Bluford Elementary

Bluford Elementary operates as a cozy primary school in Greensboro, North Carolina, part of Guilford County Schools. Current enrollment sits at 266 students spanning grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 43% leaner than the state mean of about 467.

Across the 123 schools in Guilford County Schools (68,535 students total), Bluford Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Bluford Elementary records that the largest single group is Black, at 77% of enrollment. Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% White. By comparison, Guilford County as a whole is about 34% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Bluford Elementary has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting Bluford Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 98% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Guilford County runs at roughly 89%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Bluford Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.6%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Guilford County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $68,642 per year, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Guilford County's 143 public schools (combined enrollment of about 79,539 students), Bluford Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: James B Dudley High, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Bluford Elementary comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 41.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 4%: 276 students in 2018 compared to 266 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 84% to 77% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.