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Ronald E. McNair Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1227^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Ronald E. McNair Elementary is a PK-5 school in Browns Summit, NC, serving 447 students as part of Guilford County Schools. The school has ranked in the bottom fifth of North Carolina elementary schools for over a decade, currently sitting at the 18th percentile statewide with a 1-star rating. Nearly all students (99.3%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and chronic absenteeism is a major concern—36.8% of students missed enough school to be considered chronically absent in 2024-2025, compared with 29.2% across the district and 24.2% statewide.

Academically, McNair trails both the district and state in nearly every grade and subject. Math is the most urgent concern: only about 40% of third graders are proficient in math, a gap of roughly 27 points below the state average. Reading gaps are smaller, and fourth-grade reading is a relative bright spot—51.7% proficiency is just 1.5 points below the district average and actually beats several nearby schools, including Brightwood Elementary, Reedy Fork Elementary, and Madison Elementary. The school also posted strong single-year gains in grades 3 and 4 reading and math, though scores remain far below state averages.

What stands out most is the comparison with Jesse Wharton Elementary, just 3.4 miles away. Jesse Wharton serves nearly the same high-poverty population (99.4% free/reduced lunch) yet ranks in the 89th percentile statewide and has a chronic absenteeism rate of only 19.2%—about half of McNair’s. Nearby charter schools like Guilford Preparatory Academy (18.6%) and Summit Creek Academy (8.4%) also have far better attendance. This suggests that while poverty is a real challenge, it does not have to determine outcomes. McNair’s own subgroup data shows uneven patterns—African American students have ranked in the mid-30s percentile for three straight years, while English Learner and special education results have swung sharply recently. Addressing chronic absenteeism and building on early-grade reading gains may be the most promising paths forward.

447

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

4603 Yanceyville Road
Browns Summit, NC 27214

(336) 691-5460

District: Guilford County Schools

Students who attend Ronald E. McNair Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Northern Guilford Middle
High:	Northern Guilford High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

63.8%

Hispanic:

15.4%

White:

7.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2016 → 18th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (46% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 24% North Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg56%

North Carolina avg61%

1,227^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 7% (2016) to bottom 18% (2026)

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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	22.9	1227 of 1492	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.4	1238 of 1490	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	1215 of 1505	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	1208 of 1502	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	1234 of 1514	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	1118 of 1489	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	1215 of 1473	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	1178 of 1434	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.4	1276 of 1429	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	10.5	1319 of 1425	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.0	1363 of 1440	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	14.4	1245 of 1390	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.0	558 of 903	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.2	604 of 918	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	584 of 924	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.4	425 of 933	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.6	469 of 927	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.4	334 of 896	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.2	396 of 949	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.8	364 of 927	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	4.5	127 of 131	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.7	105 of 106	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.3	97 of 99	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	53.7	216 of 634	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.7	320 of 646	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.7	340 of 878	61.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	34.7	366 of 519	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	72.6	80 of 563	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	65.4	111 of 533	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	53.6	181 of 514	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.9	356 of 485	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.6	128 of 385	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.2	165 of 497	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.6	179 of 421	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	27.5	1131 of 1447	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.6	1201 of 1451	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.6	974 of 1455	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.1	1095 of 1459	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	1099 of 1458	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	1073 of 1440	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	1193 of 1424	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	1154 of 1405	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	59.8	27 of 69	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	44.6	565 of 981	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.3	378 of 961	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.6	671 of 951	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.5	550 of 893	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.2	653 of 865	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.7	537 of 851	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.2	1099 of 1434	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.7	960 of 1437	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	1122 of 1450	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	1160 of 1437	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	1099 of 1366	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	1013 of 1329	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	982 of 1361	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	1117 of 1332	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	20.8	1248 of 1451	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.9	1198 of 1450	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	1318 of 1464	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	1221 of 1461	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	1303 of 1464	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	1130 of 1444	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	1153 of 1430	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	1157 of 1413	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	796 of 821	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	52.0	295 of 801	63.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	31.6	910 of 1183	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2022)66th percentile+47 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)61st percentile+43 vs school

Hispanic (2026)42nd percentile+25 vs school

African American (2026)38th percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)29th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile+6 vs school

White (2019)23rd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)22nd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)14th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)3rd percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Reading47%-9 vs state

Science47%-20 vs state

Mathematics44%-20 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, November 21, 2019

This school is unorganized from Principal down to the secretary. Just because you hold a title or have a masters degree in certain field. Does not make that person intelligent. I see why their ranking is low. They terminate any staff who challenge their direction. The office staff are there just there collect a pay check. This school was created to get BLACK PEOPLE out the northern school district. And force BLACKS into sub par GHETTO mentality ,unorthodox, saturated with Smart Dummies ran School. The school does realize it is almost 2020 not 1920. I have seen daycare facilities with better education structure and organization. Close Quote

