Best traditional public schools in Guilford County Schools (2025)

District-run public schools. Ranked by the Success Index (US) from official American data; 100 schools in Guilford County Schools, North Carolina. Rank positions shown on each profile are within United States and North Carolina.

#	School	Sector	Success Index (US)	Key result	Students
1	Brown Summit Middle Browns Summit · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	88.7 Top 5%	97% Math proficiency	242
2	Oak Ridge Elementary Oak Ridge · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	82.2 Top 10%	76% Math proficiency	712
3	Northern Guilford Elementary Greensboro · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	80.0 Top 10%	70% Math proficiency	622
4	Northwest Guilford Middle Greensboro · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	76.8 Top 25%	64% Math proficiency	915
5	EP Pearce Elementary Greensboro · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	75.3 Top 25%	69% Math proficiency	653
6	Summerfield Elementary Summerfield · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	74.6 Top 25%	68% Math proficiency	584
7	Northwest Guilford High Greensboro · High · Grades 9–12	Public	73.3 Top 25%	74% Math proficiency	2,055
8	Northern Guilford High Greensboro · High · Grades 9–12	Public	71.3 Top 25%	70% Math proficiency	1,251
9	Philip J Weaver Ed Center Greensboro · High · Grades 9–12	Public	70.4 Top 25%	82% Math proficiency	260
10	Northern Guilford Middle Greensboro · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	69.7 Top 25%	59% Math proficiency	780
11	Stokesdale Elementary Stokesdale · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	67.9 Top 50%	54% Math proficiency	473
12	STEM Early College @ NC A&T SU Greensboro · High · Grades 9–12	Public	65.0 Top 50%	95% Math proficiency	192
13	Early College at Guilford Greensboro · High · Grades 9–12	Public	63.5 Top 50%	95% Math proficiency	193
14	Middle College at GTCC-Greensboro Greensboro · High · Grades 9–13	Public	61.0 Top 50%	90% Math proficiency	162
15	UNCG Early/Middle College Greensboro · High · Grades 9–12	Public	59.0 Top 50%	74.5% Math proficiency	199
16	Brooks Global Elementary Greensboro · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	58.2 Top 50%	62% Math proficiency	314
17	Kernodle Middle Greensboro · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	55.7 Top 50%	61% Math proficiency	707
18	Southwest Elementary High Point · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	55.5 Top 50%	70% Math proficiency	808
19	Academy at Smith Greensboro · High · Grades 9–12	Public	54.4 Top 50%	84.5% Math proficiency	246
20	Middle College at GTCC-High Point High Point · High · Grades 9–13	Public	52.2 Top 50%	64.5% Math proficiency	194
21	GTCC Middle College High Jamestown · High · Grades 9–13	Public	51.9 Top 50%	54.5% Math proficiency	255
22	Colfax Elementary Colfax · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	51.4 Top 50%	65% Math proficiency	587
23	Kearns Academy High Point · High · Grades 9–12	Public	51.0 Top 50%	74.5% Math proficiency	108
24	Sternberger Elementary Greensboro · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	50.4 Top 50%	57% Math proficiency	469
25	Morehead Elementary Greensboro · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	48.2 Lower 50%	56% Math proficiency	509
26	Alamance Elementary Greensboro · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	47.7 Lower 50%	54% Math proficiency	499
27	Jesse Wharton Elem Greensboro · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	47.7 Lower 50%	53% Math proficiency	521
28	A&T Four Middle College Greensboro · High · Grades 9–12	Public	47.3 Lower 50%	54.5% Math proficiency	162
29	Grimsley High Greensboro · High · Grades 9–12	Public	46.9 Lower 50%	63% Math proficiency	1,967
30	General Greene Elementary Greensboro · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	46.5 Lower 50%	54% Math proficiency	423
31	Millis Road Elementary Jamestown · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	46.1 Lower 50%	61% Math proficiency	444
32	Lincoln Academy Greensboro · Middle · Grades 4–8	Public	45.8 Lower 50%	49% Math proficiency	696
33	Florence Elementary High Point · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	45.2 Lower 50%	52% Math proficiency	628
34	David D Jones Elementary Greensboro · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	45.1 Lower 50%	47% Math proficiency	660
35	GC Middle College High Greensboro · High · Grades 11–12	Public	43.8 Lower 50%	54.5% Math proficiency	106
36	Lucy Ragsdale High Jamestown · High · Grades 9–12	Public	41.6 Lower 50%	51% Math proficiency	1,292
37	Triangle Lake Montessori Elem High Point · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	39.5 Lower 50%	47% Math proficiency	390
38	John Van Lindley Elementary Greensboro · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	38.5 Lower 50%	39% Math proficiency	521
