Southern Elementary

Summary:

Southern Elementary is a public elementary school in Greensboro, North Carolina, serving 248 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Guilford County Schools district, which is ranked 149 out of 242 districts in the state.

Southern Elementary has a diverse student population, with a higher percentage of Hispanic students (38.71%) compared to the district and state averages. The school has shown strong performance in 5th-grade science, with 81.8% of students proficient or better, significantly higher than the district (63.5%) and state (66.2%) averages. However, the school's 3rd-grade mathematics proficiency rate (55.3%) is lower than the district (59.8%) and state (62.7%) averages, though its 5th-grade mathematics proficiency rate (70.5%) is higher than both the district (55.2%) and state (58.1%) averages. Southern Elementary ranks particularly well for its Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) students, ranking 357 out of 951 North Carolina elementary schools and 69 out of 514, respectively, with 4-star ratings.

Compared to nearby schools, Southern Elementary generally outperforms Sedgefield Elementary and Sumner Elementary, but lags behind schools like Millis Road Elementary and Pleasant Garden Elementary in both academic proficiency and statewide rankings. Southern Elementary's performance has been somewhat inconsistent, with its statewide ranking fluctuating from 250 out of 1,489 North Carolina elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 796 out of 1,505 in 2023-2024.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 5720 Drake Road
       Greensboro, NC  27406-8868


(336) 674-4325

District: Guilford County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
796th of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,569 Help


Students who attend Southern Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Southern Guilford Middle
High:    Southern Guilford High

Student/teacher ratio:  13.1 Help
Number of students:  234

Racial breakdown:

White:
42.3%
Hispanic:
39.7%
African American:
9.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  56% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Southern Elementary ranks worse than 52.9% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 23rd 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 47.12. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (42.3%), Hispanic (39.7%), African American (9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 56% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Southern Elementary is 13.1, which is the 22nd 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 Southern Elementary is $10,569, which is the 34th highest among 67 elementary schools in the Guilford County Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Southern Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Southern Elementary 796th of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Southern 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 Southern Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Southern Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 42.43 833rd 1276 34.7%
2007 53.60 677th 1293 47.6%
2008 60.22 543rd 1324 59.0%
2009 55.69 688th 1354 49.2%
2010 81.88 164th 1363 88.0%
2011 83.66 142nd 1381 89.7%
2012 73.93 319th 1388 77.0%
2013 70.68 344th 1403 75.5%
2014 69.80 395th 1390 71.6%
2015 55.23 657th 1440 54.4%
2016 61.08 543rd 1425 61.9%
2017 57.26 625th 1429 56.3%
2018 60.98 561st 1434 60.9%
2019 66.88 463rd 1473 68.6%
2021 79.52 250th 1489 83.2%
2022 62.11 548th 1514 63.8%
2023 59.06 598th 1502 60.2%
2024 47.12 796th 1505 47.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Southern Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 49.81 207th 497 58.4%
2021 78.05 32nd 385 91.7%
2023 75.28 69th 514 86.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Southern Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.54 371st 1332 72.1%
2019 75.55 216th 1361 84.1%
2021 98.60 4th 1329 99.7%
2022 78.99 154th 1366 88.7%
2023 65.73 399th 1437 72.2%
2024 58.42 545th 1450 62.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Southern Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.25 797th 1405 43.3%
2019 66.23 445th 1424 68.8%
2021 65.85 415th 1440 71.2%
2022 59.88 551st 1458 62.2%
2023 60.07 560th 1459 61.6%
2024 52.69 671st 1455 53.9%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Southern Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.77 36th 897 96.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Southern Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.11 313th 1413 77.8%
2019 63.47 480th 1430 66.4%
2021 86.02 157th 1444 89.1%
2022 62.69 520th 1464 64.5%
2023 57.05 615th 1461 57.9%
2024 42.18 862nd 1464 41.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Southern Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.61 441st 851 48.2%
2019 53.30 386th 865 55.4%
2021 80.43 96th 843 88.6%
2022 64.44 227th 893 74.6%
2023 62.10 272nd 915 70.3%
2024 57.45 357th 951 62.5%
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Rank History for White students at Southern Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.08 559th 1178 52.5%
2019 63.24 422nd 1183 64.3%
2021 69.92 310th 1172 73.5%
2022 56.89 508th 1194 57.5%
2023 39.45 772nd 1183 34.7%
2024 36.92 796th 1166 31.7%
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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 Southern Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 298 2 2 3 1 n/a n/a 0 306
1989 295 3 2 3 0 n/a n/a 0 303
1990 301 3 0 2 2 n/a n/a 0 308
1991 318 3 3 1 5 n/a n/a 13 343
1992 322 5 3 5 4 n/a n/a 13 352
1993 317 9 2 4 2 n/a n/a 0 334
1994 330 8 1 6 3 n/a n/a 0 348
1995 325 9 1 8 5 n/a n/a 0 348
1996 325 9 1 8 5 n/a n/a 0 348
1997 312 14 1 6 2 n/a n/a 0 335
1998 306 15 1 4 2 n/a n/a 0 328
1999 297 19 2 5 0 n/a n/a 0 323
2000 293 19 2 5 2 n/a n/a 0 321
2001 281 17 1 9 2 n/a n/a 0 310
2002 247 27 5 19 2 n/a n/a 0 300
2003 247 27 5 19 2 n/a n/a 0 300
2004 248 30 4 17 3 n/a n/a 0 302
2005 235 25 3 15 1 n/a n/a 0 279
2006 230 19 2 21 1 n/a n/a 0 273
2007 212 12 2 25 1 n/a n/a 11 263
2008 210 21 4 39 2 n/a n/a 10 286
2009 210 29 3 45 4 n/a n/a 0 291
2010 174 35 2 51 3 n/a n/a 0 265
2011 197 18 1 66 6 0 12 0 300
2012 212 28 1 87 5 0 13 0 346
2013 219 19 2 85 9 0 12 0 346
2014 199 14 3 92 7 0 16 0 331
2015 191 15 1 83 3 0 19 0 312
2016 185 18 3 90 3 0 23 0 322
2017 183 18 4 96 3 0 18 0 322
2018 164 18 5 103 5 0 17 0 312
2019 151 19 8 99 2 0 15 0 294
2020 124 20 10 107 2 0 17 0 280
2021 105 15 11 99 3 0 10 0 243
2022 106 18 10 94 5 0 14 0 247
2023 106 23 7 96 4 0 12 0 248
2024 99 21 5 93 4 0 12 0 234

