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Does Irving Park Elementary have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
541
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370192000777
Irving Park Elementary
1310 Sunset Drive, Greensboro, NC 27408 · (336) 370-8225 · Guilford County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL541 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
14.7:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
538 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 | 13 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (94).
Student demographics
74%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
43.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
54.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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
49.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% 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 Irving Park Elementary
Irving Park Elementary's state test result (49.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irving Park Elementary this school | 541 | 99.4% | 49.7% |
| Jamestown Elementary Jamestown | 453 | 99.3% | 57.0% |
| Florence Elementary High Point | 628 | 99.5% | 70.3% |
| Millis Road Elementary Jamestown | 444 | 99.3% | 60.5% |
| Pilot Elementary Greensboro | 556 | 99.5% | 49.1% |
| Charles H. Parker Academic Center Charlotte | 472 | 99.4% | 54.7% |
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 Irving Park Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Guilford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #823 of 1,297 | #33 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #760 of 1,296 | #29 of 64 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #830 of 1,300 | #36 of 64 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 541 | #490 of 1,485 | #24 of 76 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #652 of 1,377 | #34 of 72 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.0% | #34 of 1,379 | #5 of 72 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #217 of 1,414 | #17 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.4% | #690 of 937 | #39 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
541
+56 (+12%) vs 2020
0% since 2000-01, when it was 543
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 541 | 36.9 | 14.7:1 | 99% (538) |
| 2023-24 | 515 | 38.5 | 13.4:1 | 99% (512) |
| 2022-23 | 532 | 36.1 | 14.7:1 | 99% (529) |
| 2020-21 | 485 | 38 | 12.8:1 | 99% (482) |
| 2017-18 | 584 | 37.1 | 15.7:1 | 99% (577) |
| 2015-16 | 644 | 38 | 16.9:1 | 100% (641) |
| 2010-11 | 684 | 45 | 15.2:1 | 63% (428) |
| 2000-01 | 543 | 37 | 14.7:1 | 67% (362) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Irving Park Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (584 to 541); teachers down 1% (37.1 to 36.9).
About Irving Park Elementary
Irving Park Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school with its address in Greensboro, North Carolina. It reports enrollment of 541 students in pre-K through 5.
Guilford County Schools, which runs Irving Park Elementary, has 123 schools and 68,535 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Irving Park Elementary is Black, with 39% of students. The remaining shares are 23% White, 16% Hispanic, 14% Asian, and 7% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 74%.
There are 36.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 14.7:1. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina is about 14.9:1. Of all students at Irving Park Elementary, 99% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 89% average for public schools in Guilford County is 10 points lower.
Among North Carolina public elementary schools, Irving Park Elementary outscored 39%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Irving Park Elementary is 1.2 points above its prediction. Actual: 49.7%. Predicted: 48.5%.
In Guilford County, home to about 547,940 people, the median household earns about $68,642 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Public schools in Guilford County number 143, with about 79,539 students.
Irving Park Elementary's nearest public school is Kiser Middle (about 0.8 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Irving Park Elementary is 6th among 8 schools close by.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 541 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 485. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 12.8:1 to 14.7:1.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Irving Park Elementary. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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
Nearby schools
- Kiser Middle0.8 mi · 1,074
- Grimsley High1.0 mi · 1,967
- General Greene Elementary1.1 mi · 423
- Mendenhall Middle1.1 mi · 905
- James Y Joyner Elementary1.3 mi · 274
- Page High1.8 mi · 1,648
Frequently asked questions
About Irving Park ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Irving Park Elementary?
Irving Park Elementary enrolls approximately 541 students in grades PK-05.
Is Irving Park Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Irving Park Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Irving Park Elementary have?
Irving Park Elementary employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Irving Park Elementary?
Student demographics at Irving Park Elementary are roughly 23% White, 16% Hispanic, 39% Black, 14% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Irving Park Elementary in?
Irving Park Elementary is part of Guilford County Schools.
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