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Hunter Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1300^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Hunter Elementary is a PK-5 school in the Guilford County Schools district, serving about 505 students in southwest Greensboro, NC. The school currently sits in the bottom tier of North Carolina elementary schools, ranking in the 13th percentile for 2025-2026. This is a slight improvement from the 8th percentile the previous year, but it remains well below its 44th-percentile performance in 2018-2019. Like its neighbors, Hunter serves a predominantly low-income population, with 99.4% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

The most striking pattern is a steep decline by the upper grades. While 3rd-grade math is close to district and state averages, 5th-grade proficiency in math (33.3%), reading (26.4%), and science (40.3%) falls dramatically below. In fact, Hunter had the lowest 5th-grade proficiency rates in all subjects among ten nearby elementary schools. This is notable because nearby schools with similar poverty rates produce far stronger results. Sternberger Elementary ranks in the 96th percentile, and Brooks Global Elementary ranks in the 78th, while Hunter is clustered at the bottom with Julius I Foust Elementary and Sedgefield Elementary. This gap occurs despite Hunter having the lowest student-teacher ratio (11.7) and above-average per-pupil spending.

Chronic absenteeism and subgroup performance add further context. Hunter's chronic absenteeism rate of 26.5% is below the district average of 29.2%, but far higher than top-performing peers like Brooks Global, which sits at just 6.9%. Subgroup results are uneven: African American students (41st percentile) and low-income students (31st percentile) improved meaningfully, while special education students (10th percentile) and female students (11th percentile) remain serious concerns. Since nearby schools with similar demographics perform at the 60th, 70th, and 90th percentiles, Hunter's data suggests improvement is possible, but it will likely require targeted interventions in the upper elementary grades and for its lowest-performing student subgroups.

505

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1305 Merritt Drive
Greensboro, NC 27407-3395

(336) 294-7345

District: Guilford County Schools

Students who attend Hunter Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.7%

African American:

32.7%

White:

5.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (42% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg56%

North Carolina avg61%

1,300^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 23 pts since 2016

From bottom 36% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

150^th of 246Guilford 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
2026	18.8	1300 of 1492	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.6	1372 of 1490	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	1236 of 1505	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	1225 of 1502	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	1093 of 1514	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	1077 of 1489	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.2	829 of 1473	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.7	1142 of 1434	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.1	1106 of 1429	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	40.5	916 of 1425	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	24.6	1155 of 1440	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.1	1025 of 1390	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.5	1197 of 1403	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.0	958 of 1388	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.0	906 of 1381	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	22.6	1145 of 1363	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	9.1	1279 of 1354	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	18.0	1156 of 1324	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.2	973 of 1293	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.4	1002 of 1276	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	42.6	533 of 903	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.5	686 of 918	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	674 of 924	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.5	585 of 933	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.1	394 of 927	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.2	615 of 896	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.3	166 of 949	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	47.2	486 of 927	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	30.5	461 of 634	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	618 of 646	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	42.8	480 of 878	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.8	598 of 897	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.3	320 of 519	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.2	289 of 563	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.1	208 of 533	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.9	226 of 514	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.6	371 of 485	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.3	117 of 385	69.6%	★★★★☆
2019	74.9	62 of 497	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	57.4	127 of 421	69.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	18.4	1285 of 1447	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.4	1386 of 1451	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	1273 of 1455	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	1217 of 1459	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	1157 of 1458	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	1097 of 1440	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.4	667 of 1424	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.7	1078 of 1405	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	30.2	751 of 981	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.2	782 of 961	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.4	564 of 951	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	495 of 915	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.9	406 of 893	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.5	294 of 843	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.2	268 of 865	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.7	494 of 851	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	36.4	986 of 1434	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.4	1263 of 1437	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.8	974 of 1450	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	928 of 1437	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.3	725 of 1366	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.8	836 of 1329	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.9	391 of 1361	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	40.0	856 of 1332	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	23.1	1209 of 1451	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.0	1236 of 1450	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	1084 of 1464	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	1150 of 1461	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.3	993 of 1464	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.6	1013 of 1444	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.1	981 of 1430	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.7	1168 of 1413	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	20.8	730 of 815	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.8	746 of 821	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	587 of 801	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)41st percentile+28 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)38th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)31st percentile+18 vs school

Disabled (2022)27th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)23rd percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)17th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)11th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)10th percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics46%-18 vs state

