Edwin A Alderman Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Greensboro, North Carolina
Edwin A Alderman Elementary in Greensboro, North Carolina enrolled 392 students in 2024-25 with 27.6 full-time teachers, 14.2 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, 40-47% 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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%
395 students in 2022-23, 401 students in 2023-24, 392 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 26.8 to 27.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 395 | 26.8 | 14.7 |
| 2023-24 | 401 | 29.2 | 13.7 |
| 2024-25 | 392 | 27.6 | 14.2 |
14.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 61 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).
One counselor per 357 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Edwin A Alderman Elementary enrolled 357 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 357 of the 357 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions4
- Chronically absent30.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
45.9% of students were Black, 30.6% Hispanic, 9.9% White in 2024-25.
- Black45.9%
- Hispanic30.6%
- White9.9%
- Asian7.9%
- Two or more races5.4%
- American Indian0.3%
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 Edwin A Alderman Elementary scored proficient or above: 40-47% 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 | 40‑47% | 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 Edwin A Alderman Elementary
- Sedgefield ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 489 students, 15.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Hunter ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 505 students, 11.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
- Compare Edwin A Alderman Elementary with Sedgefield 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 CarolinaEdwin A Alderman Elementary is the number 916 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#916 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher14.2 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.14.2:1
- 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 Edwin A Alderman Elementary
How many students attend Edwin A Alderman Elementary?
392 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 395 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Greensboro, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Edwin A Alderman Elementary?
14.2 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 Edwin A Alderman Elementary a Title I school?
Edwin A Alderman Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Edwin A Alderman Elementary do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested at Edwin A Alderman Elementary scored proficient or above: 40-47% 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 Edwin A Alderman Elementary in?
Guilford County Schools, NCES district ID 3701920. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370192000756 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.