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 Southern Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 306 22.0 13.9 7.2
1989 303 22.0 13.7 22.1
1990 308 22.0 14.0 15.3
1991 343 20.0 17.1 13.7
1992 352 19.0 18.5 7.7
1993 334 17.0 19.6 14.7
1994 348 19.0 18.3 17.2
1995 348 18.0 19.3 11.5
1996 348 18.0 19.3 11.5
1997 335 18.0 18.6 17
1998 328 19.0 17.3 20.1
1999 323 18.0 17.9 28.5
2000 321 20.0 16.1 28
2001 310 23.0 13.5 33.9
2002 300 23.0 13.0 37.7
2003 300 23.0 13.0 37.7
2004 302 23.0 13.1 35.8
2005 279 23.0 12.1 42.3
2006 273 23.0 11.9 37.4
2007 263 n/a n/a 28.2
2008 286 16.4 17.4 n/a
2009 291 17.6 16.5 49.5
2010 265 17.6 15.1 55.8
2011 300 18.4 16.2 58.7
2012 346 20.4 16.8 60.7
2013 346 19.6 17.6 64.7
2014 331 22.2 14.8 72.8
2015 312 18.0 17.3 67.3
2016 322 18.0 17.8 68.9
2017 322 18.7 17.2 68.3
2018 312 19.6 15.8 65.4
2019 294 18.4 15.9 65.6
2020 280 19.1 14.6 68.2
2021 243 17.2 14.1 53.1
2022 247 20.3 12.1 67.6
2023 248 18.0 13.7 76.6
2024 234 17.8 13.1 56

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 Southern Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 306 22.0 13.9 7.2
1989 303 22.0 13.7 22.1
1990 308 22.0 14.0 15.3
1991 343 20.0 17.1 13.7
1992 352 19.0 18.5 7.7
1993 334 17.0 19.6 14.7
1994 348 19.0 18.3 17.2
1995 348 18.0 19.3 11.5
1996 348 18.0 19.3 11.5
1997 335 18.0 18.6 17
1998 328 19.0 17.3 20.1
1999 323 18.0 17.9 28.5
2000 321 20.0 16.1 28
2001 310 23.0 13.5 33.9
2002 300 23.0 13.0 37.7
2003 300 23.0 13.0 37.7
2004 302 23.0 13.1 35.8
2005 279 23.0 12.1 42.3
2006 273 23.0 11.9 37.4
2007 263 n/a n/a 28.2
2008 286 16.4 17.4 n/a
2009 291 17.6 16.5 49.5
2010 265 17.6 15.1 55.8
2011 300 18.4 16.2 58.7
2012 346 20.4 16.8 60.7
2013 346 19.6 17.6 64.7
2014 331 22.2 14.8 72.8
2015 312 18.0 17.3 67.3
2016 322 18.0 17.8 68.9
2017 322 18.7 17.2 68.3
2018 312 19.6 15.8 65.4
2019 294 18.4 15.9 65.6
2020 280 19.1 14.6 68.2
2021 243 17.2 14.1 53.1
2022 247 20.3 12.1 67.6
2023 248 18.0 13.7 76.6
2024 234 17.8 13.1 56

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 Southern Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $745 (7.0%) $9,824 (93.0%) $10,569

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Southern Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 463rd of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 598th of 1502 Elementary schools
 8.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Southern Elementary)68.160.6
 7.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Guilford County Schools)60.859.2
 1.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Southern Elementary)61.733.3
 28.4%
   3rd Grade Reading (Guilford County Schools)53.141.3
 11.8%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Southern Elementary)53.255.8
 2.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Guilford County Schools)52.451.7
 0.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Southern Elementary)66.158.1
 8%
   4th Grade Reading (Guilford County Schools)55.952.3
 3.6%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Southern Elementary)72.766.7
 6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Guilford County Schools)55.252
 3.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (Southern Elementary)60.746.7
 14%
   5th Grade Reading (Guilford County Schools)52.844.9
 7.9%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (Southern Elementary)85.784.4
 1.3%
   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 Students294248
 15.6%
African American1923
 21.1%
American Indian24
 100%
Asian87
 12.5%
Hispanic9996
 3%
Pacific Islander00
White151106
 29.8%
Two or More Races1512
 20%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients65.6%76.6%
 11%


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Southern Elementary ranks 796th of 1505 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Southern Elementary are 42% White, 40% Hispanic, 9% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian.

Students who attend Southern Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Southern Guilford Middle
High : Southern Guilford High

In the 2023-24 school year, 234 students attended Southern 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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