Jefferson Elementary

Summary:

Jefferson 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. With a diverse student population, the school has shown mixed performance compared to district and state averages, though it has strengths in supporting its African American and English Language Learner (ELL) students.

While Jefferson Elementary's 3rd-grade students performed better than the district and state in mathematics, they lagged behind in reading. Similarly, the school's 5th-graders outperformed the district in mathematics but fell short in reading and science. Notably, the school's African American and ELL students have ranked among the top-performing subgroups in North Carolina, but the school's female, male, and disabled students have struggled. With over 99% of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Jefferson Elementary serves a predominantly low-income population, which likely contributes to the school's overall performance challenges.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Sternberger Elementary and Greensboro Academy, Jefferson Elementary's academic outcomes have generally been lower. Sternberger Elementary, in particular, has consistently ranked among the top-performing elementary schools in the state, while Greensboro Academy, a public charter school, has also outperformed the district and state averages. Addressing the specific needs of underperforming student subgroups and collaborating with high-performing nearby schools may help Jefferson Elementary improve its overall academic performance.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 1400 New Garden Road
       Greensboro, NC  27410


(336) 316-5870

District: Guilford County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
826th of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,379 Help


Students who attend Jefferson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Western Guilford Middle
High:    Western Guilford High

Student/teacher ratio:  14.5 Help
Number of students:  696

Racial breakdown:

African American:
52.7%
White:
20.5%
Hispanic:
16.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  99.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Jefferson Elementary ranks worse than 54.9% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 27th 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 45.44. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Jefferson Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (52.7%), White (20.5%), Hispanic (16.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 99.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Jefferson Elementary is 14.5, which is the 32nd 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 Jefferson Elementary is $9,379. 56 elementary schools in the Guilford County Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Jefferson Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Jefferson Elementary 826th of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Jefferson Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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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 Jefferson Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Jefferson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 78.09 197th 1276 84.6%
2007 72.99 295th 1293 77.2%
2008 66.70 410th 1324 69.0%
2009 66.51 471st 1354 65.2%
2010 49.88 773rd 1363 43.3%
2011 42.14 891st 1381 35.5%
2012 49.91 773rd 1388 44.3%
2013 46.26 720th 1403 48.7%
2014 60.55 525th 1390 62.2%
2015 64.46 494th 1440 65.7%
2016 59.88 557th 1425 60.9%
2017 47.17 802nd 1429 43.9%
2018 54.09 674th 1434 53.0%
2019 51.98 731st 1473 50.4%
2021 61.34 550th 1489 63.1%
2022 58.86 611th 1514 59.6%
2023 53.44 707th 1502 52.9%
2024 45.44 826th 1505 45.1%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Jefferson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 52.20 54th 103 47.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Jefferson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.92 157th 421 62.7%
2019 82.61 44th 497 91.1%
2021 78.65 31st 385 91.9%
2022 77.99 47th 485 90.3%
2023 64.96 102nd 514 80.2%
2024 67.90 95th 533 82.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Jefferson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 43.76 398th 801 50.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Jefferson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.75 570th 1332 57.2%
2019 63.81 415th 1361 69.5%
2021 62.87 373rd 1329 71.9%
2022 70.98 269th 1366 80.3%
2023 55.50 588th 1437 59.1%
2024 51.17 670th 1450 53.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Jefferson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.55 495th 1405 64.8%
2019 59.30 573rd 1424 59.8%
2021 60.34 518th 1440 64.0%
2022 65.82 442nd 1458 69.7%
2023 52.97 682nd 1459 53.3%
2024 44.60 810th 1455 44.3%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Jefferson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.61 225th 897 74.9%
2019 30.08 671st 878 23.6%
2021 70.63 96th 646 85.1%
2022 51.60 236th 634 62.8%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Jefferson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 65.81 93rd 612 84.8%
2021 76.92 42nd 494 91.5%
2023 68.61 25th 582 95.7%
2024 53.05 425th 669 36.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Jefferson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.52 836th 1413 40.8%
2019 45.22 822nd 1430 42.5%
2021 59.70 558th 1444 61.4%
2022 48.98 739th 1464 49.5%
2023 52.92 694th 1461 52.5%
2024 46.00 806th 1464 44.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Jefferson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.38 116th 927 87.5%
2019 76.76 136th 949 85.7%
2021 83.48 84th 896 90.6%
2022 80.19 100th 927 89.2%
2023 72.72 179th 933 80.8%
2024 62.64 262nd 924 71.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Jefferson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.40 390th 851 54.2%
2019 57.62 328th 865 62.1%
2021 59.20 269th 843 68.1%
2022 54.53 341st 893 61.8%
2023 54.25 368th 915 59.8%
2024 53.97 404th 951 57.5%
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Rank History for White students at Jefferson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.80 745th 1178 36.8%
2019 33.82 875th 1183 26.0%
2021 62.55 409th 1172 65.1%
2022 60.66 437th 1194 63.4%
2023 59.07 479th 1183 59.5%
2024 54.06 546th 1166 53.2%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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

