Enrollment
214
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370192000801
Washington Elementary
1110 East Washington Street, Greensboro, NC 27401 · (336) 370-8290 · Guilford County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL214 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
14.7:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
211 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 34 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (40).
Student demographics
34%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
26.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
42.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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
34.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% 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 →
Schools most like Washington Elementary
Washington Elementary's state test result (34.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Elementary this school | 214 | 98.6% | 34.5% |
| Movement School Northwest Charlotte | 208 | 98.6% | N/A |
| Community School of Digital & Visual Art Durham | 204 | 98.5% | N/A |
| South Greenville Elementary Greenville | 251 | 98.8% | 43.4% |
| Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy Enfield | 225 | 98.7% | 48.0% |
| Everetts Elementary S.T.E.M. Academy Roanoke Rapids | 254 | 98.8% | 26.2% |
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 Washington Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Guilford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #1,197 of 1,297 | #55 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #1,098 of 1,296 | #48 of 64 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #1,237 of 1,300 | #63 of 64 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 214 | #1,358 of 1,485 | #71 of 76 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #670 of 1,377 | #36 of 72 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.0% | #1,239 of 1,379 | #68 of 72 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.6% | #811 of 1,414 | #57 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -42.6% | #17 of 937 | #1 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
214
-142 (-40%) vs 2020
-38% since 2000-01, when it was 343
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 214 | 14.5 | 14.7:1 | 99% (211) |
| 2023-24 | 310 | 20.7 | 15.0:1 | 97% (300) |
| 2022-23 | 304 | 20.1 | 15.2:1 | 99% (301) |
| 2020-21 | 356 | 23 | 15.5:1 | 99% (353) |
| 2017-18 | 373 | 25.7 | 14.5:1 | 99% (370) |
| 2015-16 | 395 | 25 | 15.8:1 | 99% (391) |
| 2010-11 | 328 | 22 | 14.9:1 | 77% (254) |
| 2000-01 | 343 | 40 | 8.6:1 | 82% (282) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 43% (373 to 214); teachers down 43% (25.7 to 14.5).
About Washington Elementary
Washington Elementary is a public small elementary school in Greensboro, North Carolina. The school counts 214 students across kindergarten through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in North Carolina is about 467 students.
Guilford County Schools has 68,535 students spread across 123 schools.
Most students at Washington Elementary are Black: 80% of enrollment. The remaining students are 9% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 2% White. Census figures show Guilford County is about 34% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Washington Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 34%.
At Washington Elementary, 14.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 14.7:1. Elementary schools in North Carolina have a similar average ratio of 14.9:1. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 99% of enrollment. The gap from the 89% average for public schools in Guilford County is 10 points.
allk12 grades Washington Elementary a D. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Washington Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 34.5% is 14.2 points below the 48.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Among Guilford County residents, median household income is about $68,642, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Washington Elementary is one of 143 public schools in Guilford County, which together enroll about 79,539 students.
The closest public school, Lincoln Academy, is about 0.6 miles from Washington Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Washington Elementary ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 356 to 214.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Washington Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Other Washington Elementary schools
155 other US public schools in 28 states are named Washington Elementary. Washington Elementary is the 134th largest of the 156.
- Washington ElementaryRaleigh, NC · 514 students
- Washington ElementaryShelby, NC · 376 students
- Washington ElementaryRiverside, CA · 818 students
- Washington ElementaryRedondo Beach, CA · 776 students
- Washington ElementaryLindsay, CA · 730 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Academy0.6 mi · 696
- A&T Four Middle College0.6 mi · 162
- STEM Early College @ NC A&T SU0.7 mi · 192
- The Experiential School of Greensboro0.7 mi · 191
- James B Dudley High0.8 mi · 1,403
- Bluford Elementary0.9 mi · 266
Frequently asked questions
About Washington ElementaryHow large is Washington Elementary?
Washington Elementary enrolls approximately 214 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Washington Elementary serve?
Washington Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Washington Elementary?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Washington Elementary.
How diverse is Washington Elementary?
Washington Elementary reports a student body of 2% White, 9% Hispanic, 80% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Washington Elementary?
Washington Elementary is overseen by Guilford County Schools in Guilford County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.