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Hunter Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1372^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Hunter Elementary is a public elementary school in Greensboro, North Carolina, serving 543 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.

According to the data, Hunter Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina elementary schools, with a 1-star or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 10 years. The school underperforms compared to the district and state averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 54.9% of 3rd-grade students at Hunter Elementary were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 62.4% for Guilford County Schools and 64.1% for North Carolina.

The data also shows that Hunter Elementary struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, including female students, male students, African American students, Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities. Additionally, the school has an extremely high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with nearly 99.5% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. While nearby schools in the Guilford County Schools district also face similar academic challenges, some schools like John Van Lindley Elementary and Sternberger Elementary demonstrate significantly higher academic achievement, suggesting that high-performing schools are possible within the same district.

505

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,337

Per pupil spending ?

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 — 20th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (34% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg54%

North Carolina avg57%

1,372^nd of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

56^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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

English Language Learner (2025)49th percentile+41 vs school

Disabled (2022)27th percentile~ school

African American (2025)25th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics40%-20 vs state

Reading30%-22 vs state

Science25%-37 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 Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th 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%)	13.6	1372^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	7.9%		22.6	1236^th of 1505 public elementary schools	17.9%	136	54.9	36.8	29.4	35.2	30.3	25.0	25.0	$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%)	46.9	804^th of 1490 public elementary schools	46.0%		45.8	822^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	45.4%	18	82.1	45.2	58.7	40.0	53.2	47.6	57.1	$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%)	79.2	259^th of 1490 public elementary schools	82.6%		79.9	243^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	83.9%	16	73.5	61.2	73.3	71.4	69.4	73.3	73.3	$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%)	21.7	1249^th of 1490 public elementary schools	16.2%		18.2	1307^th of 1505 public elementary schools	13.2%	58	50.7	52.0	41.0	19.2	42.7	37.2	46.2	$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%)	69.9	397^th of 1490 public elementary schools	73.4%		69.6	416^th of 1505 public elementary schools	72.4%	19	75.9	73.2	63.6	55.4	63.0	58.0	65.9	$10,039	$845	$9,194
Clara J Peck Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	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%)	16.1	1336^th of 1490 public elementary schools	10.3%		31.4	1073^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	28.7%	263	36.5	50.6	33.6	27.1	31.7	37.4	44.3	$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%)	46.5	811^th of 1490 public elementary schools	45.6%		42.8	874^th of 1505 public elementary schools	41.9%	63	54.6	48.9	69.0	38.1	52.2	63.4	60.6	$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%)	95.8	42^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	97.2%		97.7	8^th of 1505 public elementary schools	99.5%	34	89.6	84.8	92.5	74.6	86.1	88.1	88.1	$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%)	14.3	1357^th of 1490 public elementary schools	8.9%		22.1	1245^th of 1505 public elementary schools	17.3%	112	42.3	51.5	29.6	21.6	42.4	33.3	27.8	$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%)	40.6	906^th of 1490 public elementary schools	39.2%		60.7	572^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	62.0%	334	53.3	52.2	56.3	26.7	65.2	68.8	43.8	$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

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.

Is Hunter Elementary a good school?

Hunter Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.9% of North Carolina elementary schools.

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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