Ben L. Smith High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceSchool District

2407 South Holden Rd

Greensboro NC, 27407, Guilford County

Phone: 336-294-7300

Ranking:

(186 out of 287, bottom 35%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Guilford County Schools

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	92		92		86		91		89		95		98
Total Students:	1,248		1,262		1,221		1,171		1,220		1,244		1,240
Grade 9:	382	30.6%	335	26.5%	366	30.0%	347	29.6%	382	31.3%	397	31.9%	390	31.5%
Grade 10:	327	26.2%	368	29.2%	347	28.4%	311	26.6%	316	25.9%	343	27.6%	293	23.6%
Grade 11:	282	22.6%	301	23.9%	281	23.0%	266	22.7%	273	22.4%	284	22.8%	270	21.8%
Grade 12:	257	20.6%	258	20.4%	227	18.6%	247	21.1%	249	20.4%	220	17.7%	287	23.1%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	681	54.6%	698	55.3%	671	55.0%	622	53.1%	654	53.6%	640	51.4%	620	50.0%
Female:	567	45.4%	564	44.7%	550	45.0%	549	46.9%	558	45.7%	596	47.9%	579	46.7%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	11	0.9%	15	1.2%	11	0.9%	17	1.5%	15	1.2%	14	1.1%	11	0.9%
Asian:	108	8.7%	118	9.4%	109	8.9%	114	9.7%	132	10.8%	150	12.1%	154	12.4%
Hispanic:	251	20.1%	252	20.0%	238	19.5%	174	14.9%	184	15.1%	168	13.5%	155	12.5%
Black:	775	62.1%	775	61.4%	764	62.6%	782	66.8%	853	69.9%	861	69.2%	833	67.2%
White:	54	4.3%	58	4.6%	53	4.3%	44	3.8%	36	3.0%	51	4.1%	50	4.0%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	5	0.4%	4	0.3%	4	0.3%	3	0.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	44	3.5%	40	3.2%	42	3.4%	37	3.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	1,000	80.1%	975	77.3%	915	74.9%	852	72.8%	780	63.9%	699	56.2%	NA	NA
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	80	6.4%	89	7.1%	89	7.3%	80	6.8%	109	8.9%	96	7.7%	NA	NA
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.56		13.73		14.23		12.88		13.65		13.10		12.70

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
EOC
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	63.2%	74.4%	N/A
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	36.4%	62.7%	N/A
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	40.7%	65%	N/A
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	34.6%	56.9%	N/A
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	49.3%	70.9%	N/A
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	37.7%	72.6%	N/A
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	59.4%	78.2%	N/A
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	7.3%	38.0%	N/A
2006	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	52.9%	74.1%	N/A
2007	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	35%	55.4%	N/A
2008	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	34.1%	59.1%	N/A
2009	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	41.2%	60.5%	N/A
2010	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	66.4%	73.3%	N/A
2011	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	59.9%	72.4%	N/A
2006	Biology	End of course	% met std	36.4%	56.3%	N/A
2007	Biology	End of course	% met std	23.1%	58.1%	N/A
2008	Biology	End of course	% met std	33%	65%	N/A
2009	Biology	End of course	% met std	34%	67%	N/A
2010	Biology	End of course	% met std	53.8%	77.1%	N/A
2011	Biology	End of course	% met std	49.7%	75.8%	N/A
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	64.1%	80.1%	N/A
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	24.6%	48.2%	N/A
2006	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	46.9%	70.8%	N/A
2008	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	25.3%	66.1%	N/A
2009	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	44.9%	73.7%	N/A
2006	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	36.2%	56.8%	N/A
2007	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	26.3%	65.2%	N/A
2008	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	38.8%	67.1%	N/A
2009	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	42.4%	68.1%	N/A
2010	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	54.2%	71.8%	N/A
2011	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	55.9%	77.5%	N/A
2006	English I	End of course	% met std	67.7%	78.7%	N/A
2007	English I	End of course	% met std	47.9%	66.5%	N/A
2008	English I	End of course	% met std	45.5%	68.7%	N/A
2009	English I	End of course	% met std	48.1%	68.9%	N/A
2010	English I	End of course	% met std	60%	77.7%	N/A
2011	English I	End of course	% met std	64.3%	79.3%	N/A
2012	English I	End of course	% met std	76.6%	80.8%	N/A
2013	English II	End of course	% met std	26.7%	51.6%	N/A
2006	Geometry	End of course	% met std	44.9%	62.9%	N/A
2007	Geometry	End of course	% met std	49.7%	58.8%	N/A
2008	Geometry	End of course	% met std	45.2%	61.2%	N/A
2009	Geometry	End of course	% met std	61.9%	66%	N/A
2010	Geometry	End of course	% met std	73.5%	73.5%	N/A
2006	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	17.9%	63.7%	N/A
2008	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	22.5%	47.1%	N/A
2009	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	29.3%	44%	N/A
2010	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	59.8%	59.3%	N/A
2011	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	50%	59.3%	N/A
2006	Physics	End of course	% met std	> 95.0%	86%	N/A
2008	Physics	End of course	% met std	16.7%	83.8%	N/A
2006	US History	End of course	% met std	24.3%	57.2%	N/A
2007	US History	End of course	% met std	32%	63.3%	N/A
2008	US History	End of course	% met std	29%	64.7%	N/A
2009	US History	End of course	% met std	38%	67.8%	N/A
2010	US History	End of course	% met std	49.8%	80.3%	N/A
2011	US History	End of course	% met std	54.5%	80.2%	N/A
EOG
2006	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	18.8%	22.6%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	50%	37.1%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	14.3%	28.9%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	87.5%	48.9%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	80%	65.6%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	16.7%	21.5%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	87.5%	57.4%	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	40%	53.1%	N/A
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	48.2%	63.6%	N/A
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	32.8%	58%	N/A
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	53.1%	72.8%	N/A
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	45.1%	68.8%	N/A
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	58%	70.1%	N/A
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	52.4%	69.5%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

* Ben L. Smith High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.