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Claxton Elementary

Guilford County Schools · Guilford County

Address
3720 Pinetop Road, Greensboro, NC 27410
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370192000765
579
Students
37.9
Teachers (FTE)
15.3:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
62
Performance score
Not Met
Academic growth
23.5%
Chronically absent
47%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

Guilford County Schools's traditional calendar for the year — first and last days, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays, which apply to Claxton Elementary — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Attendance zone

Guilford County Schools

The area Guilford County Schools assigns to Claxton 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 for Claxton ElementaryNeighbouring zoneThis school

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

How Claxton Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 62 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools52nd percentile
Higher than 52% · rank 1,137 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools53rd percentile
Higher than 53% · rank 622 of 1,419
Guilford County Schools61st percentile
Higher than 61% · rank 42 of 109

Chronic absence is lower here than at 45% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 8 points since 2014 (70 → 62). Met or exceeded expected growth in 8 of 10 years, exceeding it in 3. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202562CNot Met59.7
202462CMet59
202366CExceeded61
202261CNot Met59.9
201973BMet70.7
201868CMet65.4
201774BMet72
201674BExceeded70
201573BExceeded69
201470BMet67

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

White 39.38%Black 34.72%Hispanic 10.71%Two+ Races 8.98%Asian 5.87%Native Am. 0.35%
White: 39.38% (228) Black: 34.72% (201) Hispanic: 10.71% (62) Two+ Races: 8.98% (52) Asian: 5.87% (34) Native Am.: 0.35% (2)
White39.38%
Black34.72%
Hispanic10.71%
Two+ Races8.98%
Asian5.87%
Native Am.0.35%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 579
47.15%273 Female
52.85%306 Male

Student counts for Claxton Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 579 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 76.5%Chronically absent 23.5%
Regular attendance: 76.5% (449) Chronically absent: 23.5% (138)
Regular attendance76.5%
Chronically absent23.5%

Student Population

Students Counted: 587
47%Economically disadvantaged
4.84%28 English learners

Student indicators for Claxton Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 587 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 93.64%Beginning 6.36%
Experienced: 93.64% (32) Beginning: 6.36% (2)
Experienced93.64%
Beginning6.36%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 34.6 FTE
98.84%Fully licensed
1.16%Emergency or provisional
11.56%4 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Claxton 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 34.6 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)64.4%42.3%
Reading (grades 3–8)60.2%37.7%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)56%34.2%

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)44%21.8%24.6%9.5%
Reading (grades 3–8)39.8%22.5%23.6%14.1%
Science (grades 5 & 8)35.6%22.1%28.8%13.5%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallDoes Not Meet Expected Growth-2.1969

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers34.59
Experienced teachers32.39 (94%)
Beginning teachers2.2 (6%)
Holding a standard license34.19 (99%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0.4 (1%)
National Board certified4

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (138 of 587)23.5%
Economically disadvantaged47%
English learners making progress (of 28)75%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.77
Library books per student26.75
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.58

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
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 Claxton Elementary report card PDF

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Claxton 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.