David D Jones Elementary

Set in Greensboro, North Carolina, David D Jones Elementary is a moderately sized primary school, one of the schools within Guilford County Schools. It teaches 660 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 41% larger than the state mean of about 467.

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

In terms of who attends, David D Jones Elementary logs that Black students make up the majority at 61%. Beyond that, the school lists 19% White, 13% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 34% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.9:1 average. Roughly 100% of students at David D Jones Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Guilford County runs at roughly 89%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, David D Jones Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.3%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Guilford County indicate median household income runs about $68,642, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Guilford County's 143 public schools (combined enrollment of about 79,539 students), David D Jones Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Philip J Weaver Ed Center, around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), David D Jones Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 53.5%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. David D Jones Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 8% since 2018, when it stood at 720 (now 660). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

On the community side, members of the David D Jones Elementary community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.