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Best public schools in Greensboro, NC

78 public schools in Greensboro: 37 elementary · 12 middle · 17 high · 7 K-8 · 5 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across North Carolina.

Elementary schools

37 schools in Greensboro, best first
1
Sternberger Elementary 97.6
Guilford County Schools · Grades K-5 · 429 students
ELA 82%Math 88%Science 93%
#31 of 1,256 in North Carolina
2
Northern Guilford Elementary 96.1
Guilford County Schools · Grades K-5 · 627 students
ELA 80%Math 88%Science 88%
#49 of 1,256 in North Carolina
3
EP Pearce Elementary 92.3
Guilford County Schools · Grades K-5 · 661 students
ELA 77%Math 85%Science 82%
#97 of 1,256 in North Carolina
4
Jesse Wharton Elem 88.3
Guilford County Schools · Grades K-5 · 549 students
ELA 70%Math 80%Science 83%
#147 of 1,256 in North Carolina
5
Alamance Elementary 82.6
Guilford County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 499 students
ELA 65%Math 74%Science 84%
#219 of 1,256 in North Carolina
6
Brooks Global Elementary 77.9
Guilford County Schools · Grades K-5 · 311 students
ELA 69%Math 74%Science 69%
#278 of 1,256 in North Carolina
7
General Greene Elementary 77.7
Guilford County Schools · Grades K-5 · 400 students
ELA 70%Math 77%Science 61%
#280 of 1,256 in North Carolina
8
John Van Lindley Elementary 67.5
Guilford County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 517 students
ELA 60%Math 71%Science 71%
#409 of 1,256 in North Carolina
9
Edwin A Alderman Elementary 58.2
Guilford County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 401 students
ELA 63%Math 61%Science 64%
#525 of 1,256 in North Carolina
10
Claxton Elementary 52.6
Guilford County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 469 students
ELA 61%Math 57%Science 63%
#596 of 1,256 in North Carolina
11
Southern Elementary 51.3
Guilford County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 234 students
ELA 51%Math 64%Science 68%
#612 of 1,256 in North Carolina
12
Bluford Elementary 48.8
Guilford County Schools · Grades K-5 · 248 students
ELA 50%Math 60%Science 74%
#643 of 1,256 in North Carolina
12
Irving Park Elementary 48.8
Guilford County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 515 students
ELA 52%Math 62%Science 63%
#643 of 1,256 in North Carolina
14
David D Jones Elementary 42.9
Guilford County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 689 students
ELA 56%Math 54%Science 61%
#718 of 1,256 in North Carolina
15
Aggie Academy 42.7
Aggie Academy · Grades 3-5 · 84 students
ELA 53%Math 62%Science 47%
#720 of 1,256 in North Carolina
16
Pilot Elementary 41.9
Guilford County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 580 students
ELA 53%Math 53%Science 65%
#730 of 1,256 in North Carolina
17
Jefferson Elementary 34.9
Guilford County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 708 students
ELA 48%Math 58%Science 51%
#818 of 1,256 in North Carolina
18
Morehead Elementary 34.8
Guilford County Schools · Grades K-5 · 516 students
ELA 50%Math 50%Science 66%
#819 of 1,256 in North Carolina
19
Sumner Elementary 34.4
Guilford County Schools · Grades K-5 · 525 students
ELA 50%Math 53%Science 58%
#824 of 1,256 in North Carolina
20
Brightwood Elementary 28.2
Guilford County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 478 students
ELA 46%Math 43%Science 71%
#902 of 1,256 in North Carolina
21
Vandalia Elementary 24.2
Guilford County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 243 students
ELA 50%Math 49%Science 44%
#952 of 1,256 in North Carolina
22
Guilford Elementary 24.1
Guilford County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 605 students
ELA 46%Math 48%Science 57%
#954 of 1,256 in North Carolina
23
George C Simkins Jr Elementary 23.5
Guilford County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 610 students
ELA 43%Math 56%Science 41%
#961 of 1,256 in North Carolina
24
Erwin Montessori 22.2
Guilford County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 196 students
ELA 50%Math 41%Science 53%
#978 of 1,256 in North Carolina
25
Reedy Fork Elementary 18.2
Guilford County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 525 students
ELA 39%Math 53%Science 48%
#1,028 of 1,256 in North Carolina
26
James Y Joyner Elementary 17.6
Guilford County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 275 students
ELA 38%Math 52%Science 53%
#1,035 of 1,256 in North Carolina
27
Cyrus P Frazier Elementary 13.1
Guilford County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 287 students
ELA 37%Math 50%Science 45%
#1,092 of 1,256 in North Carolina
28
Ceasar Cone Elementary 12.5
Guilford County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 422 students
ELA 40%Math 38%Science 58%
#1,099 of 1,256 in North Carolina
29
Julius I Foust Elementary 12.4
Guilford County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 186 students
ELA 37%Math 48%Science 48%
#1,101 of 1,256 in North Carolina
30
Sedgefield Elementary 12.1
Guilford County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 464 students
ELA 36%Math 50%Science 42%
#1,104 of 1,256 in North Carolina
31
Hunter Elementary 10.7
Guilford County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 543 students
ELA 39%Math 46%Science 40%
#1,122 of 1,256 in North Carolina
32
Rankin Elementary 7.0
Guilford County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 623 students
ELA 34%Math 44%Science 30%
#1,168 of 1,256 in North Carolina
32
Washington Elementary 7.0
Guilford County Schools · Grades K-5 · 310 students
ELA 34%Math 41%Science 46%
#1,168 of 1,256 in North Carolina
34
Clara J Peck Elementary 3.9
Guilford County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 310 students
ELA 28%Math 36%Science 50%
#1,207 of 1,256 in North Carolina
35
Gillespie Park Elementary 3.4
Guilford County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 206 students
ELA 31%Math 33%Science 45%
#1,214 of 1,256 in North Carolina
36
Waldo C Falkener Sr Elementary 2.9
Guilford County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 559 students
ELA 29%Math 31%Science 45%
#1,220 of 1,256 in North Carolina
37
Bessemer Elementary 2.0
Guilford County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 468 students
ELA 29%Math 33%Science 31%
#1,231 of 1,256 in North Carolina

