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Guilford County Schools

The third-largest district in North Carolina, serving Greensboro, High Point and the surrounding towns. Known for a deep magnet and early-college program lineup alongside strong traditional high schools in the northwest and northern parts of the county.

Students
68,000
Schools
120

District website

Standouts

  • The Early College at Guilford and STEM Early College at NC A&T rank among the top public high schools in NC
  • Weaver Academy for performing arts and advanced technology
  • Northwest Guilford and Northern Guilford are the most-requested traditional high schools among relocating families

Rankings and test-score comparisons from NC DPI, US News and Niche are being added in Phase 2. Assignments are by address — confirm any home's zone with the district before you buy.

Schools

High schools

  • Northwest Guilford HighNorthwest Greensboro / Oak Ridge / Summerfield
  • Northern Guilford HighNorthern Greensboro / Summerfield
  • Grimsley HighIrving Park / central Greensboro
  • Page HighNortheast Greensboro
  • Southwest Guilford HighHigh Point / Jamestown
  • Ragsdale HighJamestown
  • The Early College at GuilfordMagnet, on Guilford College campus
  • STEM Early College at NC A&TMagnet
  • Weaver AcademyPerforming arts & technology magnet

Middle schools

  • Northwest Guilford Middle
  • Northern Guilford Middle
  • Kernodle Middle

Elementary schools

  • Summerfield Elementary
  • Oak Ridge Elementary
  • Stokesdale Elementary
  • Pearce Elementary

Partial list — the full directory is on the district website.

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