Enrollment
274
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370192000781
James Y Joyner Elementary
3300 Normandy Road, Greensboro, NC 27408 · (336) 545-2020 · Guilford County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL274 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 54% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
13.7:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
271 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 | 14 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
65%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
48.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
57.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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
55.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 James Y Joyner Elementary
James Y Joyner Elementary's state test result (55.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Y Joyner Elementary this school | 274 | 98.9% | 55.7% |
| East Albemarle Elementary Albemarle | 261 | 98.9% | 24.8% |
| Manchester Elementary Spring Lake | 254 | 98.8% | 44.1% |
| E J Hayes Elementary Williamston | 280 | 98.9% | 41.5% |
| Chadbourn Elementary Chadbourn | 233 | 98.7% | 47.1% |
| McLeansville Elementary McLeansville | 332 | 99.1% | 33.9% |
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 James Y Joyner Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Guilford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #643 of 1,297 | #22 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #688 of 1,296 | #25 of 64 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.2% | #674 of 1,300 | #28 of 64 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 274 | #1,241 of 1,485 | #63 of 76 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #392 of 1,377 | #16 of 72 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.4% | #453 of 1,379 | #28 of 72 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.9% | #695 of 1,414 | #51 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.0% | #629 of 937 | #33 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
274
+33 (+14%) vs 2020
-37% since 2000-01, when it was 432
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 274 | 20 | 13.7:1 | 99% (271) |
| 2023-24 | 275 | 21.7 | 12.7:1 | 99% (272) |
| 2022-23 | 245 | 18.6 | 13.2:1 | 99% (242) |
| 2020-21 | 241 | 20 | 12.1:1 | 92% (222) |
| 2017-18 | 301 | 17.5 | 17.2:1 | 99% (298) |
| 2015-16 | 299 | 19 | 15.7:1 | 99% (296) |
| 2010-11 | 378 | 25 | 15.1:1 | 66% (249) |
| 2000-01 | 432 | 31 | 13.9:1 | 48% (206) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James Y Joyner Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (301 to 274); teachers up 14% (17.5 to 20).
About James Y Joyner Elementary
James Y Joyner Elementary is a small elementary school in Guilford County Schools, located in Greensboro, North Carolina. It has an enrollment of 274 students in pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in North Carolina average about 467 students, which makes this school 41% below average.
Guilford County Schools counts 123 schools and 68,535 students, including James Y Joyner Elementary.
The largest group at James Y Joyner Elementary is Black students, at 52%. The remaining students are 22% White, 13% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Among people living in Guilford County, the Black share is about 34%. The diversity index for James Y Joyner Elementary is 65%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 13.7 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina, 14.9:1, is higher. James Y Joyner Elementary has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 99%. It compares with 89% for public schools in Guilford County.
James Y Joyner Elementary earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 54% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, James Y Joyner Elementary would be expected to post about 48.6%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 55.7%.
For the population of Guilford County, the median household earns about $68,642 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Across Guilford County, 143 public schools serve about 79,539 students.
Mendenhall Middle is about 1.0 miles away, making it the nearest public school. James Y Joyner Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: James Y Joyner Elementary ranks 4th of 9 nearby schools, at 55.7% versus a 52.2% average.
The NCES locale for James Y Joyner Elementary is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 14%, from 241 to 274. By 2024-25, the school had 13.7 students per teacher, compared with 12.1 in 2020-21.
People who know James Y Joyner Elementary can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Mendenhall Middle1.0 mi · 905
- General Greene Elementary1.2 mi · 423
- Irving Park Elementary1.3 mi · 541
- Page High1.8 mi · 1,648
- Ceasar Cone Elementary2.0 mi · 412
- Kiser Middle2.1 mi · 1,074
Frequently asked questions
About James Y Joyner ElementaryHow many students attend James Y Joyner Elementary?
James Y Joyner Elementary enrolls approximately 274 students in grades PK-05.
Is James Y Joyner Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
James Y Joyner Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does James Y Joyner Elementary have?
James Y Joyner Elementary employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
How diverse is James Y Joyner Elementary?
James Y Joyner Elementary reports a student body of 22% White, 13% Hispanic, 52% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is James Y Joyner Elementary in?
James Y Joyner Elementary is part of Guilford County Schools.
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