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Gibsonville Elementary

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Gibsonville Elementary ranks 1058 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1058^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Gibsonville Elementary, a PK–5 school in Gibsonville, NC, serves 595 students and is part of Guilford County Schools. The school earned a 1-star rating for 2025–26, ranking in the 29th percentile statewide—a substantial drop from its 71st-percentile (4-star) rank in 2018–19. Nearly all students (99.5%) now qualify for free/reduced lunch, up sharply from 60.1% two years earlier. Within its own district, Gibsonville ranks above McLeansville Elementary but just below Sedalia Elementary. It also trails several high-poverty elementaries in the Alamance-Burlington Schools district, including Marvin B Smith Elementary (70th percentile) and Edwin M Holt Elementary (65th percentile).

Academically, the school shows striking differences between grade levels. In 2025–26, 4th graders posted strong results: 61.7% proficiency in math (above the district average) and 55.6% in reading (above the state average). By contrast, only 45.6% of 3rd graders were proficient in math and 35.0% in reading—well below district and state averages. Fifth-grade science proficiency was 55.9%, also below district and state levels. Subgroup rankings point to additional challenges: special education students scored at the 6th percentile, gifted students at the 8th percentile, and economically disadvantaged students at the 19th.

One clear strength is attendance. Gibsonville's chronic absenteeism rate is 22.5%, below the Guilford County average of 29.2% and the state average of 24.2%, and it has fallen steadily from 32.4% in 2021–22. The overall decline in test scores predates the recent shift in economic demographics, meaning instruction and support matter now more than ever. Marvin B Smith Elementary, which serves a similarly high-poverty population just a few miles away, ranks in the 70th percentile—evidence that significant improvement is achievable. With good attendance as a foundation and a strong 4th-grade cohort to build on, Gibsonville has real assets for lifting every grade.

595

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

401 East Joyner Street
Gibsonville, NC 27249-2199

(336) 449-4214

District: Guilford County Schools

Students who attend Gibsonville Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Eastern Guilford Middle
High:	Eastern Guilford High

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.3%

African American:

35.8%

Hispanic:

15.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2016 → 29th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (50% vs 61% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg56%

North Carolina avg61%

1,058^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 18 pts since 2016

From bottom 47% (2016) to bottom 29% (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	31.9	1058 of 1492	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.8	987 of 1490	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	940 of 1505	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.2	864 of 1502	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.0	595 of 1514	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.6	600 of 1489	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.5	429 of 1473	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	55.0	664 of 1434	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.2	757 of 1429	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.6	760 of 1425	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.4	727 of 1440	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.0	831 of 1390	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.6	857 of 1403	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	58.3	641 of 1388	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.5	482 of 1381	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	71.3	371 of 1363	72.8%	★★★★☆
2009	65.1	505 of 1354	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.4	483 of 1324	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.9	689 of 1293	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.0	688 of 1276	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	35.6	634 of 903	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.2	779 of 918	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.9	516 of 924	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.9	432 of 933	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.7	153 of 927	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	44.0	446 of 896	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	87.4	60 of 949	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	67.3	229 of 927	75.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	32.8	445 of 646	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.8	106 of 878	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	46.6	421 of 897	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.1	924 of 1447	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.0	815 of 1451	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	823 of 1455	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	867 of 1459	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.0	666 of 1458	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.9	611 of 1440	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.6	412 of 1424	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	55.7	655 of 1405	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	32.4	683 of 743	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	39.0	599 of 710	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	54.2	397 of 669	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	70.2	14 of 500	97.2%	★★★★☆
2021	47.9	350 of 494	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	65.2	201 of 612	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.6	617 of 981	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	66.7	244 of 961	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	46.7	499 of 951	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.4	201 of 915	78.0%	★★★★☆
2021	88.4	61 of 843	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	68.1	217 of 865	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	51.3	405 of 851	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	27.9	1165 of 1434	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.7	1153 of 1437	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	1100 of 1450	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.1	720 of 1437	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.5	234 of 1366	82.9%	★★★★☆
2021	59.6	426 of 1329	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.6	234 of 1361	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	53.0	615 of 1332	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.5	1134 of 1451	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.6	1088 of 1450	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.0	993 of 1464	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.0	788 of 1461	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.3	434 of 1464	70.4%	★★★★☆
2021	60.5	539 of 1444	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.3	426 of 1430	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	53.6	676 of 1413	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	153 of 175	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	129 of 159	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	122 of 154	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	17.2	769 of 815	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	798 of 801	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.5	841 of 1146	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.2	776 of 1172	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	794 of 1166	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	733 of 1183	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.8	556 of 1194	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.8	519 of 1172	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.8	494 of 1183	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.6	629 of 1178	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)37th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)36th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2021)31st percentile-29 vs school

African American (2026)30th percentile~ school

White (2026)27th percentile~ school

Male (2026)22nd percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)13th percentile-21 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)8th percentile-21 vs school

Special Education (2026)6th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science56%-12 vs state

Mathematics52%-12 vs state

Reading47%-9 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, December 2, 2014

