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Forsyth Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1316^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Forsyth Academy is a public charter elementary school serving 769 students in grades K-8 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The school is part of the Forsyth Academy District, which is ranked 220 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Forsyth Academy itself has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of North Carolina elementary schools over the past decade, receiving a 1-star rating for most years.

Forsyth Academy significantly underperforms the state and local Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools district averages across nearly all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of Forsyth Academy students proficient or better in 3rd grade math was 36.3% compared to the state average of 64.1%. The school's subgroups, including female, male, African American, Hispanic, English Language Learners, and low socioeconomic status students, all rank in the bottom quarter of their respective statewide subgroup rankings, with the exception of disabled students, where Forsyth Academy ranks in the middle of the state.

Forsyth Academy has extremely high rates of free and reduced lunch recipients, reaching almost 99% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the surrounding schools in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County district. The school also has a relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 20.2 to 23.6 over the past few years, higher than the ratios at most of the nearby schools like Mineral Springs Elementary, Childrens Center, and Jefferson Elementary.

729

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5426 Shattalon Drive
Winston Salem, NC 27106

(336) 922-1121

District: Forsyth Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

43.8%

Hispanic:

41.6%

Two or more races:

7.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 13th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (39% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

North Carolina avg56%

Elementary school

1,316^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

562^nd of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

220^th of 242Forsyth Academy among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	1316 of 1490	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	1272 of 1505	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	1096 of 1502	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.1	964 of 1514	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.8	1144 of 1489	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	1157 of 1473	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	1048 of 1434	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.1	1104 of 1429	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.6	1207 of 1425	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.7	1247 of 1440	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.5	1110 of 1390	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.9	1077 of 1403	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.4	1057 of 1388	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.8	922 of 1381	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.2	820 of 1363	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	34.1	988 of 1354	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	44.3	817 of 1324	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.7	915 of 1293	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	43.4	816 of 1276	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	664 of 918	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.2	573 of 924	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.6	370 of 933	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.0	178 of 927	80.8%	★★★★☆
2021	43.6	454 of 896	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.9	279 of 949	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	64.6	257 of 927	72.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	49.3	256 of 634	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.3	527 of 646	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	649 of 878	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	219 of 563	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.2	233 of 533	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.1	177 of 514	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.0	65 of 485	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	47.4	143 of 385	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.7	217 of 497	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.6	256 of 421	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	1200 of 1451	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	1183 of 1455	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	971 of 1459	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	940 of 1458	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.9	1232 of 1440	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	1217 of 1424	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	1114 of 1405	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	663 of 961	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.2	549 of 951	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.0	440 of 915	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.0	330 of 893	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.5	443 of 843	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.4	592 of 865	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	590 of 851	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	1173 of 1437	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	1083 of 1450	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.9	794 of 1437	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.9	521 of 1366	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.1	707 of 1329	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.5	803 of 1361	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.1	686 of 1332	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	1339 of 1450	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	1243 of 1464	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	1146 of 1461	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.4	926 of 1464	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.6	965 of 1444	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.3	1033 of 1430	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.1	929 of 1413	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	428 of 821	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.4	716 of 801	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	562 of 773	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.6	488 of 793	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	482 of 784	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.5	382 of 786	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.4	488 of 741	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.7	517 of 737	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.3	464 of 691	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.3	432 of 694	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.8	466 of 692	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.1	472 of 705	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	21.0	508 of 627	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.7	472 of 673	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.9	375 of 662	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.3	337 of 648	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	65.1	236 of 640	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	48.6	381 of 630	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.4	369 of 620	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	67.0	203 of 606	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.0	172 of 598	71.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	250 of 546	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.4	164 of 560	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	68.4	117 of 559	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	84.0	59 of 550	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	61.5	118 of 533	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	66.5	110 of 519	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	65.9	110 of 494	77.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	33.4	286 of 449	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	67.8	59 of 371	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	55.6	97 of 356	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	50.1	115 of 318	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.2	98 of 312	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.8	71 of 236	69.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	575 of 733	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	549 of 738	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.6	468 of 731	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.4	430 of 733	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.1	469 of 706	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.7	454 of 684	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.2	508 of 656	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	251 of 562	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.2	178 of 564	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.6	271 of 553	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.9	221 of 541	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.7	258 of 522	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.8	400 of 493	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.9	314 of 472	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	394 of 729	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.0	294 of 743	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.0	275 of 735	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.9	100 of 689	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	58.8	203 of 633	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.2	285 of 639	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.0	298 of 604	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	497 of 733	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.7	347 of 751	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.7	449 of 747	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.9	311 of 748	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.2	463 of 711	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.4	521 of 697	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.1	399 of 665	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	195 of 478	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.6	182 of 473	61.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	54.1	283 of 624	54.6%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2025)61st percentile+49 vs school

Disabled (2022)60th percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2025)48th percentile+36 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile+19 vs school

