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Sedalia Elementary

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Sedalia Elementary ranks 989 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

989^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Sedalia Elementary is a PK-5 school in Sedalia, NC, serving 535 students as part of Guilford County Schools, with near-universal poverty: roughly 99% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years. On the most recent state rating, Sedalia earned 2 stars and placed in the 34th percentile of North Carolina elementary schools, just below the district's overall 39th-percentile standing. Its ranking has hovered in the mid-30s to mid-40s in recent years, after reaching the mid-50s with 3 stars in 2016-2018. Attendance is a genuine bright spot: chronic absenteeism has fallen for four straight years to 23.3%, below the district rate of 29.2% and the state rate of 24.2%.

The most distinctive academic pattern at Sedalia is a sharp drop between 3rd and 5th grade. In 3rd grade math, 68.9% of students scored at grade level — ahead of both the district (62.4%) and the state (66.4%). By 5th grade, math proficiency falls to 37.2%, far below the district's 56.7% and the state's 62.9%. Reading and science follow the same cliff, with 5th grade proficiency well below district and state averages year after year — evidence of a structural challenge in upper elementary, not simply one difficult class. Sedalia sits mid-pack among nearby schools, ahead of Gibsonville Elementary, Bessemer Elementary, and Madison Elementary but well behind Alamance Elementary.

The contrast with Alamance Elementary shows this is not inevitable. Alamance Elementary sits just six miles away, serves a nearly identical low-income population, and yet posts 5th grade math proficiency of 76.5% — more than double Sedalia's 37.2% — with similarly wide gaps in reading and science. School-specific practices, not family income, are driving the difference. Sedalia also has real strengths to build on: English Language Learner and special education students have turned in strong results, and the early grades are clearly doing something right. The bigger concern is volatility: other student groups, including gifted students, have swung sharply year to year. For parents, the central question is whether Sedalia can carry its early-grade success through 5th grade.

535

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

100%

Kindergartners up to date on all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

6120 Burlington Road
Sedalia, NC 27342

(336) 449-4711

District: Guilford County Schools

Students who attend Sedalia Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Eastern Guilford Middle
High:	Eastern Guilford High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

51.0%

White:

20.9%

Hispanic:

17.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 32nd percentile in 2016 → 34th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (51% vs 61% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 28 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg56%

North Carolina avg61%

989^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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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	35.6	989 of 1492	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.7	857 of 1490	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	952 of 1505	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	994 of 1502	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.2	859 of 1514	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.0	844 of 1489	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.1	857 of 1473	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.7	632 of 1434	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.5	656 of 1429	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	36.4	975 of 1425	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.4	1049 of 1440	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	48.6	724 of 1390	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.4	578 of 1403	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	39.3	956 of 1388	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.9	709 of 1381	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.7	706 of 1363	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.4	752 of 1354	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.0	633 of 1324	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.7	694 of 1293	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.0	718 of 1276	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.3	379 of 903	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.7	225 of 918	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	56.2	349 of 924	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.7	248 of 933	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	67.0	217 of 927	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	71.0	141 of 896	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	65.4	253 of 949	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	76.9	119 of 927	87.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	26.0	522 of 634	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.2	434 of 646	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.5	372 of 878	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.0	430 of 897	52.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.2	159 of 563	71.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	36.0	971 of 1447	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.8	840 of 1451	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	761 of 1455	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	903 of 1459	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.5	721 of 1458	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.6	758 of 1440	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.4	776 of 1424	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.1	543 of 1405	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	32.0	685 of 743	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	60.2	323 of 710	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.9	390 of 582	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.2	503 of 612	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	37.9	655 of 981	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.4	702 of 961	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.8	595 of 951	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.3	765 of 915	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	25.0	1218 of 1434	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.4	838 of 1437	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	1049 of 1450	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	1105 of 1437	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.0	672 of 1366	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.0	493 of 1329	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.3	569 of 1361	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.9	345 of 1332	74.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	34.8	988 of 1451	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.1	839 of 1450	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	1043 of 1464	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.1	1013 of 1461	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	950 of 1464	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.0	866 of 1444	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.8	925 of 1430	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.6	762 of 1413	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	58.4	252 of 815	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.3	257 of 821	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.0	510 of 801	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	20.1	1001 of 1146	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	53.5	541 of 1172	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.3	608 of 1166	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.6	964 of 1183	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.4	844 of 1194	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.6	830 of 1172	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	881 of 1183	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	57.5	515 of 1178	56.3%	★★★☆☆

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)72nd percentile+29 vs school

Special Education (2026)69th percentile+35 vs school

African American (2026)58th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2026)33rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)33rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)32nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)18th percentile-26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile-19 vs school

White (2026)13th percentile-21 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)8th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics56%-7 vs state

Reading50%-7 vs state

Science40%-28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners up to date on all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	—	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		100%	0%	$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	—	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		82.2%	11.1%	$11,494	$1,470	$10,024
Gate City Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	123 Flemingfield Road	Greensboro	27405	Guilford County	Gate City Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 617-5900	715	32	22.0	97.9%	34 (4.8%)	506 (70.8%)	135 (18.9%)	13 (1.8%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.6%)	17 (2.4%)	54.8	658^th of 1492 public elementary schools	55.9%		54.5	661^st of 1490 public elementary schools	55.6%	3	63.6	61.4	51.6	60.5	46.3	57.3	61.0	63.2	56.5	68.8	61.2	53.3	53.2	62.7	92.8%	2.4%
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	—	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		98.7%	0%	$9,628	$722	$8,905
Alamance Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3600 Williams Dairy Road	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 697-3177	499	34	14.5	—	304 (60.9%)	95 (19.0%)	55 (11.0%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.0%)	78.2	268^th of 1492 public elementary schools	82.0%		79	261^st of 1490 public elementary schools	82.5%	7	71.8	78.4	76.5				67.1	63.6	67.1				83.5		96.6%	3.4%	$10,448	$746	$9,702
George C Simkins Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3511 East Lee St	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 697-3070	588	33	17.6	—	33 (5.6%)	378 (64.3%)	121 (20.6%)	27 (4.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.3%)	27.9	1138^th of 1492 public elementary schools	23.7%		12.1	1389^th of 1490 public elementary schools	6.8%	251	64.4	59.7	44.7				50.0	45.5	33.0				41.1		88.4%	1.4%	$9,187	$1,094	$8,094
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		95.5%	2.7%	$9,245	$741	$8,504
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	—	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		92.4%	2.5%	$11,644	$1,838	$9,806
Herbin Metz Education Center	Public	K-8	400 O' Ferrell Street	Greensboro	27405	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 333-7065	68	16	4.3	95.6%	15 (22.1%)	37 (54.4%)	3 (4.4%)	6 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (10.3%)								(n/a)																	$34,323	$4,298	$30,026
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	—	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		91.9%	1.4%	$10,700	$1,726	$8,974

Frequently Asked Questions about Sedalia Elementary

How many students attend Sedalia Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 535 students attended Sedalia Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Sedalia Elementary?

Students at Sedalia Elementary are 51% African American, 21% White, 17% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Sedalia Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sedalia Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Eastern Guilford Middle
High : Eastern Guilford High

Is Sedalia Elementary a good school?

Sedalia Elementary ranks 989^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Sedalia Elementary in?

Guilford County Schools

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2025–26 graduation rates (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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