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What advice would you give to incoming students at Sedgefield Elementary?
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Enrollment
489
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370192000848
Sedgefield Elementary
2905 Groometown Road, Greensboro, NC 27407 · (336) 316-5858 · Guilford County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL489 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% 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.
- C-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
15.8:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
486 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 | 30 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (84).
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
33.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
47.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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
41.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% 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 Sedgefield Elementary
Sedgefield Elementary's state test result (41.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sedgefield Elementary this school | 489 | 99.4% | 41.6% |
| Steele Creek Elementary Charlotte | 525 | 99.4% | 54.6% |
| Tuckaseegee Elementary Charlotte | 544 | 99.4% | 59.7% |
| Hunter Elementary Greensboro | 505 | 99.4% | 33.2% |
| Hickory Grove Elementary Charlotte | 643 | 99.5% | 38.8% |
| J. H. Gunn Elementary Charlotte | 616 | 99.5% | 45.3% |
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 Sedgefield Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Guilford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #1,051 of 1,297 | #47 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #960 of 1,296 | #41 of 64 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #1,122 of 1,300 | #49 of 64 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 489 | #649 of 1,485 | #38 of 76 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #972 of 1,377 | #58 of 72 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.3% | #656 of 1,379 | #34 of 72 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #304 of 1,414 | #30 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.9% | #638 of 937 | #35 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
489
+31 (+7%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 411
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 489 | 30.9 | 15.8:1 | 99% (486) |
| 2023-24 | 464 | 32.4 | 14.3:1 | 99% (461) |
| 2022-23 | 466 | 32.3 | 14.4:1 | 99% (463) |
| 2020-21 | 458 | 32 | 14.3:1 | 99% (455) |
| 2017-18 | 537 | 34.3 | 15.7:1 | 99% (534) |
| 2015-16 | 543 | 40 | 13.6:1 | 99% (540) |
| 2010-11 | 494 | 37 | 13.3:1 | 86% (427) |
| 2000-01 | 464 | 37 | 12.5:1 | 63% (293) |
| 1990-91 | 411 | 26 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sedgefield Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (537 to 489); teachers down 10% (34.3 to 30.9).
About Sedgefield Elementary
Sedgefield Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Greensboro, North Carolina. The school reports 489 students in pre-K through 5.
Besides Sedgefield Elementary, Guilford County Schools runs 122 other schools. The district enrolls 68,535 students.
Hispanic students are the largest group at Sedgefield Elementary, with 49% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 37% Black, 8% Asian, 3% multiracial, and 2% White. The school's Hispanic share is 39 points above the 10% share among Guilford County residents. By the diversity index, Sedgefield Elementary comes in at 61%.
The school reported 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 15.8:1. The 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina is lower than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 99% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. The average for public schools in Guilford County is 89%.
allk12 grades Sedgefield Elementary a C-. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Sedgefield Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 41.6%, compared with a predicted 48.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the county around the school, Guilford County, median household income is about $68,642, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. A total of 143 public schools operate in Guilford County, serving about 79,539 students.
The nearest other public school, Edwin A Alderman Elementary, is about 0.8 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Sedgefield Elementary. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Sedgefield Elementary is 4th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Sedgefield Elementary is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 489 was 7% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 458. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.8:1.
The Sedgefield Elementary community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Sedgefield Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Sedgefield Elementary. Sedgefield Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Sedgefield ElementaryNewport News, VA · 425 students
Nearby schools
- Edwin A Alderman Elementary0.8 mi · 392
- Ben L. Smith High School1.1 mi · 1,348
- Academy at Smith1.1 mi · 246
- Pilot Elementary1.5 mi · 556
- Hunter Elementary1.8 mi · 505
- Guilford eLearning University Prep1.8 mi · 284
Frequently asked questions
About Sedgefield ElementaryHow many students attend Sedgefield Elementary?
Sedgefield Elementary enrolls approximately 489 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Sedgefield Elementary serve?
Sedgefield Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Sedgefield Elementary have?
Sedgefield Elementary employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Sedgefield Elementary?
Student demographics at Sedgefield Elementary are roughly 2% White, 49% Hispanic, 37% Black, 8% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Sedgefield Elementary?
Sedgefield 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.