Is Erwin Montessori a good school?

Erwin Montessori ranks 572 nd of 1505 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Erwin Montessori?

In the 2023-24 school year, 196 students attended Erwin Montessori.

What is the racial makeup of Erwin Montessori?

Students at Erwin Montessori are 76% African American, 11% White, 10% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Erwin Montessori

Summary:

Erwin Montessori is a public magnet elementary school serving grades PK-5 with 193 students in Greensboro, North Carolina, which is part of the Guilford County Schools district.

Erwin Montessori stands out for its consistently strong academic performance, with students outperforming the district and state in mathematics and science proficiency. For example, in 2023-2024, 62.5% of 3rd graders, 69.2% of 4th graders, and 68.4% of 5th graders were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 59.8% and 62.7% for the district and state, respectively. The school also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10.8 to 15 students per teacher. However, Erwin Montessori serves a predominantly African American (79.27%) and economically disadvantaged student population, with over 98% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

While Erwin Montessori's academic performance is impressive, some nearby schools, such as Pleasant Garden Elementary and Alamance Elementary, have even higher proficiency rates, particularly in mathematics and reading. This suggests that Erwin Montessori could potentially learn from the practices of these higher-performing schools. Additionally, the significant racial imbalance between Erwin Montessori and some of the nearby schools indicates the potential for racial segregation and inequities within the Guilford County Schools district.

Detail:

Public, Magnet PK, KG-5

3600 Williams Dairy Road
Greensboro, NC 27406-9632

(336) 370-8151

District: Guilford County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
572^nd of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,956

Student/teacher ratio: 13.5

Number of students: 196

Racial breakdown:

African American:

75.5%

White:

10.7%

Hispanic:

9.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 98.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Erwin Montessori ranks better than 62% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 18^th among 67 ranked elementary schools in the Guilford County Schools District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 60.68. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (75.5%), White (10.7%), Hispanic (9.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 98.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Erwin Montessori is 13.5, which is the 28^th best among 67 elementary schools in the Guilford County Schools District. (See more...)

Compare Erwin Montessori employs 14.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Erwin Montessori is $17,956, which is the 2^nd highest among 67 elementary schools in the Guilford County Schools District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Erwin Montessori:

SchoolDigger ranks Erwin Montessori 572^nd of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Erwin Montessori in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Male students:

African American students:

Guilford County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Guilford County Schools 149^th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Erwin Montessori

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Rank History for all students at Erwin Montessori

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NC State Percentile
2006	59.22	552^nd	1276	56.7%
2007	69.45	358^th	1293	72.3%
2008	77.23	239^th	1324	81.9%
2009	89.13	64^th	1354	95.3%
2010	87.42	80^th	1363	94.1%
2011	78.63	226^th	1381	83.6%
2012	60.67	587^th	1388	57.7%
2013	60.33	514^th	1403	63.4%
2014	71.89	360^th	1390	74.1%
2015	57.28	620^th	1440	56.9%
2016	50.76	720^th	1425	49.5%
2017	50.22	742^nd	1429	48.1%
2018	56.98	627^th	1434	56.3%
2019	58.64	604^th	1473	59.0%
2021	59.73	585^th	1489	60.7%
2022	65.04	500^th	1514	67.0%
2023	58.36	611^th	1502	59.3%
2024	60.68	572^nd	1505	62.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Erwin Montessori

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	76.58	199^th	1332	85.1%
2019	74.50	237^th	1361	82.6%
2021	52.24	544^th	1329	59.1%
2022	58.17	493^rd	1366	63.9%
2023	62.39	454^th	1437	68.4%
2024	64.25	412^th	1450	71.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Erwin Montessori

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	63.19	516^th	1405	63.3%
2019	61.32	533^rd	1424	62.6%
2021	63.80	454^th	1440	68.5%
2022	73.83	315^th	1458	78.4%
2023	52.04	698^th	1459	52.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Erwin Montessori

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	49.42	765^th	1413	45.9%
2019	53.05	690^th	1430	51.7%
2021	53.65	636^th	1444	56.0%
2022	50.26	716^th	1464	51.1%
2023	64.13	485^th	1461	66.8%
2024	66.18	448^th	1464	69.4%

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Rank History for African American students at Erwin Montessori

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	79.62	102^nd	927	89.0%
2019	78.21	124^th	949	86.9%
2021	84.59	77^th	896	91.4%
2022	90.95	40^th	927	95.7%
2023	73.94	166^th	933	82.2%
2024	78.42	124^th	924	86.6%

