Guilford Elementary

Summary:

Guilford Elementary is a public elementary school in Greensboro, North Carolina, serving students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Guilford County Schools district, which has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Guilford Elementary has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past several years, dropping from a high of 699 out of 1,473 North Carolina elementary schools in 2018-2019 to a low of 1,237 out of 1,505 in the current 2023-2024 school year.

Guilford Elementary stands out from nearby schools in several key ways. It has a significantly higher percentage of African American and Hispanic students compared to other local schools, and over 99% of its students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which is much higher than the surrounding schools. Academically, Guilford Elementary's proficiency rates on state tests are consistently lower than the Guilford County Schools district and North Carolina state averages, particularly in mathematics, reading, and science. In contrast, schools like Sternberger Elementary and EP Pearce Elementary nearby outperform Guilford Elementary and the state averages by a wide margin.

The data suggests that Guilford Elementary may face unique challenges due to the high percentage of economically disadvantaged students and the racial composition of its student body, which are often associated with achievement gaps. However, the proximity to higher-performing schools within the Guilford County Schools district presents an opportunity for collaboration and resource sharing, which could potentially benefit the students and teachers at Guilford Elementary. Targeted interventions and support, such as increased funding, professional development for teachers, and evidence-based instructional practices, may help to improve student outcomes at the school.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 920 Stage Coach Trail
       Greensboro, NC  27410-4999


(336) 316-5844

District: Guilford County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
1237th of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,035 Help


Students who attend Guilford Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Western Guilford Middle
High:    Western Guilford High

Student/teacher ratio:  14.0 Help
Number of students:  605

Racial breakdown:

