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Alamance Elementary

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Alamance Elementary ranks 261 st of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

261^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Alamance Elementary is a public elementary school in Greensboro, North Carolina, serving 499 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Guilford County Schools district, which is ranked 142 out of 242 districts in the state.

Alamance Elementary consistently ranks among the top 25% of North Carolina elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in Mathematics, Reading, and Science are significantly higher than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Alamance Elementary's 4th-grade Mathematics proficiency rate was 79.7%, compared to 53.8% for Guilford County Schools and 58.9% for North Carolina. The school also performs exceptionally well for its African American and Special Education student subgroups, ranking in the top 15% and top 20% of North Carolina elementary schools, respectively.

Compared to nearby schools like Herbin Metz Education Center and Waldo C Falkener Senior Elementary, Alamance Elementary stands out as a high-performing institution, with significantly higher proficiency rates in core academic subjects. This contrast highlights the potential for Alamance Elementary to serve as a model for other schools in the district, particularly those serving similar demographics.

499

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,448

Per pupil spending ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3600 Williams Dairy Road
Greensboro, NC 27406-9632

(336) 697-3177

District: Guilford County Schools

Students who attend Alamance Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Southeast Guilford Middle
High:	Southeast Guilford High

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.9%

African American:

19.0%

Hispanic:

11.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 89th percentile in 2021 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (70% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Guilford County Schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 89th-percentile peak (2021) to 82nd (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg54%

North Carolina avg57%

261^st of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 29% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 64Elementary Schools in the Guilford County Schools

142^nd of 242Guilford County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	79.0	261 of 1490	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.4	304 of 1505	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.6	350 of 1502	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	85.2	176 of 1514	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	87.3	163 of 1489	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	74.3	322 of 1473	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	71.0	380 of 1434	73.5%	★★★★☆
2017	71.8	376 of 1429	73.7%	★★★★☆
2016	65.8	458 of 1425	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	69.9	417 of 1440	71.0%	★★★★☆
2014	52.3	661 of 1390	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	39.9	849 of 1403	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.9	945 of 1388	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.9	840 of 1381	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.6	845 of 1363	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.7	730 of 1354	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	63.2	486 of 1324	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.0	548 of 1293	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.2	620 of 1276	51.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	81.6	93 of 918	89.9%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	118 of 924	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	72.9	177 of 933	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	91.1	39 of 927	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	93.0	34 of 896	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	81.4	91 of 949	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	73.5	155 of 927	83.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	46.4	278 of 646	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.0	205 of 878	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	72.8	129 of 897	85.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	343 of 1451	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	73.6	304 of 1455	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	272 of 1459	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	83.1	186 of 1458	87.2%	★★★★☆
2021	90.8	92 of 1440	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	74.7	304 of 1424	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	66.4	455 of 1405	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	594 of 710	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.0	470 of 669	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.8	454 of 582	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.3	411 of 500	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.6	302 of 494	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.5	111 of 612	81.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.5	300 of 1437	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.6	194 of 1450	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	178 of 1437	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	89.3	56 of 1366	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	92.2	41 of 1329	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	66.4	373 of 1361	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	70.8	298 of 1332	77.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	203 of 1450	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	76.4	280 of 1464	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	67.1	425 of 1461	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	83.3	185 of 1464	87.4%	★★★★☆
2021	79.5	247 of 1444	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	69.8	375 of 1430	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	73.4	331 of 1413	76.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	69.0	134 of 821	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	58.1	235 of 801	70.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	397 of 1172	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.3	407 of 1166	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.3	473 of 1183	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.5	265 of 1194	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	78.4	213 of 1172	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	64.6	403 of 1183	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.0	420 of 1178	64.3%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)90th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)86th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)84th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)76th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)66th percentile-16 vs school

Disabled (2021)57th percentile-32 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)16th percentile-66 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science77%+15 vs state

Mathematics74%+13 vs state

Reading64%+11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)						EOG Reading (2025)						EOG Science (2025)		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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
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	14.5	99.4%	304 (60.9%)	95 (19.0%)	55 (11.0%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.0%)	79	261^st of 1490 public elementary schools	82.5%		76.4	304^th of 1505 public elementary schools	79.8%	43	72.4	79.7	69.3				59.8	72.2	60.0				77.3		$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	588	33	17.6	99.5%	33 (5.6%)	378 (64.3%)	121 (20.6%)	27 (4.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.3%)	12.1	1389^th of 1490 public elementary schools	6.8%		11.2	1409^th of 1505 public elementary schools	6.4%	20	49.5	35.2	30.2				31.2	35.2	25.0				35.4		$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	257	17	15.3	96.5%	7 (2.7%)	179 (69.6%)	53 (20.6%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	30.9	1074^th of 1490 public elementary schools	27.9%		23.6	1221^st of 1505 public elementary schools	18.9%	147	62.5	54.8	36.1				40.0	54.8	36.1				33.3		$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	266	21	12.3	98.5%	9 (3.4%)	205 (77.1%)	39 (14.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	31.9	1060^th of 1490 public elementary schools	28.9%		34.2	1023^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	32.0%	37	63.4	56.4	35.8				29.3	48.7	39.6				56.6		$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	215	15	14.8	98.6%	7 (3.3%)	136 (63.3%)	56 (26.0%)	6 (2.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	9.2	1432^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	3.9%		11.1	1412^th of 1505 public elementary schools	6.2%	20	37.5	36.7	12.8				30.0	43.3	25.6				15.8		$14,387	$2,532	$11,855
Guilford eLearning University Prep	Public, Virtual	K-8	1900 Martin Luther King Drive	Greensboro	27407	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(336) 522-6330	284	32	8.9	64.8%	65 (22.9%)	152 (53.5%)	27 (9.5%)	6 (2.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (10.9%)	48	781^st of 1490 public elementary schools	47.6%		28.3	1132^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	24.8%	351	50.0	62.5	52.2	37.1	29.3	19.0	60.0	75.0	56.5	51.4	34.9	38.1	57.9	42.9
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	68	16	4.3	95.6%	15 (22.1%)	37 (54.4%)	3 (4.4%)	6 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (10.3%)								(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	530	38	13.9	99.4%	10 (1.9%)	351 (66.2%)	135 (25.5%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	23 (4.3%)	6	1461^st of 1490 public elementary schools	1.9%		3.9	1487^th of 1505 public elementary schools	1.2%	26	35.4	29.4	28.4				23.1	21.2	24.5				34.3		$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	453	30	15.3	99.3%	314 (69.3%)	43 (9.5%)	63 (13.9%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.5%)	74.4	327^th of 1490 public elementary schools	78.1%		71.4	379^th of 1505 public elementary schools	74.8%	52	73.4	79.4	74.0				43.0	63.5	64.9				80.5		$10,778	$942	$9,836
Washington Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	1110 East Washington Street	Greensboro	27401	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 370-8290	214	15	14.7	98.6%	5 (2.3%)	172 (80.4%)	19 (8.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.5%)	12.4	1386^th of 1490 public elementary schools	7.0%		20.2	1282^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	14.8%	104	47.5	40.7	38.1				12.5	42.9	28.6				33.3		$14,911	$2,191	$12,720

Frequently Asked Questions about Alamance Elementary

Is Alamance Elementary a good school?

Alamance Elementary ranks 261^st of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Alamance Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 499 students attended Alamance Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Alamance Elementary attend?

Students who attend Alamance Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Southeast Guilford Middle
High : Southeast Guilford High

What is the racial makeup of Alamance Elementary?

Students at Alamance Elementary are 61% White, 19% African American, 11% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Alamance Elementary in?

Guilford County Schools

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