See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Erwin Montessori

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1994	213	207	5	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	428
1995	163	227	2	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	395
1996	163	227	2	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	395
1997	143	249	1	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	395
1998	107	246	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	356
1999	51	263	0	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	319
2000	31	301	0	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	338
2001	28	316	1	11	5	n/a	n/a	0	361
2002	68	71	3	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	142
2003	68	71	3	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	142
2004	94	150	5	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	251
2005	122	150	5	0	1	n/a	n/a	0	278
2006	105	124	2	1	1	n/a	n/a	0	233
2007	148	152	1	5	2	n/a	n/a	13	321
2008	132	150	1	8	3	n/a	n/a	11	305
2009	115	160	1	4	2	n/a	n/a	0	282
2010	145	206	1	2	2	n/a	n/a	0	356
2011	139	200	1	14	2	0	15	0	371
2012	132	217	1	19	3	1	19	0	392
2013	118	204	7	19	1	0	12	0	361
2014	74	205	3	17	1	0	10	0	310
2015	60	246	5	27	2	0	11	0	351
2016	44	256	5	38	3	0	7	0	353
2017	27	248	6	33	2	0	4	0	320
2018	22	244	2	35	0	0	3	0	306
2019	15	208	1	31	0	0	1	0	256
2020	17	194	0	26	0	0	1	0	238
2021	6	169	0	18	0	0	5	0	198
2022	9	161	0	15	0	0	7	0	192
2023	15	153	0	18	2	0	5	0	193
2024	21	148	0	19	2	0	6	0	196

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Erwin Montessori

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1994	428	26.0	16.5	36.7
1995	395	23.0	17.2	44.6
1996	395	23.0	17.2	44.6
1997	395	22.0	18.0	48.4
1998	356	25.0	14.2	57
1999	319	21.0	15.2	77.1
2000	338	22.0	15.4	75.4
2001	361	31.0	11.6	72.6
2002	142	7.0	20.3	33.1
2003	142	7.0	20.3	33.1
2004	251	7.0	35.9	43.4
2005	278	7.0	39.7	33.5
2006	233	7.0	33.3	34.8
2007	321	n/a	n/a	22.4
2008	305	19.0	16.1	n/a
2009	282	20.7	13.6	37.2
2010	356	21.8	16.4	34
2011	371	24.6	15.0	36.4
2012	392	25.4	15.4	36.5
2013	361	23.9	15.0	43.5
2014	310	23.9	12.9	60.6
2015	351	22.0	15.9	59.5
2016	353	22.0	16.0	59.5
2017	320	18.9	16.8	63.8
2018	306	20.0	15.3	62.7
2019	256	18.1	14.1	76.6
2020	238	19.0	12.5	98.7
2021	198	18.2	10.8	98.5
2022	192	16.4	11.6	98.4
2023	193	12.8	15.0	98.4
2024	196	14.4	13.5	98.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Erwin Montessori

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1994	428	26.0	16.5	36.7
1995	395	23.0	17.2	44.6
1996	395	23.0	17.2	44.6
1997	395	22.0	18.0	48.4
1998	356	25.0	14.2	57
1999	319	21.0	15.2	77.1
2000	338	22.0	15.4	75.4
2001	361	31.0	11.6	72.6
2002	142	7.0	20.3	33.1
2003	142	7.0	20.3	33.1
2004	251	7.0	35.9	43.4
2005	278	7.0	39.7	33.5
2006	233	7.0	33.3	34.8
2007	321	n/a	n/a	22.4
2008	305	19.0	16.1	n/a
2009	282	20.7	13.6	37.2
2010	356	21.8	16.4	34
2011	371	24.6	15.0	36.4
2012	392	25.4	15.4	36.5
2013	361	23.9	15.0	43.5
2014	310	23.9	12.9	60.6
2015	351	22.0	15.9	59.5
2016	353	22.0	16.0	59.5
2017	320	18.9	16.8	63.8
2018	306	20.0	15.3	62.7
2019	256	18.1	14.1	76.6
2020	238	19.0	12.5	98.7
2021	198	18.2	10.8	98.5
2022	192	16.4	11.6	98.4
2023	193	12.8	15.0	98.4
2024	196	14.4	13.5	98.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Erwin Montessori

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$1,537 (8.6%)	$16,419 (91.4%)	$17,956

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Erwin Montessori

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 604^th of 1473 Elementary schools	Ranks 611^th of 1502 Elementary schools	0.3%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Erwin Montessori)	64.9	64.7	0.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Guilford County Schools)	60.8	59.2	1.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)	64.3	61.1	3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Erwin Montessori)	43.2	47.1	3.9%
3rd Grade Reading (Guilford County Schools)	53.1	41.3	11.8%
3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)	56.8	48	8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Erwin Montessori)	62.5	37.5	25%
4th Grade Mathematics (Guilford County Schools)	52.4	51.7	0.7%
4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)	57.3	55.3	2%
4th Grade Reading (Erwin Montessori)	68.8	41.7	27.1%
4th Grade Reading (Guilford County Schools)	55.9	52.3	3.6%
4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)	57.3	55.3	2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Erwin Montessori)	58.6	78.3	19.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Guilford County Schools)	55.2	52	3.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)	60.2	55.9	4.3%
5th Grade Reading (Erwin Montessori)	60	60.9	0.9%
5th Grade Reading (Guilford County Schools)	52.8	44.9	7.9%
5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)	54.6	48	6.6%
5th Grade Science (Erwin Montessori)	86.7	82.6	4.1%
5th Grade Science (Guilford County Schools)	69.5	61.8	7.7%
5th Grade Science (North Carolina)	72.6	65.3	7.3%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	256	193	24.6%
African American	208	153	26.4%
American Indian	0	2
Asian	1	0	100%
Hispanic	31	18	41.9%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	15	15
Two or More Races	1	5	400%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	76.6%	98.4%	21.9%

