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Griffith Elementary

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Griffith Elementary ranks 1054 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1054^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Griffith Elementary is a public elementary school in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, serving 583 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools district, which is ranked 159 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Griffith Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina elementary schools, with a 1 or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other schools in the state. The school's proficiency rates in Math, Reading, and Science are significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade Math proficiency rate was 51.2%, compared to 61.8% for the district and 64.1% for the state. The school's performance is particularly weak in Reading, with 3rd grade proficiency rates ranging from 29.4% to 39.6% over the past few years, compared to 44.6% to 46.7% for the district and state.

Griffith Elementary's performance is generally lower than the nearby schools in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County district, such as Brunson Elementary, Ward Elementary, and Diggs-Latham Elementary. However, Easton Elementary and Forest Park Elementary, which are also in the same district, have even lower academic performance than Griffith. Additionally, Friedberg Elementary, which is in the neighboring Davidson County district, significantly outperforms Griffith Elementary across all academic metrics.

621

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,374

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1385 W Clemmonsville Road
Winston Salem, NC 27127-5961

(336) 703-4245

District: Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

Students who attend Griffith Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Flat Rock Middle
High:	Early College of Forsyth County
	Middle College of Forsyth County
	Parkland High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.7%

African American:

41.4%

White:

9.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (47% vs 57% meeting standards)

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

!Reading scores 13 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg56%

North Carolina avg57%

1,054^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^th of 42Elementary Schools in the Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

159^th of 242Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	1054 of 1490	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.0	996 of 1505	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	1068 of 1502	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	1306 of 1514	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	1367 of 1489	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	1293 of 1473	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	1359 of 1434	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.9	1365 of 1429	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.8	1328 of 1425	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	20.2	1210 of 1440	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	12.8	1258 of 1390	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	23.6	1132 of 1403	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.0	1102 of 1388	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.7	1168 of 1381	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.7	1014 of 1363	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.5	1097 of 1354	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.5	1043 of 1324	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.2	937 of 1293	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.9	983 of 1276	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	319 of 918	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.1	350 of 924	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.1	328 of 933	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.1	607 of 927	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.6	637 of 896	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.7	583 of 949	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.2	727 of 927	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	20.0	806 of 878	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	38.4	552 of 897	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	388 of 563	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	309 of 533	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.2	155 of 514	69.8%	★★★★☆
2022	46.2	227 of 485	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	20.6	351 of 385	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	42.6	270 of 497	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.7	301 of 421	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	915 of 1451	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.6	1008 of 1455	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.1	1057 of 1459	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	1288 of 1458	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	1343 of 1440	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	1237 of 1424	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	1368 of 1405	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	27.5	545 of 582	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	576 of 961	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.3	324 of 951	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	406 of 915	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.4	669 of 893	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	744 of 843	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	655 of 865	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	808 of 851	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	891 of 1437	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.4	743 of 1450	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	901 of 1437	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	860 of 1366	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.7	1209 of 1329	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	1161 of 1361	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	1250 of 1332	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	1137 of 1450	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.4	946 of 1464	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.1	1032 of 1461	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	1175 of 1464	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	1291 of 1444	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	1254 of 1430	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	1300 of 1413	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	699 of 821	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	782 of 801	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)65th percentile+36 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)37th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)31st percentile~ school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2019)8th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)6th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science60%~ state avg

