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Clara J Peck Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1336^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Clara J Peck Elementary is a public elementary school in Greensboro, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 310 students. The school is part of the Guilford County Schools district, which is ranked 142 out of 242 districts in the state.

Clara J Peck Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of North Carolina elementary schools, with significantly lower proficiency rates on state standardized tests compared to the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd-grade proficiency rates in Math and Reading were 36.5% and 27.1%, compared to 62.4% and 45% for Guilford County, and 64.1% and 46.7% for North Carolina. The school's performance on state science tests is also below the district and state averages, with a 5th-grade proficiency rate of 44.3% in 2024-2025, compared to 56.6% for Guilford County and 62% for North Carolina.

While Clara J Peck Elementary has a relatively high per-student spending of $14,425 and a low student-teacher ratio, the nearby Archer Elementary, John Van Lindley Elementary, and Hunter Elementary generally perform better on state assessments, suggesting that factors beyond just resources may be contributing to the school's lower academic performance.

638

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,425

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1601 West Florida Street
Greensboro, NC 27403-3325

(336) 370-8235

District: Guilford County Schools

Students who attend Clara J Peck Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

54.4%

Hispanic:

29.5%

Asian:

6.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (37% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg54%

North Carolina avg57%

1,336^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

52^nd 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	16.1	1336 of 1490	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	1073 of 1505	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.8	883 of 1502	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	1079 of 1514	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	1148 of 1489	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	1307 of 1473	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	1272 of 1434	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.1	1236 of 1429	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	7.9	1361 of 1425	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	27.0	1124 of 1440	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.4	992 of 1390	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.5	1240 of 1403	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.5	1262 of 1388	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	13.0	1280 of 1381	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.7	1251 of 1363	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	23.7	1109 of 1354	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.6	1078 of 1324	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.7	1089 of 1293	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.2	1037 of 1276	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	740 of 918	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.8	500 of 924	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.2	224 of 933	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	58.4	298 of 927	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.1	381 of 896	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.6	624 of 949	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.6	747 of 927	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	119 of 131	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	47.2	409 of 878	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	19.4	832 of 897	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	370 of 563	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.5	235 of 533	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.5	83 of 514	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	53.5	169 of 497	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	1316 of 1451	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	42.4	853 of 1455	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	984 of 1459	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	911 of 1458	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.2	1147 of 1440	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	1338 of 1424	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	1265 of 1405	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	674 of 961	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	67.4	235 of 951	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	43.6	522 of 915	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.6	664 of 893	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	793 of 843	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	819 of 865	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.7	608 of 851	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	1083 of 1437	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.7	844 of 1450	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.4	472 of 1437	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.1	897 of 1366	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.5	1070 of 1329	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	1126 of 1361	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	1172 of 1332	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	1293 of 1450	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	1131 of 1464	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.0	723 of 1461	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.0	998 of 1464	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.7	1012 of 1444	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.3	1207 of 1430	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	1230 of 1413	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	759 of 821	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2019)53rd percentile+42 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)34th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2025)19th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)9th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science44%-18 vs state

Mathematics40%-21 vs state

Reading32%-20 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
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
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
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
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%)	40.6	907^th of 1490 public elementary schools	39.1%		48.7	769^th of 1505 public elementary schools	48.9%	138	60.5	38.3	38.3				57.9	48.9	50.6				54.3		$9,936	$986	$8,950
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
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
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
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%)	29.8	1094^th of 1490 public elementary schools	26.6%		26.7	1167^th of 1505 public elementary schools	22.5%	73	45.5	25.0	50.0	31.6	42.3	33.3	27.3	40.0	61.1	31.6	53.8	61.9	77.8	66.7
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Clara J Peck Elementary

Is Clara J Peck Elementary a good school?

Clara J Peck Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.3% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What district is Clara J Peck Elementary in?

Guilford County Schools

What schools do graduates of Clara J Peck Elementary attend?

Students who attend Clara J Peck Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of Clara J Peck Elementary?

Students at Clara J Peck Elementary are 54% African American, 29% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 5% White, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Clara J Peck Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 638 students attended Clara J Peck Elementary.

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