Julius I Foust Elementary

As a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school in Greensboro, North Carolina, Julius I Foust Elementary teaches 661 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by Guilford County Schools. That puts it 42% above the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 467 students.

Julius I Foust Elementary is one of 123 schools operated by Guilford County Schools, a district that serves 68,535 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Julius I Foust Elementary lists that the most-represented group is Black (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 31% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 5% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Guilford County as a whole is about 34% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Julius I Foust Elementary has 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.9:1 average. Roughly 100% of students at Julius I Foust Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Guilford County (around 89%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Julius I Foust Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.4%, the actual is 34.9%, a residual of -13.5 points.

In the broader community, Guilford County reports that the typical household earns roughly $68,642 per year, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Guilford County runs 143 public schools (combined enrollment of about 79,539 students), of which Julius I Foust Elementary is one.

Triad Math and Science Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Julius I Foust Elementary comes 4th of 5 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 42.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 74%: 379 students in 2018 compared to 661 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 3% to 13% across the same window.

On this page, members of the Julius I Foust Elementary community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.