Enrollment
221
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370192000769
Erwin Montessori
600 West Terrell Street, Greensboro, NC 27406 · (336) 370-8151 · Guilford County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL221 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% 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
13.6:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
218 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 | 46 | 21% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 138% larger than its 5th grade class (16).
Student demographics
44%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
49.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
53.6%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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
51.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% 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 Erwin Montessori
Erwin Montessori's state test result (51.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erwin Montessori this school | 221 | 98.6% | 51.3% |
| Princeville Elementary Tarboro | 205 | 97.1% | 37.7% |
| R Freeman Sch of Engineering Wilmington | 241 | 98.8% | 15.5% |
| Morven Elementary Morven | 197 | 98.5% | 30.3% |
| Bluford Elementary Greensboro | 266 | 98.5% | 47.6% |
| Cook Literacy Model School Winston-Salem | 228 | 98.7% | 43.1% |
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 Erwin Montessori ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Guilford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #778 of 1,297 | #30 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #799 of 1,296 | #32 of 64 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #640 of 1,300 | #26 of 64 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 221 | #1,340 of 1,485 | #68 of 76 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #366 of 1,377 | #14 of 72 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.5% | #1,121 of 1,379 | #64 of 72 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.6% | #795 of 1,414 | #54 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.8% | #115 of 937 | #4 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
221
+23 (+12%) vs 2020
-39% since 2000-01, when it was 361
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 221 | 16.3 | 13.6:1 | 99% (218) |
| 2023-24 | 196 | 14.5 | 13.6:1 | 98% (193) |
| 2022-23 | 193 | 12.8 | 15.0:1 | 98% (190) |
| 2020-21 | 198 | 18 | 11.0:1 | 98% (195) |
| 2017-18 | 306 | 20 | 15.3:1 | 63% (192) |
| 2015-16 | 353 | 22 | 16.1:1 | 59% (210) |
| 2010-11 | 371 | 24 | 15.5:1 | 36% (135) |
| 2000-01 | 361 | 31 | 11.7:1 | 73% (262) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Erwin Montessori.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (306 to 221); teachers down 19% (20 to 16.3).
About Erwin Montessori
A small elementary school in Greensboro, North Carolina, Erwin Montessori is part of Guilford County Schools. The school counts 221 students across pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in North Carolina is about 467 students.
Erwin Montessori falls under Guilford County Schools, which has 123 schools enrolling 68,535 students.
Black students make up a majority at Erwin Montessori, at 73%. Smaller groups are 14% Hispanic, 8% White, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Guilford County is roughly 34% Black. The school's diversity index is 44%, meaning two students picked at random have a 44% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 16.3 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 13.6:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. The school's lunch program data list 99% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Guilford County averages 89%, lower than here.
Measured against North Carolina public elementary schools, Erwin Montessori receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Erwin Montessori would score about 48.7%. It scores 51.3%, 2.6 points above that figure.
Erwin Montessori is located in Guilford County, where the median household income is $68,642, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Erwin Montessori is one of 143 public schools in the county.
Wiley Accel/Enrichment is located less than a tenth of a mile from Erwin Montessori. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Erwin Montessori is 1st of 6 on proficiency.
Erwin Montessori is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Enrollment has grown by 23 students since 2020-21, to 221. The number of students per teacher rose from 11.0 to 13.6 over 4 years.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Wiley Accel/Enrichment0.0 mi · 198
- David D Jones Elementary0.8 mi · 660
- Julius I Foust Elementary0.9 mi · 661
- Clara J Peck Elementary0.9 mi · 638
- Triad Math and Science Academy1.3 mi · 1,374
- Gillespie Park Elementary1.4 mi · 215
Frequently asked questions
About Erwin MontessoriWhat is the total enrollment at Erwin Montessori?
Erwin Montessori enrolls approximately 221 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Erwin Montessori serve?
Erwin Montessori serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Erwin Montessori have?
Erwin Montessori employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Erwin Montessori?
Student demographics at Erwin Montessori are roughly 8% White, 14% Hispanic, 73% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Erwin Montessori public or private?
Erwin Montessori 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.