The top reported proficiency rate is 54% in Science. The lowest is 47% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on David D Jones Elementary
David D Jones Elementary is a public school serving prekindergarten through fifth grade in Greensboro, located in a South Street address in the 27406 zip code. The school enrolls a small to moderate number of students distributed across seven grade bands from pre-K through grade five.
The enrollment is almost entirely economically disadvantaged. Nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is racially and ethnically diverse: more than half identify as Black, with substantial shares identifying as white and Hispanic, and smaller numbers of students of Asian descent and other backgrounds.
On state end-of-grade tests administered in the spring of 2025, proficiency rates were below fifty percent in mathematics, slightly above fifty percent in English language arts, and above fifty percent in science. The state testing program covers only grades three through eight, so the youngest students at the school do not sit for end-of-grade assessments. The 2025 science assessment used a new test design and revised cut scores, so prior-year comparisons are not available. Math and ELA results reflect the same assessment version and proficiency standards as previous years, but we lack year-to-year trend data to determine whether performance is stable, rising, or declining.
The data provided does not include information on special education enrollment, English learner enrollment, chronic absenteeism, discipline, or staffing. The school's website information was not available in the records reviewed.
Greensboro itself is a mid-sized Piedmont city with a mixed-use character that blends a compact downtown core with residential neighborhoods and industrial areas. The economy rests on health care, higher education, manufacturing including textiles and apparel, and logistics. Downtown holds colleges including Greensboro College and part of UNCG's footprint. The city is in a period of sustained housing growth, with major residential developments underway and city leadership targeting substantial new unit construction by 2030. This growth context means the school's catchment area may see notable demographic shifts as new homes and families arrive.
Housing in the 27406 zip code is moderately priced by national standards and has declined slightly year over year. Rental rates remain moderate and have edged upward modestly. Homeownership is feasible for families with typical incomes, though mortgage rates remain elevated. The affordability profile is healthy relative to national benchmarks.
Guilford County Schools, the district that operates David D Jones, passed a historic bond in 2022 to rebuild, renovate, or construct schools across the district, addressing a long-documented facility backlog. That work is now underway and will reshape which buildings students attend over the coming years. The district also adopted new high-quality math materials in its middle schools and revised three policies to align with the state's Parents' Bill of Rights, changes that affect what is taught and how schools communicate with families about student activities and names or pronouns. These district-level shifts provide context for what may be happening in individual schools.
A parent weighing David D Jones should look closely at current proficiency results, understand the composition of the student body, ask the school about the supports available for economically disadvantaged students and for any students learning English, and consider how the district's ongoing facility and curriculum work may affect the school in the near term.
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