Sternberger Elementary

Sternberger Elementary, a mid-tier elementary campus in Greensboro, North Carolina, operated by Guilford County Schools, instructs 469 students, covering grades K through 5.

Across the 123 schools in Guilford County Schools (68,535 students total), Sternberger Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Sternberger Elementary reports that 82% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 7% Black, 6% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 48% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Sternberger Elementary has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.9:1 average. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Guilford County runs at roughly 89%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Sternberger Elementary sits in the top 10% of North Carolina schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 48.5%; actual is 85.8%, +37.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Guilford County put the typical household earns roughly $68,642 per year, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Guilford County's 143 public schools (combined enrollment of about 79,539 students), Sternberger Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Brooks Global Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sternberger Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 60.1%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 14%: 412 students in 2018 compared to 469 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment shrank from 12% to 7% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Sternberger Elementary community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.