Edwin A Alderman Elementary

Edwin An Alderman Elementary, a small elementary-level community in Greensboro, North Carolina, overseen by Guilford County Schools, serves 392 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Edwin An Alderman Elementary is one of 123 schools operated by Guilford County Schools, a district that works with 68,535 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Edwin An Alderman Elementary records that 46% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 31% Hispanic, 10% White, 8% Asian, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Guilford County as a whole is about 34% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Edwin An Alderman Elementary shows 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.2:1. The state averages about 14.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Guilford County's rate of about 89%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Edwin An Alderman 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 55.5%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Guilford County indicate the typical household earns roughly $68,642 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Guilford County's 143 public schools (combined enrollment of about 79,539 students), Edwin An Alderman Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Sedgefield Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Edwin An Alderman Elementary. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Edwin An Alderman Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 38.7%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Edwin An Alderman Elementary has edged down 13%, going from 451 students in 2018 to 392 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share ticked up from 38% to 46%. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 in 2025.

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