Gillespie Park Elementary

Gillespie Park Elementary operates as a close-knit primary school in Greensboro, North Carolina, part of Guilford County Schools. Current enrollment sits at 215 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 467 students per school, that is 54% below typical.

Across the 123 schools in Guilford County Schools (68,535 students total), Gillespie Park Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Gillespie Park Elementary records that the largest single group is Black, at 63% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 26% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% White, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 34% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Gillespie Park Elementary has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Guilford County (around 89%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, Gillespie Park Elementary sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 48.7%; actual is 27.8%, a gap of -20.9 points.

Across the wider county, Guilford County reports that the typical household earns roughly $68,642 per year, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Guilford County runs 143 public schools (combined enrollment of about 79,539 students), of which Gillespie Park Elementary is one.

Bluford Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Gillespie Park Elementary comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 45.3%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Gillespie Park Elementary's enrollment has shrank 14% since 2018, when it stood at 251 (now 215). The Black share of enrollment ticked down from 80% to 63% over that span.

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