African American:
53.7%
White:
18.8%
Hispanic:
18.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  99.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Guilford Elementary ranks worse than 82.2% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 50th 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 22.49. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Guilford Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (53.7%), White (18.8%), Hispanic (18.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 99.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Guilford Elementary is 14, which is the 34th 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 Guilford Elementary is $10,035. 46 elementary schools in the Guilford County Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Guilford Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Guilford Elementary 1237th of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Guilford 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 Guilford Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Guilford Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2008 35.70 922nd 1324 30.4%
2009 53.98 714th 1354 47.3%
2010 53.42 728th 1363 46.6%
2011 49.92 793rd 1381 42.6%
2012 42.70 897th 1388 35.4%
2013 26.24 1089th 1403 22.4%
2014 29.49 1015th 1390 27.0%
2015 31.07 1063rd 1440 26.2%
2016 47.89 772nd 1425 45.8%
2017 48.82 762nd 1429 46.7%
2018 42.83 876th 1434 38.9%
2019 53.83 699th 1473 52.5%
2021 27.99 1058th 1489 28.9%
2022 19.85 1272nd 1514 16.0%
2023 32.30 1052nd 1502 30.0%
2024 22.49 1237th 1505 17.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Guilford Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.33 27th 421 93.6%
2019 90.94 18th 497 96.4%
2021 78.80 30th 385 92.2%
2022 53.48 162nd 485 66.6%
2023 82.90 46th 514 91.1%
2024 51.73 200th 533 62.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Guilford Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 30.13 599th 801 25.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Guilford Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.20 583rd 1332 56.2%
2019 64.72 394th 1361 71.1%
2021 42.48 736th 1329 44.6%
2022 30.84 1018th 1366 25.5%
2023 40.58 898th 1437 37.5%
2024 28.98 1147th 1450 20.9%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Guilford Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.77 628th 1405 55.3%
2019 67.65 432nd 1424 69.7%
2021 25.33 1090th 1440 24.3%
2022 25.64 1152nd 1458 21.0%
2023 34.35 978th 1459 33.0%
2024 25.25 1158th 1455 20.4%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Disabled students at Guilford Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.82 307th 897 65.8%
2019 42.64 483rd 878 45.0%
2022 13.81 630th 634 0.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Guilford Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.78 1044th 1413 26.1%
2019 40.98 899th 1430 37.1%
2021 31.95 958th 1444 33.7%
2022 16.55 1302nd 1464 11.1%
2023 30.95 1067th 1461 27.0%
2024 21.04 1238th 1464 15.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Guilford Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.53 176th 927 81.0%
2019 74.27 155th 949 83.7%
2021 47.24 396th 896 55.8%
2022 37.05 586th 927 36.8%
2023 64.58 256th 933 72.6%
2024 37.92 607th 924 34.3%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Guilford Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.36 169th 851 80.1%
2019 85.01 67th 865 92.3%
2021 40.56 480th 843 43.1%
2022 26.78 748th 893 16.2%
2023 52.43 393rd 915 57.0%
2024 37.85 626th 951 34.2%
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Rank History for White students at Guilford Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.28 1070th 1178 9.2%
2019 47.47 654th 1183 44.7%
2022 37.16 802nd 1194 32.8%
2023 20.64 1038th 1183 12.3%
2024 24.27 979th 1166 16.0%
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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.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Guilford Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 540 67 8 8 2 n/a n/a 0 625
1989 514 86 8 5 2 n/a n/a 0 615
1990 519 91 5 2 3 n/a n/a 0 620
1991 520 101 9 3 4 n/a n/a 0 637
1992 564 84 13 4 4 n/a n/a 0 669
1993 582 118 18 7 7 n/a n/a 0 732
1994 536 140 20 10 2 n/a n/a 0 708
1995 524 155 29 12 2 n/a n/a 0 722
1996 524 155 29 12 2 n/a n/a 0 722
1997 523 164 32 10 2 n/a n/a 0 731
1998 472 196 32 13 2 n/a n/a 0 715
1999 428 196 33 27 5 n/a n/a 0 689
2000 243 133 24 30 6 n/a n/a 0 436
2001 191 140 20 22 3 n/a n/a 0 376
2002 135 165 18 41 3 n/a n/a 0 362
2003 135 165 18 41 3 n/a n/a 0 362
2004 115 203 7 47 2 n/a n/a 0 374
2005 96 205 9 53 2 n/a n/a 0 365
2006 94 189 11 48 1 n/a n/a 0 343
2007 88 186 13 67 2 n/a n/a 28 384
2008 151 259 19 112 1 n/a n/a 56 598
2009 127 312 26 111 0 n/a n/a 0 576
2010 103 301 24 110 0 n/a n/a 0 538
2011 104 301 20 106 6 7 36 0 580
2012 108 324 20 103 1 5 33 0 594
2013 103 310 11 115 1 3 23 0 566
2014 121 331 15 113 4 2 25 0 611
2015 121 336 13 117 1 3 20 0 611
2016 107 337 10 128 2 5 26 0 615
2017 91 313 8 125 2 1 26 0 566
2018 94 292 11 119 1 1 30 0 548
2019 91 318 11 120 4 3 28 0 575
2020 92 300 10 112 0 4 37 0 555
2021 82 262 9 98 3 1 25 0 480
2022 109 339 9 112 3 0 26 0 598
2023 100 350 17 107 2 0 35 0 611
2024 114 325 13 111 2 0 40 0 605

