Erwin Montessori

Erwin Montessori is an elementary-level community of close-knit scale in Greensboro, North Carolina, one of the schools within Guilford County Schools, educateing 221 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 53% below the state mean of about 467.

Within Guilford County Schools, which oversees 123 schools and 68,535 students, Erwin Montessori is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Erwin Montessori logs that 73% of the student body identifies as Black. The remainder reads as 14% Hispanic, 8% White, 4% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 34%.

On the income-and-resources front, Erwin Montessori shows 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting Erwin Montessori tighter than the state norm the norm. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Guilford County runs at roughly 89%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Erwin Montessori tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.3%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Guilford County) shows that median household earnings sit near $68,642, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Guilford County's 143 public schools (combined enrollment of about 79,539 students), Erwin Montessori is one campus in the mix.

Wiley Accel/Enrichment is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Erwin Montessori ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 36.1%.

Erwin Montessori operates from a downtown location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 28%: 306 students in 2018 compared to 221 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment decreased from 80% to 73% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Erwin Montessori community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.