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Jefferson Elementary

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Jefferson Elementary ranks 655 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

655^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Jefferson Elementary is a public elementary school in Greensboro, North Carolina, serving 708 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 and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Jefferson Elementary has shown mixed academic performance, with its statewide ranking ranging from 494 to 826 out of over 1,500 North Carolina elementary schools. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 655 and received a 3-star rating. While its overall performance is generally below the district and state averages, Jefferson Elementary has some notable strengths, particularly in supporting the academic achievement of African American and English Language Learner students, who rank in the top 25% and top 15% of North Carolina elementary schools, respectively, in these subgroups. The school also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 14.4 and slightly higher per-student spending than the district average.

Compared to nearby schools, Jefferson Elementary's academic performance is generally lower than schools like John Van Lindley Elementary, Sternberger Elementary, and General Greene Elementary, which have higher statewide rankings and better test scores. However, Jefferson Elementary outperforms some nearby schools, such as Guilford Elementary and James Y Joyner Elementary. The nearby Greensboro Academy charter school significantly outperforms Jefferson Elementary and all other nearby public schools in academic achievement.

698

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,379

Per pupil spending ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1400 New Garden Road
Greensboro, NC 27410

(336) 316-5870

District: Guilford County Schools

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Western Guilford Middle
High:	Western Guilford High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

53.7%

White:

19.8%

Hispanic:

16.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 66th percentile in 2015 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the North Carolina median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg54%

North Carolina avg57%

655^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^th 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	55.0	655 of 1490	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.4	826 of 1505	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.4	707 of 1502	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.9	611 of 1514	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.3	550 of 1489	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.0	731 of 1473	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.1	674 of 1434	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.2	802 of 1429	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	59.9	557 of 1425	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.5	494 of 1440	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	60.5	525 of 1390	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	46.3	720 of 1403	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.9	773 of 1388	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.1	891 of 1381	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.9	773 of 1363	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	66.5	471 of 1354	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.7	410 of 1324	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	73.0	295 of 1293	77.2%	★★★★☆
2006	78.1	197 of 1276	84.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	123 of 918	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	62.6	262 of 924	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	72.7	179 of 933	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.2	100 of 927	89.2%	★★★★☆
2021	83.5	84 of 896	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	76.8	136 of 949	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	116 of 927	87.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	51.6	236 of 634	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.6	96 of 646	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	30.1	671 of 878	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	63.6	225 of 897	74.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	145 of 563	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	67.9	95 of 533	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	65.0	102 of 514	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	78.0	47 of 485	90.3%	★★★★★
2021	78.7	31 of 385	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	82.6	44 of 497	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	51.9	157 of 421	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	695 of 1451	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.6	810 of 1455	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.0	682 of 1459	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.8	442 of 1458	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.3	518 of 1440	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.3	573 of 1424	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.5	495 of 1405	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	550 of 710	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	53.0	425 of 669	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.6	25 of 582	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	76.9	42 of 494	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	65.8	93 of 612	84.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	304 of 961	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.0	404 of 951	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.2	368 of 915	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.5	341 of 893	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.2	269 of 843	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.6	328 of 865	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.4	390 of 851	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.5	369 of 1437	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	51.2	670 of 1450	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.5	588 of 1437	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.0	269 of 1366	80.3%	★★★★☆
2021	62.9	373 of 1329	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	63.8	415 of 1361	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.7	570 of 1332	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	595 of 1450	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.0	806 of 1464	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.9	694 of 1461	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.0	739 of 1464	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.7	558 of 1444	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.2	822 of 1430	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.5	836 of 1413	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	52.2	54 of 103	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	373 of 821	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.8	398 of 801	50.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	687 of 1172	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.1	546 of 1166	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.1	479 of 1183	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.7	437 of 1194	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.5	409 of 1172	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.8	875 of 1183	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.8	745 of 1178	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)87th percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)74th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2022)63rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)55th percentile~ school

Female (2025)52nd percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)48th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)41st percentile-15 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)23rd percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science64%~ state avg

