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Rankin Elementary

Q: Is Rankin Elementary a good school?

Rankin Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.1% of North Carolina elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Rankin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 673 students attended Rankin Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Rankin Elementary?

Students at Rankin Elementary are 56% African American, 24% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 3% White.

Q: What schools do graduates of Rankin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rankin Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Eastern Guilford Middle High : Eastern Guilford High

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1327^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Rankin Elementary is a Pre-K through 5th grade public school in Greensboro, NC, serving about 673 students as part of the Guilford County Schools district.

Rankin is one of the lowest-performing elementary schools in North Carolina, ranking in the 11th percentile statewide. Nearly all students (99.55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and poverty alone doesn't explain the school's struggles. The most urgent concern is attendance: 45% of students were chronically absent in 2024–2025 — the highest rate among nearby district-run elementary schools like Brightwood Elementary (33.9%) and Ronald E. McNair Elementary (36.8%), and far above the state average of 24.2%. Even compared with its closest peers, Rankin's academics lag. While Waldo C. Falkener Senior Elementary and Bessemer Elementary rank at the bottom with Rankin, schools like James Y Joyner Elementary (21st percentile) and Irving Park Elementary (48th percentile) serve similarly high-poverty populations with much better results.

Rankin's test scores reveal a striking pattern. Third-grade math proficiency (69.2%) actually beats both the district and state averages, and third-grade reading is close to normal. But scores fall off a cliff after that: fourth-grade math drops to 38.1% and fifth-grade math to 27.2%, while fifth-grade science sits at a very low 29.1%. This suggests early-grade instruction may be working, but students are not carrying those gains through upper elementary. There are also genuine bright spots: English Language Learner students at Rankin ranked in the 56th percentile statewide in 2025–2026, a notable strength given the school's overall record. Special education outcomes remain weak, and an extremely high rate of chronic absenteeism makes academic recovery difficult. For parents, the bottom line is that Rankin has serious challenges in grades 4 and 5 and an attendance problem affecting nearly half its students, but there are pockets of success school leaders can build on.

673

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1501 Spry Street
Greensboro, NC 27405-3510

(336) 375-2545

District: Guilford County Schools

Students who attend Rankin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Eastern Guilford Middle
High:	Eastern Guilford High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

55.9%

Hispanic:

24.4%

Asian:

13.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2016 → 11th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (38% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (45% vs 24% North Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg56%

North Carolina avg61%

1,327^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 5% (2016) to bottom 11% (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	17.5	1327 of 1492	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.6	1371 of 1490	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	1368 of 1505	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	1379 of 1502	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	1305 of 1514	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	1234 of 1489	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	1371 of 1473	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	1391 of 1434	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.3	1331 of 1429	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.7	1347 of 1425	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.5	1304 of 1440	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.9	1323 of 1390	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.6	1343 of 1403	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	13.0	1293 of 1388	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	15.3	1261 of 1381	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	23.0	1141 of 1363	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	11.1	1256 of 1354	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	16.6	1169 of 1324	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	7.4	1252 of 1293	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.0	1235 of 1276	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.2	680 of 903	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.9	781 of 918	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	799 of 924	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	773 of 933	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	667 of 927	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.9	633 of 896	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	814 of 949	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	786 of 927	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	7.6	126 of 134	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	0.8	130 of 131	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	124 of 130	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	102 of 114	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	98 of 107	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.5	93 of 95	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.0	104 of 106	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	93 of 99	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	19.6	596 of 634	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	523 of 646	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.9	650 of 878	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.5	666 of 897	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	48.3	228 of 519	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.3	319 of 563	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.1	248 of 533	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.9	253 of 514	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.6	159 of 485	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.8	122 of 385	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.5	333 of 497	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	15.3	404 of 421	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	21.2	1235 of 1447	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.8	1309 of 1451	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	1357 of 1455	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	1364 of 1459	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	1257 of 1458	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	1191 of 1440	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	1318 of 1424	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	1364 of 1405	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	677 of 710	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	14.7	935 of 981	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	37.6	629 of 961	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.7	754 of 951	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	829 of 915	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	717 of 893	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.7	569 of 843	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.5	689 of 865	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	835 of 851	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	21.1	15 of 15	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	14 of 14	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	55.8	2 of 3	33.3%	★★★★☆
2019	21.4	23 of 30	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	25.3	1212 of 1434	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.9	1281 of 1437	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	1264 of 1450	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	1304 of 1437	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	1039 of 1366	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	983 of 1329	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	1242 of 1361	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	1241 of 1332	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	14.9	1337 of 1451	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.6	1367 of 1450	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	1274 of 1464	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	1316 of 1461	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	1256 of 1464	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	1213 of 1444	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	1342 of 1430	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	1352 of 1413	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	23.1	697 of 815	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.2	604 of 821	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	767 of 801	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)56th percentile+45 vs school

African American (2026)25th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)15th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2026)14th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)8th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)6th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2026)6th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)5th percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)5th percentile-3 vs school

Homeless (2024)<1st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics45%-19 vs state