Middle schools

12 schools in Greensboro, best first
1
Northwest Guilford Middle 97.1
Guilford County Schools · Grades 6-8 · 934 students
ELA 77%Math 79%Science 92%
#14 of 460 in North Carolina
2
Northern Guilford Middle 92.5
Guilford County Schools · Grades 6-8 · 804 students
ELA 75%Math 76%Science 82%
#35 of 460 in North Carolina
3
Lincoln Academy 89.5
Guilford County Schools · Grades 4-8 · 620 students
ELA 74%Math 72%Science 78%
#49 of 460 in North Carolina
4
Kernodle Middle 82.7
Guilford County Schools · Grades 6-8 · 709 students
ELA 64%Math 66%Science 84%
#80 of 460 in North Carolina
5
Kiser Middle 53.8
Guilford County Schools · Grades 6-8 · 900 students
ELA 57%Math 53%Science 67%
#213 of 460 in North Carolina
6
Southeast Guilford Middle 51.8
Guilford County Schools · Grades 6-8 · 821 students
ELA 51%Math 55%Science 67%
#222 of 460 in North Carolina
7
Mendenhall Middle 25.5
Guilford County Schools · Grades 6-8 · 619 students
ELA 43%Math 41%Science 61%
#343 of 460 in North Carolina
8
Western Guilford Middle 18.6
Guilford County Schools · Grades 6-8 · 754 students
ELA 44%Math 38%Science 44%
#375 of 460 in North Carolina
9
Southern Guilford Middle 16.4
Guilford County Schools · Grades 6-8 · 571 students
ELA 40%Math 38%Science 51%
#385 of 460 in North Carolina
10
Otis L Hairston Sr Middle 9.7
Guilford County Schools · Grades 6-8 · 617 students
ELA 33%Math 32%Science 53%
#416 of 460 in North Carolina
11
Allen Middle 8.8
Guilford County Schools · Grades 6-8 · 660 students
ELA 36%Math 31%Science 39%
#420 of 460 in North Carolina
12
Jackson Middle 4.2
Guilford County Schools · Grades 6-8 · 431 students
ELA 31%Math 28%Science 31%
#441 of 460 in North Carolina