39	Kiser Middle Greensboro · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	38.5 Lower 50%	42% Math proficiency	1,074
40	Southern Elementary Greensboro · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	37.7 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	215
41	Southwest Guilford High High Point · High · Grades 9–12	Public	37.7 Lower 50%	55% Math proficiency	1,547
42	Western Guilford High Greensboro · High · Grades 9–12	Public	37.6 Lower 50%	42% Math proficiency	1,243
43	Claxton Elementary Greensboro · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	37.4 Lower 50%	44% Math proficiency	579
44	Southeast Guilford High Greensboro · High · Grades 9–12	Public	36.6 Lower 50%	45% Math proficiency	1,209
45	Gibsonville Elementary Gibsonville · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	36.5 Lower 50%	46% Math proficiency	595
46	High Point Central High High Point · High · Grades 9–12	Public	36.2 Lower 50%	49% Math proficiency	1,005
47	Page High Greensboro · High · Grades 9–12	Public	34.1 Lower 50%	48% Math proficiency	1,648
48	Jamestown Elementary Jamestown · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	33.8 Lower 50%	49% Math proficiency	453
49	Pleasant Garden Elementary Pleasant Garden · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	33.7 Lower 50%	44% Math proficiency	453
50	Southern Guilford High Greensboro · High · Grades 9–12	Public	33.5 Lower 50%	49% Math proficiency	934
51	Southwest Guilford Middle High Point · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	32.9 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	1,032
52	Shadybrook Elementary High Point · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	32.7 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	319
53	Southeast Guilford Middle Greensboro · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	32.5 Lower 50%	38% Math proficiency	826
54	Allen Jay Middle - A Preparatory Academy High Point · Middle · Grades 5–8	Public	32.3 Lower 50%	36% Math proficiency	392
55	Penn-Griffin Schools High Point · High · Grades 6–12	Public	32.2 Lower 50%	30% Math proficiency	539
56	Erwin Montessori Greensboro · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	31.4 Lower 50%	42% Math proficiency	221
57	Mendenhall Middle Greensboro · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	30.8 Lower 50%	33% Math proficiency	905
58	Jefferson Elementary Greensboro · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	29.9 Lower 50%	43% Math proficiency	698
59	Jamestown Middle Jamestown · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	28.7 Lower 50%	33% Math proficiency	949
60	Madison Elementary McLeansville · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	28.0 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	204
61	Nathanael Greene Elementary Liberty · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	27.0 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	263
62	Guilford Elementary Greensboro · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	26.7 Lower 50%	39% Math proficiency	623
63	Hunter Elementary Greensboro · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	26.3 Lower 50%	34% Math proficiency	505
64	Eastern Guilford High Gibsonville · High · Grades 9–12	Public	26.2 Lower 50%	36% Math proficiency	1,200
65	Sedalia Elementary Sedalia · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	26.1 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	535
66	Northeast Guilford High McLeansville · High · Grades 9–12	Public	25.4 Lower 50%	30% Math proficiency	977
67	Pilot Elementary Greensboro · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	25.4 Lower 50%	33% Math proficiency	556
68	Irving Park Elementary Greensboro · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	25.3 Lower 50%	36% Math proficiency	541
69	James Y Joyner Elementary Greensboro · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	24.9 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	274
70	Western Guilford Middle Greensboro · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	24.5 Lower 50%	20% Math proficiency	731
71	Johnson Street Global Studies High Point · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	24.4 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	389
72	Monticello-Brown Summit Elem Browns Summit · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	24.2 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	291
73	Edwin A Alderman Elementary Greensboro · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	22.7 Lower 50%	34% Math proficiency	392
74	McLeansville Elementary McLeansville · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	22.3 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	332
75	Allen Jay Elementary High Point · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	20.5 Lower 50%	21% Math proficiency	467
