Western Guilford High School - Greensboro, North Carolina/NC

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Western Guilford High School

409 Friendway Rd, Greensboro, NC, 27410-4998 -

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Definition of Terms

Western Guilford High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Guilford County, NC

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1490 students

% Male / % Female

52% / 48%

Total Classroom Teachers

62 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 407 students

Grade 10 - 412 students

Grade 11 - 376 students

Grade 12 - 295 students

This School

(NC) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:24

1:15

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(NC) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	1%
% Asian	5%	2%
% Hispanic	8%	10%
% Black	26%	30%
% White	61%	55%

Additional Student Information

This School

(NC) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

18%

39%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(NC) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Guilford County s School District

This School's Agency

(NC) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	111	4
Number of Students Managed	68,951 students	1,655 students
District Total Revenue	$591,194,000	$15,072,000
District Expenditure	$555,023,000	$14,622,000
District Revenue / Student	$8,574	$10,415
District Expenditure / Student	$8,050	$9,924
District Graduation Rates	82%	79%

Western Guilford High School is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and is part of the Guilford County School system.
In September 2002, Western Guilford was renovated via public bond. The design of the new addition integrates different components of the campus by introducing new circulation patterns. A new entry gallery at the front entry to the school was designed; along with art and classroom additions form an internal courtyard. The addition consists of four basic elements: Classroom addition to the vocational building, a cafeteria expansion and gym, a 2 story classroom addition and a single story art addition.
The school's mascot is Buzz the Hornet and the school colors are Black and Gold. Western is a member of the Triad 3A Conference and the Athletic Director is Jim Clontz.
The school now operates on a "Traditional Schedule," which uses 6 classes per day (all year long) as opposed to the old "Block Schedule" of 4 classes a day (for only one semester).
The change was brought on by local schools, who were on the traditional schedule, sending failing juniors and seniors to Western Guilford so they could take advantage of the extra classes to graduate. In effect, Western's test scores dropped. The Guilford County School Board and the principal at the time, Dr. Randy Shaver, made the change to Traditional Scheduling, much to the dismay of parents, students, and staff.
Western Guilford Marching Band: The Western Guilford Marching Hornets Band is a fairly new band that consists of roughly 55 volunteer members as of the 2006 season. They have only been competing for two years. In 2005, their show was called "Fuego" (with three movements: Corrado, Perfidia, and Flight of the Condor). In 2006, the Marching Hornets (now under the direction of new band director, Nathan Street and drum majors Jamie Carter (senior) and Kendall Tetsworth (junior)) are competing with the show "Mask of Zorro" by James Horner which has three movements: Mask of Zorro, Diego's Goodbye, and Mask of Zorro - Finale.
The Western band program has received local notoriety after many instruments were stolen from the lockers in the band room, with the cost of instruments totalling about $10,000.
Western Guilford Lacrosse: Western Guilford's Lacrosse program was started in 2002 by a group of students that had seen the sport and wanted to play. They petitioned the school for a team in the spring of 2001 and convinced the school to field a team in for the spring of 2002. the school then set out to find a coach and soon settled upon coach Dirk Lambertson, formerly of Greensboro Day School. While the team struggled through its first season and finished with a record of 3-17, the team has been rapidly improving, and has played in the State Championship game for the last two years (2005 and 2006 seasons). The team is currently 7-0 and hoping to finally win the State Championship.
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About This Zip Code (27410)

School Zip (27410)

(NC) State Average

Population (Approximate)

45,459 people

7,780,958 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

60%

24%

Population Average Age

38 years old

35 years old

Average Household size

2.3 persons

2.4 persons

Median Household Income

$60,353

$39,726

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

6 rooms

5.3 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

23 years old

32 years old

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% Owning / % Renting

67% / 33%

66% / 34%

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