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Ben L. Smith High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

2407 South Holden Road, Greensboro, NC 27407 · (336) 294-7300 · Part of Guilford County Schools

Greensboro’s School Grade B− better than 53% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
1,348
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Ben L. Smith High School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 32% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts below the state

On the path

Where Greensboro kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–88 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Ben L. Smith High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts36%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, C, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

2407 South Holden Road, Greensboro

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9380
Grade 10339
Grade 11324
Grade 12305
Enrollment over time
1,298’20
1,360’21
1,371’22
1,397’23
1,348’24

Up 3.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 49%Hispanic 37%Asian 6%White 4%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Ben L. Smith High School from Greensboro families.

Other schools in Guilford County Schools

The district →
Oak Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Oak Ridge
A+
712 students16:1
Jefferson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greensboro
B
698 students14:1
Rankin Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greensboro
C−
673 students14:1
Julius I Foust Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greensboro
D
661 students16:1
David D Jones Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greensboro
B
660 students13:1
Clara J Peck Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greensboro
C−
638 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Greensboro’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.