76	Ben L. Smith High School Greensboro · High · Grades 9–12	Public	20.2 Lower 50%	28% Math proficiency	1,348
77	Southern Guilford Middle Greensboro · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	20.0 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	620
78	Cyrus P Frazier Elementary Greensboro · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	18.4 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	327
79	James B Dudley High Greensboro · High · Grades 9–12	Public	18.3 Lower 50%	23% Math proficiency	1,403
80	Eastern Guilford Middle Gibsonville · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	18.0 Lower 50%	20% Math proficiency	901
81	T Wingate Andrews High High Point · High · Grades 9–12	Public	18.0 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	753
82	Northeast Guilford Middle McLeansville · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	17.5 Lower 50%	16% Math proficiency	675
83	Welborn Middle High Point · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	17.4 Lower 50%	14% Math proficiency	376
84	Oak Hill Elementary High Point · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	16.9 Lower 50%	25% Math proficiency	411
85	Union Hill Elementary High Point · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	16.9 Lower 50%	26% Math proficiency	495
86	Allen Middle Greensboro · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	16.6 Lower 50%	14% Math proficiency	617
87	Kirkman Park Elementary High Point · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	16.5 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	236
88	Reedy Fork Elementary Greensboro · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	16.0 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	538
89	George C Simkins Jr Elementary Greensboro · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	15.9 Lower 50%	30% Math proficiency	588
90	Ronald E. McNair Elementary Browns Summit · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	15.8 Lower 50%	20% Math proficiency	447
91	Brightwood Elementary Greensboro · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	15.7 Lower 50%	21% Math proficiency	488
92	Bluford Elementary Greensboro · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	15.0 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	266
93	Ferndale Middle High Point · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	14.8 Lower 50%	18% Math proficiency	486
94	Parkview Village Elementary High Point · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	14.8 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	297
95	Rankin Elementary Greensboro · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	14.8 Lower 50%	20% Math proficiency	673
96	Waldo C Falkener Sr Elementary Greensboro · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	14.1 Lower 50%	19% Math proficiency	530
97	Sumner Elementary Greensboro · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	13.5 Lower 50%	25% Math proficiency	549
98	Julius I Foust Elementary Greensboro · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	13.3 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	661
99	Jackson Middle Greensboro · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	13.2 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	458
100	Clara J Peck Elementary Greensboro · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	13.1 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	638

Brown Summit Middle in Browns Summit leads the 2025 list of traditional public schools in Guilford County Schools with a Success Index (US) of 88.7. Of the 100 schools shown, 100 are public.

For the full picture see the wider North Carolina traditional public schools rankings, every school on the Guilford County Schools page, or the comparison tool to put a shortlist side by side.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best public school in Guilford County Schools?

Brown Summit Middle in Browns Summit, North Carolina ranks first among traditional public schools in Guilford County Schools with a Success Index (US) of 88.7 out of 100 (Enrollment: 242).

How are traditional public schools in Guilford County Schools ranked?

Each school's Success Index (US) combines 4 factors: math proficiency (30%), reading proficiency (30%), community advantage (fewer free/reduced-price lunch) (25%), students per teacher (15%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type across United States. Schools with fewer than 60 students are excluded from rankings.

Are these 2025 rankings official?

No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official American data (Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES CCD, EDFacts); NCES Common Core of Data). States set their own assessments and proficiency cut scores, so proficiency rates are most comparable within a state. Use the state rankings for like-for-like comparisons.