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What do you wish you knew before starting at Colfax Elementary?
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Enrollment
587
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370192000820
Colfax Elementary
9112 West Market Street, Colfax, NC 27235 · (336) 275-4332 · Guilford County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL587 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 88% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
16.0:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
584 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 | 20 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
69%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
64.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
72.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
68.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in North Carolina's top 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 Colfax Elementary
Colfax Elementary's state test result (68.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colfax Elementary this school | 587 | 99.5% | 68.9% |
| Lyons Farm Elementary Durham | 608 | 99.5% | 69.5% |
| Jefferson Elementary Winston-Salem | 560 | 99.5% | 75.9% |
| W A Bess Elementary School Gastonia | 674 | 99.6% | 65.4% |
| John Van Lindley Elementary Greensboro | 521 | 99.4% | 64.8% |
| Claxton Elementary Greensboro | 579 | 99.5% | 59.4% |
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 Colfax Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Guilford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.9% | #256 of 1,297 | #12 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.8% | #266 of 1,296 | #12 of 64 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #228 of 1,300 | #10 of 64 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 587 | #381 of 1,485 | #19 of 76 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #1,028 of 1,377 | #61 of 72 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.4% | #228 of 1,379 | #11 of 72 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #165 of 1,414 | #13 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.8% | #721 of 937 | #41 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
587
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 555
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 587 | 36.6 | 16.0:1 | 99% (584) |
| 2023-24 | 582 | 39.7 | 14.7:1 | 41% (237) |
| 2022-23 | 579 | 39 | 14.8:1 | 38% (222) |
| 2020-21 | 584 | 41 | 14.2:1 | 25% (146) |
| 2017-18 | 630 | 37.6 | 16.8:1 | 31% (193) |
| 2015-16 | 616 | 37 | 16.6:1 | 33% (203) |
| 2010-11 | 652 | 41 | 15.9:1 | 31% (205) |
| 2000-01 | 859 | 52 | 16.5:1 | 5% (40) |
| 1990-91 | 555 | 30 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Colfax Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (630 to 587); teachers down 3% (37.6 to 36.6).
About Colfax Elementary
Colfax Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Colfax, North Carolina. The school serves 587 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in North Carolina is roughly 467 students; this school is 26% larger than that.
Guilford County Schools enrolls 68,535 students, and its 123 schools include Colfax Elementary.
Colfax Elementary's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 47%. Other students are 25% Black, 13% Hispanic, 8% Asian, and 6% multiracial. The county population is about 48% White, within a few points of the school. The chance that two students picked at random at Colfax Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 69%.
Teacher staffing is 36.6 full-time equivalents, or about 16.0 students per teacher. Among elementary schools in North Carolina, the typical ratio is 14.9:1. About 99% of students, or 584, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Guilford County, the average is 89%.
The allk12 Grade for Colfax Elementary is A. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 88% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In North Carolina, Colfax Elementary is one of the top 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 68.9% compared with a predicted 48.5%.
Federal survey data for Guilford County show that median household income is about $68,642, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Colfax Elementary is among the 143 public schools in Guilford County.
Cornerstone Charter Academy-CFA is the public school closest to Colfax Elementary, about 2.6 miles away. Colfax Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Colfax Elementary ranks 4th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 68.9% against a local average of 64.9%.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 584 in 2020-21, 587 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.2:1 in 2020-21 to 16.0:1 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Colfax Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Colfax Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Colfax Elementary. Colfax Elementary is the largest of the 5.
- Colfax ElementaryColfax, WI · 398 students
- Colfax ElementaryColfax, CA · 345 students
- Colfax Elementary SchoolDENVER, CO · 280 students
- Colfax Elementary SchoolColfax, LA · 159 students
Nearby schools
- Cornerstone Charter Academy-CFA2.6 mi · 1,343
- Kernersville Middle4.1 mi · 754
- Phoenix Academy - Primary Elem Upper4.1 mi · 1,583
- Oak Ridge Elementary4.2 mi · 712
- Kernersville Elementary4.2 mi · 568
- Piney Grove Elementary4.4 mi · 635
Frequently asked questions
About Colfax ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Colfax Elementary?
Colfax Elementary enrolls approximately 587 students in grades PK-05.
Is Colfax Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Colfax Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Colfax Elementary?
Approximately 16.0:1 students per teacher at Colfax Elementary.
How diverse is Colfax Elementary?
Colfax Elementary reports a student body of 47% White, 13% Hispanic, 25% Black, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Colfax Elementary public or private?
Colfax Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Guilford County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.