African American (2025)28th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)84th percentile+57 vs school

Special Education (2025)59th percentile+32 vs school

Hispanic (2025)55th percentile+28 vs school

White (2019)55th percentile+25 vs school

African American (2025)54th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+19 vs school

Disabled (2022)36th percentile-15 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science45%-16 vs state

Reading40%-12 vs state

Mathematics36%-21 vs state

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Saturday, March 7, 2015

Forsyth Academy's staff is overwhelmingly the best. Teacher's love each student for who they are and celebrate that. It is a family environment where everyone is welcome and students are scholars. Learning is fun! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)						EOG Reading (2025)						EOG Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Forsyth Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5426 Shattalon Drive	Winston Salem	27106	Forsyth County	Forsyth Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 922-1121	729	36	20.0	99.5%	48 (6.6%)	319 (43.8%)	303 (41.6%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (7.0%)	18	1316^th of 1490 public elementary schools	11.7%		20.7	1272^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	15.5%	44	36.3	30.4	31.1	45.0	48.0	25.3	28.8	42.0	41.9	37.5	45.3	48.0	48.6	41.3
Gibson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2020 Walker Road	Winston Salem	27106	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4212	589	48	12.3	99.5%	38 (6.5%)	288 (48.9%)	220 (37.4%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.9%)	3.5	1481^st of 1490 public elementary schools	0.6%		5.7	1476^th of 1505 public elementary schools	1.9%	5	35.4	20.0	19.3				23.2	24.0	16.9				20.7		$11,207	$1,880	$9,327
Old Town Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3930 Reynolda Road	Winston Salem	27106	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4283	617	45	13.8	99.5%	25 (4.1%)	203 (32.9%)	338 (54.8%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.3%)	31 (5.0%)	8.9	1437^th of 1490 public elementary schools	3.6%		10.3	1422^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	5.5%	15	46.1	32.7	35.4				21.3	29.6	19.2				36.4		$11,107	$1,932	$9,175
The Special Children's School	Public	PK, KG-5	4505 Shattalon Dr	Winston Salem	27106	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-4191	98	13	7.7	96.9%	34 (34.7%)	40 (40.8%)	18 (18.4%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.1%)								(n/a)															$85,793	$18,643	$67,150
Speas Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2000 W Polo Road	Winston Salem	27106	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 703-4135	793	52	15.3	99.6%	198 (25.0%)	258 (32.5%)	282 (35.6%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.2%)	56.9	612^th of 1490 public elementary schools	58.9%		60.6	574^th of 1505 public elementary schools	61.9%	38	62.2	64.5	56.6				50.3	59.5	50.8				67.4		$9,845	$1,244	$8,601
North Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	340 Alspaugh Drive	Winston Salem	27105	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4176	453	31	14.6	99.3%	15 (3.3%)	210 (46.4%)	209 (46.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (3.3%)	2.8	1484^th of 1490 public elementary schools	0.4%		2.3	1498^th of 1505 public elementary schools	0.5%	14	36.0	14.7	21.7				17.1	18.6	15.9				21.7		$10,453	$1,752	$8,701
Mineral Springs Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4527 Ogburn Avenue	Winston Salem	27105	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 703-6788	545	46	11.7	99.4%	34 (6.2%)	167 (30.6%)	317 (58.2%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	20.9	1262^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	15.3%		19.2	1298^th of 1505 public elementary schools	13.8%	36	35.3	59.5	43.3				17.6	49.4	35.3				43.3		$10,648	$1,665	$8,983
Childrens Center	Public	PK, KG-5	2315 Coliseum Drive	Winston Salem	27106	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 727-2440	83	13	6.1	96.4%	22 (26.5%)	34 (41.0%)	23 (27.7%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)								(n/a)															$38,700	$4,652	$34,048
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4000 Jefferson School Lane	Winston Salem	27106	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-4215	560	41	13.7	99.5%	257 (45.9%)	145 (25.9%)	78 (13.9%)	26 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.6%)	88.6	128^th of 1490 public elementary schools	91.4%		88.3	136^th of 1505 public elementary schools	91.0%	8	81.0	75.0	81.6				68.3	79.2	68.0				84.5		$9,794	$605	$9,190
Sherwood Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1055 Yorkshire Road	Winston Salem	27106	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 774-4646	670	44	15.2	19.0%	511 (76.3%)	42 (6.3%)	44 (6.6%)	27 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.9%)	96.5	32^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	97.9%		94.3	57^th of 1505 public elementary schools	96.2%	25	93.0	86.5	90.4				81.6	84.3	82.5				92.1		$10,301	$903	$9,398

Frequently Asked Questions about Forsyth Academy

Is Forsyth Academy a good school?

Forsyth Academy ranks in the bottom 11.7% of North Carolina elementary schools.

How many students attend Forsyth Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 729 students attended Forsyth Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Forsyth Academy?

Students at Forsyth Academy are 44% African American, 42% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 7% White.

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