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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
Ronald E. McNair Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4603 Yanceyville Road	Browns Summit	27214	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 691-5460	447	30	14.9	—	33 (7.4%)	285 (63.8%)	69 (15.4%)	29 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.7%)	22.9	1227^th of 1492 public elementary schools	17.8%		22.4	1238^th of 1490 public elementary schools	16.9%	11	39.6	48.3	43.1				45.8	51.7	44.4				47.2		$10,264	$1,112	$9,151
Brightwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 Brightwood School Road	Greensboro	27405	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 375-2565	488	34	14.5	—	19 (3.9%)	332 (68.0%)	91 (18.6%)	14 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.6%)	31.9	1057^th of 1492 public elementary schools	29.2%		23.4	1209^th of 1490 public elementary schools	18.9%	152	52.5	23.8	50.0				45.0	36.5	57.1				72.9		$10,734	$1,793	$8,941
Summit Creek Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2126 Scott Rd	Browns Summit	27214	Guilford County	Summit Creek Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(336) 355-4447	749	34	22.1	—	129 (17.2%)	449 (59.9%)	88 (11.7%)	24 (3.2%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (6.8%)	37.6	950^th of 1492 public elementary schools	36.3%		35	1003^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	32.7%	53	43.0	50.6	56.3	54.9	51.4	25.8	40.5	53.2	58.8	58.8	52.9	58.2	52.5	83.6
Rankin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 Spry Street	Greensboro	27405	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 375-2545	673	49	13.8	—	21 (3.1%)	376 (55.9%)	164 (24.4%)	89 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.4%)	17.5	1327^th of 1492 public elementary schools	11.1%		13.6	1371^st of 1490 public elementary schools	8.0%	44	69.2	38.1	27.2				49.0	27.4	27.2				29.1		$10,309	$1,600	$8,709
Jesse Wharton Elementary	Public	K-5	5813 Lake Brandt Road	Greensboro	27455	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 545-3700	521	37	14.2	—	265 (50.9%)	143 (27.4%)	53 (10.2%)	21 (4.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.9%)	85.7	170^th of 1492 public elementary schools	88.6%		83.5	195^th of 1490 public elementary schools	86.9%	25	76.7	83.3	85.5				66.7	77.5	68.7				84.3		$9,913	$557	$9,357
Aggie Academy	Public	3-5	2207-B E. Cone Blvd	Greensboro	27405	Guilford County	Aggie Academy	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(336) 398-5370	85	13	6.4	96.5%	0 (0.0%)	76 (89.4%)	4 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.9%)	42.5	871^st of 1492 public elementary schools	41.6%		33.2	1033^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	30.7%	162	87.5	65.4	47.1				62.5	69.2	35.3				47.1
Ceasar Cone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2501 North Church Street	Greensboro	27405	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 375-2595	412	29	14.0	—	19 (4.6%)	283 (68.7%)	66 (16.0%)	25 (6.1%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	17.3	1330^th of 1492 public elementary schools	10.9%		24.8	1191^st of 1490 public elementary schools	20.1%	139	37.7	30.1	46.5				37.7	38.4	43.7				57.7		$12,646	$2,697	$9,949
Guilford Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2240 East Cone Blvd	Greensboro	27405	Guilford County	Guilford Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 954-1344	672	38	17.6	—	10 (1.5%)	553 (82.3%)	67 (10.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.8%)	43.1	859^th of 1492 public elementary schools	42.4%		48.2	775^th of 1490 public elementary schools	48.0%	84	68.3	44.4	64.4	58.6	59.2	37.5	47.6	55.6	41.4	51.5	47.4	50.0	58.6	62.5
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	—	60 (21.9%)	143 (52.2%)	36 (13.1%)	10 (3.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.4%)	25.5	1174^th of 1492 public elementary schools	21.3%		47.9	782^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	47.5%	392	36.2	56.3	63.6				34.0	50.0	28.9				53.3		$11,230	$1,051	$10,178
Madison Elementary	Public	K-5	3600 Hines Chapel Road	Mc Leansville	27301	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 375-2555	204	15	13.7	—	56 (27.5%)	98 (48.0%)	33 (16.2%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.4%)	20.9	1265^th of 1492 public elementary schools	15.2%		22.8	1222^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	18.0%	43	44.4	8.0	37.9				48.1	24.0	41.4				69.0		$11,871	$1,025	$10,846

Frequently Asked Questions about Ronald E. McNair Elementary

How many students attend Ronald E. McNair Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 447 students attended Ronald E. McNair Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Ronald E. McNair Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ronald E. McNair Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Northern Guilford Middle
High : Northern Guilford High

What is the racial makeup of Ronald E. McNair Elementary?

Students at Ronald E. McNair Elementary are 64% African American, 15% Hispanic, 7% White, 7% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

What district is Ronald E. McNair Elementary in?

Guilford County Schools

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Ronald E. McNair Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.8% of North Carolina elementary schools.

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