View all schools in Guilford County School District

Southwest Guilford High School

Grades: 9-12

Students: 1479

Type: Public

5/10

GreatSchools Rating

Student-Teacher Ratio: 14:1

Student-Counselor Ratio: 320:1

Certified Teachers: 90%

Community Reviews

6 Reviews

View reviews

Guilford County School District

4364 Barrow Road
High Point, NC 27265

(336) 819-2970

School Page on GreatSchools District Page on GreatSchools

Additional GreatSchools Ratings

4/10

Test Scores

4/10

Equity

Academic Progress

8/10

College Readiness

2/10

Student Growth

Community Reviews

Read what parents are saying about Southwest Guilford High School

Absolutely horrible school. A joke of a school and a disgrace to reasonable education standards. Students don’t care as much as the administators don’t.

Posted by a parent on 9/10/2025

While SWGHS has super friendly students and amazing educators, the overall spirit of the school is awful. The pep rallies are boring, spirit week is uneventful and mainly consists of not having to wear a collared shirt like usual, and the students aren't really involved in activities, but as a stude

[...]

Posted by a student on 4/17/2021

Awesome school and excellent teachers in the High School

Posted by a parent on 2/20/2018

My family and I moved from New York to the Southwest school district. After having contact with the school and with the football coach we thought it would be a good academic and athletic fit for our son. Our son being a B student who ranked in the top 10 running backs in New York State his Sophomore

[...]

Posted by a community member on 8/20/2016

Strong in all major offerings. Honors and AP classes. Strong leadership. Good selection of electives. Strong test scores. High overall attendance. Great graduation rate. Awards of excellence won by both faculty and students.

Posted by a parent on 7/4/2016

Nearby Schools

Browse other schools near Southwest Guilford High School

The GreatSchools Rating compares schools on a variety of school quality indicators including test scores, college readiness, equity and more. Learn more.

High Point schools - Southwest Guilford High School is located at 4364 Barrow Road, High Point NC 27265. Southwest Guilford High School is in the Guilford County School District. Southwest Guilford High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9-12.