Summary:
Zip code 27409 contains exactly one public middle school—Northwest Guilford Middle—serving grades 6 through 8 with 915 students in Guilford County Schools. This school is an academic standout, maintaining a 5-star rating and a 94th percentile statewide rank for three consecutive years, even though its district as a whole is rated just 2 stars. Northwest Guilford Middle represents a clear “pocket of excellence” within a comparatively average-performing district.
On the most recent End-of-Grade tests, Northwest Guilford Middle substantially outperforms both its district and the state of North Carolina in every subject and grade level. Averaging across 6th, 7th, and 8th grade math, the school reaches roughly 79.7% proficiency, compared to 48.8% for the district and 56.1% for the state. Reading proficiency averages 77.5% at the school versus 50.6% for the district and 55.7% for the state. The school’s strongest subject is 8th-grade science, where 92.6% of students score proficient—about 32 points higher than the district and 24 points higher than the state. While the school’s reading scores are the lower relative to its math and science results, they still remain far above the surrounding averages.
Looking beyond test scores, about 1 in 5 students (20.98%) qualify for free or reduced lunch, and the chronic absenteeism rate is 20.1%—better than the district’s 29.2% and the state’s 24.2%, but still meaning one in five students misses significant school time. The school also saw a dramatic 14.7-point improvement in 8th-grade math proficiency from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, while 7th-grade math dipped slightly. With no other public middle school in this zip code, Northwest Guilford Middle is the sole option for families seeking a public middle school education in the area—and it consistently delivers top-tier results on a statewide scale.
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