Preliminary results released by Guilford County Schools (GCS) show that the district achieved an 83.1 percent graduation rate in 2011. This tops last year's record rate of 80.7 in 2010 and the state's 2011 average rate of 77.7.
Eight schools achieved 100 percent graduation: The Middle College at Bennett, Greensboro College Middle College, Penn-Griffin School for the Arts, The Early College at Guilford, The Middle College at GTCC-Greensboro, The Middle College at GTCC-High Point, The Middle College at GTCC-Jamestown and Weaver Academy.