Brightwood Elementary

Brightwood Elementary operates as an average-sized K-5 school in Greensboro, North Carolina, operated by Guilford County Schools. Current enrollment sits at 488 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Brightwood Elementary is one of 123 schools operated by Guilford County Schools, a district that caters to 68,535 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Brightwood Elementary records that 68% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest looks like 19% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% White, 3% Asian. By comparison, Guilford County as a whole is about 34% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.6:1. 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, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Guilford County runs at roughly 89%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Brightwood Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.5%; this one delivers 42.3%.

In the surrounding community, Guilford County reports that the typical household earns roughly $68,642 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Brightwood Elementary is one of 143 public schools in Guilford County (combined enrollment of about 79,539 students).

Summit Creek Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Brightwood Elementary at 2nd of 5; the average score across the group is 39.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Brightwood Elementary has declined 15%, going from 572 students in 2018 to 488 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share decreased from 73% to 68%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 today.

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