Waldo C Falkener Sr Elementary

Waldo C Falkener Sr Elementary, a moderately sized elementary-level community in Greensboro, North Carolina, part of Guilford County Schools, instructs 530 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Waldo C Falkener Sr Elementary is one of 123 schools operated by Guilford County Schools, a district that caters to 68,535 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Waldo C Falkener Sr Elementary records that Black students make up the majority at 66%. Beyond that, the school logs 25% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Guilford County as a whole is about 34% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Waldo C Falkener Sr Elementary reports 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting Waldo C Falkener Sr Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Guilford County's rate of about 89%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Waldo C Falkener Sr Elementary is in the bottom 10% of North Carolina public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 48.5%; Waldo C Falkener Sr Elementary posts 28.6%, -19.8 points below that line.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Guilford County indicate 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 Waldo C Falkener Sr Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Herbin Metz Education Center, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Waldo C Falkener Sr Elementary at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 47.4%.

Waldo C Falkener Sr Elementary operates from a metropolitan location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Waldo C Falkener Sr Elementary has contracted 10%, going from 589 students in 2018 to 530 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 6% to 1% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 in 2025.

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