📍 5813 Lake Brandt Road, Greensboro, Guilford County, 27455
Jesse Wharton Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Greensboro, Guilford County. The school has 555 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Guilford County Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 36.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 69% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jesse Wharton Elem enrolls 555 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 36.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% White, 24% Black or African American and 9.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 283 | 51% |
| Black or African American | 135 | 24% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 53 | 9.5% |
| Two or more races | 49 | 8.8% |
| Asian | 33 | 5.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
209 of the school's 555 students (38%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 190 qualify for free lunch and 19 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.
Jesse Wharton Elem 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-50, state senate district 27, state house district 57.
Jesse Wharton Elem 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 555 students, Jesse Wharton Elem 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