📍 1915 Harris Drive, Greensboro, Guilford County, 27406
Sumner Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Greensboro, Guilford County. The school has 519 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Guilford County Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 32.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sumner Elementary enrolls 519 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 32.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% Black or African American, 33% Hispanic or Latino and 8.5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 264 | 51% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 170 | 33% |
| White | 44 | 8.5% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 5.6% |
| Asian | 11 | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
514 of the school's 519 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 514 qualify for free lunch and 0 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.
Sumner 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.
Sumner 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 519 students, Sumner 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: Rural - Fringe