Gibsonville School · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainGibsonville’s public schools score below 51% of North Carolina districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Gibsonville, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within North Carolina, not nationally.
From North Carolina state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Gibsonville’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 206 North Carolina towns with household incomes within a quarter of Gibsonville’s, its schools beat 39%, lower than their 49% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 45% of tested students were proficient in reading and 45% in math, against 50% and 51% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
91% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across North Carolina. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Guilford County Schools spends $14,307 per student and Alamance-Burlington Schools $11,818, against $13,045 across North Carolina (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Gibsonville’s grade
B−: better than 49% of North Carolina school districts, #160 of 290 North Carolina towns. Graduation is above the North Carolina average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Gibsonville, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Gibsonville
Gibsonville Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 595 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Gibsonville
Gibsonville Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 595 students · 14:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Gibsonville
Gibsonville Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 595 students · 14:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Gibsonville
Gibsonville Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 595 students · 14:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Gibsonville
Gibsonville Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 595 students · 14:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Gibsonville
Gibsonville Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 595 students · 14:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Gibsonville
Gibsonville Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 595 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Gibsonville runs its own schools through grade 12 (Guilford County Schools). From grade PK, students attend the Alamance-Burlington Schools, shared with Alamance, Burlington, Elon, Graham, Green Level, Haw River, Mebane, Ossipee and Swepsonville. Its middle school is in Greensboro. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Gibsonville
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Gibsonville vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share Gibsonville’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Gibsonville | B− | Guilford County Schools PK–12 · Alamance-Burlington Schools PK–12 |
| Burlington | C | Alamance-Burlington Schools |
| Elon | C | Alamance-Burlington Schools |
| Whitsett | — | Guilford County Schools |
2 of the 3 neighbors share Alamance-Burlington Schools with Gibsonville for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Gibsonville
63 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Gibsonville’s schools
Are Gibsonville’s schools good?
On North Carolina’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Gibsonville children attend score below 51% of North Carolina’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #160 of 290 North Carolina towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 39%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Gibsonville in?
Two districts: Guilford County Schools runs grades PK–12, and Alamance-Burlington Schools runs grades PK–12, shared with Alamance, Burlington, Elon, Graham, Green Level, Haw River, Mebane, Ossipee and Swepsonville.
Where do Gibsonville kids go to high school?
One of 34 high schools, depending on your address: Northwest Guilford High, Grimsley High, Page High, Southwest Guilford High, James B Dudley High, Ben L. Smith High School, Lucy Ragsdale High, Northern Guilford High, Western Guilford High, Southeast Guilford High, Walter M Williams High, Eastern Guilford High, Southern Alamance High, Western Alamance High, Southeast Alamance High, High Point Central High, Northeast Guilford High, Eastern Alamance High, Southern Guilford High, Graham High, Hugh M Cummings High, T Wingate Andrews High, Penn-Griffin Schools, Philip J Weaver Ed Center, GTCC Middle College High, ABSS Early College at ACC, Academy at Smith, UNCG Early/Middle College, Middle College at GTCC-High Point, Early College at Guilford, STEM Early College @ NC A&T SU, A&T Four Middle College, Middle College at GTCC-Greensboro and Kearns Academy.
What is Gibsonville’s graduation rate?
91% of the class of 2023 in Guilford County Schools graduated in four years, against 86% across North Carolina.
How much does Gibsonville spend per student?
$14,307 in Guilford County Schools and $11,818 in Alamance-Burlington Schools (FY2024), against $13,045 across North Carolina. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Gibsonville families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within North Carolina. Stars are from neighbors.