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Northwest Guilford High School

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Northwest Guilford High School is located in Greensboro, NC and is one of 31 high schools in Guilford County Schools School District. It is a public school that serves 1937 students in grades 9-12.

Northwest Guilford High School made AYP in 2011. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of North Carolina in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Northwest Guilford High School's test results to learn more about school performance.

In 2007, Northwest Guilford High School had 19 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The North Carolina average is 14 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Northwest Guilford High School's students and teachers. more

Guilford County Schools District Spending

$8,408Per Pupil

The Guilford County Schools spends $8,408 per pupil in current expenditures. The district spends 61% on instruction, 33% on support services, 5% on other elementary and secondary expenditures. More about Guilford County Schools District

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High Schools Nearby

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School Name distance	TestRating	Community Rating
Oak Ridge Military Academy 2.3 miles	n/a	1 2 3 4 5
Caldwell Academy 3.9 miles	n/a	1 2 3 4 5
Guilford Day School 4.5 miles	n/a	1 2 3 4 5
New Garden Friends School 5.2 miles	n/a	1 2 3 4 5
Western Guilford High School 5.7 miles		1 2 3 4 5

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School Facts

Public School
Grades 9-12
Guilford County Schools School District

Made AYP
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Contact

Northwest Guilford High School
5240 NW School Rd
Greensboro, NC 27409
(336) 605-3300
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About the EOC

What is it?

The End-of-Course (EOC) Tests are annual tests used to measure a student's mastery of the state's grade-level academic standards.

Which Grades and Subjects?

Students in grades 9 through 12 are assessed in Algebra I, English I, Biology, Civics and Economics, U.S.History, Algebra II, and Geometry.

How is it Scored?

Students receive a score of level 1 through level 4. The goal is for students to score at or above level 3, the proficient level, on the tests. EOC scores are included on students' transcripts and they count toward at least 25% of a student's final grad

Algebra I

school

84%

district

63%

state

67%

EOC Results (2007)

Algebra II

school

74%

district

55%

state

65%

EOC Results (2007)

Biology

school

80%

district

58%

state

65%

EOC Results (2007)

Civics And Economics

school

89%

district

65%

state

66%

EOC Results (2007)

English I

school

89%

district

66%

state

72%

EOC Results (2007)

Geometry

school

75%

district

59%

state

63%

EOC Results (2007)

United States History

school

88%

district

63%

state

65%

EOC Results (2007)

change 11%

Algebra I

school

75%

district

65%

state

69%

EOC Results (2008)

change 1%

Algebra II

school

75%

district

59%

state

67%

EOC Results (2008)

change 9%

Biology

school

87%

district

65%

state

68%

EOC Results (2008)

Chemistry

school

90%

district

66%

state

72%

EOC Results (2008)

change 1%

Civics And Economics

school

90%

district

67%

state

69%

EOC Results (2008)

change 1%

English I

school

90%

district

69%

state

73%

EOC Results (2008)

change 17%

Geometry

school

88%

district

61%

state

68%

EOC Results (2008)

Physical Science

school

82%

district

47%

state

58%

EOC Results (2008)

Physics

school

100%

district

84%

state

82%

EOC Results (2008)

change 6%

United States History

school

83%

district

65%

state

67%

EOC Results (2008)

Algebra I

school

58%

district

57%

state

68%

EOC Results (2009)

Algebra II

school

88%

district

61%

state

73%

EOC Results (2009)

Biology

school

93%

district

67%

state

71%

EOC Results (2009)

Chemistry

school

94%

district

74%

state

78%

EOC Results (2009)

Civics And Economics

school

92%

district

68%

state

71%

EOC Results (2009)

English I

school

89%

district

69%

state

74%

EOC Results (2009)

Geometry

school

88%

district

66%

state

73%

EOC Results (2009)

Physical Science

school

78%

district

44%

state

63%

EOC Results (2009)

Physics

school

87%

district

83%

state

86%

EOC Results (2009)

United States History

school

86%

district

68%

state

71%

EOC Results (2009)

change 9%

Algebra I

school

63%

district

71%

state

78%

EOC Results (2010)

change 6%

Algebra II

school

93%

district

73%

state

85%

EOC Results (2010)

change 8%

Biology

school

100%

district

77%

state

81%

EOC Results (2010)

change 9%

Civics And Economics

school

100%

district

72%

state

79%

EOC Results (2010)

change 7%

English I

school

95%

district

78%

state

82%

EOC Results (2010)

change 5%

Geometry

school

92%

district

74%

state

82%

EOC Results (2010)

change 13%

Physical Science

school

88%

district

59%

state

76%

EOC Results (2010)

change 16%

United States History

school

100%

district

80%

state

82%

EOC Results (2010)

change 19%

Algebra I

school

75%

district

73%

state

77%

EOC Results (2011)

change 3%

Algebra II

school

90%

district

72%

state

82%

EOC Results (2011)

change 5%

Biology

school

95%

district

76%

state

80%

EOC Results (2011)

no change

Civics And Economics

school

100%

district

78%

state

80%

EOC Results (2011)

change 5%

English I

school

100%

district

79%

state

81%

EOC Results (2011)

change 5%

Physical Science

school

84%

district

59%

state

77%

EOC Results (2011)

no change

United States History

school

100%

district

80%

state

82%

EOC Results (2011)

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TestRating
8 out of 10

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Students

Enrollment (2010)

Total: 1937

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Student Economic Level (2010)

In 2010, Northwest Guilford High School had 10% of students eligible for free or reduced price lunch programs. North Carolina had 33% of eligible students for free or reduced price lunch programs. Eligibility for the National School Lunch Program is based on family income levels.

Student Ethnicity (2010)

White

82%

Black

10%

Hispanic

Asian/Pacific Islander

American Indian/Alaskan Native

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19:1STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO

In 2010, Northwest Guilford High School had 19 students for every full-time equivalent teacher.

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Greensboro - Northwest 2000 New Garden Rd Greensboro, NC	5.6 miles

Greensboro - Jamestown 1228 Guilford College Rd Jamestown, NC	8 miles

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About the EOC

What is it?

Which Grades and Subjects?

How is it Scored?

Algebra I

Algebra II

Biology

Civics And Economics

English I

Geometry

United States History

Algebra I

Algebra II

Biology

Chemistry

Civics And Economics

English I

Geometry

Physical Science

Physics

United States History

Algebra I

Algebra II

Biology

Chemistry

Civics And Economics

English I

Geometry

Physical Science

Physics

United States History

Algebra I

Algebra II

Biology

Civics And Economics

English I

Geometry

Physical Science

United States History

Algebra I

Algebra II

Biology

Civics And Economics

English I

Physical Science

United States History

How challenging is this school?

TestRating8 out of 10

Students

Enrollment (2010)

Student Economic Level (2010)

Student Ethnicity (2010)

How does this school celebrate diversity?

19:1STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO

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