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How has John Van Lindley Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
521
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370192000784
John Van Lindley Elementary
2700 Camden Road, Greensboro, NC 27403 · (336) 294-7360 · Guilford County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL521 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% 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.
- ABeats 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
14.4:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
518 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 | 27 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (84).
Student demographics
67%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
58.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
70.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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
64.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% 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 John Van Lindley Elementary
John Van Lindley Elementary's state test result (64.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Van Lindley Elementary this school | 521 | 99.4% | 64.8% |
| Jefferson Elementary Winston-Salem | 560 | 99.5% | 75.9% |
| Vanstory Hills Elementary Fayetteville | 514 | 99.4% | 68.7% |
| Jesse Wharton Elem Greensboro | 521 | 99.4% | 71.8% |
| New Hope Elementary Wilson | 460 | 99.3% | 84.5% |
| Northeast Elementary Pikeville | 497 | 99.4% | 55.8% |
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 John Van Lindley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Guilford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #355 of 1,297 | #15 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.5% | #318 of 1,296 | #13 of 64 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #368 of 1,300 | #15 of 64 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 521 | #556 of 1,485 | #28 of 76 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #584 of 1,377 | #29 of 72 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.8% | #378 of 1,379 | #20 of 72 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #252 of 1,414 | #20 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.0% | #306 of 369 | #13 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
521
+112 (+27%) vs 2020
+39% since 2000-01, when it was 375
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 521 | 36.1 | 14.4:1 | 99% (518) |
| 2023-24 | 517 | 37.9 | 13.7:1 | 99% (514) |
| 2022-23 | 468 | 33 | 14.2:1 | 56% (264) |
| 2020-21 | 409 | 33 | 12.4:1 | 48% (195) |
| 2017-18 | 506 | 33.8 | 15.0:1 | 50% (254) |
| 2015-16 | 501 | 33 | 15.2:1 | 56% (280) |
| 2010-11 | 425 | 30 | 14.2:1 | 52% (221) |
| 2000-01 | 375 | 33 | 11.4:1 | 71% (267) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John Van Lindley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (506 to 521); teachers up 7% (33.8 to 36.1).
About John Van Lindley Elementary
John Van Lindley Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school found in Greensboro, North Carolina. The school has 521 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5.
John Van Lindley Elementary is part of Guilford County Schools, where 123 schools serve 68,535 students.
The largest group at John Van Lindley Elementary is White students, at 47%. Other students are 29% Black, 15% Hispanic, 5% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put Guilford County at about 48% White, close to the school's figure. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 67%.
Staffing at John Van Lindley Elementary comes to 36.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.4:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in North Carolina is similar, at 14.9:1. John Van Lindley Elementary counts 99% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 89% average among public schools in Guilford County.
John Van Lindley Elementary holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 81% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
John Van Lindley Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 64.8%, compared with a predicted 48.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations.
Guilford County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to 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 County's 143 public schools enroll about 79,539 students and include John Van Lindley Elementary.
Brooks Global Elementary is the nearest public school to John Van Lindley Elementary, about 0.7 miles away. John Van Lindley Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 56.4%, lower than John Van Lindley Elementary's 64.8%.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment increased 27% over 4 years, reaching 521 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 12.4:1 to 14.4:1.
John Van Lindley Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- Brooks Global Elementary0.7 mi · 314
- UNCG Early/Middle College0.9 mi · 199
- Kiser Middle1.1 mi · 1,074
- Grimsley High1.1 mi · 1,967
- Sternberger Elementary1.2 mi · 469
- Clara J Peck Elementary1.6 mi · 638
Frequently asked questions
About John Van Lindley ElementaryHow many students attend John Van Lindley Elementary?
John Van Lindley Elementary enrolls approximately 521 students in grades PK-05.
Is John Van Lindley Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
John Van Lindley Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at John Van Lindley Elementary?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at John Van Lindley Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at John Van Lindley Elementary?
At John Van Lindley Elementary, the student body is approximately 47% White, 15% Hispanic, 29% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is John Van Lindley Elementary public or private?
John Van Lindley 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.