Bluford Elementary
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Greensboro, North Carolina
Bluford Elementary in Greensboro, North Carolina enrolled 266 students in 2024-25 with 21.5 full-time teachers, 12.4 students per teacher against the North Carolina elementary-school median of 14.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 38-47% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 50%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 6%
263 students in 2022-23, 248 students in 2023-24, 266 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 22.8 to 21.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 263 | 22.8 | 11.5 |
| 2023-24 | 248 | 19.6 | 12.7 |
| 2024-25 | 266 | 21.5 | 12.4 |
12.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 89 of every 100 North Carolina elementary schools
Among the 1,442 North Carolina elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.7; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bluford Elementary enrolled 271 students and reported no counselor; it reported 18 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions18
- Chronically absent35.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
77.1% of students were Black, 14.7% Hispanic, 4.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Black77.1%
- Hispanic14.7%
- Two or more races4.5%
- White3.4%
- Asian0.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested at Bluford Elementary scored proficient or above: 38-47% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This school | Its district | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 38‑47% | 46% | 50% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Greensboro
46 public elementary schools in Greensboro report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greensboro Academy | 777 | 24.3 | 26.0% |
| Gate City Charter | 715 | 22.1 | 89.8% |
| Jefferson Elementary | 698 | 14.4 | 99.6% |
| Rankin Elementary | 673 | 13.9 | 99.6% |
| Guilford Preparatory Academy | 672 | 17.6 | 99.6% |
| Julius I Foust Elementary | 661 | 15.7 | 99.5% |
| David D Jones Elementary | 660 | 13.1 | 99.5% |
| EP Pearce Elementary | 653 | 15.8 | 26.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Bluford Elementary
- Washington ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 214 students, 14.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Gillespie Park ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 215 students, 14.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Compare Bluford Elementary with Washington ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Guilford County Schools spends per student$12,897 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,897
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaBluford Elementary is the number 1,245 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,245 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher12.4 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.12.4:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Bluford Elementary
How many students attend Bluford Elementary?
266 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 263 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Greensboro, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Bluford Elementary?
12.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for elementary schools is 14.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Bluford Elementary a Title I school?
Bluford Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Bluford Elementary do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested at Bluford Elementary scored proficient or above: 38-47% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Bluford Elementary in?
Guilford County Schools, NCES district ID 3701920. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370192000761 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.