Best Public Schools in Rural Hall, NC

Summary:

The city of Rural Hall, North Carolina has only one public school serving the area - Rural Hall Elementary. This school serves students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade and is part of the Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools district.

Based on the available data, Rural Hall Elementary does not appear to be a standout school in the region. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina elementary schools over the past three years, with a ranking of 1079 out of 1490 schools in the 2024-2025 school year. Its proficiency rates in mathematics, reading, and science are also lower than the district and state averages, sometimes by a significant margin. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade mathematics proficiency rate was 44.4%, compared to 61.8% for the district and 64.1% for the state.

Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, with 99.35% of the student population meeting this criteria in 2023-2024. This indicates a high level of economic disadvantage among the students. Despite the relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.7 to 1, the school's academic performance suggests that it is facing significant challenges in supporting its students' educational needs.

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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
Rural Hall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	275 College Street	Rural Hall	27045	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-6789	491	33	15.0	98.8%	178 (36.3%)	107 (21.8%)	162 (33.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.1%)	30.7	1079^th of 1490 public elementary schools	27.6%		42.5	878^th of 1505 public elementary schools	41.7%	201	44.4	41.0	55.4	33.8	49.4	45.9	55.4	$10,048	$1,056	$8,992

Cities Near Rural Hall

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Winston Salem	2.58 mi	67	362^nd
King	4.91 mi	5	298^th
Tobaccoville	5.66 mi	1	61^st
Pfafftown	5.69 mi	2	33^rd
Germanton	5.83 mi	1	377^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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