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Jamestown Elementary

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Jamestown Elementary ranks 736 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

736^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 51% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Jamestown Elementary is a public elementary school in Jamestown, North Carolina, serving 426 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.

Jamestown Elementary has shown mixed performance on state assessments compared to the district and state averages. While the school's 5th-grade Science proficiency rates were higher than the district and state, its Reading proficiency rates for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades were lower. However, the school's Mathematics proficiency rates for those grades were higher than the district and state. Jamestown Elementary has also demonstrated strengths in the performance of specific student subgroups, with female and Hispanic students outperforming their peers at other North Carolina elementary schools.

Compared to nearby schools, Jamestown Elementary's performance is mixed. Southwest Elementary and Florence Elementary have consistently outperformed Jamestown Elementary on state assessments, while Jamestown has generally outperformed schools like Oak View Elementary and Union Hill Elementary. The school's high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, over 99%, is a significant factor that likely contributes to its academic performance.

453

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,322

Per pupil spending ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

108 Potter Drive
Jamestown, NC 27282-9534

(336) 819-2110

District: Guilford County Schools

Students who attend Jamestown Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Jamestown Middle
High:	Lucy Ragsdale High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

45.0%

White:

23.0%

Hispanic:

15.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 64th percentile in 2022 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the North Carolina median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 64th-percentile peak (2022) to 51st (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg54%

North Carolina avg57%

736^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^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	50.7	736 of 1490	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.9	766 of 1505	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.5	704 of 1502	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.0	552 of 1514	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.1	576 of 1489	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.3	584 of 1473	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.9	765 of 1434	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.9	749 of 1429	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.2	947 of 1425	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.7	1044 of 1440	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.4	1016 of 1390	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.3	1045 of 1403	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.9	1033 of 1388	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	53.4	734 of 1381	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.2	942 of 1363	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.1	888 of 1354	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.4	890 of 1324	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.2	951 of 1293	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	38.9	877 of 1276	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	401 of 918	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.9	336 of 924	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.7	309 of 933	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.3	361 of 927	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.1	311 of 896	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.9	248 of 949	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	69.9	197 of 927	78.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	68.7	110 of 646	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	50.1	368 of 878	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.5	634 of 897	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	69.5	67 of 485	86.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	697 of 1451	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.1	495 of 1455	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.9	416 of 1459	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	71.3	353 of 1458	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	68.2	386 of 1440	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	58.6	581 of 1424	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.1	634 of 1405	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	430 of 710	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.0	427 of 669	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.6	249 of 500	50.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.9	60 of 612	90.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	84.2	73 of 961	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	57.2	359 of 951	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.3	414 of 915	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.6	155 of 893	82.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	59.7	490 of 1437	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	617 of 1450	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.6	539 of 1437	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.9	502 of 1366	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.0	480 of 1329	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.3	567 of 1361	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.6	708 of 1332	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	739 of 1450	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	900 of 1464	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	886 of 1461	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.7	681 of 1464	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.0	666 of 1444	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.9	603 of 1430	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.1	901 of 1413	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	412 of 821	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	437 of 801	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	564 of 1172	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.9	445 of 1166	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.8	374 of 1183	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.3	196 of 1194	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	80.5	178 of 1172	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	71.6	294 of 1183	75.1%	★★★★☆
2018	63.4	425 of 1178	63.9%	★★★☆☆

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 (2025)92nd percentile+42 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)86th percentile+23 vs school

Disabled (2021)83rd percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2025)56th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)52nd percentile~ school

White (2025)52nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)50th percentile~ school

Male (2025)49th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)39th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science68%+6 vs state

Mathematics59%~ state avg

Reading50%-3 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
Jamestown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	108 Potter Drive	Jamestown	27282	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 819-2110	453	29	15.7	99.3%	104 (23.0%)	204 (45.0%)	69 (15.2%)	46 (10.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.4%)	50.7	736^th of 1490 public elementary schools	50.6%		48.9	766^th of 1505 public elementary schools	49.1%	30	57.7	55.1	64.8	36.6	51.3	60.6	67.6	$10,322	$1,090	$9,232
Millis Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4310 Millis Road	Jamestown	27282	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 819-2125	444	29	15.4	99.3%	152 (34.2%)	131 (29.5%)	76 (17.1%)	49 (11.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (7.4%)	57.9	597^th of 1490 public elementary schools	59.9%		69.7	413^th of 1505 public elementary schools	72.6%	184	61.4	58.9	55.7	54.2	53.4	59.0	73.8	$9,040	$669	$8,371
Florence Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7605 Florence School Road	High Point	27265	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 819-2120	628	43	14.5	99.5%	200 (31.8%)	250 (39.8%)	76 (12.1%)	58 (9.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.8%)	79.3	257^th of 1490 public elementary schools	82.8%		72.2	366^th of 1505 public elementary schools	75.7%	109	86.6	67.0	77.3	64.9	65.0	61.8	71.8	$9,190	$725	$8,465
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
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
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
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
Pilot Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4701 Chimney Springs Drive	Greensboro	27407	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 316-5820	556	37	15.1	99.5%	112 (20.1%)	285 (51.3%)	78 (14.0%)	44 (7.9%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.8%)	35.1	1000^th of 1490 public elementary schools	32.9%		50.1	742^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	50.7%	258	52.5	38.0	55.8	41.6	50.7	44.2	54.8	$9,554	$1,118	$8,436
Kirkman Park Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1101 North Centennial Street	High Point	27262	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 819-2905	236	23	10.3	98.7%	19 (8.1%)	133 (56.4%)	64 (27.1%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.4%)	34.6	1010^th of 1490 public elementary schools	32.2%		44.7	842^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	44.1%	168	47.2	51.1	34.4	33.3	70.2	43.8	43.8	$12,339	$1,917	$10,423
Southwest Elementary	Public	K-5	4372 Southwest School Road	High Point	27265	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 819-2992	808	48	16.7	99.6%	280 (34.7%)	187 (23.1%)	89 (11.0%)	200 (24.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.2%)	93.9	62^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	95.8%		93.6	66^th of 1505 public elementary schools	95.6%	4	87.3	82.0	84.3	71.8	84.2	78.0	90.6	$8,583	$453	$8,130

Frequently Asked Questions about Jamestown Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Jamestown Elementary?

Students at Jamestown Elementary are 45% African American, 23% White, 15% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Jamestown Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jamestown Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jamestown Middle
High : Lucy Ragsdale High

Is Jamestown Elementary a good school?

Jamestown Elementary ranks 736^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Jamestown Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 453 students attended Jamestown Elementary.

What district is Jamestown Elementary in?

Guilford County Schools

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