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If you could change one rule at EP Pearce Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
653
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370192002992
EP Pearce Elementary
2006 Pleasant Ridge Road, Greensboro, NC 27410 · (336) 605-5480 · Guilford County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL653 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% 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.
- A-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
15.8:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
178 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 120 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 119 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 127 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (103) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (127).
Student demographics
59%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
77.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
84.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 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
81.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 EP Pearce Elementary
EP Pearce Elementary's state test result (81.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| EP Pearce Elementary this school | 653 | 27.3% | 81.4% |
| Vienna Elementary Pfafftown | 755 | 30.9% | 78.6% |
| Bain Elementary Mint Hill | 766 | 28.5% | 83.7% |
| Summerfield Elementary Summerfield | 584 | 27.4% | 81.7% |
| Sycamore Creek Elementary Raleigh | 778 | 25.6% | 74.8% |
| Stough Elementary Raleigh | 550 | 33.3% | 70.3% |
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 EP Pearce Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Guilford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.4% | #60 of 1,297 | #6 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.9% | #58 of 1,296 | #4 of 64 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.6% | #60 of 1,300 | #4 of 64 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 653 | #252 of 1,485 | #12 of 76 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #951 of 1,377 | #56 of 72 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.6% | #752 of 1,379 | #46 of 72 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.3% | #1,322 of 1,414 | #70 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.3% | #538 of 937 | #25 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
653
+51 (+8%) vs 2020
-10% since 2010-11, when it was 723
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 653 | 41.4 | 15.8:1 | 27% (178) |
| 2023-24 | 661 | 42.5 | 15.6:1 | 26% (169) |
| 2022-23 | 667 | 41.6 | 16.0:1 | 27% (177) |
| 2020-21 | 602 | 43 | 14.0:1 | 16% (96) |
| 2017-18 | 736 | 46.3 | 15.9:1 | 19% (137) |
| 2015-16 | 697 | 38 | 18.3:1 | 22% (152) |
| 2010-11 | 723 | 40 | 18.1:1 | 16% (114) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EP Pearce Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (736 to 653); teachers down 10% (46.3 to 41.4).
About EP Pearce Elementary
EP Pearce Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Guilford County Schools, located in Greensboro, North Carolina. The school had 653 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in North Carolina) has about 467 students.
Guilford County Schools has 68,535 students in 123 schools, and EP Pearce Elementary is one of those schools.
White students account for 61% of enrollment at EP Pearce Elementary. The remaining students are 13% Black, 11% Asian, 8% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. Census figures show Guilford County is about 48% White. By the diversity index, EP Pearce Elementary comes in at 59%.
The school reported 41.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 15.8:1. For comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina average 14.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 27%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Guilford County is 89%.
EP Pearce Elementary is graded A by allk12, scoring above 91% of North Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for EP Pearce Elementary is +10.8 points: 81.4% actual, 70.5% predicted.
Census estimates describe Guilford County this way: median household income is about $68,642, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Federal data list 143 public schools in Guilford County, with a combined enrollment of about 79,539.
Northwest Guilford High is the public school closest to EP Pearce Elementary, about 1.1 miles away. EP Pearce Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts EP Pearce Elementary at 2nd of 7.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
EP Pearce Elementary had 602 students in 2020-21 and 653 in 2024-25, an 8% gain. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.0:1 to 15.8:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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
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
- Northwest Guilford High1.1 mi · 2,055
- Northwest Guilford Middle1.1 mi · 915
- Cornerstone Charter Academy-CFA2.6 mi · 1,343
- Guilford Elementary3.4 mi · 623
- Oak Ridge Elementary3.6 mi · 712
- Kernodle Middle3.6 mi · 707
Frequently asked questions
About EP Pearce ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at EP Pearce Elementary?
EP Pearce Elementary enrolls approximately 653 students in grades KG-05.
Is EP Pearce Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
EP Pearce Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at EP Pearce Elementary?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at EP Pearce Elementary.
What is the student diversity at EP Pearce Elementary?
Student demographics at EP Pearce Elementary are roughly 61% White, 8% Hispanic, 13% Black, 11% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is EP Pearce Elementary public or private?
EP Pearce 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.