Hunter Elementary

Summary:

Hunter Elementary is a public elementary school in Greensboro, North Carolina, serving students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade as part of the Guilford County Schools district. Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio, the school consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of North Carolina elementary schools and significantly underperforms the district and state averages on standardized tests, particularly in reading and math.

Hunter Elementary has an exceptionally high percentage of students from low-income households, with 99% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. This socioeconomic factor likely contributes to the school's academic challenges, which are also seen in nearby schools like Julius I Foust Elementary, Wiley Accel/Enrichment, and Sedgefield Elementary. However, some schools in the district, such as John Van Lindley Elementary and Sternberger Elementary, have significantly higher academic performance and lower percentages of students from low-income households.

Despite the school's challenges, there are some interesting findings worth noting. Hunter Elementary's spending per student is higher than the nearby schools, suggesting that the school may be receiving additional resources to support its student population. Additionally, the school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with African American and Hispanic students performing better than the school's overall averages, while English Language Learner and Special Education students rank in the bottom quarter of the state. These insights highlight the complex factors that contribute to the school's academic performance and the potential opportunities for targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 1305 Merritt Drive
       Greensboro, NC  27407-3395


(336) 294-7345

District: Guilford County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
1236th of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,337 Help


Students who attend Hunter Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Jackson Middle
High:    Ben L. Smith High School

Student/teacher ratio:  12.6 Help
Number of students:  543

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
52.5%
African American:
35.7%
White:
5.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  99.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Hunter Elementary ranks worse than 82.1% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 49th among 67 ranked elementary schools in the Guilford County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.55. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (52.5%), African American (35.7%), White (5.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 99.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hunter Elementary is 12.6, which is the 13th best among 67 elementary schools in the Guilford County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hunter Elementary is $12,337, which is the 14th highest among 67 elementary schools in the Guilford County Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hunter Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Hunter Elementary 1236th of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Hunter Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Guilford County Schools:

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


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Rank History for Hunter Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Hunter Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 30.44 1002nd 1276 21.5%
2007 34.17 973rd 1293 24.7%
2008 18.04 1156th 1324 12.7%
2009 9.05 1279th 1354 5.5%
2010 22.60 1145th 1363 16.0%
2011 41.01 906th 1381 34.4%
2012 38.98 958th 1388 31.0%
2013 19.50 1197th 1403 14.7%
2014 29.10 1025th 1390 26.3%
2015 24.56 1155th 1440 19.8%
2016 40.47 916th 1425 35.7%
2017 28.06 1106th 1429 22.6%
2018 25.70 1142nd 1434 20.4%
2019 46.18 829th 1473 43.7%
2021 26.29 1077th 1489 27.7%
2022 29.85 1093rd 1514 27.8%
2023 22.19 1225th 1502 18.4%
2024 22.55 1236th 1505 17.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Hunter Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.38 127th 421 69.8%
2019 74.85 62nd 497 87.5%
2021 53.28 117th 385 69.6%
2022 30.61 371st 485 23.5%
2023 47.87 226th 514 56.0%
2024 51.12 208th 533 61.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Hunter Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 30.55 587th 801 26.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hunter Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.97 856th 1332 35.7%
2019 64.92 391st 1361 71.3%
2021 36.80 836th 1329 37.1%
2022 46.33 725th 1366 46.9%
2023 39.00 928th 1437 35.4%
2024 36.75 974th 1450 32.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Hunter Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.69 1078th 1405 23.3%
2019 54.43 667th 1424 53.2%
2021 24.94 1097th 1440 23.8%
2022 25.47 1157th 1458 20.6%
2023 22.10 1217th 1459 16.6%
2024 18.71 1273rd 1455 12.5%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Hunter Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.83 598th 897 33.3%
2019 42.80 480th 878 45.3%
2021 17.73 618th 646 4.3%
2022 30.53 461st 634 27.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Hunter Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.66 1168th 1413 17.3%
2019 37.11 981st 1430 31.4%
2021 28.63 1013th 1444 29.8%
2022 34.35 993rd 1464 32.2%
2023 24.89 1150th 1461 21.3%
2024 29.75 1084th 1464 26.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Hunter Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.18 486th 927 47.6%
2019 73.28 166th 949 82.5%
2021 32.23 615th 896 31.4%
2022 51.12 394th 927 57.5%
2023 38.50 585th 933 37.3%
2024 33.12 674th 924 27.1%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Hunter Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.69 494th 851 42.0%
2019 63.23 268th 865 69.0%
2021 56.55 294th 843 65.1%
2022 49.90 406th 893 54.5%
2023 45.46 495th 915 45.9%
2024 42.37 564th 951 40.7%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Hispanic 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.

