Alamance Elementary

Set in Greensboro, North Carolina, Alamance Elementary is a medium-sized primary school, run under Guilford County Schools. It teaches 499 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Guilford County Schools comprises 123 schools with combined enrollment of 68,535 students; Alamance Elementary is among them.

On demographics, Alamance Elementary reports that 61% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 19% Black, 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Alamance Elementary has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.5:1. The state averages about 14.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Guilford County's rate of about 89%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Alamance Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 48.5%; this one delivers 70.0%, a residual of +21.5 points.

Zooming out to the county, Guilford County reports that the typical household earns roughly $68,642 per year, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Guilford County runs 143 public schools (combined enrollment of about 79,539 students), of which Alamance Elementary is one.

George C Simkins Jr Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Alamance Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Alamance Elementary at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 41.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Alamance Elementary has edged down 8%, going from 542 students in 2018 to 499 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment ticked down from 24% to 19% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 in 2025.

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