Enrollment
215
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370192002668
Gillespie Park Elementary
1900 Martin Luther King Jr Dri, Greensboro, NC 27406 · (336) 370-8640 · Guilford County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL215 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
14.8:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
212 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 | 16 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 28 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
53%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
31.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
29.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
27.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Gillespie Park Elementary
Gillespie Park Elementary's state test result (27.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gillespie Park Elementary this school | 215 | 98.6% | 27.8% |
| University Park Creative Arts Charlotte | 212 | 97.6% | 54.9% |
| Kirkman Park Elementary High Point | 236 | 98.7% | 46.4% |
| Coker-Wimberly Elementary Battleboro | 236 | 96.6% | 30.0% |
| Vandalia Elementary Greensboro | 257 | 96.5% | 44.5% |
| Pinkston Street Elementary Henderson | 262 | 98.9% | 36.4% |
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 Gillespie Park Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Guilford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.8% | #1,261 of 1,297 | #64 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #1,260 of 1,296 | #63 of 64 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #1,162 of 1,300 | #55 of 64 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 215 | #1,355 of 1,485 | #70 of 76 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #707 of 1,377 | #39 of 72 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.9% | #935 of 1,379 | #55 of 72 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.6% | #809 of 1,414 | #56 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.3% | #437 of 937 | #17 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
215
+33 (+18%) vs 2020
-10% since 2010-11, when it was 239
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 215 | 14.5 | 14.8:1 | 99% (212) |
| 2023-24 | 206 | 17.1 | 12.1:1 | 99% (203) |
| 2022-23 | 212 | 16.9 | 12.5:1 | 99% (209) |
| 2020-21 | 182 | 14 | 13.0:1 | 86% (157) |
| 2017-18 | 251 | 17.8 | 14.1:1 | 99% (248) |
| 2015-16 | 279 | 19 | 14.7:1 | 96% (269) |
| 2010-11 | 239 | 18 | 13.3:1 | 88% (211) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gillespie Park Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (251 to 215); teachers down 19% (17.8 to 14.5).
About Gillespie Park Elementary
Families in Greensboro, North Carolina, are served by Gillespie Park Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary school. The school's enrollment of 215 students covers pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in North Carolina average about 467 students each.
Guilford County Schools is made up of 123 schools with 68,535 students in all.
Gillespie Park Elementary's enrollment is 63% Black. Enrollment also includes 26% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% White, and 3% Asian. Among people living in Guilford County, the Black share is about 34%. The chance that two students picked at random at Gillespie Park Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 53%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 14.8:1, with 14.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. Across elementary schools in North Carolina, the average ratio is about 14.9:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Gillespie Park Elementary is 99%. The gap from the 89% average for public schools in Guilford County is 10 points.
Gillespie Park Elementary is graded F by allk12, scoring above 3% of North Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at Gillespie Park Elementary are 20.9 points below what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate on state tests is 27.8%, compared with a predicted 48.7%, which ranks in the bottom 10% in North Carolina.
Federal survey data for Guilford County show that median household income is about $68,642, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Gillespie Park Elementary is among the 143 public schools in Guilford County.
The closest public school to Gillespie Park Elementary is Bluford Elementary, about 1.0 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Gillespie Park Elementary comes in 6th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Gillespie Park Elementary is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Gillespie Park Elementary went from 182 students to 215. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.0:1 to 14.8:1 over the same years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Bluford Elementary1.0 mi · 266
- Lincoln Academy1.1 mi · 696
- James B Dudley High1.1 mi · 1,403
- Washington Elementary1.3 mi · 214
- Erwin Montessori1.4 mi · 221
- Wiley Accel/Enrichment1.4 mi · 198
Frequently asked questions
About Gillespie Park ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Gillespie Park Elementary?
Gillespie Park Elementary enrolls approximately 215 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Gillespie Park Elementary serve?
Gillespie Park Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Gillespie Park Elementary have?
Gillespie Park Elementary employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gillespie Park Elementary?
At Gillespie Park Elementary, the student body is approximately 3% White, 26% Hispanic, 63% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Gillespie Park Elementary in?
Gillespie Park Elementary is part of Guilford County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.