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Allen Jay Elementary

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Allen Jay Elementary ranks 1016 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1016^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Allen Jay Elementary is a public elementary school in High Point, North Carolina, serving 478 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.

Allen Jay Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 25% of North Carolina elementary schools over the past several years, with significantly lower proficiency rates on state tests compared to the district and state averages. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as White students and students with disabilities. This is likely due to the school's extremely high percentage of students (over 99%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a very high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. However, the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending suggest it may have the resources to potentially improve academic outcomes, if these resources are effectively targeted and utilized.

Interestingly, the nearby Montlieu Academy of Technology, Kirkman Park Elementary, and Fairview Elementary generally perform better than Allen Jay Elementary on academic measures, despite also serving high-poverty student populations. This suggests that the challenges faced by Allen Jay Elementary may be systemic issues facing the broader community and education system, which will likely require a collaborative approach involving the school, district, and community stakeholders to address.

467

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,125

Per pupil spending ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1311 East Springfield Road
High Point, NC 27263-1615

(336) 434-8490

District: Guilford County Schools

Students who attend Allen Jay Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Southern Guilford Middle
High:	Southern Guilford High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

29.8%

Asian:

28.5%

Hispanic:

27.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (48% vs 57% meeting standards)

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

!Reading scores 13 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg54%

North Carolina avg57%

1,016^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

37^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	34.2	1016 of 1490	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.1	1246 of 1505	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	1315 of 1502	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	1219 of 1514	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.2	911 of 1489	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.9	1264 of 1473	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	1292 of 1434	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	18.2	1235 of 1429	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.3	1230 of 1425	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.0	1213 of 1440	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.1	1004 of 1390	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.4	1147 of 1403	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.0	1142 of 1388	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.8	1177 of 1381	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	11.4	1274 of 1363	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.9	1248 of 1354	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	14.9	1187 of 1324	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.1	1129 of 1293	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	13.9	1184 of 1276	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	539 of 918	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.5	804 of 924	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	883 of 933	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	845 of 927	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	36.9	541 of 896	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.2	799 of 949	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	814 of 927	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	118 of 131	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	119 of 130	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	105 of 114	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	96 of 107	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.9	85 of 95	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	1.3	106 of 106	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	89 of 99	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	19.6	602 of 646	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	675 of 878	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	749 of 897	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.9	90 of 563	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	67.3	102 of 533	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	66.1	98 of 514	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	67.3	77 of 485	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	74.4	42 of 385	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	52.8	177 of 497	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.2	341 of 421	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	867 of 1451	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.7	1184 of 1455	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	1353 of 1459	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	1198 of 1458	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.8	882 of 1440	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.5	1142 of 1424	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	1214 of 1405	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	409 of 710	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	742 of 961	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	696 of 951	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.6	521 of 915	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.5	401 of 893	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.0	272 of 843	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.9	460 of 865	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	15.2	809 of 851	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	767 of 1437	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	1045 of 1450	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	1235 of 1437	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	1114 of 1366	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.1	692 of 1329	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.3	1139 of 1361	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	1070 of 1332	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	1126 of 1450	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	1220 of 1464	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	1114 of 1461	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	1163 of 1464	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.3	872 of 1444	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.5	1271 of 1430	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	1337 of 1413	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	817 of 1172	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	2.2	1174 of 1183	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.5	1192 of 1194	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	1119 of 1183	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.7	1169 of 1178	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)84th percentile+52 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile+15 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)42nd percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)41st percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)10th percentile-22 vs school

Disabled (2021)7th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science59%-3 vs state