Science40%-27 vs state

Reading38%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)				EOG Reading (2026)				EOG Science (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hunter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1305 Merritt Drive	Greensboro	27407	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 294-7345	505	43	11.7	99.4%	28 (5.5%)	165 (32.7%)	276 (54.7%)	23 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.2%)	18.8	1300^th of 1492 public elementary schools	12.9%		13.6	1372^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	7.9%	72	63.1	38.6	33.3		44.0	44.3	26.4		40.3	$12,337	$1,906	$10,431
Edwin A Alderman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4211 Chateau Drive	Greensboro	27407	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 294-7320	392	28	14.2	99.2%	39 (9.9%)	180 (45.9%)	120 (30.6%)	31 (7.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.4%)	55.6	646^th of 1492 public elementary schools	56.7%		46.9	804^th of 1490 public elementary schools	46.0%	158	87.3	55.2	45.7		70.9	63.8	54.3		63.8	$11,684	$1,923	$9,762
Brooks Global Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	400 Ashland Drive	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(336) 370-8228	314	22	14.1	98.4%	92 (29.3%)	170 (54.1%)	24 (7.6%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.3%)	74.7	327^th of 1492 public elementary schools	78.1%		79.2	259^th of 1490 public elementary schools	82.6%	68	83.3	58.1	77.8		68.5	67.4	71.1		68.9	$10,794	$875	$9,920
Sedgefield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2905 Groometown Road	Greensboro	27407	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 316-5858	489	31	15.8	99.4%	12 (2.5%)	181 (37.0%)	241 (49.3%)	38 (7.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.7%)	17.9	1316^th of 1492 public elementary schools	11.8%		21.7	1249^th of 1490 public elementary schools	16.2%	67	49.4	57.7	42.0		32.9	36.6	39.1		42.0	$10,852	$1,372	$9,480
John Van Lindley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 Camden Road	Greensboro	27403	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 294-7360	521	36	14.4	99.4%	246 (47.2%)	149 (28.6%)	80 (15.4%)	24 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.0%)	65.2	501^st of 1492 public elementary schools	66.4%		69.9	397^th of 1490 public elementary schools	73.4%	104	73.4	65.6	73.9		67.2	50.0	60.9		71.0	$10,039	$845	$9,194
Clara J Peck Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1601 West Florida Street	Greensboro	27403	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 370-8235	638	42	15.0	99.5%	30 (4.7%)	347 (54.4%)	188 (29.5%)	43 (6.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (4.1%)	11	1407^th of 1492 public elementary schools	5.7%		16.1	1336^th of 1490 public elementary schools	10.3%	71	20.2	41.4	47.3	45.5	21.7	25.3	34.8	36.4	49.5	$14,425	$2,710	$11,715
Morehead Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	4630 Tower Road	Greensboro	27410	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 294-7370	509	37	13.6	99.4%	117 (23.0%)	290 (57.0%)	57 (11.2%)	10 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.7%)	36.1	980^th of 1492 public elementary schools	34.3%		46.5	811^th of 1490 public elementary schools	45.6%	169	43.2	51.5	53.9		37.0	50.5	60.7		66.3	$10,029	$875	$9,155
Sternberger Elementary	Public	K-5	518 North Holden Road	Greensboro	27410	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 294-7390	469	29	16.1	99.4%	385 (82.1%)	32 (6.8%)	15 (3.2%)	9 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.5%)	93.9	61^st of 1492 public elementary schools	95.9%		95.8	42^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	97.2%	19	88.4	83.6	90.7		75.8	80.8	90.7		93.3	$10,802	$721	$10,081
Julius I Foust Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2610 Floyd Street	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 370-8155	661	42	15.6	99.5%	36 (5.4%)	303 (45.8%)	206 (31.2%)	88 (13.3%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.2%)	17 (2.6%)	18.9	1295^th of 1492 public elementary schools	13.2%		14.3	1357^th of 1490 public elementary schools	8.9%	62	58.4	42.4	46.5		39.6	40.7	32.7		48.0	$12,112	$2,105	$10,006
Erwin Montessori	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	600 West Terrell Street	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 370-8151	221	16	13.5	98.6%	17 (7.7%)	162 (73.3%)	31 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.1%)	27.5	1149^th of 1492 public elementary schools	23.0%		40.6	906^th of 1490 public elementary schools	39.2%	243	57.1	21.1	36.8		53.6	42.1	52.6		52.6	$17,956	$1,537	$16,419

Frequently Asked Questions about Hunter Elementary

What schools do graduates of Hunter Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hunter Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

Is Hunter Elementary a good school?

Hunter Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.9% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Hunter Elementary?

Students at Hunter Elementary are 55% Hispanic, 33% African American, 6% White, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Hunter Elementary in?

Guilford County Schools

How many students attend Hunter Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 505 students attended Hunter Elementary.

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