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Next Generation Academy

Next Generation Academy · Guilford County

Address
3740 South Holden Road, Greensboro, NC 27406
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Grades served
K-8
NCES school ID
370043503450
487
Students
46.6
Teachers (FTE)
10.4:1
Student–teacher ratio
D
Performance grade
49
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
27.8%
Chronically absent
73.3%
Economically disadvantaged

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Next Generation Academy's own events for the year — school events, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Next Generation AcademyElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Cyrus P Frazier ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Guilford County Schools0.9 mi
  2. Allen MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-8 · Guilford County Schools0.9 mi
  3. Sumner ElementaryElementary · Grades K-5 · Guilford County Schools1.8 mi
  4. Ben L. Smith High SchoolHigh · Grades 9-12 · Guilford County Schools1.8 mi
  5. Sedgefield ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Guilford County Schools2.0 mi
  6. Academy at SmithHigh · Grades 9-12 · Guilford County Schools2.1 mi
  7. Triad Math and Science AcademyOther · Grades K-12 · Triad Math and Science Academy · Charter2.3 mi
  8. Julius I Foust ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Guilford County Schools2.6 mi
  9. Edwin A Alderman ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Guilford County Schools2.7 mi
  10. Jackson MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-8 · Guilford County Schools2.8 mi

How Next Generation Academy compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 49 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools17th percentile
Higher than 17% · rank 2,017 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools17th percentile
Higher than 17% · rank 1,149 of 1,419

Chronic absence is lower here than at 32% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2022

025507510022232425

Score up 5 points since 2022 (44 → 49). Met or exceeded expected growth in 4 of 4 years. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202549DMet41.7
202449DMet41.3
202345DMet37.1
202244DMet34

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Next Generation Academy for district totals.

Student Demographics

Black 83.57%Hispanic 6.78%Two+ Races 6.57%White 2.26%Asian 0.62%Native Am. 0.21%
Black: 83.57% (407) Hispanic: 6.78% (33) Two+ Races: 6.57% (32) White: 2.26% (11) Asian: 0.62% (3) Native Am.: 0.21% (1)
Black83.57%
Hispanic6.78%
Two+ Races6.57%
White2.26%
Asian0.62%
Native Am.0.21%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 487
47.64%232 Female
52.36%255 Male

Student counts for Next Generation Academy, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 487 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 72.2%Chronically absent 27.8%
Regular attendance: 72.2% (358) Chronically absent: 27.8% (138)
Regular attendance72.2%
Chronically absent27.8%

Student Population

Students Counted: 496
73.3%Economically disadvantaged

Student indicators for Next Generation Academy, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 496 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 83.33%Beginning 16.67%
Experienced: 83.33% (5) Beginning: 16.67% (1)
Experienced83.33%
Beginning16.67%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 6 FTE
100%Fully licensed
0%Emergency or provisional
0%0 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Next Generation Academy, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 6 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)50%21.3%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)43.3%19.3%
Reading (grades 3–8)37.8%15.3%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Mathematics (grades 3–8)56.7%24%17.8%--
Reading (grades 3–8)62.2%22.5%12.4%--
Science (grades 5 & 8)50%28.8%21.3%--

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth-0.179.5

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers6
Experienced teachers5 (83%)
Beginning teachers1 (17%)
Holding a standard license6 (100%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0 (0%)

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (138 of 496)27.8%
Economically disadvantaged73.3%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.76
Library books per student18.48
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeNo
Wireless access points per classroom0.33

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolYes
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Next Generation Academy report card PDF

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Next Generation Academy's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.