Mathematics54%-7 vs state

Reading40%-13 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
Allen Jay Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1311 East Springfield Road	High Point	27263	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 434-8490	467	39	12.0	99.4%	45 (9.6%)	139 (29.8%)	128 (27.4%)	133 (28.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.7%)	34.2	1016^th of 1490 public elementary schools	31.8%		22.1	1246^th of 1505 public elementary schools	17.2%	230	53.9	48.6	61.2	29.2	50.0	44.9	59.2	$11,125	$1,674	$9,451
Archdale Elementary School	Public	K-5	207 Trindale Rd	Archdale	27263	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 431-9121	355	26	13.6	99.2%	135 (38.0%)	27 (7.6%)	73 (20.6%)	105 (29.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	36.9	966^th of 1490 public elementary schools	35.2%		35.6	1005^th of 1505 public elementary schools	33.2%	39	55.7	34.8	58.3	26.2	45.5	53.3	70.0	$9,852	$771	$9,081
Triangle Lake Montessori Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2401 Triangle Lake Road	High Point	27260	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 819-2883	390	28	13.8	99.2%	33 (8.5%)	227 (58.2%)	80 (20.5%)	25 (6.4%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.4%)	42.4	872^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	41.5%		46.4	813^th of 1505 public elementary schools	46.0%	59	66.7	60.4	58.3	37.3	54.2	36.1	47.2	$12,776	$1,128	$11,648
Union Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3523 Triangle Lake Road	High Point	27260	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 819-2130	495	33	15.2	99.4%	34 (6.9%)	270 (54.5%)	111 (22.4%)	56 (11.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.4%)	32.7	1041^st of 1490 public elementary schools	30.1%		33.1	1045^th of 1505 public elementary schools	30.6%	4	50.6	48.6	58.0	32.9	39.7	37.5	63.6	$10,545	$1,525	$9,020
Trindale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Balfour Dr	Archdale	27263	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 434-1516	382	29	13.4	99.2%	256 (67.0%)	14 (3.7%)	34 (8.9%)	58 (15.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.5%)	49.7	746^th of 1490 public elementary schools	49.9%		49.5	755^th of 1505 public elementary schools	49.8%	9	77.8	51.6	45.3	44.4	58.1	50.9	60.4	$11,695	$1,610	$10,085
Parkview Village Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	325 Gordon Street	High Point	27260	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 819-2945	297	23	12.7	99.0%	8 (2.7%)	220 (74.1%)	51 (17.2%)	10 (3.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	9.7	1426^th of 1490 public elementary schools	4.3%		7.5	1454^th of 1505 public elementary schools	3.4%	28	48.9	31.7	25.6	28.9	31.0	28.2	10.3	$13,734	$2,727	$11,007
Fairview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	608 Fairview Street	High Point	27260	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 819-2890	442	29	15.0	99.1%	26 (5.9%)	239 (54.1%)	132 (29.9%)	37 (8.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	19.5	1287^th of 1490 public elementary schools	13.6%		23.1	1226^th of 1505 public elementary schools	18.5%	61	63.8	46.9	35.1	27.5	35.9	31.2	36.4	$12,489	$2,439	$10,050
Trinity Elementary School	Public	K-5	5457 Braxton Craven Rd	Trinity	27370	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 431-1027	423	29	14.5	99.3%	254 (60.0%)	26 (6.1%)	87 (20.6%)	31 (7.3%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.7%)	25.5	1170^th of 1490 public elementary schools	21.5%		21.4	1258^th of 1505 public elementary schools	16.4%	88	50.6	41.8	39.7	31.6	49.1	42.3	52.6	$10,246	$1,254	$8,992
John R Lawrence Elementary School	Public	K-5	6068 Suits Rd	Archdale	27263	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	No	(336) 861-8100	394	26	15.1	99.2%	313 (79.4%)	12 (3.0%)	29 (7.4%)	23 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	70.4	384^th of 1490 public elementary schools	74.2%		67	457^th of 1505 public elementary schools	69.6%	73	77.3	66.7	79.0	45.5	54.4	61.3	77.4	$9,527	$549	$8,978
Montlieu Academy of Technology	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1105 Montlieu Avenue	High Point	27262	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 819-2910	499	30	16.5	99.4%	22 (4.4%)	308 (61.7%)	117 (23.4%)	28 (5.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.0%)	33.8	1020^th of 1490 public elementary schools	31.5%		39	951^st of 1505 public elementary schools	36.8%	69	62.1	43.9	41.3	48.5	46.3	46.1	49.3	$10,125	$1,809	$8,316

Frequently Asked Questions about Allen Jay Elementary

Is Allen Jay Elementary a good school?

Allen Jay Elementary ranks 1016^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Allen Jay Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 467 students attended Allen Jay Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Allen Jay Elementary?

Students at Allen Jay Elementary are 30% African American, 28% Asian, 27% Hispanic, 10% White, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Allen Jay Elementary attend?

Students who attend Allen Jay Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Southern Guilford Middle
High : Southern Guilford High

What district is Allen Jay Elementary in?

Guilford County Schools

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