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

64 public elementary schools in Guilford County, North Carolina appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public elementary schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Sternberger Elementary leads the list at 82.4%, against a median of 45.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Guilford County, North Carolina

Top % Proficient (Reading)

82.4%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

45.8%

BEST IN READING · GUILFORD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Sternberger Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	469	82.4%
2	Oak Ridge Elementary	Oak Ridge, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	712	81.8%
3	Northern Guilford Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	622	78.2%
4	EP Pearce Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	653	77.6%
5	Summerfield Elementary	Summerfield, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	584	77.1%
6	Southwest Elementary	High Point, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	808	76.8%
7	Brooks Global Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	314	71.3%
8	General Greene Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	423	66.5%
9	Jesse Wharton Elem	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	521	65.6%
10	Colfax Elementary	Colfax, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	587	64.8%
11	Florence Elementary	High Point, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	628	63.5%
12	Alamance Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	499	63.4%
13	Stokesdale Elementary	Stokesdale, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	473	62.0%
14	Claxton Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	579	60.2%
15	John Van Lindley Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	521	58.5%
16	Pleasant Garden Elementary	Pleasant Garden, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	453	56.4%
17	Southern Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	215	55.6%
18	Millis Road Elementary	Jamestown, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	444	55.3%
19	Shadybrook Elementary	High Point, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	319	54.5%
20	Monticello-Brown Summit Elem	Browns Summit, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	291	53.1%
21	David D Jones Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	660	52.9%
22	Kirkman Park Elementary	High Point, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	236	51.3%
23	Jefferson Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	698	50.6%
24	Morehead Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	509	50.0%
25	Jamestown Elementary	Jamestown, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	453	49.5%
26	Erwin Montessori	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	221	49.3%
27	Nathanael Greene Elementary	Liberty, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	263	49.3%
28	James Y Joyner Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	274	48.2%
29	Montlieu Academy of Technology	High Point, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	499	48.0%
30	Edwin A Alderman Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	392	47.8%
31	Sedalia Elementary	Sedalia, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	535	47.6%
32	Gibsonville Elementary	Gibsonville, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	595	46.8%
33	Pilot Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	556	44.9%
34	Reedy Fork Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	538	44.7%
35	Triangle Lake Montessori Elem	High Point, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	390	44.3%
36	Irving Park Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	541	43.6%
37	Vandalia Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	257	43.0%
38	Sumner Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	549	42.3%
39	Ceasar Cone Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	412	42.2%
40	Johnson Street Global Studies	High Point, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	389	42.2%
41	Northwood Elementary	High Point, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	502	41.5%
42	Brightwood Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	488	41.2%
43	Allen Jay Elementary	High Point, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	467	39.9%
44	Ronald E. McNair Elementary	Browns Summit, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	447	39.7%
45	Bluford Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	266	39.1%
46	Madison Elementary	McLeansville, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	204	39.1%
47	Cyrus P Frazier Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	327	37.8%
48	Union Hill Elementary	High Point, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	495	36.4%
49	Sedgefield Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	489	33.2%
50	Clara J Peck Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	Elementary	638	32.4%

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