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Northwest Guilford Middle

Guilford County Schools · Guilford County

Address
5300 Northwest School Road, Greensboro, NC 27409
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Grades served
6-8
NCES school ID
370192000837
915
Students
51.4
Teachers (FTE)
17.8:1
Student–teacher ratio
B
Performance grade
79
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
20.2%
Chronically absent
21%
Economically disadvantaged

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Attendance zone

Guilford County Schools

The area Guilford County Schools assigns to Northwest Guilford Middle. Zones change, and addresses near a boundary are often decided case by case - confirm with the district before making plans.

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Zone for Northwest Guilford MiddleNeighbouring zoneThis school

Zone boundary published by Guilford County Schools as “NEWElementaryNTZs24_25”, last updated 2026-09-08.

How Northwest Guilford Middle compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 79 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools88th percentile
Higher than 88% · rank 279 of 2,483
North Carolina middle schools95th percentile
Higher than 95% · rank 19 of 456
Guilford County Schools85th percentile
Higher than 85% · rank 16 of 109

Chronic absence is lower here than at 56% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 2 points since 2014 (81 → 79). Met or exceeded expected growth in 9 of 10 years, exceeding it in 4. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202579BMet78.9
202479BMet78.4
202380BExceeded78.5
202279BMet78.4
201980BNot Met82.6
201879BMet80.3
201784BExceeded82
201681BExceeded79
201582BExceeded81
201481BMet80

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 Guilford County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 69.18%Hispanic 10.49%Asian 9.95%Black 6.23%Two+ Races 4.04%Native Am. 0.11%
White: 69.18% (633) Hispanic: 10.49% (96) Asian: 9.95% (91) Black: 6.23% (57) Two+ Races: 4.04% (37) Native Am.: 0.11% (1)
White69.18%
Hispanic10.49%
Asian9.95%
Black6.23%
Two+ Races4.04%
Native Am.0.11%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 915
49.95%457 Female
50.05%458 Male

Student counts for Northwest Guilford Middle, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 915 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 79.8%Chronically absent 20.2%
Regular attendance: 79.8% (755) Chronically absent: 20.2% (191)
Regular attendance79.8%
Chronically absent20.2%

Student Population

Students Counted: 946
21%Economically disadvantaged
3.93%36 English learners

Student indicators for Northwest Guilford Middle, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 946 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 93.27%Beginning 6.73%
Experienced: 93.27% (43) Beginning: 6.73% (3)
Experienced93.27%
Beginning6.73%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 46.1 FTE
97.18%Fully licensed
2.82%Emergency or provisional
14.11%7 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Northwest Guilford Middle, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 46.1 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)86.9%74%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)77.6%57%
Reading (grades 3–8)77.3%53.4%

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)22.4%20.6%33.9%23.1%
Reading (grades 3–8)22.7%23.9%33.3%20.1%
Science (grades 5 & 8)13.1%12.8%42.8%31.2%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth0.5681.4

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers46.08
Experienced teachers42.98 (93%)
Beginning teachers3.1 (7%)
Holding a standard license44.78 (97%)
Emergency or provisional licenses1.3 (3%)
National Board certified6.5

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (191 of 946)20.2%
Economically disadvantaged21%
English learners making progress (of 36)36.1%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.44
Library books per student11.12
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.32

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingYes

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

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First page of the Northwest Guilford Middle report card PDF

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Northwest Guilford Middle'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.