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Enrollment
469
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370192000799
Sternberger Elementary
518 North Holden Road, Greensboro, NC 27410 · (336) 294-7390 · Guilford County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL469 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 99% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
16.1:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
466 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 83 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 17% larger than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
32%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
82.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
88.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
85.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+37.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 37 points, placing it in North Carolina's top 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 Sternberger Elementary
Sternberger Elementary's state test result (85.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sternberger Elementary this school | 469 | 99.4% | 85.8% |
| Murphy Elementary Murphy | 467 | 99.4% | 57.5% |
| Dudley Shoals Elementary Granite Falls | 433 | 99.3% | 55.7% |
| Glenwood Elementary School Marion | 435 | 99.3% | 46.9% |
| Rockwell Elementary Rockwell | 502 | 99.4% | 55.4% |
| Robbinsville Elementary Robbinsville | 521 | 99.4% | 41.4% |
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 Sternberger Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Guilford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.8% | #32 of 1,297 | #2 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #36 of 1,296 | #2 of 64 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.4% | #30 of 1,300 | #1 of 64 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 469 | #699 of 1,485 | #42 of 76 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #1,047 of 1,377 | #62 of 72 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.7% | #1,269 of 1,379 | #70 of 72 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #325 of 1,414 | #32 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.8% | #147 of 369 | #8 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
469
+130 (+38%) vs 2020
+21% since 2000-01, when it was 387
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 469 | 29.1 | 16.1:1 | 99% (466) |
| 2023-24 | 429 | 30.9 | 13.9:1 | 13% (57) |
| 2022-23 | 428 | 29.5 | 14.5:1 | 13% (54) |
| 2020-21 | 339 | 30 | 11.3:1 | 12% (39) |
| 2017-18 | 412 | 29.6 | 13.9:1 | 17% (71) |
| 2015-16 | 380 | 23 | 16.5:1 | 23% (88) |
| 2010-11 | 397 | 25 | 15.9:1 | 16% (65) |
| 2000-01 | 387 | 30 | 12.9:1 | 43% (165) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sternberger Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (412 to 469); teachers down 2% (29.6 to 29.1).
About Sternberger Elementary
A mid-sized elementary school in Greensboro, North Carolina, Sternberger Elementary is part of Guilford County Schools. It had 469 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5.
Guilford County Schools has 123 schools; together they serve 68,535 students.
Roughly 82% of students at Sternberger Elementary are White. Smaller groups are 7% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. County-wide, 48% of Guilford County residents are White. The diversity index for Sternberger Elementary is 32%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 16.1:1 is based on 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in North Carolina average 14.9:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 99%. Public schools in Guilford County average 89%.
On the allk12 Grade, Sternberger Elementary lands at A+, ahead of 99% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Compared with North Carolina schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Sternberger Elementary does better than predicted by 37.3 points. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 85.8%; the prediction is 48.5%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Guilford County show that median household income comes to about $68,642, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Guilford County counts 143 public schools with about 79,539 students.
Sternberger Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Brooks Global Elementary, about 1.0 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Sternberger Elementary at 1st of 9.
The federal government classifies Sternberger Elementary's location as City: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Sternberger Elementary had a net gain of 130 students, or 38%. The number of students per teacher increased from 11.3 to 16.1 over 4 years.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Brooks Global Elementary1.0 mi · 314
- John Van Lindley Elementary1.2 mi · 521
- Morehead Elementary1.3 mi · 509
- Kiser Middle1.4 mi · 1,074
- General Greene Elementary1.5 mi · 423
- Grimsley High1.7 mi · 1,967
Frequently asked questions
About Sternberger ElementaryHow many students attend Sternberger Elementary?
Sternberger Elementary enrolls approximately 469 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Sternberger Elementary serve?
Sternberger Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sternberger Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sternberger Elementary is approximately 16.1:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Sternberger Elementary?
Student demographics at Sternberger Elementary are roughly 82% White, 3% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Sternberger Elementary in?
Sternberger Elementary is part of Guilford County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.