📍 9112 West Market Street, Colfax, Guilford County, 27235
Colfax Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Colfax, Guilford County. The school has 579 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Guilford County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 70% of students are proficient in reading. 70% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Colfax Elementary enrolls 579 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 39 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 20% Black or African American and 12% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 306 | 53% |
| Black or African American | 114 | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 71 | 12% |
| Asian | 53 | 9.2% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 5.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
222 of the school's 579 students (38%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 194 qualify for free lunch and 28 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.
Colfax Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-60, state senate district 27, state house district 62.
Colfax 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 579 students, Colfax 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