The Academy at Ben L Smith High School
Greensboro, NC · Guilford County Schools · Grades 09–12
PublicRegular SchoolTraditional calendar
State grade
C
Score 67 · 2025
4-year grad rate
>95%
2025
Average SAT
1012
29% of students took it
Went to college
68%
Class of 2024
Academics
- Students enrolled
- 245
- School performance score
- 67
- 4-year graduation rate
- >95%
- 5-year graduation rate
- >95%
- Met UNC System minimum on ACT
- 43%
- Graduates enrolled in college
- 68%
Source: NC Department of Public Instruction, School Report Cards (2024–25 data set)
AP & IB
- Students taking AP
- 38%
- AP exams passed (3+)
- 29%
- Students taking IB
- No IB program reported
Source: NC Department of Public Instruction, School Report Cards (2024–25 data set)
Average SAT over time
20191007
20201016
20211034
2022903
2023902
20251012
Source: NC Department of Public Instruction, School Report Cards (2024–25 data set)
Contact
- Address
- 2225 South Holden Road, Greensboro, NC 27407
- Phone
- (336) 316-5866
- District
- Guilford County Schools
- Superintendent
- Mr Dorand Blackston
- County
- Guilford
Source: NC Department of Public Instruction, School Report Cards (2024–25 data set)
Other high schools in Guilford County
- A&T Four Middle College at NC A&T State UniversityGrade C
- Ben L. Smith High SchoolGrade D
- Christine Joyner Greene Education CenterPublic
- Cornerstone Charter Academy: A Challenge Foundation AcademyGrade B
- Dean B. Pruette SCALE AcademyPublic
- Eastern Guilford High SchoolGrade C
- Gateway Education CenterPublic
- Greensboro College Middle CollegeGrade A