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Bluford Elementary

Guilford County Schools · Guilford County

Address
1901 Tuscaloosa Street, Greensboro, NC 27401
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Grades served
K-5
NCES school ID
370192000761
266
Students
21.5
Teachers (FTE)
12.4:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
55
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
19.2%
Chronically absent
70.3%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

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Attendance zone

Guilford County Schools

The area Guilford County Schools assigns to Bluford Elementary. Zones change, and addresses near a boundary are often decided case by case - confirm with the district before making plans.

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Zone boundary published by Guilford County Schools as “NEWElementaryNTZs24_25”, last updated 2026-09-08.

How Bluford Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 55 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools31st percentile
Higher than 31% · rank 1,643 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools33rd percentile
Higher than 33% · rank 915 of 1,419
Guilford County Schools39th percentile
Higher than 39% · rank 65 of 109

Chronic absence is lower here than at 60% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 12 points since 2014 (43 → 55). Met or exceeded expected growth in 9 of 10 years. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202555CMet47.3
202455CMet48.2
202348DNot Met44.4
202252DMet43.8
201941DMet33.4
201843DMet34.2
201740DMet31
201645DMet36
201540DMet33
201443DMet34

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Guilford County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

Black 77.07%Hispanic 14.66%Two+ Races 4.51%White 3.38%Asian 0.38%
Black: 77.07% (205) Hispanic: 14.66% (39) Two+ Races: 4.51% (12) White: 3.38% (9) Asian: 0.38% (1)
Black77.07%
Hispanic14.66%
Two+ Races4.51%
White3.38%
Asian0.38%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 266
50.75%135 Female
49.25%131 Male

Student counts for Bluford Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 266 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 80.8%Chronically absent 19.2%
Regular attendance: 80.8% (219) Chronically absent: 19.2% (52)
Regular attendance80.8%
Chronically absent19.2%

Student Population

Students Counted: 271
70.3%Economically disadvantaged
5.64%15 English learners

Student indicators for Bluford Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 271 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 64.49%Beginning 35.51%
Experienced: 64.49% (14) Beginning: 35.51% (8)
Experienced64.49%
Beginning35.51%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 21.2 FTE
87.25%Fully licensed
12.75%Emergency or provisional
7.08%2 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Bluford Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 21.2 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)56.6%30.2%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)50.4%26.3%
Reading (grades 3–8)39.1%23.3%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Mathematics (grades 3–8)49.6%24.1%21.1%5.3%
Reading (grades 3–8)60.9%15.8%18%5.3%
Science (grades 5 & 8)43.4%26.4%26.4%--

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth1.7984.4

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers21.18
Experienced teachers13.66 (64%)
Beginning teachers7.52 (36%)
Holding a standard license18.48 (87%)
Emergency or provisional licenses2.7 (13%)
National Board certified1.5

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (52 of 271)19.2%
Economically disadvantaged70.3%
English learners making progress (of 15)46.7%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.57
Library books per student21.2
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeNo
Wireless access points per classroom1.82

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Bluford Elementary report card PDF

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Bluford Elementary's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.