George C Simkins Jr Elementary

George C Simkins Jr Elementary is one of the mid-tier elementary schools in Greensboro, North Carolina, operated by Guilford County Schools, with 588 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 26% above the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 467 students.

Guilford County Schools comprises 123 schools with combined enrollment of 68,535 students; George C Simkins Jr Elementary is among them.

On demographics, George C Simkins Jr Elementary records that the largest single group is Black, at 64% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 21% Hispanic, 6% White, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 34% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, George C Simkins Jr Elementary has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting George C Simkins Jr Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Guilford County runs at roughly 89%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, George C Simkins Jr Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.4%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Guilford County) shows that median household income runs about $68,642, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Guilford County's 143 public schools (combined enrollment of about 79,539 students), George C Simkins Jr Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Alamance Elementary, roughly 2.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, George C Simkins Jr Elementary comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 42.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 9%: 539 students in 2018 compared to 588 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 12% to 6% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 17.7:1 in 2025.

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