Enrollment
392
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370192000756
Edwin A Alderman Elementary
4211 Chateau Drive, Greensboro, NC 27407 · (336) 294-7320 · Guilford County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL392 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 54% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
14.2:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
389 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 | 33 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
68%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
47.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
61.6%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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
55.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Edwin A Alderman Elementary
Edwin A Alderman Elementary's state test result (55.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwin A Alderman Elementary this school | 392 | 99.2% | 55.5% |
| Johnson Street Global Studies High Point | 389 | 97.9% | 47.3% |
| Fairview Elementary High Point | 442 | 99.1% | 38.8% |
| Fox Road Elementary Raleigh | 430 | 99.3% | 40.8% |
| South Fork Elementary Winston Salem | 503 | 99.4% | 35.2% |
| Northwood Elementary High Point | 502 | 99.4% | 48.6% |
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 Edwin A Alderman Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Guilford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.5% | #646 of 1,297 | #23 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.6% | #574 of 1,296 | #19 of 64 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #695 of 1,300 | #30 of 64 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 392 | #924 of 1,485 | #52 of 76 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #525 of 1,377 | #25 of 72 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.6% | #331 of 1,379 | #16 of 72 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #468 of 1,414 | #41 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.1% | #479 of 937 | #20 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
392
+44 (+13%) vs 2020
-5% since 2000-01, when it was 411
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 392 | 27.6 | 14.2:1 | 99% (389) |
| 2023-24 | 401 | 29.2 | 13.7:1 | 99% (398) |
| 2022-23 | 395 | 26.8 | 14.7:1 | 99% (392) |
| 2020-21 | 348 | 27 | 12.9:1 | 99% (345) |
| 2017-18 | 451 | 27.6 | 16.3:1 | 97% (438) |
| 2015-16 | 430 | 25 | 17.2:1 | 99% (427) |
| 2010-11 | 380 | 29 | 13.1:1 | 77% (294) |
| 2000-01 | 411 | 32 | 12.8:1 | 62% (256) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edwin A Alderman Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (451 to 392); teachers unchanged (27.6 to 27.6).
About Edwin A Alderman Elementary
Edwin A Alderman Elementary is a small elementary school in Greensboro, North Carolina, (ZIP code 27407). It offers pre-K through 5 and has 392 students enrolled.
Guilford County Schools is the district for Edwin A Alderman Elementary. It has 123 schools and 68,535 students.
Black students make up 46% of enrollment at Edwin A Alderman Elementary, the largest share of any group. Other reported shares: 31% Hispanic, 10% White, 8% Asian, and 5% multiracial. That compares with about 34% Black among all Guilford County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 68%.
Its ratio of 14.2:1 is based on 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. In all, 99% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 89% average for public schools in Guilford County.
Edwin A Alderman 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 54% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Edwin A Alderman Elementary is 48.5%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 55.5%.
In the surrounding county, Guilford County, the median household earns about $68,642 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Counting Edwin A Alderman Elementary, Guilford County has 143 public schools.
Sedgefield Elementary is the nearest public school to Edwin A Alderman Elementary, about 0.8 miles away. Within five miles of Edwin A Alderman Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, Edwin A Alderman Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Edwin A Alderman Elementary has an NCES locale of City: Large.
Enrollment rose 13% over 4 years, reaching 392 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.9:1 in 2020-21, and 14.2:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Edwin A Alderman Elementary is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
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Other Edwin A Alderman Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Edwin A Alderman Elementary. Edwin A Alderman Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Edwin A Alderman ElementaryWilmington, NC · 255 students
Nearby schools
- Sedgefield Elementary0.8 mi · 489
- Academy at Smith1.0 mi · 246
- Hunter Elementary1.2 mi · 505
- Ben L. Smith High School1.2 mi · 1,348
- Guilford eLearning University Prep1.3 mi · 284
- Pilot Elementary1.7 mi · 556
Frequently asked questions
About Edwin A Alderman ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Edwin A Alderman Elementary?
Edwin A Alderman Elementary enrolls approximately 392 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Edwin A Alderman Elementary serve?
Edwin A Alderman Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Edwin A Alderman Elementary?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at Edwin A Alderman Elementary.
How diverse is Edwin A Alderman Elementary?
Edwin A Alderman Elementary reports a student body of 10% White, 31% Hispanic, 46% Black, 8% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Edwin A Alderman Elementary public or private?
Edwin A Alderman 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.