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Petree Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1469^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Petree Elementary is a public elementary school in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, serving 475 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.

Petree Elementary consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in North Carolina, with proficiency rates in Mathematics, Reading, and Science that are significantly lower than the district and state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 30.1% of 3rd graders were proficient in Mathematics, compared to 61.8% for the district and 64.1% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students. Petree Elementary has an extremely high percentage of students (over 99%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

While the school's per-student spending is higher than the district average, the student-teacher ratio is slightly higher than the district average, suggesting that additional resources may not be sufficient to overcome the challenges faced by the student population. Nearby schools, such as Smith Farm Elementary, Forest Park Elementary, and Ibraham Elementary, generally perform better than Petree Elementary on academic measures, while the Downtown School, a public magnet school in the district, stands out with significantly higher academic performance.

519

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,623

Per pupil spending ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3815 Old Greensboro Road
Winston Salem, NC 27101

(336) 703-4141

District: Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

Students who attend Petree Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	East Forsyth Middle School
High:	Atkins Academic & Technical High
	Early College of Forsyth County
	Middle College of Forsyth County

Racial breakdown:

African American:

52.8%

Hispanic:

39.7%

White:

3.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 6th percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (26% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg56%

North Carolina avg57%

1,469^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

40^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	5.2	1469 of 1490	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	1451 of 1505	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	1428 of 1502	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	1483 of 1514	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	1443 of 1489	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.5	1461 of 1473	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.1	1432 of 1434	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.0	1390 of 1429	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.7	1350 of 1425	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.6	1358 of 1440	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.1	1373 of 1390	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.8	1383 of 1403	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.7	1342 of 1388	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.1	1349 of 1381	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.5	1332 of 1363	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.4	1353 of 1354	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.9	1308 of 1324	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.6	1250 of 1293	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.9	1218 of 1276	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	854 of 918	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	792 of 924	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	833 of 933	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	810 of 927	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	757 of 896	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	913 of 949	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	903 of 927	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	505 of 563	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	522 of 533	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	413 of 514	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	467 of 485	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	31.2	274 of 385	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	427 of 497	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	5.4	1433 of 1451	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	1414 of 1455	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.4	1438 of 1459	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	1360 of 1458	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	1366 of 1440	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.5	1413 of 1424	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.1	1404 of 1405	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	902 of 961	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	901 of 951	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	844 of 915	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	887 of 893	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	759 of 843	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	855 of 865	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.2	849 of 851	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	1374 of 1437	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	1343 of 1450	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	1311 of 1437	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	1310 of 1366	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	1243 of 1329	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	1344 of 1361	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.0	1323 of 1332	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	1418 of 1450	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	1405 of 1464	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	1278 of 1461	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	3.8	1457 of 1464	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	1408 of 1444	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.5	1410 of 1430	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.2	1406 of 1413	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	776 of 821	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)10th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2025)7th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics30%-30 vs state

Reading24%-29 vs state

Science22%-40 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 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
Petree Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3815 Old Greensboro Road	Winston Salem	27101	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4141	519	38	13.7	99.4%	18 (3.5%)	274 (52.8%)	206 (39.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	17 (3.3%)	5.2	1469^th of 1490 public elementary schools	1.4%		7.5	1451^st of 1505 public elementary schools	3.6%	18	30.1	32.8	28.8				23.3	29.2	19.2				21.9		$12,623	$2,636	$9,987
Ashley Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1647 Ashley School Circle	Winston Salem	27105	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 703-4203	348	30	11.6	99.1%	6 (1.7%)	133 (38.2%)	203 (58.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	8.9	1436^th of 1490 public elementary schools	3.6%		5.2	1481^st of 1505 public elementary schools	1.6%	45	31.0	31.6	46.4				21.1	22.8	21.4				37.5		$12,584	$2,585	$10,000
Appalachian Academy at Middle Fork	Public	K-5	3125 Williston Rd	Walkertown	27051	Forsyth County	Appalachian State U Academy Middle Fork	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 748-4090	295	16	18.0	71.9%	48 (16.3%)	127 (43.1%)	106 (35.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.7%)	10	1422^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	4.6%		10.3	1421^st of 1505 public elementary schools	5.6%	1	43.9	26.5	26.1				29.8	41.2	23.9				28.3
Hall-Woodward Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	125 Nicholson Road	Winston Salem	27107	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4238	532	53	9.9	99.4%	20 (3.8%)	138 (25.9%)	356 (66.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.0%)	20.4	1274^th of 1490 public elementary schools	14.5%		10.6	1418^th of 1505 public elementary schools	5.8%	144	54.0	46.4	54.1				30.0	23.2	27.0				36.5		$9,702	$1,767	$7,934
The Arts Based School	Public, Charter	K-8	1380 Martin Luther King Jr Dr	Winston Salem	27101	Forsyth County	Arts Based School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 748-4116	663	49	13.5		408 (61.5%)	135 (20.4%)	58 (8.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (8.9%)	64.1	497^th of 1490 public elementary schools	66.6%		68.3	438^th of 1505 public elementary schools	70.9%	59	42.1	63.9	64.4	60.0	88.5	72.3	54.3	62.3	66.1	76.4	86.5	72.3	88.1	89.1
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
Ibraham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5036 Old Walkertown	Winston Salem	27105	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-6771	357	27	13.1	99.2%	48 (13.4%)	155 (43.4%)	136 (38.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	13 (3.6%)	12.8	1382^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	7.2%		7.2	1459^th of 1505 public elementary schools	3.1%	77	55.7	12.9	34.0				27.9	37.1	19.1				38.3		$10,590	$1,698	$8,893
The Downtown School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	601 N Cherry Street	Winston Salem	27101	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(336) 703-4125	453	35	13.0	24.9%	211 (46.6%)	154 (34.0%)	41 (9.1%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (7.9%)	84.7	180^th of 1490 public elementary schools	87.9%		80.2	239^th of 1505 public elementary schools	84.1%	59	88.4	71.1	79.5	81.8	58.1	77.3	74.4	57.8	72.7	91.1	53.5	82.2	70.5	84.4	$11,387	$620	$10,767
Sedge Garden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	475 Sedge Garden Road	Kernersville	27284	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 771-4545	714	50	14.3	99.6%	327 (45.8%)	160 (22.4%)	160 (22.4%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (7.8%)	79.2	258^th of 1490 public elementary schools	82.7%		70.3	394^th of 1505 public elementary schools	73.8%	136	78.2	76.5	72.7				55.5	70.6	66.9				69.4		$10,357	$874	$9,482
Kimberley Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 Old Cherry Street	Winston Salem	27105	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-6731	332	29	11.3	99.1%	8 (2.4%)	254 (76.5%)	57 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	22.3	1239^th of 1490 public elementary schools	16.8%		14.4	1370^th of 1505 public elementary schools	9.0%	131	47.4	26.2	41.0				26.3	42.9	38.5				64.1		$14,902	$3,465	$11,437

Frequently Asked Questions about Petree Elementary

What district is Petree Elementary in?

Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

What schools do graduates of Petree Elementary attend?

Students who attend Petree Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : East Forsyth Middle School
High : Atkins Academic & Technical High
High : Early College of Forsyth County
High : Middle College of Forsyth County

How many students attend Petree Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 519 students attended Petree Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Petree Elementary?

Students at Petree Elementary are 53% African American, 40% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% Two or more races.

Is Petree Elementary a good school?

Petree Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.4% of North Carolina elementary schools.

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