📍 3720 Pinetop Road, Greensboro, Guilford County, 27410
Claxton Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Greensboro, Guilford County. The school has 490 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Guilford County Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 32.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. 58% of students are proficient in reading. 53% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Claxton Elementary enrolls 490 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 32.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% White, 31% Black or African American and 12% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 208 | 42% |
| Black or African American | 152 | 31% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 60 | 12% |
| Asian | 36 | 7.3% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 6.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
253 of the school's 490 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 240 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Claxton Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-50, state senate district 28, state house district 61.
Claxton Elementary is one of 126 schools in Guilford County Schools, based in Greensboro, North Carolina. The district serves 67,620 students district-wide and employs 4,545 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 490 students, Claxton Elementary is close to the district average of about 537 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large