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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Rankin Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
673
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370192000843
Rankin Elementary
1501 Spry Street, Greensboro, NC 27405 · (336) 375-2545 · Guilford County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL673 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
670 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 | 47 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 102 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (106).
Student demographics
61%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
30.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
41.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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
35.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% 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 Rankin Elementary
Rankin Elementary's state test result (35.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rankin Elementary this school | 673 | 99.6% | 35.0% |
| Gov's Village STEM (Lower) Charlotte | 784 | 99.6% | 41.3% |
| Julius I Foust Elementary Greensboro | 661 | 99.5% | 34.9% |
| Union Hill Elementary High Point | 495 | 99.4% | 47.5% |
| Clara J Peck Elementary Greensboro | 638 | 99.5% | 37.4% |
| River Bend Elementary Raleigh | 709 | 99.6% | 47.9% |
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 Rankin Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Guilford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #1,190 of 1,297 | #53 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #1,116 of 1,296 | #49 of 64 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #1,174 of 1,300 | #57 of 64 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 673 | #217 of 1,485 | #8 of 76 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #429 of 1,377 | #19 of 72 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.9% | #672 of 1,379 | #38 of 72 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #83 of 1,414 | #4 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.0% | #406 of 937 | #13 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
673
+47 (+8%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 568
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 673 | 48.6 | 13.8:1 | 100% (670) |
| 2023-24 | 623 | 52.2 | 11.9:1 | 100% (620) |
| 2022-23 | 726 | 51.2 | 14.2:1 | 100% (723) |
| 2020-21 | 626 | 51 | 12.3:1 | 100% (623) |
| 2017-18 | 792 | 48.3 | 16.4:1 | 100% (789) |
| 2015-16 | 838 | 59 | 14.2:1 | 98% (823) |
| 2010-11 | 726 | 54 | 13.4:1 | 90% (654) |
| 2000-01 | 821 | 52 | 15.8:1 | 56% (456) |
| 1990-91 | 568 | 40 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rankin Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (792 to 673); teachers up 1% (48.3 to 48.6).
About Rankin Elementary
Rankin Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in Greensboro, North Carolina. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 673 students in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in North Carolina enroll around 467, and this school is 44% larger than that mark.
Rankin Elementary is among 123 schools run by Guilford County Schools, which serves 68,535 students.
Federal enrollment data show Rankin Elementary is 56% Black. The next largest groups are 24% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 3% multiracial, and 3% White. The school's Black share is 22 points above the 34% share among Guilford County residents. A diversity index of 61% means there is a 61% chance two randomly chosen students at Rankin Elementary are from different groups.
Rankin Elementary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1, with 48.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina, this school's ratio is lower. The school has 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Guilford County, the average is 89%.
On the allk12 Grade, Rankin Elementary lands at D, ahead of 8% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Rankin Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 35.0%; the prediction is 48.4%.
American Community Survey estimates for Guilford County show that the median household earns about $68,642 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Guilford County has 143 public schools with about 79,539 students, including Rankin Elementary.
Measured in a straight line, Aggie Academy is about 1.1 miles from Rankin Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 5 nearby schools that report test results, Rankin Elementary ranks 5th on proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 626 to 673, an 8% rise. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 12.3:1 in 2020-21 to 13.8:1 in 2024-25.
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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
Other Rankin Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Rankin Elementary. Rankin Elementary is the largest of the 5.
- Rankin Elementary SchoolARLINGTON, TX · 562 students
- Rankin Elementary SchoolTupelo, MS · 375 students
- Rankin Elementary SchoolSWARTZ CREEK, MI · 237 students
- Rankin Elementary SchoolPekin, IL · 196 students
Nearby schools
- Aggie Academy1.1 mi · 85
- Ceasar Cone Elementary1.3 mi · 412
- Page High1.4 mi · 1,648
- Guilford Preparatory Academy1.5 mi · 672
- Piedmont Classical High School1.6 mi · 478
- SCALE School1.8 mi · 15
Frequently asked questions
About Rankin ElementaryHow many students attend Rankin Elementary?
Rankin Elementary enrolls approximately 673 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Rankin Elementary serve?
Rankin Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Rankin Elementary?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at Rankin Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rankin Elementary?
At Rankin Elementary, the student body is approximately 3% White, 24% Hispanic, 56% Black, 13% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Rankin Elementary?
Rankin Elementary is overseen by Guilford County Schools in Guilford County.
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