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Sumner Elementary

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Sumner Elementary ranks 1111 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1111^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Sumner Elementary is a public elementary school in Greensboro, North Carolina, serving 525 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Guilford County Schools district, which is ranked 142 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sumner Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of North Carolina elementary schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of this period. The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on state standardized tests, is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Sumner Elementary's 3rd-grade math proficiency rate was 65.9%, compared to 62.4% for the Guilford County district and 64.1% for the state. The school's reading and science proficiency rates are also consistently lower than the district and state.

While Sumner Elementary's overall performance is low, the school's African American and English Language Learner (ELL) students perform relatively better, ranking in the top 30-40% of North Carolina schools for those subgroups. In contrast, the school's White, Disabled, and Gifted and Talented student subgroups perform in the bottom 10-20% of North Carolina schools. Sumner Elementary's extremely high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds, with over 99% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, is likely a significant contributing factor to the school's academic challenges. Nearby schools, such as Sedgefield Elementary and Vandalia Elementary, tend to have higher proficiency rates and better overall rankings compared to Sumner Elementary.

549

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,927

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1915 Harris Drive
Greensboro, NC 27406-9528

(336) 316-5888

District: Guilford County Schools

Students who attend Sumner Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Southern Guilford Middle
High:	Southern Guilford High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

51.9%

Hispanic:

31.1%

White:

10.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (44% vs 57% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 29 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg54%

North Carolina avg57%

1,111^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

43^rd 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	28.4	1111 of 1490	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	1110 of 1505	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	1100 of 1502	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	1120 of 1514	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	1104 of 1489	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	1131 of 1473	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	1099 of 1434	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.2	1225 of 1429	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.9	1239 of 1425	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	9.3	1347 of 1440	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	24.3	1100 of 1390	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.0	1004 of 1403	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.5	934 of 1388	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	32.6	1030 of 1381	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.1	984 of 1363	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.1	964 of 1354	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.2	1070 of 1324	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.5	1081 of 1293	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.2	1105 of 1276	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	429 of 918	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.6	297 of 924	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	305 of 933	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.8	479 of 927	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.6	437 of 896	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.2	348 of 949	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.0	403 of 927	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	18.5	822 of 878	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	663 of 897	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	225 of 563	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.0	295 of 533	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	265 of 514	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.5	188 of 485	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.7	50 of 385	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	41.8	277 of 497	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.7	321 of 421	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	993 of 1451	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.0	1089 of 1455	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	1050 of 1459	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.6	986 of 1458	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.8	1025 of 1440	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	1171 of 1424	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	1111 of 1405	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	65.7	205 of 710	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	48.5	491 of 669	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	72.5	7 of 69	89.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	517 of 961	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	633 of 951	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	539 of 915	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.8	409 of 893	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.9	274 of 843	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.4	506 of 865	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.6	443 of 851	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	739 of 1437	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.4	798 of 1450	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.2	826 of 1437	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.4	798 of 1366	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.9	568 of 1329	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.1	912 of 1361	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.1	873 of 1332	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	1159 of 1450	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	1068 of 1464	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	1098 of 1461	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	1161 of 1464	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	1114 of 1444	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	1054 of 1430	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	1065 of 1413	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	650 of 821	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	534 of 801	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	11.3	1132 of 1183	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	1045 of 1178	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)71st percentile+46 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)60th percentile+35 vs school

African American (2025)53rd percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2019)6th percentile-17 vs school

White (2019)4th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics51%-10 vs state

Reading42%-10 vs state

Science33%-29 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, December 21, 2016

This school is Excellent. The Principal, office Staff and Teachers all the way to whom ever you come in contact with at the school are very professional and have never made me or the children feel like I was less than human, with no respect even when they know nothing about me or our situation. The school is a jewel. I have raised four college grads one West Point educated a math teacher , special government and two are veterans and I wish my children could have attended this school. My grandkids attend this school and I will repeat I think it is an excellent school.. Close Quote