Mathematics51%-10 vs state

Reading39%-13 vs state

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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 Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Griffith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1385 W Clemmonsville Road	Winston Salem	27127	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4245	621	44	14.1	99.5%	58 (9.3%)	257 (41.4%)	259 (41.7%)	11 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.3%)	32.3	1054^th of 1490 public elementary schools	29.3%		36	996^th of 1505 public elementary schools	33.8%	58	51.2	50.6	51.0	29.4	51.7	36.2	60.0	$10,374	$1,739	$8,635
Konnoak Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3200 Renon Road	Winston Salem	27127	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 703-4163	600	45	13.3	99.5%	40 (6.7%)	188 (31.3%)	355 (59.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.5%)	22.6	1229^th of 1490 public elementary schools	17.5%		25	1193^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	20.7%	36	48.7	50.6	43.4	30.3	50.0	25.3	42.2	$10,429	$1,736	$8,693
Easton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	734 E Clemmonsville Road	Winston Salem	27107	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 748-4063	504	44	11.4	99.4%	23 (4.6%)	115 (22.8%)	359 (71.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	6	1460^th of 1490 public elementary schools	2.0%		3	1493^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	0.8%	33	32.4	20.5	29.3	13.5	19.2	22.0	45.1	$11,518	$2,016	$9,502
Diggs-Latham Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	986 Hutton Street	Winston Salem	27101	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 703-4102	385	37	10.4	99.2%	31 (8.1%)	154 (40.0%)	186 (48.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	37.9	951^st of 1490 public elementary schools	36.2%		32.9	1049^th of 1505 public elementary schools	30.3%	98	66.1	52.5	57.6	46.4	45.8	33.9	47.5	$13,182	$2,117	$11,065
Bolton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1250 Bolton Street	Winston Salem	27103	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4247	380	32	12.0	99.2%	31 (8.2%)	201 (52.9%)	116 (30.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	26 (6.8%)	30.6	1080^th of 1490 public elementary schools	27.5%		33.3	1041^st of 1505 public elementary schools	30.8%	39	58.9	40.3	58.1	39.3	33.9	35.5	56.5	$12,762	$2,058	$10,705
Kimmel Farm Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4672 Ebert Rd	Winston Salem	27127	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-6760	760	50	15.1	99.6%	107 (14.1%)	385 (50.7%)	179 (23.6%)	17 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (9.2%)	39.9	919^th of 1490 public elementary schools	38.3%		30.3	1091^st of 1505 public elementary schools	27.5%	172	54.5	54.5	57.7	42.1	48.8	45.8	55.0	$8,939	$994	$7,946
Forest Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2019 Milford Street	Winston Salem	27107	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4291	522	46	11.3	99.4%	11 (2.1%)	120 (23.0%)	365 (69.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	19.3	1288^th of 1490 public elementary schools	13.6%		13.8	1381^st of 1505 public elementary schools	8.2%	93	52.3	50.6	48.9	22.1	37.0	25.6	40.0	$10,045	$2,088	$7,956
Friedberg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1131 Friedberg Church Road	Winston Salem	27127	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 764-2059	468	29	16.3	45.7%	329 (70.3%)	42 (9.0%)	55 (11.8%)	12 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.8%)	72.3	359^th of 1490 public elementary schools	75.9%		75.7	317^th of 1505 public elementary schools	78.9%	42	71.0	67.2	76.0	47.8	59.7	60.4	79.2	$7,582	$483	$7,099
Moore Magnet Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	451 Knollwood Street	Winston Salem	27103	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 727-2860	450	34	13.3	99.3%	93 (20.7%)	247 (54.9%)	65 (14.4%)	9 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.6%)	35.4	991^st of 1490 public elementary schools	33.5%		39.6	938^th of 1505 public elementary schools	37.7%	53	56.0	46.2	53.8	36.0	48.4	46.3	57.5	$10,512	$1,383	$9,128
Brunson Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	155 N Hawthorne Road	Winston Salem	27104	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 703-4206	355	29	12.3	99.2%	107 (30.1%)	147 (41.4%)	71 (20.0%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.2%)	52.6	701^st of 1490 public elementary schools	53.0%		51.4	723^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	52.0%	22	44.7	62.9	57.1	44.7	67.7	57.1	65.1	$9,861	$976	$8,885

Frequently Asked Questions about Griffith Elementary

What schools do graduates of Griffith Elementary attend?

Students who attend Griffith Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Flat Rock Middle
High : Early College of Forsyth County
High : Middle College of Forsyth County
High : Parkland High

What is the racial makeup of Griffith Elementary?

Students at Griffith Elementary are 42% Hispanic, 41% African American, 9% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Griffith Elementary a good school?

Griffith Elementary ranks 1054^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Griffith Elementary in?

Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

How many students attend Griffith Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 621 students attended Griffith Elementary.

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