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What advice would you give to incoming students at Summerfield Elementary?
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Enrollment
584
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370192000852
Summerfield Elementary
7501 Summerfield Road, Summerfield, NC 27358 · (336) 643-8444 · Guilford County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL584 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 92% 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.
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
15.9:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
160 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 | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 98 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 111 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (111).
Student demographics
64%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
77.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
84.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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
81.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Summerfield Elementary
Summerfield Elementary's state test result (81.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summerfield Elementary this school | 584 | 27.4% | 81.7% |
| EP Pearce Elementary Greensboro | 653 | 27.3% | 81.4% |
| Stallings Elementary Stallings | 766 | 27.7% | 78.5% |
| Hemby Bridge Elementary Indian Trail | 491 | 35.0% | 71.8% |
| Coddle Creek Elementary Mooresville | 808 | 29.1% | 64.9% |
| Scroggs Elementary Chapel Hill | 410 | 30.0% | 67.3% |
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 Summerfield Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Guilford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.7% | #56 of 1,297 | #5 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.2% | #64 of 1,296 | #5 of 64 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.1% | #64 of 1,300 | #5 of 64 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 584 | #391 of 1,485 | #20 of 76 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #1,000 of 1,377 | #59 of 72 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.8% | #537 of 1,379 | #31 of 72 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.4% | #1,320 of 1,414 | #69 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.2% | #619 of 937 | #32 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
584
+49 (+9%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 496
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 584 | 36.6 | 15.9:1 | 27% (160) |
| 2023-24 | 602 | 37.6 | 16.0:1 | 28% (171) |
| 2022-23 | 568 | 34.8 | 16.4:1 | 25% (140) |
| 2020-21 | 535 | 38 | 14.1:1 | 16% (83) |
| 2017-18 | 643 | 37.1 | 17.4:1 | 20% (127) |
| 2015-16 | 610 | 32 | 19.1:1 | 20% (121) |
| 2010-11 | 656 | 37 | 17.7:1 | 16% (102) |
| 2000-01 | 640 | 39 | 16.4:1 | 9% (59) |
| 1990-91 | 496 | 27 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Summerfield Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (643 to 584); teachers down 1% (37.1 to 36.6).
About Summerfield Elementary
Families in Summerfield, North Carolina, are served by Summerfield Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 584 students, from kindergarten through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in North Carolina is about 467, so this school runs 25% bigger than that.
Within Guilford County Schools, Summerfield Elementary is one of 123 schools. The district enrolls 68,535 students.
A majority of students at Summerfield Elementary, 56%, are White. Next come 15% Asian, 13% Black, 10% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. The county population is about 48% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Summerfield Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 64%.
Teachers at the school number 36.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.9:1. Among elementary schools in North Carolina, the typical ratio is 14.9:1. The school's lunch program data list 27% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Guilford County is 89%.
Summerfield Elementary is graded A by allk12, scoring above 92% of North Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Summerfield Elementary, the prediction is 70.5% and the result is 81.7%.
According to the American Community Survey, in 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%. Summerfield Elementary is one of 143 public schools in Guilford County, which together enroll about 79,539 students.
The closest public school to Summerfield Elementary is Revolution Academy, about 0.7 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 77.2% proficiency; Summerfield Elementary posts 81.7%.
Locale data from NCES put Summerfield Elementary in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
Federal counts put enrollment at 535 in 2020-21 and 584 in 2024-25, a 9% increase. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.1:1 to 15.9:1.
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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 Summerfield
- Revolution AcademyCombined · 886 students
- Summerfield Charter AcademyElementary · 774 students
- Bethany Community SchoolHigh · 640 students
- Liberty Charter AcademyElementary
Other Summerfield Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Summerfield Elementary. Summerfield Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- SUMMERFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLRIVERVIEW, FL · 901 students
- Summerfield Elementary SchoolShreveport, LA · 428 students
- Summerfield Elementary SchoolNEPTUNE, NJ · 389 students
- Summerfield Elementary SchoolPETERSBURG, MI · 312 students
Nearby schools
- Revolution Academy0.7 mi · 886
- Summerfield Charter Academy1.3 mi · 774
- Greensboro Academy3.8 mi · 777
- Northwest Guilford Middle4.0 mi · 915
- Northwest Guilford High4.1 mi · 2,055
- EP Pearce Elementary4.2 mi · 653
Frequently asked questions
About Summerfield ElementaryHow large is Summerfield Elementary?
Summerfield Elementary enrolls approximately 584 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Summerfield Elementary serve?
Summerfield Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Summerfield Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Summerfield Elementary is approximately 15.9:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Summerfield Elementary?
At Summerfield Elementary, the student body is approximately 56% White, 10% Hispanic, 13% Black, 15% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Summerfield Elementary in?
Summerfield Elementary is part of Guilford County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.