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Mineral Springs Elementary

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5
1262nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools
Better than 15% of North Carolina elementary schools
Summary

Mineral Springs Elementary is a public magnet elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. With 533 students, 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.

Mineral Springs Elementary has struggled academically in recent years, ranking in the bottom 15% of North Carolina elementary schools for the past several years. The school has received a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 5 school years, indicating very low performance compared to other schools in the state. Only 35.3% of 3rd graders were proficient in math in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 61.8% for the district and 64.1% statewide. Similar gaps exist in reading and science proficiency across all grade levels.

While Mineral Springs Elementary has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, the school serves a high-needs student population, with 99.44% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Nearby schools in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools district show a wide range of academic performance, with Cook Literacy Model School and The Arts Based School performing significantly better than Mineral Springs Elementary.

545
Students ?
11.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,648
Per pupil spending ?
99.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 4527 Ogburn Avenue
       Winston Salem, NC  27105-2726

(336) 703-6788

District: Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools


Students who attend Mineral Springs Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Mineral Springs Middle
High:    Carver High
    Early College of Forsyth County
    Middle College of Forsyth County
    Walkertown High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
58.2%
African American:
30.6%
White:
6.2%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Rebounding — 2nd percentile in 2022 → 15th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is rebounding — up to 15th (2025) from a 2nd-percentile low (2022)
Small classes — about 12 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the North Carolina average (40% vs 57% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)
!Reading scores 20 pts below the North Carolina average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school40%
District avg56%
North Carolina avg57%
1,262nd of 1,490
North Carolina public elementary schools ?
Bottom 15%▼ down 23 pts since 2015
From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of North Carolina Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
32nd of 42Elementary Schools in the Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
159th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202520.91262 of 149015.3%★☆☆☆☆
202419.21298 of 150513.8%★☆☆☆☆
202310.81407 of 15026.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.91485 of 15141.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.71374 of 14897.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201937.7976 of 147333.7%★★☆☆☆
201834.51012 of 143429.4%★☆☆☆☆
201729.91078 of 142924.6%★☆☆☆☆
201626.21131 of 142520.6%★☆☆☆☆
201541.1890 of 144038.2%★★☆☆☆
201434.8937 of 139032.6%★★☆☆☆
201325.91099 of 140321.7%★☆☆☆☆
201231.31072 of 138822.8%★☆☆☆☆
201147.9824 of 138140.3%★★☆☆☆
201040.0931 of 136331.7%★★☆☆☆
200940.0919 of 135432.1%★★☆☆☆
200829.51015 of 132423.3%★☆☆☆☆
200731.61003 of 129322.4%★☆☆☆☆
200632.0982 of 127623.0%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202533.7651 of 91829.1%★☆☆☆☆
202433.7665 of 92428.0%★☆☆☆☆
202317.7856 of 9338.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.1897 of 9273.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202128.3678 of 89624.3%★☆☆☆☆
201958.1336 of 94964.6%★★★☆☆
201854.1396 of 92757.3%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202111.9646 of 6460.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201927.3723 of 87817.7%★☆☆☆☆
201843.4476 of 89746.9%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202545.3268 of 56352.4%★★★☆☆
202435.8347 of 53334.9%★★☆☆☆
202334.4342 of 51433.5%★★☆☆☆
202216.7471 of 4852.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202118.7365 of 3855.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201967.0100 of 49779.9%★★★★☆
201862.4104 of 42175.3%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202523.11211 of 145116.5%★☆☆☆☆
202416.11324 of 14559.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.21334 of 14598.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.31425 of 14582.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202116.31264 of 144012.2%★☆☆☆☆
201940.7895 of 142437.1%★★☆☆☆
201828.11100 of 140521.7%★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202570.828 of 71096.1%★★★★★

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202537.0636 of 96133.8%★★☆☆☆
202437.5630 of 95133.8%★★☆☆☆
202324.5761 of 91516.8%★☆☆☆☆
202212.1873 of 8932.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202119.8753 of 84310.7%★☆☆☆☆
201962.1283 of 86567.3%★★★☆☆
201856.5327 of 85161.6%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202534.41033 of 143728.1%★☆☆☆☆
202429.71124 of 145022.5%★☆☆☆☆
202318.21289 of 143710.3%★☆☆☆☆
202213.51304 of 13664.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202121.21125 of 132915.3%★☆☆☆☆
201947.2739 of 136145.7%★★☆☆☆
201847.8705 of 133247.1%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202520.41249 of 145013.9%★☆☆☆☆
202424.11178 of 146419.5%★☆☆☆☆
20239.61395 of 14614.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.31431 of 14642.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20217.91397 of 14443.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201935.81012 of 143029.2%★☆☆☆☆
201842.3889 of 141337.1%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
201832.270 of 8618.6%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202530.8608 of 82125.9%★☆☆☆☆
202437.2490 of 80138.8%★★☆☆☆
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)
Gifted and Talented (2025)96th percentile+81 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)52nd percentile+37 vs school
Hispanic (2025)34th percentile+19 vs school
African American (2025)29th percentile+14 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+13 vs school
Special Education (2025)26th percentile+11 vs school
Multi-racial (2018)19th percentile-11 vs school
Female (2025)17th percentile~ school
Male (2025)14th percentile~ school
Disabled (2021)<1st percentile-8 vs school
By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics45%-16 vs state
Science43%-19 vs state
Reading33%-20 vs state

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Students at Mineral Springs Elementary are 58% Hispanic, 31% African American, 6% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 545 students attended Mineral Springs Elementary.

Mineral Springs Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.3% of North Carolina elementary schools.


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