Enrollment
263
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370192000839
Nathanael Greene Elementary
2717 NC Highway 62 East, Liberty, NC 27298 · (336) 685-5000 · Guilford County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL263 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% 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
13.8:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
258 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 32% smaller than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
32%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
49.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
50.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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
53.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.9%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% 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 Nathanael Greene Elementary
Nathanael Greene Elementary's state test result (53.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nathanael Greene Elementary this school | 263 | 98.1% | 53.6% |
| Pinnacle Elementary School Rutherfordton | 254 | 96.5% | 61.9% |
| Southmont Elementary Lexington | 281 | 98.9% | 54.5% |
| Casar Elementary Casar | 275 | 98.9% | 76.2% |
| Morgan Elementary Gold Hill | 275 | 98.9% | 46.4% |
| Hayesville Elementary Hayesville | 280 | 98.9% | 62.9% |
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 Nathanael Greene Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Guilford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #710 of 1,297 | #26 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #905 of 1,296 | #38 of 64 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #641 of 1,300 | #27 of 64 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 263 | #1,265 of 1,485 | #65 of 76 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #422 of 1,377 | #18 of 72 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.1% | #1,262 of 1,379 | #69 of 72 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.1% | #892 of 1,414 | #62 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.8% | #355 of 369 | #19 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
263
+19 (+8%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 346
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
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 | 263 | 19 | 13.8:1 | 98% (258) |
| 2023-24 | 253 | 19.5 | 13.0:1 | 53% (133) |
| 2022-23 | 256 | 16.7 | 15.4:1 | 53% (135) |
| 2020-21 | 244 | 19 | 12.8:1 | 35% (85) |
| 2017-18 | 261 | 16.8 | 15.6:1 | 42% (109) |
| 2015-16 | 250 | 15 | 16.7:1 | 49% (122) |
| 2010-11 | 363 | 22 | 16.5:1 | 41% (148) |
| 2000-01 | 342 | 23 | 14.9:1 | 23% (78) |
| 1990-91 | 346 | 23 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nathanael Greene Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (261 to 263); teachers up 14% (16.8 to 19).
About Nathanael Greene Elementary
Nathanael Greene Elementary is a small elementary school in North Carolina, located in Liberty. It covers kindergarten through 5, with a total enrollment of 263 students. Statewide, elementary schools in North Carolina average about 467 students each.
Guilford County Schools operates 123 schools. Combined enrollment is 68,535 students.
Most students at Nathanael Greene Elementary are White: 82% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 8% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 4% multiracial. The school's White share is 34 points above the 48% share among Guilford County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Nathanael Greene Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 32%.
With 19 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Nathanael Greene Elementary was 13.8:1. The 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina is higher than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 98%. Public schools in Guilford County average 89%.
Nathanael Greene Elementary is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 47% of North Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, Nathanael Greene Elementary is 4.8 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools.
Census estimates describe Guilford County this way: median household income is about $68,642, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Guilford County number 143 and enroll about 79,539.
Southeast Guilford Middle is located about 5.2 miles from Nathanael Greene Elementary. Other public schools within ten miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 54.9%, higher than Nathanael Greene Elementary's 53.6%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment was 244 in 2020-21 and 263 in 2024-25, a rise of 19 students.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Liberty
- Northeastern Randolph Middle SchoolMiddle · 476 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolElementary · 411 students
Other Nathanael Greene Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Nathanael Greene Elementary. Nathanael Greene Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Nathanael Greene ElementaryStanardsville, VA · 326 students
Nearby schools
- Southeast Guilford Middle5.2 mi · 826
- Southeast Guilford High5.4 mi · 1,209
- Liberty Elementary School6.6 mi · 411
- Alamance Elementary7.5 mi · 499
- Edwin M Holt Elementary8.4 mi · 505
- Sedalia Elementary8.5 mi · 535
Frequently asked questions
About Nathanael Greene ElementaryHow many students attend Nathanael Greene Elementary?
Nathanael Greene Elementary enrolls approximately 263 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Nathanael Greene Elementary serve?
Nathanael Greene Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Nathanael Greene Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Nathanael Greene Elementary is approximately 13.8:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Nathanael Greene Elementary?
At Nathanael Greene Elementary, the student body is approximately 82% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Nathanael Greene Elementary public or private?
Nathanael Greene 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.