Guilford County Schools Recognized for Graduation Rates

Three Schools are among Seven Statewide with 100 Percent Graduation Rate

During the 2008-09 school year, three of the district’s high schools graduated 100 percent of students. Weaver Academy, The Middle College at GTCC - Jamestown and The Early College at Guilford are three of only seven schools statewide to accomplish a 100 percent graduation rate. These schools are all part of the district’s magnet/choice schools program.

Northwest High also topped the charts. The school’s graduation rate is one of the top two for schools with 500 or more graduating seniors.
                                                                                      
Overall, the 2008-09 graduation rate for Guilford County Schools (GCS) was 79.9 percent, compared to the statewide rate of 71.7 percent. The State Board of Education recognized GCS, along with other districts across the state, at a luncheon Tuesday.

A unique learning environment, Weaver has a fulltime Academy of Performing and Visual Arts and a part-time Academy of Advanced Technology. The fulltime high school provides students with career preparation in an artistic discipline through individualized instruction and cultural enrichment. Students must apply to join the fulltime program. The part-time career and technical program serves students across the county by providing them with specialized courses not available at traditional high schools.

The Middle College at GTCC – Jamestown is a high school on the campus of Guilford Technical Community College specifically for students in grades 10-12 who have the ability to do honors or higher-level academic work. The school gives students an opportunity to enroll in college courses for dual high school and college credit. The school also incorporates career exploration into the curriculum to ensure that students experience relevance in their academic program.
Along with Greensboro College Middle College, The Middle College at GTCC – Jamestown was one of the state’s first middle college high schools in 2001.

The Early College at Guilford was established in 2002 as North Carolina’s first early college high school. The school offers an intensive college preparatory education to motivated high school students on the campus of Guilford College. Ninth- and 10-grade students are taught by teachers from GCS. The curriculum includes core courses taught on a modified block schedule with end-of-course testing. College professors offer an extensive array of college courses to 11th- and 12th-graders. Students and academic advisers build course schedules to meet individual student needs and graduation requirements.