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Brightwood Elementary

Guilford County Schools · Guilford County

Address
2001 Brightwood School Road, Greensboro, NC 27405
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370192000818
488
Students
33.5
Teachers (FTE)
14.6:1
Student–teacher ratio
D
Performance grade
50
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
34%
Chronically absent
76.4%
Economically disadvantaged

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Brightwood ElementaryElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Summit Creek AcademyElementary · Grades K-8 · Summit Creek Academy · Charter0.6 mi
  2. Piedmont Classical High SchoolHigh · Grades 9-12 · Piedmont Classical High School · Charter1.4 mi
  3. Ronald E. McNair ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-51.5 mi
  4. Rankin ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-52.0 mi
  5. Aggie AcademyElementary · Grades 3-5 · Aggie Academy2.4 mi
  6. Guilford Preparatory AcademyElementary · Grades K-8 · Guilford Preparatory Academy · Charter2.6 mi
  7. Madison ElementaryElementary · Grades K-53.1 mi
  8. Ceasar Cone ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-53.2 mi
  9. Page HighHigh · Grades 9-123.3 mi
  10. Mendenhall MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-83.8 mi

How Brightwood Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 50 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools19th percentile
Higher than 19% · rank 1,958 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools19th percentile
Higher than 19% · rank 1,112 of 1,419
Guilford County Schools28th percentile
Higher than 28% · rank 77 of 109

Chronic absence is lower here than at 18% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

025507510014151617181922232425

Score up 7 points since 2014 (43 → 50). Met or exceeded expected growth in 9 of 10 years. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202550DMet42.2
202452DMet44.4
202353DMet45.7
202245DMet38.4
201952DMet44.9
201851DMet42.2
201749DMet41
201643DMet35
201543DMet33
201443DNot Met37

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 68.03%Hispanic 18.65%Two+ Races 6.56%White 3.89%Asian 2.87%
Black: 68.03% (332) Hispanic: 18.65% (91) Two+ Races: 6.56% (32) White: 3.89% (19) Asian: 2.87% (14)
Black68.03%
Hispanic18.65%
Two+ Races6.56%
White3.89%
Asian2.87%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 488
48.98%239 Female
51.02%249 Male

Student counts for Brightwood Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 488 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 66%Chronically absent 34%
Regular attendance: 66% (340) Chronically absent: 34% (175)
Regular attendance66%
Chronically absent34%

Student Population

Students Counted: 515
76.4%Economically disadvantaged
9.84%48 English learners

Student indicators for Brightwood Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 515 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 68.42%Beginning 31.58%
Experienced: 68.42% (20) Beginning: 31.58% (9)
Experienced68.42%
Beginning31.58%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 29.8 FTE
93.95%Fully licensed
6.05%Emergency or provisional
0%0 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Brightwood 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 29.8 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)48.6%27.8%
Reading (grades 3–8)41.2%23.1%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)40%16.4%

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)60%23.6%15.5%--
Reading (grades 3–8)58.8%18.1%17.6%5.4%
Science (grades 5 & 8)51.4%20.8%23.6%--

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth-0.2278.9

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers29.77
Experienced teachers20.37 (68%)
Beginning teachers9.4 (32%)
Holding a standard license27.97 (94%)
Emergency or provisional licenses1.8 (6%)

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (175 of 515)34%
Economically disadvantaged76.4%
English learners making progress (of 48)35.4%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.37
Library books per student23.71
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeNo
Wireless access points per classroom1.97

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolYes
Recurring low-performingYes
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskYes
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 Brightwood Elementary report card PDF

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Brightwood 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.