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Otis L Hairston Senior Middle

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

686^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 11% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Otis L Hairston Senior Middle is a public magnet middle school in Greensboro, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 617 students. The school is part of the Guilford County Schools district, which is ranked 142 out of 242 districts in the state.

Despite its magnet school status, Otis L Hairston Senior Middle consistently performs below the Guilford County Schools and North Carolina state averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics, Reading, and Science were significantly lower than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school has been ranked in the bottom quartile of North Carolina middle schools for the past several years, placing it in the bottom 20-25% of middle schools in the state. The school's student subgroups, such as African American and Hispanic students, also perform significantly below their peers at the state level.

When comparing Otis L Hairston Senior Middle to nearby middle schools in the Guilford County district, such as Kernodle Middle, Kiser Middle, and Lincoln Academy, it becomes clear that Otis L Hairston Senior Middle is an outlier in terms of academic performance. These nearby schools significantly outperform Otis L Hairston Senior Middle on standardized tests and have higher state rankings. The extremely high percentage of students at Otis L Hairston Senior Middle who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, over 99%, suggests that the school's low academic performance may be closely tied to the socioeconomic challenges faced by its student population.

658

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,158

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3911 Naco Rd
Greensboro, NC 27401

(336) 378-8280

District: Guilford County Schools

Students who attend Otis L Hairston Senior Middle usually attend:

High:

James B Dudley High

Feeder schools for Otis L Hairston Senior Middle:

Elementary:	Bessemer Elementary
	Waldo C Falkener Senior Elementary
	Washington Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

69.3%

Hispanic:

22.0%

Two or more races:

3.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 12th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (33% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Reading scores 24 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg48%

North Carolina avg54%

686^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^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	14.9	686 of 773	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	693 of 793	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	617 of 784	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	680 of 786	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	691 of 741	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	686 of 737	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	653 of 691	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.1	645 of 694	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.1	639 of 692	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.2	620 of 705	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	5.1	613 of 627	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.6	593 of 673	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.8	596 of 662	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	11.2	600 of 648	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	17.6	580 of 640	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.3	570 of 630	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	12.7	558 of 620	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.4	528 of 606	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.5	464 of 598	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	394 of 546	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	393 of 560	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.2	256 of 559	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.2	336 of 550	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.3	449 of 533	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	439 of 519	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	450 of 494	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	22.5	85 of 95	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	22.6	396 of 449	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	457 of 478	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	430 of 504	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	395 of 475	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	155 of 371	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.3	262 of 356	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.2	149 of 318	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.4	147 of 312	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.1	222 of 236	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	166 of 211	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	129 of 151	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	649 of 733	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	627 of 738	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	571 of 731	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	612 of 733	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	657 of 706	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	638 of 684	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	631 of 656	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	282 of 458	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.6	345 of 461	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.6	294 of 452	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.6	334 of 450	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	371 of 416	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	123 of 127	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	417 of 562	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	427 of 564	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	439 of 553	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	428 of 541	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	449 of 522	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	406 of 493	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	388 of 472	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	28 of 44	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.2	10 of 50	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	52.7	18 of 50	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.0	22 of 37	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.1	65 of 71	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	631 of 729	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	600 of 743	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.3	465 of 735	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	498 of 689	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	536 of 633	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	586 of 639	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	572 of 604	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	663 of 733	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	674 of 751	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	613 of 747	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	676 of 748	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	662 of 711	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	658 of 697	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.4	642 of 665	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	368 of 478	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	410 of 473	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)58th percentile+47 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)38th percentile+27 vs school

Homeless (2025)36th percentile+25 vs school

African American (2025)28th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

Asian (2018)11th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science44%-16 vs state

Mathematics33%-20 vs state

Reading29%-24 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
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
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
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
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%)	11.1	713^th of 773 public middle schools	7.8%		15.1	707^th of 793 public middle schools	10.8%	6		37.2	20.3	19.0		30.3	20.3	34.9		41.9	$11,896	$2,348	$9,548
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
Allen Middle	Public	6-8	1108 Glendale Drive	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 294-7325	617	43	14.2	99.5%	15 (2.4%)	302 (48.9%)	209 (33.9%)	66 (10.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	20 (3.2%)	18.6	649^th of 773 public middle schools	16.0%		29	569^th of 793 public middle schools	28.2%	80		39.2	29.9	28.1		36.5	33.6	42.1		42.6	$9,180	$1,258	$7,922
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
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
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%)	73.3	180^th of 773 public middle schools	76.7%		84.3	102^nd of 793 public middle schools	87.1%	78		66.3	70.8	56.0		52.4	62.5	67.1		79.8	$9,002	$474	$8,529

Frequently Asked Questions about Otis L Hairston Senior Middle

How many students attend Otis L Hairston Senior Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 658 students attended Otis L Hairston Senior Middle.

What high school do graduates of Otis L Hairston Senior Middle attend?

Students who attend Otis L Hairston Senior Middle usually go on to attend James B Dudley High

What is the racial makeup of Otis L Hairston Senior Middle?

Students at Otis L Hairston Senior Middle are 69% African American, 22% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% White.

Is Otis L Hairston Senior Middle a good school?

Otis L Hairston Senior Middle ranks in the bottom 11.3% of North Carolina middle schools.

What district is Otis L Hairston Senior Middle in?

Guilford County Schools

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