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Gillespie Park Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1445^th

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of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Gillespie Park Elementary is a small PK-5 school in Greensboro, NC, serving about 215 students in Guilford County Schools, with nearly all students (98.6%) qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. By nearly every statewide measure, it is among the lowest-performing elementary schools in North Carolina, ranking 1,445th out of 1,492 schools (3rd percentile) in the most recent year and placing between the 1st and 8th percentile in most of the past decade. Proficiency in reading, math, and science runs far below district and state averages in every grade, and chronic absenteeism is high: 35.1% of students were chronically absent in 2024-2025, compared with 29.2% districtwide and 24.2% across the state.

The most important context comes from nearby schools serving nearly identical populations. Bluford Elementary, less than a mile away, has a 98.5% free/reduced-price lunch rate yet ranks in the 48th percentile statewide; David D Jones Elementary has a 99.55% poverty rate and ranks in the 43rd percentile. Both have far lower chronic absenteeism (19.1% and 21.4%). By contrast, Washington Elementary and Clara J Peck Elementary look more like Gillespie Park, with similarly low rankings and chronic absenteeism around 38%. Attendance is one of the clearest differences between higher- and lower-performing high-poverty schools in this cluster.

There are some encouraging signs. Chronic absenteeism has fallen from 42.1% to 35.1%, and 5th grade science and math scores jumped sharply in the most recent year, though they remain far below state averages. Female students and African American students have shown relative strength in statewide subgroup rankings compared with the school overall, while male students and economically disadvantaged students are in the lowest percentile ranges. Because enrollment is small — often fewer than 40 students per grade — proficiency rates can swing dramatically from year to year. With per-pupil spending near $14,387, higher than several better-performing nearby schools, the challenge for Gillespie Park appears less about funding than about improving attendance and turning resources into stronger classroom support.

215

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

1900 Martin Luther King Jr Dri
Greensboro, NC 27406

(336) 370-8640

District: Guilford County Schools

Students who attend Gillespie Park Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Kiser Middle
High:	Grimsley High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

63.3%

Hispanic:

26.0%

Two or more races:

4.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2016 → 3rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (34% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 24% North Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg56%

North Carolina avg61%

1,445^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▲ up 1 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	7.8	1445 of 1492	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.2	1432 of 1490	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	1412 of 1505	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	1468 of 1502	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	1461 of 1514	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	1260 of 1489	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	1366 of 1473	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	1323 of 1434	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.3	1412 of 1429	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.8	1401 of 1425	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.0	1424 of 1440	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.5	1287 of 1390	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	16.4	1241 of 1403	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.3	1025 of 1388	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.7	984 of 1381	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.7	1102 of 1363	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	5.0	1317 of 1354	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.9	1273 of 1324	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	11.8	1209 of 1293	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	14.6	1175 of 1276	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	27.3	728 of 903	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.4	699 of 918	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	782 of 924	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	871 of 933	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	818 of 927	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.6	409 of 896	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.0	749 of 949	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	767 of 927	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	58.7	288 of 897	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	18.4	1284 of 1447	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.6	1383 of 1451	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	1339 of 1455	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	1405 of 1459	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.9	1450 of 1458	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	1321 of 1424	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	1352 of 1405	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	15.9	1335 of 1434	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.3	1325 of 1437	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	1284 of 1450	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	1361 of 1437	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	1256 of 1366	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	974 of 1329	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	1163 of 1361	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	1155 of 1332	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	5.8	1429 of 1451	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.8	1362 of 1450	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	1393 of 1464	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.6	1435 of 1461	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	1377 of 1464	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	1228 of 1444	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	1325 of 1430	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	1277 of 1413	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2018)68th percentile+60 vs school

African American (2026)19th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2026)11th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)7th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science45%-22 vs state