Mathematics62%~ state avg

Reading52%~ state avg

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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
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 New Garden Road	Greensboro	27410	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 316-5870	698	48	14.4	99.6%	138 (19.8%)	375 (53.7%)	113 (16.2%)	29 (4.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.6%)	55	655^th of 1490 public elementary schools	56.0%		45.4	826^th of 1505 public elementary schools	45.1%	171	68.3	49.5	69.2				48.5	50.5	57.7				63.5		$9,379	$1,068	$8,312
Claxton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3720 Pinetop Road	Greensboro	27410	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 545-2010	579	38	15.2	99.5%	228 (39.4%)	201 (34.7%)	62 (10.7%)	34 (5.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.0%)	59.3	578^th of 1490 public elementary schools	61.2%		59.7	588^th of 1505 public elementary schools	60.9%	10	60.5	53.7	56.0				56.8	66.3	60.0				65.0		$9,502	$729	$8,772
Guilford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	920 Stage Coach Trail	Greensboro	27410	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 316-5844	623	41	15.3	99.5%	90 (14.4%)	368 (59.1%)	115 (18.5%)	11 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (5.9%)	14.3	1358^th of 1490 public elementary schools	8.9%		22.5	1237^th of 1505 public elementary schools	17.8%	121	52.0	25.0	32.6				31.7	30.5	36.0				40.4		$10,035	$1,001	$9,034
Morehead Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	4630 Tower Road	Greensboro	27410	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 294-7370	509	37	13.6	99.4%	117 (23.0%)	290 (57.0%)	57 (11.2%)	10 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.7%)	46.5	811^th of 1490 public elementary schools	45.6%		42.8	874^th of 1505 public elementary schools	41.9%	63	54.6	48.9	69.0				38.1	52.2	63.4				60.6		$10,029	$875	$9,155
Sternberger Elementary	Public	K-5	518 North Holden Road	Greensboro	27410	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 294-7390	469	29	16.1	99.4%	385 (82.1%)	32 (6.8%)	15 (3.2%)	9 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.5%)	95.8	42^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	97.2%		97.7	8^th of 1505 public elementary schools	99.5%	34	89.6	84.8	92.5				74.6	86.1	88.1				88.1		$10,802	$721	$10,081
General Greene Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	1501 Benjamin Parkway	Greensboro	27408	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(336) 545-2015	423	30	14.0	99.3%	194 (45.9%)	141 (33.3%)	37 (8.7%)	13 (3.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.5%)	78.1	277^th of 1490 public elementary schools	81.4%		68.8	431^st of 1505 public elementary schools	71.4%	154	86.3	66.1	69.2				61.6	62.9	75.4				67.7		$9,037	$524	$8,513
Greensboro Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4049 Battleground Ave	Greensboro	27410	Guilford County	Greensboro Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 286-8404	777	32	24.2	27.2%	357 (45.9%)	134 (17.2%)	49 (6.3%)	176 (22.7%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	54 (6.9%)	95.5	49^th of 1490 public elementary schools	96.7%		93.8	64^th of 1505 public elementary schools	95.7%	15	82.8	91.7	85.9	92.9	89.2	100.0	72.4	89.3	82.4	82.1	90.4	92.6	92.9	92.6
Brooks Global Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	400 Ashland Drive	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(336) 370-8228	314	22	14.1	98.4%	92 (29.3%)	170 (54.1%)	24 (7.6%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.3%)	79.2	259^th of 1490 public elementary schools	82.6%		79.9	243^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	83.9%	16	73.5	61.2	73.3				71.4	69.4	73.3				73.3		$10,794	$875	$9,920
John Van Lindley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 Camden Road	Greensboro	27403	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 294-7360	521	36	14.4	99.4%	246 (47.2%)	149 (28.6%)	80 (15.4%)	24 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.0%)	69.9	397^th of 1490 public elementary schools	73.4%		69.6	416^th of 1505 public elementary schools	72.4%	19	75.9	73.2	63.6				55.4	63.0	58.0				65.9		$10,039	$845	$9,194
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%)	47.9	782^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	47.5%		25	1192^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	20.8%	410	54.3	54.0	64.4				47.8	44.0	53.3				66.7		$11,230	$1,051	$10,178

Frequently Asked Questions about Jefferson Elementary

What district is Jefferson Elementary in?

Guilford County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson Elementary?

Students at Jefferson Elementary are 54% African American, 20% White, 16% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

Is Jefferson Elementary a good school?

Jefferson Elementary ranks 655^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Jefferson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Western Guilford Middle
High : Western Guilford High

How many students attend Jefferson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 698 students attended Jefferson Elementary.

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