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Sedgefield Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
1249th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools
Better than 16% of North Carolina elementary schools
Summary

Sedgefield Elementary is a public elementary school in Greensboro, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 464 students. The school is part of the Guilford County Schools district, which is ranked 142 out of 242 districts in the state.

Sedgefield Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of North Carolina elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years. The school's academic performance is significantly below the Guilford County Schools and North Carolina state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 19.2% of 3rd-grade students at Sedgefield Elementary were proficient or better in Reading, compared to 45% for Guilford County and 46.7% for the state. The school has a very high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with over 99% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

While the nearby schools in the Guilford County Schools district, such as Cyrus P Frazier Elementary, Clara J Peck Elementary, and Millis Road Elementary, generally perform better academically than Sedgefield Elementary, they also serve a high percentage of students from low-income backgrounds. Additionally, the public charter school Next Generation Academy, located near Sedgefield Elementary, has slightly better academic performance in some areas, despite also serving a high-poverty student population.

489
Students ?
15.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,852
Per pupil spending ?
99.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2905 Groometown Road
       Greensboro, NC  27407-5514

(336) 316-5858

District: Guilford County Schools


Students who attend Sedgefield Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Allen Middle
High:    Ben L. Smith High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
49.3%
African American:
37.0%
Asian:
7.8%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the North Carolina average (41% vs 57% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)
!Reading scores 19 pts below the North Carolina average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school41%
District avg54%
North Carolina avg57%
1,249th of 1,490
North Carolina public elementary schools ?
Bottom 16%▬ steady since 2015
See the entire ranking list of North Carolina Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
49th of 64Elementary Schools in the Guilford County Schools
142nd 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202521.71249 of 149016.2%★☆☆☆☆
202418.21307 of 150513.2%★☆☆☆☆
202314.91335 of 150211.1%★☆☆☆☆
202217.81322 of 151412.7%★☆☆☆☆
202119.71213 of 148918.5%★☆☆☆☆
201912.31347 of 14738.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201811.81320 of 14347.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201733.71025 of 142928.3%★☆☆☆☆
201629.91076 of 142524.5%★☆☆☆☆
201520.41207 of 144016.2%★☆☆☆☆
201418.91168 of 139016.0%★☆☆☆☆
201315.11261 of 140310.1%★☆☆☆☆
201225.41149 of 138817.2%★☆☆☆☆
201114.61268 of 13818.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201016.01228 of 13639.9%☆☆☆☆☆
200911.61253 of 13547.5%☆☆☆☆☆
200831.6987 of 132425.5%★☆☆☆☆
200739.3902 of 129330.2%★★☆☆☆
200625.61050 of 127617.7%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202536.4614 of 91833.1%★★☆☆☆
202435.9638 of 92431.0%★★☆☆☆
202334.2643 of 93331.1%★★☆☆☆
202234.8625 of 92732.6%★★☆☆☆
202140.0500 of 89644.2%★★☆☆☆
201930.6729 of 94923.2%★☆☆☆☆
201838.7588 of 92736.6%★★☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
201820.282 of 9917.2%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202227.4502 of 63420.8%★☆☆☆☆
202119.6601 of 6467.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.7864 of 8781.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201822.0793 of 89711.6%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202542.4300 of 56346.7%★★☆☆☆
202453.0194 of 53363.6%★★★☆☆
202336.8319 of 51437.9%★★☆☆☆
202243.1255 of 48547.4%★★☆☆☆
202142.0184 of 38552.2%★★★☆☆
201936.0339 of 49731.8%★★☆☆☆
201834.9293 of 42130.4%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202525.81164 of 145119.8%★☆☆☆☆
202423.21197 of 145517.7%★☆☆☆☆
202317.51292 of 145911.4%★☆☆☆☆
202219.61265 of 145813.2%★☆☆☆☆
202128.01041 of 144027.7%★☆☆☆☆
201915.11294 of 14249.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201816.11258 of 140510.5%★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202523.0676 of 7104.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202533.6682 of 96129.0%★☆☆☆☆
202434.7670 of 95129.5%★☆☆☆☆
202325.0752 of 91517.8%★☆☆☆☆
202229.0716 of 89319.8%★☆☆☆☆
202126.6687 of 84318.5%★☆☆☆☆
201919.9787 of 8659.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201818.3783 of 8518.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202533.61044 of 143727.3%★☆☆☆☆
202429.31139 of 145021.4%★☆☆☆☆
202329.51099 of 143723.5%★☆☆☆☆
202232.9973 of 136628.8%★☆☆☆☆
202127.31009 of 132924.1%★☆☆☆☆
201920.91190 of 136112.6%★☆☆☆☆
201821.91152 of 133213.5%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202520.21253 of 145013.6%★☆☆☆☆
202414.91335 of 14648.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.31335 of 14618.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202217.51277 of 146412.8%★☆☆☆☆
202113.81294 of 144410.4%★☆☆☆☆
201910.91338 of 14306.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201811.71325 of 14136.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202530.2618 of 82124.7%★☆☆☆☆
202418.4748 of 8016.6%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
English Language Learner (2025)47th percentile+31 vs school
African American (2025)33rd percentile+17 vs school
Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+13 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+11 vs school
Special Education (2025)25th percentile+9 vs school
Disabled (2022)21st percentile+8 vs school
Female (2025)20th percentile+4 vs school
Asian (2018)17th percentile+9 vs school
Male (2025)14th percentile-3 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2025)5th percentile-11 vs school
By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics48%-13 vs state
Science46%-16 vs state
Reading33%-19 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 489 students attended Sedgefield Elementary.

Sedgefield Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.2% of North Carolina elementary schools.

Students who attend Sedgefield Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Allen Middle
High : Ben L. Smith High School

Students at Sedgefield Elementary are 49% Hispanic, 37% African American, 8% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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