We have an 8yr old that attends Gibsonville Elementary School. When we mentioned selling our home and relocating he Broke Down into a tantrum like fit. Crying and begging us not to move. When asked why, he responded because he loves his school and friends and All his teachers! Now, we weren't planning on moving out of the schools district but just needing a bigger home. My wife served 2 years on the PTA Board and she got to know the ins and outs of the system there. She agrees EVEY school has their issues but overall She didn't want our child going ANYWHERE else unless it was a private school or a Charter school. That said, the parents, the facility, and most of all the staff at Gibsonville Elementary are the Best! When we are out and about and encounter a Past teacher of our child...he runs to hug them and "catch up" as he calls it. 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 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
Gibsonville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 East Joyner Street	Gibsonville	27249	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 449-4214	595	41	14.4	99.5%	234 (39.3%)	213 (35.8%)	93 (15.6%)	14 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.6%)	31.9	1058^th of 1492 public elementary schools	29.1%		35.8	987^th of 1490 public elementary schools	33.8%	71	45.6	61.7	50.5	35.0	55.6	52.7	55.9	$9,628	$722	$8,905
Elon Elementary	Public	K-5	720 Walker Road	Elon	27244	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 538-6000	689	40	17.0	99.6%	307 (44.6%)	120 (17.4%)	181 (26.3%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (10.6%)	51.4	708^th of 1492 public elementary schools	52.5%		50.4	741^st of 1490 public elementary schools	50.3%	33	63.8	60.3	61.8	53.4	54.5	54.5	70.0	$8,235	$631	$7,604
Highland Elementary	Public	K-5	3720 Bonnar Bridge Parkway	Burlington	27215	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 538-8700	661	41	16.3	53.7%	220 (33.3%)	213 (32.2%)	127 (19.2%)	39 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (9.2%)	52.6	685^th of 1492 public elementary schools	54.1%		46.1	815^th of 1490 public elementary schools	45.3%	130	61.1	47.7	70.6	54.6	54.1	66.7	68.6	$9,245	$741	$8,504
Marvin B Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2235 Delaney Drive	Burlington	27215	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 570-6140	556	36	15.2	99.3%	217 (39.0%)	127 (22.8%)	141 (25.4%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (10.3%)	68.7	444^th of 1492 public elementary schools	70.2%		74.6	322^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	78.4%	122	80.3	71.8	69.5	59.2	67.1	57.3	68.3	$9,448	$690	$8,757
Hillcrest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1714 W Davis Street	Burlington	27215	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 570-6120	556	37	15.0	99.5%	65 (11.7%)	215 (38.7%)	220 (39.6%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.2%)	8.9	1433^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	4.0%		13.1	1378^th of 1490 public elementary schools	7.5%	55	40.6	39.2	34.0	27.1	43.2	29.3	39.0	$9,901	$1,732	$8,169
Grove Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	141 Trail One	Burlington	27215	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 570-6115	437	30	14.7	99.3%	55 (12.6%)	188 (43.0%)	140 (32.0%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	45 (10.3%)	12.9	1387^th of 1492 public elementary schools	7.0%		9.5	1429^th of 1490 public elementary schools	4.1%	42	32.3	35.4	51.9	24.2	31.7	40.4	55.8	$10,942	$1,874	$9,068
Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary	Public	K-5	2832 N Nc 87	Elon	27244	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 538-6030	623	37	16.8	99.5%	359 (57.6%)	82 (13.2%)	132 (21.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (7.5%)	62.6	541^st of 1492 public elementary schools	63.7%		50.9	735^th of 1490 public elementary schools	50.7%	194	72.6	61.0	66.4	68.4	58.1	58.2	69.1	$8,982	$507	$8,475
Sedalia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6120 Burlington Road	Sedalia	27342	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 449-4711	535	36	14.7	98.9%	112 (20.9%)	273 (51.0%)	92 (17.2%)	17 (3.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.3%)	35.6	989^th of 1492 public elementary schools	33.7%		43.7	857^th of 1490 public elementary schools	42.5%	132	68.9	60.0	37.2	51.1	58.8	38.5	39.7	$9,788	$928	$8,860
McLeansville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5315 Frieden Church Rd	Mc Leansville	27301	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 698-0144	332	25	13.4	99.1%	82 (24.7%)	157 (47.3%)	53 (16.0%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.9%)	16.2	1347^th of 1492 public elementary schools	9.7%		16.8	1329^th of 1490 public elementary schools	10.8%	18	51.2	50.0	36.4	32.6	44.2	31.8	43.2	$11,494	$1,470	$10,024
Edwin M Holt Elementary	Public	K-5	4751 S Nc 62	Burlington	27215	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 570-6420	505	33	15.3	49.1%	369 (73.1%)	33 (6.5%)	62 (12.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.5%)	63.7	524^th of 1492 public elementary schools	64.9%		54.4	662^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	55.6%	138	74.3	69.7	54.3	67.6	65.2	57.4	70.2	$9,443	$688	$8,755

Frequently Asked Questions about Gibsonville Elementary

How many students attend Gibsonville Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 595 students attended Gibsonville Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Gibsonville Elementary attend?

Students who attend Gibsonville Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Eastern Guilford Middle
High : Eastern Guilford High

Is Gibsonville Elementary a good school?

Gibsonville Elementary ranks 1058^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Gibsonville Elementary in?

Guilford County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Gibsonville Elementary?

Students at Gibsonville Elementary are 39% White, 36% African American, 16% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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