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What's the one class at Claxton Elementary every student should take?
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Enrollment
579
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370192000765
Claxton Elementary
3720 Pinetop Road, Greensboro, NC 27410 · (336) 545-2010 · Guilford County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL579 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
576 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 34 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 100 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 105 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (105).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
60.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
56.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
59.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Claxton Elementary
Claxton Elementary's state test result (59.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claxton Elementary this school | 579 | 99.5% | 59.4% |
| Lyons Farm Elementary Durham | 608 | 99.5% | 69.5% |
| Jefferson Elementary Winston-Salem | 560 | 99.5% | 75.9% |
| Gibsonville Elementary Gibsonville | 595 | 99.5% | 48.6% |
| John Van Lindley Elementary Greensboro | 521 | 99.4% | 64.8% |
| Central Elementary Albemarle | 525 | 99.4% | 39.9% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Claxton Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Guilford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #519 of 1,297 | #19 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #733 of 1,296 | #28 of 64 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #323 of 1,300 | #14 of 64 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 579 | #399 of 1,485 | #21 of 76 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #836 of 1,377 | #46 of 72 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.1% | #195 of 1,379 | #8 of 72 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #174 of 1,414 | #14 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.5% | #835 of 937 | #45 of 49 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
579
+72 (+14%) vs 2020
+36% since 2000-01, when it was 426
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 14.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 579 | 37.9 | 15.3:1 | 99% (576) |
| 2023-24 | 469 | 34 | 13.8:1 | 99% (466) |
| 2022-23 | 490 | 32.6 | 15.0:1 | 52% (253) |
| 2020-21 | 507 | 36 | 14.1:1 | 36% (184) |
| 2017-18 | 600 | 35.3 | 17.0:1 | 36% (217) |
| 2015-16 | 600 | 35 | 17.1:1 | 35% (207) |
| 2010-11 | 629 | 37 | 17.0:1 | 27% (169) |
| 2000-01 | 426 | 41 | 10.4:1 | 56% (239) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Claxton Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (600 to 579); teachers up 7% (35.3 to 37.9).
About Claxton Elementary
Greensboro, North Carolina, is home to Claxton Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 579 students enrolled. It has 24% more students than the average for elementary schools in North Carolina (about 467).
The district for Claxton Elementary is Guilford County Schools, with 123 schools and 68,535 students.
At Claxton Elementary, White students make up the biggest share, 39%. Other groups include 35% Black, 11% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 6% Asian. By comparison, Guilford County residents are about 48% White. A diversity index of 70% means there is a 70% chance two randomly chosen students at Claxton Elementary are from different groups.
The school's 37.9 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. The ratio is within a point of the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. At Claxton Elementary, 99% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in Guilford County averages 89%, lower than here.
Claxton Elementary earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 66% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 59.4%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 48.5%.
Census data for Guilford County show median household income comes to about $68,642, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The county has 143 public schools and about 79,539 students.
Of the public schools around it, Claxton Elementary is closest to Jefferson Elementary, about 1.4 miles away. Claxton Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Claxton Elementary ranks 4th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 59.4% against a local average of 64.9%.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 14%. The ratio was 14.1:1 in 2020-21 and 15.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Guilford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
547,940
Census ACS
Median income
$68,642
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
143
79,539 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Guilford County Schools
- Northwest Guilford HighHigh · 2,055 students
- Grimsley HighHigh · 1,967 students
- Page HighHigh · 1,648 students
- Southwest Guilford HighHigh · 1,547 students
- James B Dudley HighHigh · 1,403 students
- Ben L. Smith High SchoolHigh · 1,348 students
Other schools in Greensboro
- Northwest Guilford HighHigh · 2,055 students
- Grimsley HighHigh · 1,967 students
- Page HighHigh · 1,648 students
- James B Dudley HighHigh · 1,403 students
- Triad Math and Science AcademyCombined · 1,374 students
- Ben L. Smith High SchoolHigh · 1,348 students
Other Claxton Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Claxton Elementary. Claxton Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Claxton ElementaryAsheville, NC · 405 students
- Claxton Elementary SchoolClaxton, GA · 831 students
- Claxton ElementaryPowell, TN · 456 students
Nearby schools
- Jefferson Elementary1.4 mi · 698
- Kernodle Middle1.7 mi · 707
- General Greene Elementary1.8 mi · 423
- Early College at Guilford2.0 mi · 193
- Sternberger Elementary2.1 mi · 469
- Morehead Elementary2.2 mi · 509
Frequently asked questions
About Claxton ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Claxton Elementary?
Claxton Elementary enrolls approximately 579 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Claxton Elementary serve?
Claxton Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Claxton Elementary?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at Claxton Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Claxton Elementary?
At Claxton Elementary, the student body is approximately 39% White, 11% Hispanic, 35% Black, 6% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Claxton Elementary?
Claxton Elementary is overseen by Guilford County Schools in Guilford County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.