Ronald E. McNair Elementary

Ronald E. McNair Elementary, a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in Browns Summit, North Carolina, operated by Guilford County Schools, hosts 447 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Guilford County Schools runs 123 schools in total, collectively educating 68,535 students. Ronald E. McNair Elementary is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Ronald E. McNair Elementary shows that Black students make up the majority at 64%. Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 7% White, 7% multiracial, 6% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 34% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Ronald E. McNair Elementary has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.0:1. The state averages about 14.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Guilford County (around 89%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Ronald E. McNair Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.5%, the actual is 41.2%, a residual of -7.3 points.

In the surrounding community, Guilford County reports that median household income runs about $68,642, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ronald E. McNair Elementary is one of 143 public schools in Guilford County (combined enrollment of about 79,539 students).

Nearest neighbor: Piedmont Classical High School, around 1.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Ronald E. McNair Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 52.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Ronald E. McNair Elementary's enrollment has declined 15% since 2018, when it stood at 524 (now 447). Over the same period, the Asian share declined from 12% to 6%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 today.

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