Ben L. Smith High School
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% | 82.6% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 36.4% | 62.7% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 40.7% | 65% | 69% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 34.6% | 56.9% | 67.7% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 49.3% | 70.9% | 77.8% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 37.7% | 72.6% | 76.7% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 59.4% | 78.2% | 78.7% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 7.3% | 38.0% | 36.3% |
| 2006 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 52.9% | 74.1% | 80.3% |
| 2007 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 35% | 55.4% | 65.1% |
| 2008 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 34.1% | 59.1% | 67.2% |
| 2009 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 41.2% | 60.5% | 72.9% |
| 2010 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 66.4% | 73.3% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 59.9% | 72.4% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 36.4% | 56.3% | 63.4% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 23.1% | 58.1% | 65.3% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 33% | 65% | 68% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 34% | 67% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 53.8% | 77.1% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 49.7% | 75.8% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 64.1% | 80.1% | 83% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 24.6% | 48.2% | 45.6% |
| 2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 46.9% | 70.8% | 77.1% |
| 2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 25.3% | 66.1% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 44.9% | 73.7% | 77.7% |
| 2006 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 36.2% | 56.8% | 60.1% |
| 2007 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 26.3% | 65.2% | 65.8% |
| 2008 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 38.8% | 67.1% | 68.5% |
| 2009 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 42.4% | 68.1% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 54.2% | 71.8% | 78.7% |
| 2011 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 55.9% | 77.5% | 80% |
| 2006 | English I | End of course | % met std | 67.7% | 78.7% | 82.8% |
| 2007 | English I | End of course | % met std | 47.9% | 66.5% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | English I | End of course | % met std | 45.5% | 68.7% | 73.1% |
| 2009 | English I | End of course | % met std | 48.1% | 68.9% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | English I | End of course | % met std | 60% | 77.7% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | English I | End of course | % met std | 64.3% | 79.3% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | English I | End of course | % met std | 76.6% | 80.8% | 82.9% |
| 2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 26.7% | 51.6% | 51.2% |
| 2006 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 44.9% | 62.9% | 68.8% |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 49.7% | 58.8% | 63.3% |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 45.2% | 61.2% | 67.9% |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 61.9% | 66% | 73.3% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 73.5% | 73.5% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 17.9% | 63.7% | 69.1% |
| 2008 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 22.5% | 47.1% | 58.4% |
| 2009 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 29.3% | 44% | 62.7% |
| 2010 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 59.8% | 59.3% | 76.4% |
| 2011 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 50% | 59.3% | 76.5% |
| 2006 | Physics | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 86% | 85.1% |
| 2008 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 16.7% | 83.8% | 81.5% |
| 2006 | US History | End of course | % met std | 24.3% | 57.2% | 56.8% |
| 2007 | US History | End of course | % met std | 32% | 63.3% | 64.6% |
| 2008 | US History | End of course | % met std | 29% | 64.7% | 66.5% |
| 2009 | US History | End of course | % met std | 38% | 67.8% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | US History | End of course | % met std | 49.8% | 80.3% | 81.6% |
| 2011 | US History | End of course | % met std | 54.5% | 80.2% | 81.5% |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 18.8% | 22.6% | 17.6% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 50% | 37.1% | 22.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 14.3% | 28.9% | 25.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 48.9% | 56.6% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 80% | 65.6% | 61% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 16.7% | 21.5% | 18.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 57.4% | 64.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 40% | 53.1% | 67.2% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 63.6% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 32.8% | 58% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 72.8% | 71.9% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 68.8% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 58% | 70.1% | 69.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 69.5% | 69.9% |
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* 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.