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Gillespie Park Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1900 Martin Luther King Jr Dri, Greensboro, NC 27406 · (336) 370-8640 · Part of Guilford County Schools

Greensboro’s School Grade B− better than 53% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
215
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Gillespie Park Elementary

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 30 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 18.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Greensboro kids: 8 middle schools

On the path

Where Greensboro kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Gillespie Park ElementaryYou are here
6–88 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, D, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1900 Martin Luther King Jr Dri, Greensboro

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K16
Kindergarten28
Grade 141
Grade 224
Grade 340
Grade 427
Grade 539
Enrollment over time
182’20
220’21
212’22
206’23
215’24

Up 18.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 63%Hispanic 26%Two or more races 4%White 3%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Gillespie Park Elementary from Greensboro families.

Other schools in Guilford County Schools

The district →
Oak Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Oak Ridge
A+
712 students16:1
Jefferson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greensboro
B
698 students14:1
Rankin Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greensboro
C−
673 students14:1
Julius I Foust Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greensboro
D
661 students16:1
David D Jones Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greensboro
B
660 students13:1
Clara J Peck Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greensboro
C−
638 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Greensboro’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.