Hunter Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Hunter Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1994 120 192 14 3 14 n/a n/a 16 359
1995 92 236 11 2 11 n/a n/a 0 352
1996 92 236 11 2 11 n/a n/a 0 352
1997 85 229 34 19 9 n/a n/a 0 376
1998 65 237 39 15 11 n/a n/a 17 384
1999 79 227 43 12 9 n/a n/a 0 370
2000 74 208 55 21 12 n/a n/a 0 370
2001 56 186 45 46 8 n/a n/a 0 341
2002 75 256 36 69 11 n/a n/a 0 447
2003 75 256 36 69 11 n/a n/a 0 447
2004 72 230 32 84 12 n/a n/a 0 430
2005 57 243 29 96 10 n/a n/a 0 435
2006 45 258 28 125 15 n/a n/a 0 471
2007 44 198 23 158 10 n/a n/a 49 482
2008 31 199 19 179 6 n/a n/a 44 478
2009 34 196 16 184 7 n/a n/a 0 437
2010 34 200 15 216 7 n/a n/a 0 472
2011 40 176 15 207 4 0 23 0 465
2012 46 186 20 230 8 0 24 0 514
2013 33 172 12 253 8 0 17 0 495
2014 31 163 12 247 7 2 18 0 480
2015 34 205 13 257 5 2 13 0 529
2016 31 207 13 262 3 3 18 0 537
2017 39 197 14 241 4 2 14 0 511
2018 45 228 16 267 2 3 15 0 576
2019 39 230 22 251 0 1 23 0 566
2020 26 226 18 261 1 2 43 0 577
2021 21 190 23 233 0 2 12 0 481
2022 22 195 14 240 1 4 19 0 495
2023 29 193 15 261 1 2 21 0 522
2024 28 194 22 285 0 1 13 0 543

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

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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 Hunter Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1994 359 24.0 15.0 56.9
1995 352 25.0 14.1 72.2
1996 352 25.0 14.1 72.2
1997 376 28.0 13.4 57.4
1998 384 36.0 10.7 83.9
1999 370 34.0 10.9 82.4
2000 370 33.0 11.2 86.5
2001 341 37.0 9.2 87.1
2002 447 33.0 13.5 77
2003 447 33.0 13.5 77
2004 430 33.0 13.0 90.9
2005 435 33.0 13.2 87.8
2006 471 33.0 14.3 90.9
2007 482 n/a n/a 88.7
2008 478 37.9 12.6 n/a
2009 437 40.0 10.9 91.1
2010 472 38.8 12.2 91.9
2011 465 35.9 12.9 92
2012 514 36.4 14.1 90.9
2013 495 36.7 13.4 94.9
2014 480 39.4 12.1 99.4
2015 529 37.0 14.2 97.9
2016 537 41.0 13.0 95.3
2017 511 38.6 13.2 99.4
2018 576 41.2 13.9 96.7
2019 566 41.6 13.5 99.3
2020 577 43.0 13.4 99.5
2021 481 38.9 12.3 99.4
2022 495 38.8 12.7 99.4
2023 522 39.4 13.2 99.4
2024 543 42.8 12.6 99.4

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 Hunter Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1994 359 24.0 15.0 56.9
1995 352 25.0 14.1 72.2
1996 352 25.0 14.1 72.2
1997 376 28.0 13.4 57.4
1998 384 36.0 10.7 83.9
1999 370 34.0 10.9 82.4
2000 370 33.0 11.2 86.5
2001 341 37.0 9.2 87.1
2002 447 33.0 13.5 77
2003 447 33.0 13.5 77
2004 430 33.0 13.0 90.9
2005 435 33.0 13.2 87.8
2006 471 33.0 14.3 90.9
2007 482 n/a n/a 88.7
2008 478 37.9 12.6 n/a
2009 437 40.0 10.9 91.1
2010 472 38.8 12.2 91.9
2011 465 35.9 12.9 92
2012 514 36.4 14.1 90.9
2013 495 36.7 13.4 94.9
2014 480 39.4 12.1 99.4
2015 529 37.0 14.2 97.9
2016 537 41.0 13.0 95.3
2017 511 38.6 13.2 99.4
2018 576 41.2 13.9 96.7
2019 566 41.6 13.5 99.3
2020 577 43.0 13.4 99.5
2021 481 38.9 12.3 99.4
2022 495 38.8 12.7 99.4
2023 522 39.4 13.2 99.4
2024 543 42.8 12.6 99.4

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Hunter Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,906 (15.4%) $10,431 (84.6%) $12,337

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Hunter Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 829th of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 1225th of 1502 Elementary schools
 25.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Hunter Elementary)64.355.3
 9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Guilford County Schools)60.859.2
 1.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Hunter Elementary)47.125.9
 21.2%
   3rd Grade Reading (Guilford County Schools)53.141.3
 11.8%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Hunter Elementary)60.644.7
 15.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Guilford County Schools)52.451.7
 0.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Hunter Elementary)54.334.5
 19.8%
   4th Grade Reading (Guilford County Schools)55.952.3
 3.6%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Hunter Elementary)5737.3
 19.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Guilford County Schools)55.252
 3.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (Hunter Elementary)44.321.3
 23%
   5th Grade Reading (Guilford County Schools)52.844.9
 7.9%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (Hunter Elementary)73.453.3
 20.1%
   5th Grade Science (Guilford County Schools)69.561.8
 7.7%
   5th Grade Science (North Carolina)72.665.3
 7.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students566522
 7.8%
African American230193
 16.1%
American Indian01
Asian2215
 31.8%
Hispanic251261
 4%
Pacific Islander12
 100%
White3929
 25.6%
Two or More Races2321
 8.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients99.3%99.4%
 0.1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Hunter Elementary

Hunter Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.9% of North Carolina elementary schools.

Students at Hunter Elementary are 52% Hispanic, 36% African American, 5% White, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

In the 2023-24 school year, 543 students attended Hunter Elementary.

Students who attend Hunter Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jackson Middle
High : Ben L. Smith High School


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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