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David D Jones Elementary

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David D Jones Elementary ranks 854 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

854^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

David D Jones Elementary is a Pre-K through 5th grade public school in Greensboro, NC, serving about 660 students within the Guilford County Schools district. Rated as a 2-star school (43rd percentile statewide for 2025-2026), it faces significant challenges tied to poverty—nearly all students are eligible for free/reduced-price lunch—yet it also shows genuine strengths in attendance and early-grade academics. With a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1 and a chronic absenteeism rate (21.4%) that is better than both the district and state averages, this school provides more stability than many of its neighbors.

Compared with nearby schools serving similar demographics, David D Jones is a mid-tier performer in a generally low-performing cluster. It ranks above several close schools like Washington Elementary and Gillespie Park Elementary, which sit in the bottom 10% of North Carolina elementary schools. However, John Van Lindley Elementary, with a nearly identical poverty rate, ranks much higher at the 66th percentile—proof that more is possible. Academically, the school’s foundation is third grade, where reading and math proficiency meet or exceed state averages. The concern is fifth-grade math: only 42% of students are proficient, about 21 points below the state average, suggesting early gains fade as students advance.

Subgroup data shows strong results for some groups, including special education students (62nd percentile statewide), but economically disadvantaged students perform in the bottom 10th percentile, an urgent equity signal given the school’s demographics. Per-pupil spending is lower than all comparable nearby elementary schools, which may limit additional supports. Despite these hurdles, David D Jones keeps its students in school and gets them reading well by third grade—a solid base to build on if the school can strengthen upper-elementary math and direct more resources to its highest-need students.

660

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

502 South Street
Greensboro, NC 27406-2299

(336) 370-8230

District: Guilford County Schools

Students who attend David D Jones Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Kiser Middle
High:	Grimsley High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

61.1%

White:

19.2%

Hispanic:

13.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 40th percentile in 2016 → 43rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (56% vs 61% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg56%

North Carolina avg61%

854^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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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	43.3	854 of 1492	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.6	907 of 1490	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.7	769 of 1505	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.9	771 of 1502	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.0	621 of 1514	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.1	574 of 1489	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.4	416 of 1473	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	61.4	557 of 1434	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.8	764 of 1429	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.3	851 of 1425	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.6	805 of 1440	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.4	729 of 1390	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	58.6	544 of 1403	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	41.4	916 of 1388	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.7	812 of 1381	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.4	716 of 1363	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	67.6	441 of 1354	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.3	508 of 1324	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.8	327 of 1293	74.7%	★★★★☆
2006	68.6	361 of 1276	71.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.9	578 of 903	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.8	595 of 918	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.8	498 of 924	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.7	433 of 933	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.0	196 of 927	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	66.3	185 of 896	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.5	182 of 949	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	56.0	362 of 927	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.2	921 of 1447	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.3	860 of 1451	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.8	688 of 1455	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.0	774 of 1459	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.8	654 of 1458	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.6	406 of 1440	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	77.8	246 of 1424	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	68.9	411 of 1405	70.7%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	36.6	670 of 743	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	47.5	530 of 710	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	55.6	376 of 669	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.7	379 of 582	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	427 of 500	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	65.5	182 of 494	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.8	88 of 612	85.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	56.9	368 of 981	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.5	238 of 961	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	68.6	221 of 951	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	93.1	32 of 915	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	82.1	88 of 893	90.1%	★★★★★
2021	73.4	141 of 843	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	82.9	82 of 865	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	87.5	50 of 851	94.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	18.5	1311 of 1434	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.4	1310 of 1437	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	1306 of 1450	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	1064 of 1437	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	1102 of 1366	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.3	962 of 1329	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.1	866 of 1361	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.7	1154 of 1332	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	47.4	766 of 1451	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.6	918 of 1450	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.8	844 of 1464	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.1	721 of 1461	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.3	540 of 1464	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.7	691 of 1444	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.7	676 of 1430	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.9	692 of 1413	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.2	306 of 815	62.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	89.5	48 of 1146	95.8%	★★★★★
2025	84.6	129 of 1172	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	93.3	22 of 1166	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	89.7	57 of 1183	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	87.2	84 of 1194	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	93.8	24 of 1172	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	95.1	9 of 1183	99.2%	★★★★★

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)

White (2026)96th percentile+53 vs school

Hispanic (2026)62nd percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2026)62nd percentile+20 vs school

Male (2026)47th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)36th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2026)36th percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)10th percentile-33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science60%-7 vs state

Reading56%~ state avg

Mathematics54%-10 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, October 9, 2018

Our family has been lucky enough to have at least one child at Jones Spanish Immersion for the past 8 years. I believe this is one of the best elementary school options in Guilford County and while the curriculum is challenging, the kids thrive as they become fluent in Spanish. The staff, the teachers, the principal - all are responsive, dedicated, helpful, intelligent leaders. We are lucky to have this option for Guilford County Schools and I'm glad to see the school is as strong as ever. Close Quote

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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 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
David D Jones Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	502 South Street	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 370-8230	660	50	13.1	99.5%	127 (19.2%)	403 (61.1%)	86 (13.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.2%)	43.3	854^th of 1492 public elementary schools	42.8%		40.6	907^th of 1490 public elementary schools	39.1%	53	67.0	51.5	42.0				57.1	57.3	53.1				60.5		$9,936	$986	$8,950
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
The Experiential School of Greensboro	Public, Charter	K-8	301 S Church St	Greensboro	27401	Guilford County	The Experiential School of Greensboro	Yes	No	No	No	(336) 890-8374	191	19	10.2	50.3%	68 (35.6%)	80 (41.9%)	17 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (13.1%)	9.9	1424^th of 1492 public elementary schools	4.6%		29.8	1094^th of 1490 public elementary schools	26.6%	330	8.3		21.4	46.2	20.0	34.8	8.3		42.9	30.8	40.0	52.2	35.7	73.9
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
Guilford eLearning University Prep	Public, Virtual	K-8	1305-A Merritt 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%)	21.9	1252^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	16.1%		48	781^st of 1490 public elementary schools	47.6%	471	21.4	36.4	15.4	45.8	42.9	30.0	28.6	50.0	38.5	58.3	51.7	33.3	15.4	56.7
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%)	7.8	1445^th of 1492 public elementary schools	3.2%		9.2	1432^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	3.9%	13	39.3	25.0	35.5				18.5	33.3	38.7				45.2		$14,387	$2,532	$11,855
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%)	16.1	1349^th of 1492 public elementary schools	9.6%		12.4	1386^th of 1490 public elementary schools	7.0%	37	55.6	29.4	43.5				48.1	17.6	39.1				47.8		$14,911	$2,191	$12,720
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
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
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%)	47.3	777^th of 1492 public elementary schools	47.9%		31.9	1060^th of 1490 public elementary schools	28.9%	283	76.7	46.9	57.1				46.7	40.6	60.0				74.3		$12,451	$1,850	$10,602

Frequently Asked Questions about David D Jones Elementary

What is the racial makeup of David D Jones Elementary?

Students at David D Jones Elementary are 61% African American, 19% White, 13% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

What district is David D Jones Elementary in?

Guilford County Schools

Is David D Jones Elementary a good school?

David D Jones Elementary ranks 854^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend David D Jones Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 660 students attended David D Jones Elementary.

What schools do graduates of David D Jones Elementary attend?

Students who attend David D Jones Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Kiser Middle
High : Grimsley High

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