Guilford County Schools School District

712 North Eugene Street
Greensboro, NC 27401
(District boundaries shown in map)
5/
10
Bottom 50%

Top Rankings

Guilford County Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in North Carolina for:

Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there are 99 public elementary schools serving 46,737 students in Guilford County Schools School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in North Carolina.
Public Elementary Schools in Guilford County Schools School District have an average math proficiency score of 37% (versus the North Carolina public elementary school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 44% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 74% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the North Carolina public elementary school average of 56% (majority Black).

Overview

2021-2022 School Year Data
This School District
This State (NC)
# Schools
127 Schools
2,169 Schools
# Students
69,117 Students
1,079,973 Students
# Teachers
4,699 Teachers
74,448 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1

District Rank

Guilford County Schools School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 319 school districts in North Carolina (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 91% has increased from 89% over five school years.
Definition of Terms 2021-2022 School Year Data
This School District
State Average (NC)
#175 out of 321 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
This chart display the overall district rank of Guilford County Schools  School District, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
39%
42%
This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Guilford County Schools  School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of NC by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
45%
47%
This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Guilford County Schools  School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of NC by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
91%
85%
This chart display public school graduation rate of Guilford County Schools  School District and public school graduation rate of NC by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.71
0.70
# American Indian Students
229 Students
12,846 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
4,737 Students
42,535 Students
% Asian Students
7%
4%
# Hispanic Students
12,305 Students
214,515 Students
% Hispanic Students
18%
20%
# Black Students
29,125 Students
272,424 Students
% Black Students
42%
25%
# White Students
19,331 Students
475,894 Students
% White Students
28%
44%
# Hawaiian Students
110 Students
1,590 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
3,336 Students
59,301 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
6%

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:
1,356
21,001
# Students in K Grade:
4,688
112,042
# Students in 1st Grade:
4,631
108,688
# Students in 2nd Grade:
4,945
111,859
# Students in 3rd Grade:
4,961
112,431
# Students in 4th Grade:
5,053
113,015
# Students in 5th Grade:
4,913
113,863
# Students in 6th Grade:
5,071
116,205
# Students in 7th Grade:
5,316
117,135
# Students in 8th Grade:
5,470
119,094
# Students in 9th Grade:
6,510
10,398
# Students in 10th Grade:
5,836
9,149
# Students in 11th Grade:
5,612
8,221
# Students in 12th Grade:
4,755
6,872
# Ungraded Students:
-
-

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $11,862 is higher than the state median of $11,354. The school district revenue/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,872 is higher than the state median of $11,785. The school district spending/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
This School District
This State (NC)
Total Revenue
$820 MM
$17,307 MM
This chart display total revenue of Guilford County Schools  School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in NC by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending
$821 MM
$17,964 MM
This chart display total spending of Guilford County Schools  School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in NC by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Revenue / Student
$11,862
$11,354
This chart display average revenue per public school student in Guilford County Schools  School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in NC by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending / Student
$11,872
$11,785
This chart display average spending per public school student in Guilford County Schools  School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in NC by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Best Guilford County Schools School District Public Elementary Schools (2024)