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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 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
Sumner Elementary	Public	K-5	1915 Harris Drive	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 316-5888	549	29	19.0	99.5%	56 (10.2%)	285 (51.9%)	171 (31.1%)	13 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.4%)	28.4	1111^th of 1490 public elementary schools	25.4%		29.5	1110^th of 1505 public elementary schools	26.2%	1	65.9	45.3	42.6				43.5	45.3	38.6				32.7		$9,927	$1,334	$8,594
Next Generation Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3740 South Holden Road	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Next Generation Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 271-9030	487	47	10.4	95.9%	11 (2.3%)	407 (83.6%)	33 (6.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.6%)	20.9	1264^th of 1490 public elementary schools	15.2%		28.9	1124^th of 1505 public elementary schools	25.3%	140	50.9	39.7	28.6	56.0	50.0	35.3	35.1	29.3	36.5	38.0	53.3	52.9	46.0	64.7
Cyrus P Frazier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4215 Galway Drive	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 294-7340	327	22	14.6	99.1%	18 (5.5%)	150 (45.9%)	111 (33.9%)	39 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	23	1218^th of 1490 public elementary schools	18.3%		27.5	1149^th of 1505 public elementary schools	23.7%	69	54.2	33.3	48.1				32.7	31.4	46.2				46.2		$11,823	$2,438	$9,385
Southern Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5720 Drake Road	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 674-4325	215	16	13.2	98.6%	93 (43.3%)	15 (7.0%)	80 (37.2%)	9 (4.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.9%)	57.6	602^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	59.6%		47.1	796^th of 1505 public elementary schools	47.1%	194	61.1	50.0	61.8				50.0	57.9	58.8				76.5		$10,569	$745	$9,824
Sedgefield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2905 Groometown Road	Greensboro	27407	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 316-5858	489	31	15.8	99.4%	12 (2.5%)	181 (37.0%)	241 (49.3%)	38 (7.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.7%)	21.7	1249^th of 1490 public elementary schools	16.2%		18.2	1307^th of 1505 public elementary schools	13.2%	58	50.7	52.0	41.0				19.2	42.7	37.2				46.2		$10,852	$1,372	$9,480
Vandalia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	407 East Vandalia Road	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 370-8275	257	17	15.3	96.5%	7 (2.7%)	179 (69.6%)	53 (20.6%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	30.9	1074^th of 1490 public elementary schools	27.9%		23.6	1221^st of 1505 public elementary schools	18.9%	147	62.5	54.8	36.1				40.0	54.8	36.1				33.3		$12,024	$1,895	$10,129
Julius I Foust Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2610 Floyd Street	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 370-8155	661	42	15.6	99.5%	36 (5.4%)	303 (45.8%)	206 (31.2%)	88 (13.3%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.2%)	17 (2.6%)	14.3	1357^th of 1490 public elementary schools	8.9%		22.1	1245^th of 1505 public elementary schools	17.3%	112	42.3	51.5	29.6				21.6	42.4	33.3				27.8		$12,112	$2,105	$10,006
Pleasant Garden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4833 Pleasant Garden Road	Pleasant Garden	27313	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 674-4321	453	30	15.3	99.3%	314 (69.3%)	43 (9.5%)	63 (13.9%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.5%)	74.4	327^th of 1490 public elementary schools	78.1%		71.4	379^th of 1505 public elementary schools	74.8%	52	73.4	79.4	74.0				43.0	63.5	64.9				80.5		$10,778	$942	$9,836
Edwin A Alderman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4211 Chateau Drive	Greensboro	27407	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 294-7320	392	28	14.2	99.2%	39 (9.9%)	180 (45.9%)	120 (30.6%)	31 (7.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.4%)	46.9	804^th of 1490 public elementary schools	46.0%		45.8	822^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	45.4%	18	82.1	45.2	58.7				40.0	53.2	47.6				57.1		$11,684	$1,923	$9,762
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Sumner Elementary

What district is Sumner Elementary in?

Guilford County Schools

How many students attend Sumner Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 549 students attended Sumner Elementary.

Is Sumner Elementary a good school?

Sumner Elementary ranks 1111^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Sumner Elementary?

Students at Sumner Elementary are 52% African American, 31% Hispanic, 10% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Sumner Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sumner Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Southern Guilford Middle
High : Southern Guilford High

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