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If you had an hour of school board time for Northern Guilford Elementary, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
622
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370192002990
Northern Guilford Elementary
3801 NC Highway 150 East, Greensboro, NC 27455 · (336) 656-4032 · Guilford County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL622 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 92% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
15.7:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
112 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 89 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 102 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 118 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 113 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (113).
Student demographics
50%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
78.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
87.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 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
84.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.3%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 Northern Guilford Elementary
Northern Guilford Elementary's state test result (84.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Guilford Elementary this school | 622 | 18.0% | 84.1% |
| Pinehurst Elementary Pinehurst | 584 | 18.7% | 87.0% |
| Sharon Elementary Charlotte | 688 | 14.8% | 83.1% |
| Selwyn Elementary Charlotte | 669 | 14.8% | 88.5% |
| Sherwood Forest Elementary Winston Salem | 670 | 19.0% | 87.5% |
| Chatham Grove Elementary Pittsboro | 683 | 18.0% | 77.7% |
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 Northern Guilford Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Guilford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.1% | #38 of 1,297 | #3 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.4% | #41 of 1,296 | #3 of 64 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.2% | #56 of 1,300 | #3 of 64 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 622 | #316 of 1,485 | #16 of 76 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #946 of 1,377 | #55 of 72 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.9% | #990 of 1,379 | #56 of 72 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.0% | #1,371 of 1,414 | #73 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.4% | #897 of 937 | #47 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
622
+14 (+2%) vs 2020
-25% since 2010-11, when it was 833
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 622 | 39.5 | 15.7:1 | 18% (112) |
| 2023-24 | 627 | 41 | 15.3:1 | 17% (109) |
| 2022-23 | 636 | 40.8 | 15.6:1 | 18% (113) |
| 2020-21 | 608 | 41 | 14.8:1 | 10% (60) |
| 2017-18 | 631 | 36.4 | 17.3:1 | 14% (89) |
| 2015-16 | 594 | 34 | 17.5:1 | 17% (100) |
| 2010-11 | 833 | 45 | 18.5:1 | 25% (210) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northern Guilford Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (631 to 622); teachers up 9% (36.4 to 39.5).
About Northern Guilford Elementary
Northern Guilford Elementary is an elementary school located in Greensboro, North Carolina, in Guilford County. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend, and enrollment is 622 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in North Carolina is about 467 students.
Guilford County Schools enrolls 68,535 students, and its 123 schools include Northern Guilford Elementary.
White students are the majority at Northern Guilford Elementary, with 69% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 11% Black, 9% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. Among all residents of Guilford County, the White share is about 48%. The school's diversity index is 50%, meaning two students picked at random have a 50% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 15.7:1. That is 0.9 students per teacher above the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Northern Guilford Elementary reports 18% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is below the 89% average among public schools in Guilford County.
The allk12 Grade for Northern Guilford Elementary is A. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 92% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 73.3% at Northern Guilford Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 84.1%.
Guilford County has about 547,940 residents, and the median household income is $68,642, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Besides Northern Guilford Elementary, Guilford County has 142 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Northern Guilford High, is about 2.6 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 5 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Northern Guilford Elementary places 1st out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 608 to 622, a small change.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. 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 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
- Northern Guilford High2.6 mi · 1,251
- Northern Guilford Middle2.8 mi · 780
- Brown Summit Middle3.8 mi · 242
- Ronald E. McNair Elementary4.7 mi · 447
- Reedy Fork Elementary4.9 mi · 538
- Monticello-Brown Summit Elem5.2 mi · 291
Frequently asked questions
About Northern Guilford ElementaryHow large is Northern Guilford Elementary?
Northern Guilford Elementary enrolls approximately 622 students in grades KG-05.
Is Northern Guilford Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Northern Guilford Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Northern Guilford Elementary have?
Northern Guilford Elementary employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
How diverse is Northern Guilford Elementary?
Northern Guilford Elementary reports a student body of 69% White, 8% Hispanic, 11% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Northern Guilford Elementary?
Northern Guilford Elementary is overseen by Guilford County Schools in Guilford County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.