Schools in Zip Code 27455

ZIP code 27455 in Greensboro has 4 public schools serving roughly 3,174 students from kindergarten through 12th grade, all within Guilford County Schools: Northern Guilford Elementary, Northern Guilford Middle, Northern Guilford High, and Jesse Wharton Elementary; there are no alternative schools in the area. The three Northern Guilford schools form a natural K–12 feeder pathway, while Jesse Wharton Elementary serves as a standalone elementary school. Despite Guilford County Schools ranking only at the 39th percentile of North Carolina districts, every school in this ZIP code ranks far above it, landing between the 70th and 96th percentiles statewide.

Northern Guilford Elementary is the clear academic leader, ranking 63rd of 1,492 elementary schools statewide (96th percentile, 5 stars). Its math proficiency is exceptionally high at 87–90%, chronic absenteeism is just 10.1%, and only 18.0% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Jesse Wharton Elementary is the area's most remarkable story: 99.4% of its students are economically disadvantaged, yet it still earns a 4-star rating and outperforms the district in every subject. It receives the highest per-student spending in the ZIP code at $9,913 and has the lowest student-teacher ratio at 14.2:1, suggesting resources are aligned to need. Still, an achievement gap remains — 3rd grade reading proficiency is 81.3% at Northern Guilford Elementary versus 66.7% at Jesse Wharton Elementary.

At the secondary level, Northern Guilford Middle shows a steady math decline from 83.3% proficiency in 6th grade to 78.3% in 7th and 66.5% in 8th, even as reading stays strong at 79.2%. Northern Guilford High performs well in English II (82.8%) and Math III (86.5%) with a 94.1% graduation rate, but Math I proficiency is just 39.2%, below the statewide average of 42.1%. Attendance is a bright spot across all four schools: chronic absenteeism runs from 10.1% at Northern Guilford Elementary to 19.6% at Northern Guilford Middle, far below the district's 29.2% and the state's 24.2%. In short, ZIP code 27455 demonstrates that poverty does not predict performance here, and families can expect strong schools at every grade level.