📍 5720 Drake Road, Greensboro, Guilford County, 27406
Southern Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Greensboro, Guilford County. The school has 248 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Guilford County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Southern Elementary enrolls 248 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 18 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% White, 39% Hispanic or Latino and 9.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 106 | 43% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 96 | 39% |
| Black or African American | 23 | 9.3% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 4.8% |
| Asian | 7 | 2.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 1.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
190 of the school's 248 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 170 qualify for free lunch and 20 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.
Southern Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 27, state house district 59.
Southern 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 248 students, Southern Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 537 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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