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 Guilford Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 625 29.0 21.5 9
1989 615 29.0 21.2 14
1990 620 29.0 21.3 14
1991 637 35.0 18.2 13.7
1992 669 36.0 18.5 9
1993 732 35.0 20.9 8.9
1994 708 37.0 19.1 11.9
1995 722 36.0 20.1 10.7
1996 722 36.0 20.1 10.7
1997 731 38.0 19.2 12.6
1998 715 39.0 18.3 15.2
1999 689 36.0 19.1 25
2000 436 38.0 11.5 46.6
2001 376 28.0 13.4 36.4
2002 362 22.0 16.5 58
2003 362 22.0 16.5 58
2004 374 22.0 17.0 64.2
2005 365 22.0 16.6 60
2006 343 22.0 15.6 67.6
2007 384 n/a n/a 66
2008 598 43.3 13.8 n/a
2009 576 44.5 12.9 65.3
2010 538 38.8 13.8 72.1
2011 580 39.3 14.7 70.5
2012 594 39.9 14.8 78.3
2013 566 42.6 13.2 82.2
2014 611 43.5 14.0 82.3
2015 611 37.0 16.5 99.5
2016 615 38.0 16.1 99.5
2017 566 36.3 15.5 99.5
2018 548 36.3 15.0 98.7
2019 575 35.3 16.2 99.5
2020 555 35.6 15.5 99.5
2021 480 33.3 14.4 99.4
2022 598 41.2 14.5 99.5
2023 611 40.5 15.0 99.5
2024 605 43.1 14.0 99.5

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 Guilford Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 625 29.0 21.5 9
1989 615 29.0 21.2 14
1990 620 29.0 21.3 14
1991 637 35.0 18.2 13.7
1992 669 36.0 18.5 9
1993 732 35.0 20.9 8.9
1994 708 37.0 19.1 11.9
1995 722 36.0 20.1 10.7
1996 722 36.0 20.1 10.7
1997 731 38.0 19.2 12.6
1998 715 39.0 18.3 15.2
1999 689 36.0 19.1 25
2000 436 38.0 11.5 46.6
2001 376 28.0 13.4 36.4
2002 362 22.0 16.5 58
2003 362 22.0 16.5 58
2004 374 22.0 17.0 64.2
2005 365 22.0 16.6 60
2006 343 22.0 15.6 67.6
2007 384 n/a n/a 66
2008 598 43.3 13.8 n/a
2009 576 44.5 12.9 65.3
2010 538 38.8 13.8 72.1
2011 580 39.3 14.7 70.5
2012 594 39.9 14.8 78.3
2013 566 42.6 13.2 82.2
2014 611 43.5 14.0 82.3
2015 611 37.0 16.5 99.5
2016 615 38.0 16.1 99.5
2017 566 36.3 15.5 99.5
2018 548 36.3 15.0 98.7
2019 575 35.3 16.2 99.5
2020 555 35.6 15.5 99.5
2021 480 33.3 14.4 99.4
2022 598 41.2 14.5 99.5
2023 611 40.5 15.0 99.5
2024 605 43.1 14.0 99.5

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Guilford Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,001 (10.0%) $9,034 (90.0%) $10,035

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Guilford Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 699th of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 1052nd of 1502 Elementary schools
 22.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Guilford Elementary)76.246.6
 29.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Guilford County Schools)60.859.2
 1.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Guilford Elementary)53.645.5
 8.1%
   3rd Grade Reading (Guilford County Schools)53.141.3
 11.8%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Guilford Elementary)53.343.9
 9.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Guilford County Schools)52.451.7
 0.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Guilford Elementary)48.943.9
 5%
   4th Grade Reading (Guilford County Schools)55.952.3
 3.6%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Guilford Elementary)62.646.6
 16%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Guilford County Schools)55.252
 3.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (Guilford Elementary)53.835.2
 18.6%
   5th Grade Reading (Guilford County Schools)52.844.9
 7.9%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (Guilford Elementary)78.955.7
 23.2%
   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 Students575611
 6.3%
African American318350
 10.1%
American Indian42
 50%
Asian1117
 54.5%
Hispanic120107
 10.8%
Pacific Islander30
 100%
White91100
 9.9%
Two or More Races2835
 25%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients99.5%99.5%
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Frequently Asked Questions about Guilford Elementary

Guilford Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.8% of North Carolina elementary schools.

Students who attend Guilford Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Western Guilford Middle
High : Western Guilford High

Students at Guilford Elementary are 54% African American, 19% White, 18% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 605 students attended Guilford Elementary.


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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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