School (Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Brown Summit Middle School
Magnet School
Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥99%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
4720 Nc Highway 150 East
Browns Summit, NC 27214
(336) 656-0432
Grades: 6-8
| 241 students
Rank: #22.
Oak Ridge Elementary School
Math: 88% | Reading: 78%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
2050 Oak Ridge Road
Oak Ridge, NC 27310
(336) 643-8410
Grades: PK-5
| 670 students
Rank: #33.
Southwest Elementary School
Math: 87% | Reading: 77%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
4372 Southwest School Road
High Point, NC 27265
(336) 819-2992
Grades: K-5
| 758 students
Rank: #44.
Ep Pearce Elementary School
Math: 80% | Reading: 79%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
2006 Pleasant Ridge Road
Greensboro, NC 27410
(336) 605-5480
Grades: K-5
| 648 students
Rank: #55.
Summerfield Elementary School
Math: 74% | Reading: 75%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
7501 Summerfield Road
Summerfield, NC 27358
(336) 643-8444
Grades: K-5
| 564 students
Rank: #66.
Northern Guilford Elementary School
Math: 75% | Reading: 71%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
3801 Nc Highway 150 East
Greensboro, NC 27455
(336) 656-4032
Grades: K-5
| 636 students
Rank: #77.
Sternberger Elementary School
Math: 65-69% | Reading: 75-79%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
518 North Holden Road
Greensboro, NC 27410
(336) 294-7390
Grades: PK-5
| 406 students
Rank: #88.
Colfax Elementary School
Math: 70% | Reading: 70%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
9112 West Market Street
Colfax, NC 27235
(336) 275-4332
Grades: PK-5
| 617 students
Rank: #99.
Brooks Global Elementary School
Magnet School
Math: 65-69% | Reading: 70-74%
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
1215 N Josephine Boyd St.
Greensboro, NC 27408
(336) 370-8228
Grades: K-5
| 335 students
Rank: #1010.
Jesse Wharton Elementary School
Math: 69% | Reading: 67%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
5813 Lake Brandt Road
Greensboro, NC 27455
(336) 545-3700
Grades: K-5
| 514 students
Rank: #1111.
Stokesdale Elementary School
Math: 64% | Reading: 69%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
8025 Us Highway 158
Stokesdale, NC 27357
(336) 643-8420
Grades: PK-5
| 465 students
Rank: #1212.
Northwest Guilford Middle School
Math: 65% | Reading: 67%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
5300 Northwest School Road
Greensboro, NC 27409
(336) 605-3333
Grades: 6-8
| 958 students
Rank: #1313.
Alamance Elementary School
Math: 67% | Reading: 62%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
3600 Williams Dairy Road
Greensboro, NC 27406
(336) 697-3177
Grades: PK-5
| 483 students
Rank: #1414.
Kernodle Middle School
Math: 62% | Reading: 60%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
3600 Drawbridge Parkway
Greensboro, NC 27410
(336) 545-3717
Grades: 6-8
| 739 students
Rank: #1515.
Millis Road Elementary School
Math: 65% | Reading: 57%
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
4310 Millis Road
Jamestown, NC 27282
(336) 819-2125
Grades: PK-5
| 455 students
Rank: #1616.
Northern Guilford Middle School
Math: 57% | Reading: 57%
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
616 Simpson-calhoun Road
Greensboro, NC 27455
(336) 605-3342
Grades: 6-8
| 822 students
Rank: #17 - 1817. - 18.
General Greene Elementary School
Magnet School
Math: 60-64% | Reading: 50-54%
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
1501 Benjamin Parkway
Greensboro, NC 27408
(336) 545-2015
Grades: K-5
| 398 students
Rank: #17 - 1817. - 18.
Southern Elementary School
Math: 60-64% | Reading: 50-54%
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
5720 Drake Road
Greensboro, NC 27406
(336) 674-4325
Grades: PK-5
| 247 students
Rank: #1919.
Claxton Elementary School
Math: 53% | Reading: 58%
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
3720 Pinetop Road
Greensboro, NC 27410
(336) 545-2010
Grades: K-5
| 538 students
Rank: #2020.
Lincoln Academy
Magnet School
Math: 49% | Reading: 61%
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
1016 Lincoln Street
Greensboro, NC 27401
(336) 370-3471
Grades: 4-8
| 605 students
Rank: #2121.
Florence Elementary School
Math: 59% | Reading: 51%
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
7605 Florence School Road
High Point, NC 27265
(336) 819-2120
Grades: PK-5
| 627 students
Rank: #2222.
Morehead Elementary School
Magnet School
Math: 54% | Reading: 52%
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
4630 Tower Road
Greensboro, NC 27410
(336) 294-7370
Grades: K-5
| 529 students
Rank: #2323.
Nathanael Greene Elementary School
Math: 45-49% | Reading: 50-54%
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
2717 Nc Highway 62 East
Liberty, NC 27298
(336) 685-5000
Grades: K-5
| 251 students
Rank: #2424.
Pleasant Garden Elementary School
Math: 50-54% | Reading: 45-49%
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
4833 Pleasant Garden Road
Pleasant Garden, NC 27313
(336) 674-4321
Grades: PK-5
| 427 students
Rank: #2525.
David D Jones Elementary School
Magnet School
Math: 40% | Reading: 55%
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
502 South Street
Greensboro, NC 27406
(336) 370-8230
Grades: PK-5
| 691 students
Rank: #2626.
Jefferson Elementary School
Math: 50% | Reading: 46%
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
1400 New Garden Road
Greensboro, NC 27410
(336) 316-5870
Grades: PK-5
| 666 students
Rank: #2727.
Pilot Elementary School
Math: 45% | Reading: 49%
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
4701 Chimney Springs Drive
Greensboro, NC 27407
(336) 316-5820
Grades: PK-5
| 568 students
Rank: #2828.
John Van Lindley Elementary School
Math: 35-39% | Reading: 53%
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
2700 Camden Road
Greensboro, NC 27403
(336) 294-7360
Grades: PK-5
| 449 students
Rank: #2929.
Jamestown Elementary School
Math: 49% | Reading: 45%
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
108 Potter Drive
Jamestown, NC 27282
(336) 819-2110
Grades: PK-5
| 461 students
Rank: #30 - 3130. - 31.
Erwin Montessori
Magnet School
Math: 40-44% | Reading: 45-49%
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
3600 Williams Dairy Road
Greensboro, NC 27406
(336) 370-8151
Grades: PK-5
| 192 students
Rank: #30 - 3130. - 31.
Shadybrook Elementary School
Math: 40-44% | Reading: 45-49%
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
503 Shadybrook Rd
High Point, NC 27265
(336) 819-2950
Grades: PK-5
| 337 students
Rank: #3232.
Gibsonville Elementary School
Math: 46% | Reading: 46%
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
401 East Joyner Street
Gibsonville, NC 27249
(336) 449-4214
Grades: PK-5
| 516 students
Rank: #3333.
Kiser Middle School
Math: 37% | Reading: 50%
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
716 Benjamin Parkway
Greensboro, NC 27408
(336) 370-8240
Grades: 6-8
| 978 students
Rank: #3434.
Madison Elementary School
Math: 45-49% | Reading: 40-44%
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
3600 Hines Chapel Road
Mc Leansville, NC 27301
(336) 375-2555
Grades: K-5
| 207 students
Rank: #3535.
Southwest Guilford Middle School
Math: 35% | Reading: 51%
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
4368 Southwest School Road
High Point, NC 27265
(336) 819-2985
Grades: 6-8
| 1,113 students
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Quick Stats (2024)

  • District size: 127 schools
  • Grades: PK-13
  • Enrollment: 69,117 students
  • Student:Teacher Ratio: 15:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 72%
  • : 91% (Top 30% in NC)
  • : Bottom 50%
  • : 39% (Btm 50%)
  • : 45% (Btm 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), NC Dept. of Education

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