John Van Lindley Elementary

John Van Lindley Elementary is a reasonably sized elementary-level community in Greensboro, North Carolina, operated by Guilford County Schools. The school serves 521 students in grades pre-K through 5.

John Van Lindley Elementary is one of 123 schools operated by Guilford County Schools, a district that works with 68,535 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, John Van Lindley Elementary reports that the largest single group is White at 47%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 29% Black, 15% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Guilford County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, John Van Lindley Elementary shows 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.4:1. The state averages about 14.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Guilford County (around 89%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, John Van Lindley Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 64.8%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Guilford County put median household earnings sit near $68,642, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. John Van Lindley Elementary is one of 143 public schools in Guilford County (combined enrollment of about 79,539 students).

The closest other public school is Brooks Global Elementary, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), John Van Lindley Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 56.4%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Over the past 7-year window. John Van Lindley Elementary's enrollment has expanded 3% since 2018, when it stood at 506 (now 521).

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