Reading34%-22 vs state

Science29%-39 vs state

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Thursday, October 13, 2011

if you have ec child you will get no services for that child, they will fight you to make sure your child does not get services even with doctors report..very long drawn out .teachers too lazy to do a little extra,, 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
Rankin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 Spry Street	Greensboro	27405	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 375-2545	673	49	13.8	99.6%	21 (3.1%)	376 (55.9%)	164 (24.4%)	89 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.4%)	17.5	1327^th of 1492 public elementary schools	11.1%		13.6	1371^st of 1490 public elementary schools	8.0%	44	69.2	38.1	27.2				49.0	27.4	27.2				29.1		$10,309	$1,600	$8,709
Aggie Academy	Public	3-5	2207-B E. Cone Blvd	Greensboro	27405	Guilford County	Aggie Academy	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(336) 398-5370	85	13	6.4	96.5%	0 (0.0%)	76 (89.4%)	4 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.9%)	42.5	871^st of 1492 public elementary schools	41.6%		33.2	1033^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	30.7%	162	87.5	65.4	47.1				62.5	69.2	35.3				47.1
Ceasar Cone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2501 North Church Street	Greensboro	27405	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 375-2595	412	29	14.0	99.3%	19 (4.6%)	283 (68.7%)	66 (16.0%)	25 (6.1%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	17.3	1330^th of 1492 public elementary schools	10.9%		24.8	1191^st of 1490 public elementary schools	20.1%	139	37.7	30.1	46.5				37.7	38.4	43.7				57.7		$12,646	$2,697	$9,949
Guilford Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2240 East Cone Blvd	Greensboro	27405	Guilford County	Guilford Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 954-1344	672	38	17.6	99.6%	10 (1.5%)	553 (82.3%)	67 (10.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.8%)	43.1	859^th of 1492 public elementary schools	42.4%		48.2	775^th of 1490 public elementary schools	48.0%	84	68.3	44.4	64.4	58.6	59.2	37.5	47.6	55.6	41.4	51.5	47.4	50.0	58.6	62.5
Brightwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 Brightwood School Road	Greensboro	27405	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 375-2565	488	34	14.5	99.4%	19 (3.9%)	332 (68.0%)	91 (18.6%)	14 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.6%)	31.9	1057^th of 1492 public elementary schools	29.2%		23.4	1209^th of 1490 public elementary schools	18.9%	152	52.5	23.8	50.0				45.0	36.5	57.1				72.9		$10,734	$1,793	$8,941
Summit Creek Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2126 Scott Rd	Browns Summit	27214	Guilford County	Summit Creek Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(336) 355-4447	749	34	22.1	99.6%	129 (17.2%)	449 (59.9%)	88 (11.7%)	24 (3.2%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (6.8%)	37.6	950^th of 1492 public elementary schools	36.3%		35	1003^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	32.7%	53	43.0	50.6	56.3	54.9	51.4	25.8	40.5	53.2	58.8	58.8	52.9	58.2	52.5	83.6
Bessemer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	918 Huffine Mill Road	Greensboro	27405	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 375-2585	509	31	16.4	99.4%	18 (3.5%)	314 (61.7%)	139 (27.3%)	19 (3.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.1%)	5.1	1465^th of 1492 public elementary schools	1.8%		7.7	1445^th of 1490 public elementary schools	3.0%	20	32.2	33.8	31.5				23.0	23.3	36.5				28.4		$10,700	$1,726	$8,974
Ronald E. McNair Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4603 Yanceyville Road	Browns Summit	27214	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 691-5460	447	30	14.9	99.3%	33 (7.4%)	285 (63.8%)	69 (15.4%)	29 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.7%)	22.9	1227^th of 1492 public elementary schools	17.8%		22.4	1238^th of 1490 public elementary schools	16.9%	11	39.6	48.3	43.1				45.8	51.7	44.4				47.2		$10,264	$1,112	$9,151
James Y Joyner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3300 Normandy Road	Greensboro	27408	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 545-2020	274	20	13.6	98.9%	60 (21.9%)	143 (52.2%)	36 (13.1%)	10 (3.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.4%)	25.5	1174^th of 1492 public elementary schools	21.3%		47.9	782^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	47.5%	392	36.2	56.3	63.6				34.0	50.0	28.9				53.3		$11,230	$1,051	$10,178
Waldo C Falkener Senior Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3931 Naco Road	Greensboro	27401	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 370-8150	530	38	13.9	99.4%	10 (1.9%)	351 (66.2%)	135 (25.5%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	23 (4.3%)	6	1459^th of 1492 public elementary schools	2.2%		6	1461^st of 1490 public elementary schools	1.9%	2	41.4	17.9	33.8				25.3	28.2	31.3				45.0		$11,644	$1,838	$9,806

Frequently Asked Questions about Rankin Elementary

Is Rankin Elementary a good school?

Rankin Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.1% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Rankin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rankin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Eastern Guilford Middle
High : Eastern Guilford High

How many students attend Rankin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 673 students attended Rankin Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Rankin Elementary?

Students at Rankin Elementary are 56% African American, 24% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 3% White.

What district is Rankin Elementary in?

Guilford County Schools

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