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				EOG Mathematics (2024)						EOG Reading (2024)						EOG Science (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Erwin Montessori	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3600 Williams Dairy Road	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 370-8151	196	14	13.5	98.5%	21 (10.7%)	148 (75.5%)	19 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	60.7	572^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	62.0%		58.4	611^th of 1502 public elementary schools	59.3%	39	62.5	69.2	68.4				41.7	69.2	52.6				68.4		$17,956	$1,537	$16,419
Alamance Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3600 Williams Dairy Road	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 697-3177	499	34	14.6	45.7%	302 (60.5%)	99 (19.8%)	44 (8.8%)	9 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (8.4%)	76.4	304^th of 1505 public elementary schools	79.8%		73.6	350^th of 1502 public elementary schools	76.7%	46	81.3	75.6	68.8				68.4	62.8	49.5				76.3		$10,448	$746	$9,702
George C Simkins Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3511 East Lee St	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 697-3070	610	41	14.7	99.5%	33 (5.4%)	413 (67.7%)	106 (17.4%)	28 (4.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.6%)	11.2	1409^th of 1505 public elementary schools	6.4%		11.5	1395^th of 1502 public elementary schools	7.1%	14	39.3	30.1	33.3				25.8	30.1	33.7				37.5		$9,187	$1,094	$8,094
Vandalia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	407 East Vandalia Road	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 370-8275	243	16	15.0	98.8%	9 (3.7%)	165 (67.9%)	50 (20.6%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	23.6	1221^st of 1505 public elementary schools	18.9%		9	1429^th of 1502 public elementary schools	4.9%	208	60.0	55.2	32.4				40.0	37.9	21.6				43.2		$12,024	$1,895	$10,129
Bluford Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	1901 Tuscaloosa Street	Greensboro	27401	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 370-8120	248	20	12.6	98.8%	14 (5.6%)	183 (73.8%)	38 (15.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.4%)	34.2	1023^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	32.0%		34	1022^nd of 1502 public elementary schools	32.0%	1	61.1	41.7	44.0				50.0	37.5	42.0				58.0		$12,451	$1,850	$10,602
Gillespie Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 Martin Luther King Jr Dri	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 370-8640	206	17	12.0	98.5%	9 (4.4%)	135 (65.5%)	48 (23.3%)	7 (3.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	11.1	1412^th of 1505 public elementary schools	6.2%		5.7	1468^th of 1502 public elementary schools	2.3%	56	54.2	24.2	22.6				37.5	15.2	29.0				19.4		$14,387	$2,532	$11,855
Guilford eLearning University Prep	Public, Virtual	K-8	1900 Martin Luther King Drive	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(336) 522-6330	370	39	9.4	68.4%	74 (20.0%)	217 (58.6%)	39 (10.5%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.9%)	28.3	1132^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	24.8%		20.2	1252^nd of 1502 public elementary schools	16.6%	120	33.3	38.7	19.4	46.5	23.6	22.7	47.6	58.1	33.3	41.9	45.5	44.6	47.2	69.8
Herbin Metz Education Center	Public	K-8	400 O' Ferrell Street	Greensboro	27405	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 333-7065	63	16	4.0	95.2%	16 (25.4%)	32 (50.8%)	2 (3.2%)	6 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (11.1%)								(n/a)															$34,323	$4,298	$30,026
Waldo C Falkener Senior Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3931 Naco Road	Greensboro	27401	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 370-8150	559	39	14.4	99.5%	18 (3.2%)	385 (68.9%)	126 (22.5%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (3.8%)	3.9	1487^th of 1505 public elementary schools	1.2%		6.2	1458^th of 1502 public elementary schools	2.9%	29	21.7	23.8	20.8				17.4	19.0	24.7				31.2		$11,644	$1,838	$9,806
Pleasant Garden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4833 Pleasant Garden Road	Pleasant Garden	27313	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 674-4321	436	31	14.1	99.3%	310 (71.1%)	43 (9.9%)	57 (13.1%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.1%)	71.4	379^th of 1505 public elementary schools	74.8%		66.2	481^st of 1502 public elementary schools	68.0%	102	79.3	69.3	60.6				58.6	60.0	48.5				81.8		$10,778	$942	$9,836

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