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What's the biggest difference between Hunter Elementary and what you expected?
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Enrollment
505
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370192000776
Hunter Elementary
1305 Merritt Drive, Greensboro, NC 27407 · (336) 294-7345 · Guilford County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL505 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 6% 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
11.8:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
502 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 | 52 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (70).
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
30.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
40.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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
33.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% 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 Hunter Elementary
Hunter Elementary's state test result (33.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Elementary this school | 505 | 99.4% | 33.2% |
| Steele Creek Elementary Charlotte | 525 | 99.4% | 54.6% |
| Pinewood Elementary Charlotte | 521 | 99.4% | 39.1% |
| Wilburn Elementary Raleigh | 593 | 99.5% | 35.6% |
| J. H. Gunn Elementary Charlotte | 616 | 99.5% | 45.3% |
| Mineral Springs Elementary Winston Salem | 545 | 99.4% | 40.6% |
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 Hunter Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Guilford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #1,214 of 1,297 | #60 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #1,135 of 1,296 | #51 of 64 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #1,194 of 1,300 | #59 of 64 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 505 | #596 of 1,485 | #32 of 76 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #69 of 1,377 | #3 of 72 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.9% | #741 of 1,379 | #45 of 72 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #273 of 1,414 | #24 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.3% | #498 of 937 | #22 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
505
+24 (+5%) vs 2020
+48% since 2000-01, when it was 341
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 505 | 42.9 | 11.8:1 | 99% (502) |
| 2023-24 | 543 | 42.9 | 12.7:1 | 99% (540) |
| 2022-23 | 522 | 39.4 | 13.2:1 | 99% (519) |
| 2020-21 | 481 | 38 | 12.7:1 | 99% (478) |
| 2017-18 | 576 | 41.3 | 13.9:1 | 97% (557) |
| 2015-16 | 537 | 40 | 13.4:1 | 95% (512) |
| 2010-11 | 465 | 35 | 13.3:1 | 92% (428) |
| 2000-01 | 341 | 37 | 9.2:1 | 87% (297) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hunter Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (576 to 505); teachers up 4% (41.3 to 42.9).
About Hunter Elementary
Hunter Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in Greensboro, North Carolina. The school's 505 students are in pre-K through 5.
Guilford County Schools serves 68,535 students across 123 schools.
Hunter Elementary is 55% Hispanic by enrollment. Enrollment also includes 33% Black, 6% White, 5% Asian, and 2% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 45 points above the 10% share among Guilford County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 59% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 11.8 students per teacher and 42.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Guilford County report 89%.
The allk12 Grade for Hunter Elementary is D. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 6% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Hunter Elementary is 15.3 points below its prediction. Actual: 33.2%. Predicted: 48.5%.
Within Guilford County, the median household income is $68,642, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. In all, Guilford County has 143 public schools and roughly 79,539 students.
The school nearest to Hunter Elementary is Guilford eLearning University Prep, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Hunter Elementary is 5th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
Locale data from NCES put Hunter Elementary inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
Enrollment at Hunter Elementary grew 5% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 481 to 505 students.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Hunter Elementary. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Hunter Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 7 states are named Hunter Elementary. Hunter Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 8.
- Hunter ElementaryRaleigh, NC · 658 students
- Hunter ElementaryElizabethton, TN · 498 students
- HUNTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMERIDIAN, ID · 460 students
- Hunter Elementary SchoolBROWNSTOWN TWP, MI · 418 students
- Hunter ElementaryFairbanks, AK · 332 students
Nearby schools
- Guilford eLearning University Prep0.1 mi · 284
- Academy at Smith1.0 mi · 246
- Edwin A Alderman Elementary1.2 mi · 392
- Ben L. Smith High School1.3 mi · 1,348
- Murphey Traditional Academy1.4 mi · 328
- Brooks Global Elementary1.4 mi · 314
Frequently asked questions
About Hunter ElementaryHow many students attend Hunter Elementary?
Hunter Elementary enrolls approximately 505 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Hunter Elementary serve?
Hunter Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hunter Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hunter Elementary is approximately 11.8:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hunter Elementary?
At Hunter Elementary, the student body is approximately 6% White, 55% Hispanic, 33% Black, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Hunter Elementary public or private?
Hunter Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Guilford County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.