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Elementary Schools

Best Elementary Schools
in Guilford County Schools

This page covers 69 elementary schools in Guilford County Schools. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score below the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 69
1
rank
Sternberger Elementary
Grades KG–05428 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
60
/100
Student:Teacher
14.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,788
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
13%
Low economic need
2
rank
Northern Guilford Elementary
Grades KG–05636 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
57
/100
Student:Teacher
15.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,788
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
18%
Low economic need
3
rank
Guilford eLearning University Prep
Grades KG–08539 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.3:1)
56
/100
Student:Teacher
11.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
45/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,788
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
18%
Low economic need
4
rank
EP Pearce Elementary
Grades KG–05667 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
55
/100
Student:Teacher
16.0:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,788
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
27%
Low economic need
5
rank
Jesse Wharton Elem
Grades KG–05555 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
54
/100
Student:Teacher
15.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,788
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
38%
Near nat'l 52.2%
6
rank
Claxton Elementary
Grades KG–05490 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
53
/100
Student:Teacher
15.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,788
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
52%
Near nat'l 52.2%
7
rank
Alamance Elementary
Grades PK–05516 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
52
/100
Student:Teacher
16.5:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,788
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
42%
Near nat'l 52.2%
8
rank
Oak Ridge Elementary
Grades PK–05707 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
52
/100
Student:Teacher
16.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
45/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,788
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
13%
Low economic need
9
rank
Southwest Elementary
Grades KG–05806 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
52
/100
Student:Teacher
16.7:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,788
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
36%
Low economic need
10
rank
Colfax Elementary
Grades PK–05579 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
51
/100
Student:Teacher
14.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
44/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,788
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
38%
Near nat'l 52.2%
59 more elementary schools in Guilford County Schools not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
69
Elementary Schools
126
Total Schools
60
#1 Score
46
Avg Score
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.