Mathematics33%-31 vs state

Reading31%-25 vs state

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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/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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gillespie Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 Martin Luther King Jr Dri	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 370-8640	215	15	14.8	—	7 (3.3%)	136 (63.3%)	56 (26.0%)	6 (2.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	7.8	1445^th of 1492 public elementary schools	3.2%		9.2	1432^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	3.9%	13	39.3	25.0	35.5				18.5	33.3	38.7				45.2		$14,387	$2,532	$11,855
Guilford eLearning University Prep	Public, Virtual	K-8	1305-A Merritt Drive	Greensboro	27407	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(336) 522-6330	284	32	8.9	64.8%	65 (22.9%)	152 (53.5%)	27 (9.5%)	6 (2.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (10.9%)	21.9	1252^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	16.1%		48	781^st of 1490 public elementary schools	47.6%	471	21.4	36.4	15.4	45.8	42.9	30.0	28.6	50.0	38.5	58.3	51.7	33.3	15.4	56.7
Bluford Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	1901 Tuscaloosa Street	Greensboro	27401	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 370-8120	266	21	12.3	—	9 (3.4%)	205 (77.1%)	39 (14.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	47.3	777^th of 1492 public elementary schools	47.9%		31.9	1060^th of 1490 public elementary schools	28.9%	283	76.7	46.9	57.1				46.7	40.6	60.0				74.3		$12,451	$1,850	$10,602
Peeler-Hampton VPA School	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 Randall Street	Greensboro	27401	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(336) 370-8202	0			—															(n/a)	43.0	54.4	44.8				44.3	72.1	58.6				69.0
Washington Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	1110 East Washington Street	Greensboro	27401	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 370-8290	214	15	14.7	—	5 (2.3%)	172 (80.4%)	19 (8.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.5%)	16.1	1349^th of 1492 public elementary schools	9.6%		12.4	1386^th of 1490 public elementary schools	7.0%	37	55.6	29.4	43.5				48.1	17.6	39.1				47.8		$14,911	$2,191	$12,720
Erwin Montessori	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	600 West Terrell Street	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 370-8151	221	16	13.5	—	17 (7.7%)	162 (73.3%)	31 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.1%)	27.5	1149^th of 1492 public elementary schools	23.0%		40.6	906^th of 1490 public elementary schools	39.2%	243	57.1	21.1	36.8				53.6	42.1	52.6				52.6		$17,956	$1,537	$16,419
David D Jones Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	502 South Street	Greensboro	27406	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 370-8230	660	50	13.1	—	127 (19.2%)	403 (61.1%)	86 (13.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.2%)	43.3	854^th of 1492 public elementary schools	42.8%		40.6	907^th of 1490 public elementary schools	39.1%	53	67.0	51.5	42.0				57.1	57.3	53.1				60.5		$9,936	$986	$8,950
The Experiential School of Greensboro	Public, Charter	K-8	301 S Church St	Greensboro	27401	Guilford County	The Experiential School of Greensboro	Yes	No	No	No	(336) 890-8374	191	19	10.2	50.3%	68 (35.6%)	80 (41.9%)	17 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (13.1%)	9.9	1424^th of 1492 public elementary schools	4.6%		29.8	1094^th of 1490 public elementary schools	26.6%	330	8.3		21.4	46.2	20.0	34.8	8.3		42.9	30.8	40.0	52.2	35.7	73.9
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	—	36 (5.4%)	303 (45.8%)	206 (31.2%)	88 (13.3%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.2%)	17 (2.6%)	18.9	1295^th of 1492 public elementary schools	13.2%		14.3	1357^th of 1490 public elementary schools	8.9%	62	58.4	42.4	46.5				39.6	40.7	32.7				48.0		$12,112	$2,105	$10,006
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%)	29.2	1109^th of 1492 public elementary schools	25.7%		30.9	1074^th of 1490 public elementary schools	27.9%	35	60.5	51.5	32.4				52.6	51.5	44.1				44.1		$12,024	$1,895	$10,129

Frequently Asked Questions about Gillespie Park Elementary

What schools do graduates of Gillespie Park Elementary attend?

Students who attend Gillespie Park Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Kiser Middle
High : Grimsley High

What district is Gillespie Park Elementary in?

Guilford County Schools

Is Gillespie Park Elementary a good school?

Gillespie Park Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.2% of North Carolina elementary schools.

How many students attend Gillespie Park Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 215 students attended Gillespie Park Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Gillespie Park Elementary?

Students at Gillespie Park Elementary are 63% African American, 26% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% White, 3% Asian.

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