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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in Guilford County, North Carolina

Across Guilford County, North Carolina, 74 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Southwest Elementary leads the list at 99.6%, against a median of 99.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Guilford County, North Carolina

Top % FRL

99.6%

Median % FRL

99.3%

HIGHEST POVERTY · GUILFORD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Southwest Elementary	High Point, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	808	99.6%
2	Summit Creek Academy	Browns Summit, NC	Summit Creek Academy	Elementary	749	99.6%
3	Jefferson Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	698	99.6%
4	Rankin Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	673	99.6%
5	Guilford Preparatory Academy	Greensboro, NC	Guilford Preparatory Academy	Elementary	672	99.6%
6	Julius I Foust Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	661	99.5%
7	David D Jones Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	660	99.5%
8	Clara J Peck Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	638	99.5%
9	Florence Elementary	High Point, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	628	99.5%
10	Guilford Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	623	99.5%
11	Gibsonville Elementary	Gibsonville, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	595	99.5%
12	George C Simkins Jr Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	588	99.5%
13	Colfax Elementary	Colfax, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	587	99.5%
14	Claxton Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	579	99.5%
15	Pilot Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	556	99.5%
16	Sumner Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	549	99.5%
17	Irving Park Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	541	99.4%
18	Reedy Fork Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	538	99.4%
19	Waldo C Falkener Sr Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	530	99.4%
20	John Van Lindley Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	521	99.4%
21	Jesse Wharton Elem	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	521	99.4%
22	Bessemer Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	509	99.4%
23	Morehead Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	509	99.4%
24	Hunter Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	505	99.4%
25	Northwood Elementary	High Point, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	502	99.4%
26	Alamance Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	499	99.4%
27	Montlieu Academy of Technology	High Point, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	499	99.4%
28	Union Hill Elementary	High Point, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	495	99.4%
29	Oak View Elementary	High Point, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	491	99.4%
30	Sedgefield Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	489	99.4%
31	Brightwood Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	488	99.4%
32	Sternberger Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	469	99.4%
33	Allen Jay Elementary	High Point, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	467	99.4%
34	Jamestown Elementary	Jamestown, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	453	99.3%
35	Pleasant Garden Elementary	Pleasant Garden, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	453	99.3%
36	Ronald E. McNair Elementary	Browns Summit, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	447	99.3%
37	Millis Road Elementary	Jamestown, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	444	99.3%
38	General Greene Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	423	99.3%
39	Ceasar Cone Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	412	99.3%
40	Oak Hill Elementary	High Point, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	411	99.3%
41	Edwin A Alderman Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	392	99.2%
42	Triangle Lake Montessori Elem	High Point, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	390	99.2%
43	Archer Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	389	99.2%
44	McLeansville Elementary	McLeansville, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	332	99.1%
45	Fairview Elementary	High Point, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	442	99.1%
46	Murphey Traditional Academy	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	328	99.1%
47	Cyrus P Frazier Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	327	99.1%
48	Shadybrook Elementary	High Point, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	319	99.1%
49	Parkview Village Elementary	High Point, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	297	99.0%
50	Monticello-Brown Summit Elem	Browns Summit, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	291	99.0%

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