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Enrollment
623
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370192000825
Guilford Elementary
920 Stage Coach Trail, Greensboro, NC 27410 · (336) 316-5844 · Guilford County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL623 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
15.3:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
620 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (93).
Student demographics
59%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
32.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
36.6%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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
35.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Guilford Elementary
Guilford Elementary's state test result (35.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guilford Elementary this school | 623 | 99.5% | 35.4% |
| Lake Rim Elementary Fayetteville | 656 | 99.4% | 47.4% |
| Ed V Baldwin Elementary Hope Mills | 634 | 99.5% | 38.3% |
| Reedy Fork Elementary Greensboro | 538 | 99.4% | 53.3% |
| Elizabeth M Cashwell Elementary Fayetteville | 576 | 98.8% | 42.5% |
| William T Brown Elementary Spring Lake | 562 | 98.2% | 40.5% |
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 Guilford Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Guilford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #1,186 of 1,297 | #52 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #1,186 of 1,296 | #57 of 64 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #1,145 of 1,300 | #52 of 64 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 623 | #314 of 1,485 | #15 of 76 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #851 of 1,377 | #48 of 72 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.2% | #727 of 1,379 | #43 of 72 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #123 of 1,414 | #10 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.7% | #148 of 369 | #9 of 19 |
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
623
+143 (+30%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 637
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 623 | 40.6 | 15.3:1 | 100% (620) |
| 2023-24 | 605 | 43.1 | 14.0:1 | 100% (602) |
| 2022-23 | 611 | 40.5 | 15.1:1 | 100% (608) |
| 2020-21 | 480 | 33 | 14.6:1 | 99% (477) |
| 2017-18 | 548 | 36.4 | 15.1:1 | 99% (541) |
| 2015-16 | 615 | 38 | 16.2:1 | 100% (612) |
| 2010-11 | 580 | 39 | 14.9:1 | 71% (409) |
| 2000-01 | 376 | 28 | 13.4:1 | 36% (137) |
| 1990-91 | 637 | 35 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Guilford Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (548 to 623); teachers up 12% (36.4 to 40.6).
About Guilford Elementary
Guilford Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary school in Greensboro, North Carolina. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 623 students. The school's enrollment is 33% above the 467 average for elementary schools in North Carolina.
Guilford Elementary reports to Guilford County Schools, which has 123 schools and 68,535 students.
Guilford Elementary's enrollment is 59% Black. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 14% White, and 6% multiracial. By comparison, Guilford County residents are about 34% Black. By the diversity index, Guilford Elementary comes in at 59%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 15.3:1, with 40.6 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. Elementary schools in North Carolina average about 14.9:1, a similar figure. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 100%. Across public schools in Guilford County, the average is 89%.
Guilford Elementary is graded D by allk12, scoring above 8% of North Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Guilford Elementary would score about 48.5%. It scores 35.4%, 13.0 points below that figure.
In the county around the school, Guilford County, 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. Guilford Elementary is among the 143 public schools in Guilford County.
Nearby, Doris Henderson Newcomers Sch is about 1.1 miles away. Guilford Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 51.8% on proficiency, and Guilford Elementary is below that at 35.4%.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Guilford Elementary had 480 students in 2020-21 and 623 in 2024-25, a 30% increase.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Guilford Elementary, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Other Guilford Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Guilford Elementary. Guilford Elementary is the largest of the 5.
- Guilford ElementarySterling, VA · 504 students
- Guilford ElementaryColumbia, MD · 437 students
- Guilford ElementaryPlainfield, IN · 434 students
- GUILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLGUILFORD, NY · 141 students
Nearby schools
- Doris Henderson Newcomers Sch1.1 mi · 326
- Western Guilford High1.2 mi · 1,243
- Early College at Guilford1.3 mi · 193
- Western Guilford Middle1.5 mi · 731
- Jefferson Elementary1.5 mi · 698
- Cornerstone Charter Academy-CFA2.9 mi · 1,343
Frequently asked questions
About Guilford ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Guilford Elementary?
Guilford Elementary enrolls approximately 623 students in grades PK-05.
Is Guilford Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Guilford Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Guilford Elementary have?
Guilford Elementary employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Guilford Elementary?
At Guilford Elementary, the student body is approximately 14% White, 18% Hispanic, 59% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Guilford Elementary in?
Guilford Elementary is part of Guilford County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.