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What's the most underrated thing about Reedy Fork Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
538
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370192002993
Reedy Fork Elementary
4571 Reedy Fork Parkway, Greensboro, NC 27405 · (336) 656-3723 · Guilford County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL538 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- C+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
15.2:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
535 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 | 31 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 99 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is 46% larger than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
57%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
44.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
58.6%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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
53.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% 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 Reedy Fork Elementary
Reedy Fork Elementary's state test result (53.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reedy Fork Elementary this school | 538 | 99.4% | 53.3% |
| Benjamin J Martin Elementary Fayetteville | 522 | 97.7% | 38.2% |
| Morganton Road Elementary Fayetteville | 491 | 99.4% | 43.4% |
| Long Creek Elementary Huntersville | 527 | 99.4% | 45.7% |
| Loyd E Auman Elementary Fayetteville | 495 | 99.2% | 47.9% |
| Elizabeth M Cashwell Elementary Fayetteville | 576 | 98.8% | 42.5% |
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 Reedy Fork Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Guilford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #724 of 1,297 | #27 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #651 of 1,296 | #23 of 64 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #795 of 1,300 | #34 of 64 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 538 | #499 of 1,485 | #25 of 76 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #805 of 1,377 | #43 of 72 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.6% | #818 of 1,379 | #50 of 72 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #223 of 1,414 | #18 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.0% | #90 of 369 | #4 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
538
+123 (+30%) vs 2020
+1% since 2010-11, when it was 532
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 538 | 35.5 | 15.2:1 | 99% (535) |
| 2023-24 | 525 | 33.6 | 15.6:1 | 99% (522) |
| 2022-23 | 500 | 30.4 | 16.4:1 | 99% (497) |
| 2020-21 | 415 | 31 | 13.4:1 | 99% (412) |
| 2017-18 | 441 | 27.5 | 16.0:1 | 74% (326) |
| 2015-16 | 432 | 26 | 16.6:1 | 79% (340) |
| 2010-11 | 532 | 31 | 17.2:1 | 65% (347) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Reedy Fork Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (441 to 538); teachers up 29% (27.5 to 35.5).
About Reedy Fork Elementary
Reedy Fork Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Greensboro, North Carolina, (ZIP code 27405). It has an enrollment of 538 students in pre-K through 5.
Within Guilford County Schools, Reedy Fork Elementary is one of 123 schools. The district enrolls 68,535 students.
About 62% of the student body at Reedy Fork Elementary is Black. Smaller groups are 17% Hispanic, 13% White, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. County-wide, 34% of Guilford County residents are Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 57%.
Teacher count: 35.5 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 15.2:1. It is about the same as the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Roughly 99% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 89% average for public schools in Guilford County, the school's rate is higher.
Reedy Fork Elementary holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 47% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Reedy Fork Elementary is 4.8 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 53.3% actual, 48.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in North Carolina.
In Guilford County, home to about 547,940 people, the median household earns about $68,642 a year, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Guilford County number 143, with about 79,539 students.
Brown Summit Middle is the nearest public school to Reedy Fork Elementary, about 1.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Reedy Fork Elementary is 2nd of 7 on proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 30%. The number of students per teacher increased from 13.4 to 15.2 over 4 years.
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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
Nearby schools
- Brown Summit Middle1.7 mi · 242
- Northeast Guilford Middle2.1 mi · 675
- Northeast Guilford High2.3 mi · 977
- Monticello-Brown Summit Elem2.5 mi · 291
- Madison Elementary2.8 mi · 204
- Summit Creek Academy3.5 mi · 749
Frequently asked questions
About Reedy Fork ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Reedy Fork Elementary?
Reedy Fork Elementary enrolls approximately 538 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Reedy Fork Elementary serve?
Reedy Fork Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Reedy Fork Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Reedy Fork Elementary is approximately 15.2:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Reedy Fork Elementary?
At Reedy Fork Elementary, the student body is approximately 13% White, 17% Hispanic, 62% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Reedy Fork Elementary public or private?
Reedy Fork 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.