	71.7	179 of 733	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	84.5	95 of 738	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	89.1	60 of 731	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	83.2	100 of 733	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	82.3	91 of 706	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	88.6	44 of 684	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	87.0	56 of 656	91.5%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	52.3	298 of 465	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.7	268 of 458	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.6	155 of 461	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.1	219 of 452	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.5	136 of 450	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.3	211 of 448	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.3	287 of 416	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	73.5	10 of 127	92.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	72.7	108 of 566	80.9%	★★★★☆
2025	81.2	59 of 562	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.5	63 of 564	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	88.9	31 of 553	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	79.2	63 of 541	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	78.2	62 of 522	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	85.9	37 of 493	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	75.4	68 of 472	85.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.0	165 of 725	77.2%	★★★★☆
2025	63.0	207 of 729	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	82.1	71 of 743	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	89.3	35 of 735	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	71.7	120 of 689	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	75.7	88 of 633	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	84.9	42 of 639	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	72.1	113 of 604	81.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	69.5	196 of 736	73.4%	★★★★☆
2025	73.2	169 of 733	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	82.1	106 of 751	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	86.6	79 of 747	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	84.1	100 of 748	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	80.4	121 of 711	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	86.5	69 of 697	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	81.6	88 of 665	86.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	70.9	79 of 333	76.3%	★★★★☆
2025	49.2	156 of 328	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.0	103 of 306	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.3	69 of 302	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	71.8	48 of 283	83.0%	★★★★☆
2021	54.8	91 of 248	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.5	44 of 237	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	43 of 221	80.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	58.8	112 of 500	77.6%	★★★★☆
2025	52.8	138 of 478	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	60.1	112 of 473	76.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	66.1	205 of 644	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.0	211 of 649	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.9	129 of 652	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	82.7	98 of 656	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	76.8	140 of 658	78.7%	★★★★☆
2021	74.9	132 of 632	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	85.2	73 of 624	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	83.7	75 of 596	87.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Disabled (2022)88th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)87th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)81st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)79th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)78th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)77th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)76th percentile~ school

African American (2026)75th percentile~ school

Male (2026)73rd percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)68th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2026)53rd percentile-23 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)36th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science84%+16 vs state

Mathematics67%+11 vs state

Reading65%+9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)					EOG Reading (2026)					EOG Science (2026)		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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th 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
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%)	73.8	185^th of 778 public middle schools	76.2%		73.3	180^th of 773 public middle schools	76.7%	5			73.6	59.6	66.8			68.2	58.2	67.9		84.1	$9,002	$474	$8,529
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%)	22	636^th of 778 public middle schools	18.3%		30.9	538^th of 773 public middle schools	30.4%	98			37.8	41.4	35.7			41.0	48.5	43.1		43.5	$9,488	$1,255	$8,234
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%)	26.6	596^th of 778 public middle schools	23.4%		26.5	577^th of 773 public middle schools	25.4%	19			37.7	39.9	43.3			39.7	47.6	42.0		61.2	$8,857	$852	$8,004
Kiser Middle	Public	6-8	407 Campus Drive	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%)	50.7	391^st of 778 public middle schools	49.7%		56.1	314^th of 773 public middle schools	59.4%	77			55.7	54.9	45.9			56.3	59.1	54.5		66.3	$9,801	$930	$8,871
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%)	91.3	48^th of 778 public middle schools	93.8%		91.8	47^th of 773 public middle schools	93.9%	1			82.4	77.9	78.9			76.1	74.6	81.8		92.6	$7,800	$622	$7,178
Northern Guilford Middle	Public	6-8	616 Simpson-Calhoun Road	Greensboro	27455	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 605-3342	780	45	17.2	33.8%	438 (56.2%)	190 (24.4%)	88 (11.3%)	22 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.4%)	86.3	80^th of 778 public middle schools	89.7%		81.5	122^nd of 773 public middle schools	84.2%	42			83.3	78.3	66.5			74.1	72.3	79.2		81.8	$8,488	$495	$7,994
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%)	9.3	725^th of 778 public middle schools	6.8%		11.1	713^th of 773 public middle schools	7.8%	12			31.0	38.5	11.7			26.1	41.7	24.3		30.3	$11,896	$2,348	$9,548
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%)	73.3	193^rd of 778 public middle schools	75.2%		70.2	201^st of 773 public middle schools	74.0%	8	562.8	100.0	73.0	71.0	54.5	557.8	563.7	69.8	69.7	65.1	367.6	70.3	$8,890	$583	$8,307
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%)	13.5	694^th of 778 public middle schools	10.8%		14.9	686^th of 773 public middle schools	11.3%	8			26.6	32.2	34.7			21.9	37.7	38.7		51.6	$11,158	$1,766	$9,392
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%)	39	487^th of 778 public middle schools	37.4%		41.8	458^th of 773 public middle schools	40.8%	29			53.0	43.9	38.8			53.4	55.0	52.6		58.5	$7,832	$573	$7,259

Frequently Asked Questions about Kernodle Middle

What district is Kernodle Middle in?

Guilford County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Kernodle Middle?

Students at Kernodle Middle are 45% White, 25% African American, 13% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Kernodle Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 707 students attended Kernodle Middle.

Is Kernodle Middle a good school?

Kernodle Middle ranks 185^th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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