High schools

17 schools in Greensboro, best first
1
Early College at Guilford 89.5
Guilford County Schools · Grades 9-12 · 192 students
ELA 98%Math 98%Science 98%
#53 of 512 in North Carolina
1
STEM Early College @ NC A&T SU 89.5
Guilford County Schools · Grades 9-12 · 194 students
ELA 98%Math 98%Science 98%
#53 of 512 in North Carolina
3
UNCG Early/Middle College 81.3
Guilford County Schools · Grades 9-12 · 207 students
ELA 87%Math 87%Science 84%
#96 of 512 in North Carolina
4
Philip J Weaver Ed Center 81.0
Guilford County Schools · Grades 9-12 · 280 students
ELA 94%Math 81%Science 85%
#98 of 512 in North Carolina
5
Middle College at GTCC-Greensboro 78.2
Guilford County Schools · Grades 9-13 · 164 students
ELA 81%Math 92%Science 68%
#112 of 512 in North Carolina
6
Northwest Guilford High 77.4
Guilford County Schools · Grades 9-12 · 2,042 students
ELA 87%Math 79%Science 88%
#116 of 512 in North Carolina
7
Northern Guilford High 71.4
Guilford County Schools · Grades 9-12 · 1,291 students
ELA 83%Math 73%Science 65%
#147 of 512 in North Carolina
8
A&T Four Middle College 67.1
Guilford County Schools · Grades 9-12 · 169 students
ELA 65%Math 75%Science 86%
#169 of 512 in North Carolina
9
Academy at Smith 64.2
Guilford County Schools · Grades 9-12 · 228 students
ELA 72%Math 66%Science 64%
#184 of 512 in North Carolina
10
Grimsley High 63.0
Guilford County Schools · Grades 9-12 · 1,929 students
ELA 77%Math 65%Science 68%
#190 of 512 in North Carolina
11
Southeast Guilford High 42.7
Guilford County Schools · Grades 9-12 · 1,236 students
ELA 60%Math 56%Science 57%
#294 of 512 in North Carolina
12
Page High 38.6
Guilford County Schools · Grades 9-12 · 1,677 students
ELA 59%Math 57%Science 48%
#315 of 512 in North Carolina
13
Southern Guilford High 30.4
Guilford County Schools · Grades 9-12 · 939 students
ELA 49%Math 56%Science 49%
#357 of 512 in North Carolina
14
Western Guilford High 23.7
Guilford County Schools · Grades 9-12 · 1,354 students
ELA 53%Math 47%Science 39%
#391 of 512 in North Carolina
15
Ben L. Smith High School 18.3
Guilford County Schools · Grades 9-12 · 1,397 students
ELA 40%Math 44%Science 49%
#419 of 512 in North Carolina
16
James B Dudley High 13.8
Guilford County Schools · Grades 9-12 · 1,465 students
ELA 47%Math 38%Science 37%
#442 of 512 in North Carolina
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GC Middle College High —
Guilford County Schools · Grades 11-12 · 92 students
Math 88%

K-8 schools

7 schools in Greensboro, best first
1
Greensboro Academy 95.7
Greensboro Academy · Grades K-8 · Charter · 768 students
ELA 86%Math 91%Science 94%
#8 of 174 in North Carolina
2
Gate City Charter 55.5
Gate City Charter Academy · Grades K-8 · Charter · 729 students
ELA 61%Math 58%Science 59%
#78 of 174 in North Carolina
3
Guilford Preparatory Academy 44.5
Guilford Preparatory Academy · Grades K-8 · Charter · 607 students
ELA 49%Math 55%Science 61%
#97 of 174 in North Carolina
4
Next Generation Academy 27.9
Next Generation Academy · Grades K-8 · Charter · 419 students
ELA 42%Math 49%Science 57%
#126 of 174 in North Carolina
5
Guilford eLearning University Prep 13.5
Guilford County Schools · Grades K-8 · 370 students
ELA 44%Math 35%Science 46%
#151 of 174 in North Carolina
6
The Experiential School of Greensboro 11.2
The Experiential School of Greensboro · Grades K-8 · Charter · 267 students
ELA 36%Math 28%Science 60%
#155 of 174 in North Carolina
7
Herbin Metz Education Center 0.3
Guilford County Schools · Grades K-8 · 63 students
ELA 3%Math 3%Science 16%
#174 of 174 in North Carolina

Combined schools

5 schools in Greensboro, best first
1
Cornerstone Charter Academy-CFA 92.0
Cornerstone Charter Academy · Grades K-12 · Charter · 1,342 students
ELA 81%Math 84%Science 86%
#16 of 194 in North Carolina
2
Triad Math and Science Academy 82.2
Triad Math and Science Academy · Grades K-12 · Charter · 1,330 students
ELA 70%Math 76%Science 73%
#35 of 194 in North Carolina
3
SCALE School 5.9
Guilford County Schools · Grades 6-12 · 18 students
ELA 6%Math 7%Science 3%
#183 of 194 in North Carolina
4
Doris Henderson Newcomers Sch 3.4
Guilford County Schools · Grades 3-11 · 315 students
ELA 4%Math 6%Science 3%
#188 of 194 in North Carolina
5
Gateway Education Center 1.5
Guilford County Schools · Grades PK-12 · 101 students
ELA 3%Math 3%
#191 of 194 in North Carolina

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