Kearns Academy, High Point: admission, report card and calendar

Last checked Oct. 11, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, Guilford County Schools’ assignment locator, 2026-27 feeder list (PDF) and calendars, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction’s 2025-26 accountability data and report card data and the federal NCES school directory.

Kearns Academy, listed by the state as The Kearns Academy at Central, is a small Guilford County Schools choice high school for grades 9 to 12 at 1710 McGuinn Drive, the address it shares with Welborn Academy in the state’s directory. It has no attendance zone: students apply through the district’s choice application. The school describes itself as a Cooperative Innovative High School and a Signature Academy focused on computer science and information technology, with honors, AP, GTCC college and career and technical courses. It says 81% of its students graduate with 12 or more hours of college credit.

Who to call

• Front office: 336-885-7905, 1710 McGuinn Drive, High Point
• School website: kearnsacademyhs.gcsnc.com
• Enrollment and assignment: GCS Student Assignment Office, 336-370-8303, 2703 E. Florida St., Greensboro; registration information
• Choice application: Choose and Enroll; the 2027-28 window closes at 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, 2026
• Which school is my address zoned for? The district’s 2026-27 School Assignment Locator
• Buses: GCS Transportation call center, 888-511-4427, 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays; transportation page

Principal

Principal Karen R. Williams-Dick, according to the school’s website.

Enrollment and teachers

• State count: an average daily membership of 107 students in the 2024-25 school year, according to the state’s report card data.
• Federal count: 113 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 9 students per teacher.

State report card

North Carolina gives every public school an A to F School Performance Grade, based 80% on achievement on state tests and other measures and 20% on academic growth, according to the state’s 2025-26 annual testing report.

The 2024-25 grade is the latest in the state’s downloadable report card data.

From the state’s 2025-26 school assessment data:

• At grade level or above, all state tests: 63.6% (state: 59.2%)
• College and career ready (Level 4 and above): 35.5% (state: 37.5%)
• ACT composite of 17 or higher, 11th graders: 44.8% (state: 54.5%)
• Four-year graduation rate: above 95% (state: 89%)
• Growth: met expected growth

The full report card, with attendance, teacher and course data, is on the state’s NC School Report Cards site.

Attendance zone and feeder schools

Every Guilford County Schools address is assigned to a neighborhood elementary, middle and high school. Check an address with the district’s 2026-27 School Assignment Locator; the district also publishes attendance zone maps (PDF) and a 2026-27 feeder list (PDF).

Kearns has no attendance zone. Students apply through the district’s choice application; the 2027-28 window closes at 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, 2026.

Calendar and bell times

Kearns Academy follows the district’s 2026-27 early/middle college and academies calendar (PDF), which follows the college year and started Aug. 6. Coming up:

• Friday, Oct. 30: optional teacher workday; no school for students
• Tuesday, Nov. 3: optional teacher workday (Election Day); no school for students
• Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day holiday
• Nov. 25-27: Thanksgiving break for students
• Friday, Dec. 18: end of the first semester
• Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter break for students
• March 22-26, 2027: spring break
• Wednesday, May 26, 2027: last day of school

Every district calendar is on the GCS calendars page.

Sports and activities

Kearns students may play sports at their home comprehensive high school, the school’s athletics page says. Kearns is not listed in the NCHSAA’s 2025-29 alignment.

More

• The school’s own website
• Guilford County Schools’ school assignment page and choice programs
• Every public school in High Point, with zones and report cards
• Our High Point schools guide for the school board and district calendar

Frequently asked questions

What grades does Kearns Academy serve?

Kearns Academy serves grades 9 to 12, according to the N.C. Department of Public Instruction.

What is Kearns Academy’s school grade?

Kearns Academy earned a C, with a score of 59, in North Carolina’s 2024-25 School Performance Grades. In 2025-26, 63.6% of its state tests were at grade level or above.

How do I apply to Kearns Academy?

Through the Guilford County Schools choice application. The 2027-28 window closes at 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, 2026.