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Enrollment information for Jefferson Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2000 402 152 33 9 4 n/a n/a 0 600
2001 433 201 39 26 4 n/a n/a 0 703
2002 415 203 53 53 7 n/a n/a 0 731
2003 415 203 53 53 7 n/a n/a 0 731
2004 423 207 38 62 7 n/a n/a 0 737
2005 409 242 49 77 4 n/a n/a 0 781
2006 382 288 59 89 5 n/a n/a 0 823
2007 349 215 53 106 3 n/a n/a 58 784
2008 283 241 58 91 n/a n/a n/a 66 739
2009 291 318 45 83 0 n/a n/a 0 737
2010 273 336 40 87 0 n/a n/a 0 736
2011 279 304 31 91 1 0 69 0 775
2012 260 296 37 98 2 1 63 0 757
2013 218 318 30 94 1 1 60 0 722
2014 195 274 34 90 2 2 44 0 641
2015 183 289 27 101 1 3 54 0 658
2016 183 275 40 111 0 3 43 0 655
2017 188 291 36 127 0 4 38 0 684
2018 162 335 31 124 0 3 35 0 690
2019 166 376 32 119 0 2 37 0 732
2020 146 369 28 104 0 3 45 0 695
2021 127 340 28 92 4 2 38 0 631
2022 128 369 29 103 3 2 32 0 666
2023 143 367 26 112 3 0 45 0 696

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 Jefferson Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2000 600 39.0 15.4 22.2
2001 703 43.0 16.3 20.8
2002 731 41.0 17.8 32.7
2003 731 41.0 17.8 32.7
2004 737 41.0 18.0 35.5
2005 781 41.0 19.0 38.8
2006 823 41.0 20.1 36
2007 784 n/a n/a 36.8
2008 739 47.0 15.7 n/a
2009 737 48.7 15.1 45.2
2010 736 45.2 16.3 52
2011 775 48.5 15.9 56
2012 757 46.2 16.3 57.2
2013 722 48.9 14.7 64.1
2014 641 47.8 13.3 72.1
2015 658 44.0 14.9 98.6
2016 655 42.0 15.5 99.5
2017 684 42.6 16.0 99.6
2018 690 43.5 15.8 99.6
2019 732 45.4 16.1 99.6
2020 695 46.7 14.8 98.6
2021 631 42.6 14.8 99.5
2022 666 45.5 14.6 99.5
2023 696 47.8 14.5 99.6

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 Jefferson Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2000 600 39.0 15.4 22.2
2001 703 43.0 16.3 20.8
2002 731 41.0 17.8 32.7
2003 731 41.0 17.8 32.7
2004 737 41.0 18.0 35.5
2005 781 41.0 19.0 38.8
2006 823 41.0 20.1 36
2007 784 n/a n/a 36.8
2008 739 47.0 15.7 n/a
2009 737 48.7 15.1 45.2
2010 736 45.2 16.3 52
2011 775 48.5 15.9 56
2012 757 46.2 16.3 57.2
2013 722 48.9 14.7 64.1
2014 641 47.8 13.3 72.1
2015 658 44.0 14.9 98.6
2016 655 42.0 15.5 99.5
2017 684 42.6 16.0 99.6
2018 690 43.5 15.8 99.6
2019 732 45.4 16.1 99.6
2020 695 46.7 14.8 98.6
2021 631 42.6 14.8 99.5
2022 666 45.5 14.6 99.5
2023 696 47.8 14.5 99.6

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 Jefferson Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,068 (11.4%) $8,312 (88.6%) $9,379

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Jefferson 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 731st of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 707th of 1502 Elementary schools
 2.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Elementary)62.261.5
 0.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Guilford County Schools)60.859.2
 1.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Jefferson Elementary)53.642.2
 11.4%
   3rd Grade Reading (Guilford County Schools)53.141.3
 11.8%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Elementary)58.852.8
 6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Guilford County Schools)52.451.7
 0.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Jefferson Elementary)57.354.9
 2.4%
   4th Grade Reading (Guilford County Schools)55.952.3
 3.6%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Elementary)6058.9
 1.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Guilford County Schools)55.252
 3.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (Jefferson Elementary)5550
 5%
   5th Grade Reading (Guilford County Schools)52.844.9
 7.9%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (Jefferson Elementary)72.970.5
 2.4%
   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 Students732696
 4.9%
African American376367
 2.4%
American Indian03
Asian3226
 18.8%
Hispanic119112
 5.9%
Pacific Islander20
 100%
White166143
 13.9%
Two or More Races3745
 21.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients99.6%99.6%
 0%


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Students who attend Jefferson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Western Guilford Middle
High : Western Guilford High

In the 2022-23 school year, 696 students attended Jefferson Elementary.

Students at Jefferson Elementary are 53% African American, 21% White, 16% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

Jefferson Elementary ranks 826th of 1505 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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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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