Other · North Carolina

Sylvia Mendez Newcomers School

Alternative

Sylvia Mendez Newcomers School, a public other school in High Point, North Carolina: grades 3–11, 185 students, 12.2 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Guilford County Schools.

Size and class size

Compared with schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students
185
Teachers (FTE)
15.1
Students per teacher
12.2
Grades
3–11
Other

Fewer students per teacher than 75% of schools in North Carolina

Median 14.8 · 129 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 52% of schools in the US

Median 12.7 · 3,627 schools compared

Smaller than 70% of schools in North Carolina

Median 608 · 135 schools compared

Smaller than 52% of schools in the US

Median 207 · 3,982 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on North Carolina's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

North Carolina: 53%

2.5%proficient

Unchanged from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 97% of schools in North Carolina

Median 57% · 116 schools compared

115 students tested, grades 3–8 · End-of-Grade Tests - Edition 5; proficient means Levels 2-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

Math

North Carolina: 57%

2.5%proficient

Unchanged from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 94% of schools in North Carolina

Median 54% · 116 schools compared

115 students tested, grades 3–8 · End-of-Grade Tests - Edition 5; proficient means Levels 2-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades
Other · Grades 3–11
Type
District school · Alternative
Instruction
In person
Area
Midsize city
Run by
Guilford County Schools

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Guilford County Schools.

Location

Address
851 Ferndale Blvd, High Point, NC 27262
Phone
(336)522-6326
City or town
High Point
County
Guilford County
WebsiteQuality of life in High PointSchools in High Point

Nearby schools

The closest public schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
College Prep and Leadership AcademyCharter
K–1289046.349%49%
Haynes Inman Education CenterSpecial education
Pre-K–121356.9——
Phoenix Academy - Primary Elem UpperCharterMostly virtual
K–121,58320.954%55%
NC Leadership Charter AcademyCharter
K–121,20918.381%84%
Doris Henderson Newcomers SchAlternative
3–1132612.72.5%2.5%
Cornerstone Charter Academy-CFACharter
K–121,34316.974%78%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

NCES 370192003610