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What advice would you give to incoming students at David D Jones Elementary?
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Enrollment
660
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370192000779
David D Jones Elementary
502 South Street, Greensboro, NC 27406 · (336) 370-8230 · Guilford County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL660 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
13.1:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
657 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 | 36 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 110 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 109 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 116 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (110) is 36% larger than its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
57%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
52.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
47.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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
50.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% 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 David D Jones Elementary
David D Jones Elementary's state test result (50.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| David D Jones Elementary this school | 660 | 99.5% | 50.3% |
| Elizabeth M Cashwell Elementary Fayetteville | 576 | 98.8% | 42.5% |
| Martin Millennium Academy Tarboro | 548 | 98.0% | 43.7% |
| Creekside Elementary Winterville | 622 | 99.5% | 58.7% |
| Guilford Elementary Greensboro | 623 | 99.5% | 35.4% |
| Summit Creek Academy Browns Summit | 749 | 99.6% | N/A |
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 David D Jones Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Guilford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #805 of 1,297 | #31 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #980 of 1,296 | #43 of 64 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #517 of 1,300 | #21 of 64 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 660 | #236 of 1,485 | #11 of 76 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #253 of 1,377 | #9 of 72 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.9% | #805 of 1,379 | #49 of 72 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #91 of 1,414 | #7 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.3% | #662 of 937 | #36 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
660
-24 (-4%) vs 2020
+10% since 2000-01, when it was 601
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 660 | 50.2 | 13.1:1 | 100% (657) |
| 2023-24 | 689 | 54.6 | 12.6:1 | 100% (686) |
| 2022-23 | 695 | 53.2 | 13.1:1 | 99% (685) |
| 2020-21 | 684 | 47 | 14.6:1 | 99% (674) |
| 2017-18 | 720 | 47.2 | 15.3:1 | 100% (717) |
| 2015-16 | 720 | 46 | 15.7:1 | 99% (715) |
| 2010-11 | 736 | 48 | 15.3:1 | 54% (401) |
| 2000-01 | 601 | 52 | 11.6:1 | 54% (326) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for David D Jones Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (720 to 660); teachers up 7% (47.2 to 50.2).
About David D Jones Elementary
Federal records list David D Jones Elementary as an elementary school in Greensboro, North Carolina. Enrolled students number 660 students, in pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 41% higher than the average for elementary schools in North Carolina, which is about 467.
Guilford County Schools has 68,535 students spread across 123 schools.
At 61%, Black students outnumber all other groups at David D Jones Elementary combined. The remaining students are 19% White, 13% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. Among people living in Guilford County, the Black share is about 34%. By the diversity index, David D Jones Elementary comes in at 57%.
Teachers at David D Jones Elementary total 50.2 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.1:1. The 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina is higher than this school's figure. The school counts 657 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 100%. The gap from the 89% average for public schools in Guilford County is 11 points.
David D Jones Elementary is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 41% of North Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, David D Jones Elementary is 1.9 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools.
Among Guilford County residents, median household income is about $68,642, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. David D Jones Elementary is one of 143 public schools in Guilford County, which together enroll about 79,539 students.
The shortest distance from David D Jones Elementary to another public school is about 0.7 miles, to Philip J Weaver Ed Center. The five-mile area around David D Jones Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. David D Jones Elementary comes in 4th of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, David D Jones Elementary is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 684 in 2020-21 and 660 in 2024-25, a decrease of 24 students. Federal data show the ratio falling from 14.6:1 to 13.1:1.
Discussion on this page can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Nearby schools
- Philip J Weaver Ed Center0.7 mi · 260
- GC Middle College High0.8 mi · 106
- Wiley Accel/Enrichment0.8 mi · 198
- Erwin Montessori0.8 mi · 221
- The Experiential School of Greensboro1.0 mi · 191
- UNCG Early/Middle College1.1 mi · 199
Frequently asked questions
About David D Jones ElementaryHow large is David D Jones Elementary?
David D Jones Elementary enrolls approximately 660 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does David D Jones Elementary serve?
David D Jones Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does David D Jones Elementary have?
David D Jones Elementary employs 50 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
What is the student diversity at David D Jones Elementary?
Student demographics at David D Jones Elementary are roughly 19% White, 13% Hispanic, 61% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is David D Jones Elementary in?
David D Jones Elementary is part of Guilford County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.