Enrollment
257
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370192000800
Vandalia Elementary
407 East Vandalia Road, Greensboro, NC 27406 · (336) 370-8275 · Guilford County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL257 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
248 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 82%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
43.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
51.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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
44.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
257
-19 (-7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 15.4:1
% White
3%
was 5%
% Hispanic
21%
was 18%
% Black
70%
was 68%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Vandalia Elementary
Vandalia Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school in Greensboro, North Carolina, one of the schools within Guilford County Schools. The school serves 257 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 467 students per school, that is 45% below typical.
Guilford County Schools comprises 123 schools with combined enrollment of 68,535 students; Vandalia Elementary is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Vandalia Elementary shows that 70% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest looks like 21% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% White, 2% Asian. By comparison, Guilford County as a whole is about 34% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Vandalia Elementary has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 96% of students at Vandalia Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Vandalia Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.4%; this one delivers 44.5%.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Guilford County put the typical household earns roughly $68,642 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Guilford County runs 143 public schools (combined enrollment of about 79,539 students), of which Vandalia Elementary is one.
Nearest neighbor: Triad Math and Science Academy, around 1.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Vandalia Elementary. On composite proficiency, Vandalia Elementary comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 40.1%.
Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Vandalia Elementary has declined 7%, going from 276 students in 2018 to 257 in 2025.
On allk12, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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
- Triad Math and Science Academy1.9 mi · 1,374
- Julius I Foust Elementary2.2 mi · 661
- Gillespie Park Elementary2.2 mi · 215
- Wiley Accel/Enrichment2.5 mi · 198
- Erwin Montessori2.5 mi · 221
- Allen Middle2.5 mi · 617
Frequently asked questions
About Vandalia ElementaryHow large is Vandalia Elementary?
Vandalia Elementary enrolls approximately 257 students in grades PK-05.
Is Vandalia Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Vandalia Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Vandalia Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Vandalia Elementary is approximately 15.3:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Vandalia Elementary?
At Vandalia Elementary, the student body is approximately 3% White, 21% Hispanic, 70% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Vandalia Elementary in?
Vandalia Elementary is part of Guilford County Schools.
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