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Best High Schools in Zip Code 27410

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Top rankedWestern Guilford High496^th of 662 North Carolina high schools

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Summary:

Zip code 27410 in Greensboro, NC, contains two public high schools — Western Guilford High and Early College at Guilford — both serving grades 9-12 within Guilford County Schools, a mid-range district ranked 150th out of 246 in North Carolina.

These two schools could hardly be more different in size and outcomes. Western Guilford High is a large comprehensive school with 1,243 students, currently ranked #496 out of 662 in the state (1 star, 25th percentile). It struggles academically and behaviorally: proficiency rates are below state averages in Biology (38.7%), English II (53.5%), and Math III (56.0%), and its chronic absenteeism rate is 37.4% — far higher than the district’s 29.2% and state’s 24.2%. Test scores also swing dramatically year to year, with Math III proficiency falling from 74.9% to 56.0% in just one year. By contrast, Early College at Guilford is a tiny early college high school with only 193 students, yet it ranks #4 in the state (99th percentile, 5 stars). Its English II proficiency has been a perfect 100% for two consecutive years, and it has previously ranked as high as #1 in North Carolina. Both schools serve extremely high-poverty populations (99.76% and 98.45% free/reduced lunch, respectively), making Early College’s elite performance especially notable.

Funding and staffing add another layer of contrast. Early College at Guilford spends $10,526 per student — about $1,888 more than Western Guilford High’s $8,638 — yet Western Guilford has a lower student-teacher ratio (16.9 vs. 22.7), meaning it has more teachers per student. Early College’s extra funding likely goes toward college-course tuition and specialized program costs rather than classroom staffing. For parents, the takeaway is clear: if a student can thrive in a small, demanding early college environment, Early College at Guilford offers exceptional academic results despite serving a high-poverty community, while Western Guilford High faces significant challenges around attendance, proficiency, and year-to-year stability.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOC Biology (2026)	EOC English II (2026)	EOC Math I (2026)	EOC Math III (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	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Western Guilford High	Public, Magnet	9-12	409 Friendway Road	Greensboro	27410	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(336) 316-5800	1,243	73	16.9	99.8%	241 (19.4%)	610 (49.1%)	267 (21.5%)	46 (3.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (6.2%)	27.8	496^th of 662 public high schools	25.1%		45.4	335^th of 641 public high schools	47.7%	161	38.7	53.5	37.5	56.0	$8,638	$478	$8,159
Early College at Guilford	Public	9-12	5608 West Friendly Avenue	Greensboro	27410	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 316-2860	193	9	22.7	98.4%	53 (27.5%)	23 (11.9%)	4 (2.1%)	99 (51.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.3%)								(n/a)	368.9	100.0		571.7	$10,526	$188	$10,337

Cities Near Zip Code 27410

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Greensboro	0.36 mi	80	257^th
High Point	5.8 mi	30	340^th
Browns Summit	6.82 mi	5	238^th
Colfax	6.9 mi	1	53^rd
Summerfield	7.11 mi	5	48^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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