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Wallburg Elementary

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Wallburg Elementary ranks 320 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

320^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Wallburg Elementary is a K-5 public school in Winston Salem, NC, serving 717 students in the Davidson County Schools district. The school holds a strong 4-star rating and ranks in the 79th percentile of North Carolina elementary schools, though it has eased back from the 5-star, top-10% standing it enjoyed in the early 2020s. About 51% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, a moderate-poverty profile, and the student-teacher ratio of 17.7 runs higher than at most nearby schools.

Academically, Wallburg beats both its district and the state in every tested subject and grade — for example, 3rd grade math proficiency reaches 82.8% versus 66.4% statewide, and 5th grade science sits at 77.2% versus 67.7% statewide. Chronic absenteeism is remarkably low at 7.5%, compared with a 24.2% statewide average, which likely underpins the school's consistency. Wallburg is especially effective for economically disadvantaged students (82nd percentile) and special education students (84th percentile). Its closest same-district rival is Friendship Elementary, which has traded the lead with Wallburg over the past three years. Meanwhile, Sedge Garden Elementary, just six miles away in Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools, posts a slightly higher rank despite serving a far higher-poverty population — a useful reminder that Wallburg's attendance and poverty advantages don't guarantee the top spot.

Wallburg is also notably cost-effective, spending about $7,140 per pupil compared with $10,357 at Sedge Garden and $11,518 at Easton Elementary. The gifted program has improved dramatically, jumping from the 25th to the 71st percentile. Families should watch the school's gradual slide from the 91st to 79th percentile as poverty rates have climbed, but Wallburg still pairs consistent academics, strong attendance, and efficient spending — a combination worth a close look.

717

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

51%

Free/discounted lunch ?

205 Motsinger Road
Winston Salem, NC 27107

(336) 769-2921

District: Davidson County Schools

Students who attend Wallburg Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Oak Grove Middle
High:	Oak Grove High

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.7%

Hispanic:

12.1%

African American:

8.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 87th percentile in 2016 → 79th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (71% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of North Carolina elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school71%

District avg62%

North Carolina avg61%

320^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From top 13% (2016) to top 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

101^st of 246Davidson 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
2026	75.1	320 of 1492	78.6%	★★★★☆
2025	74.3	329 of 1490	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	83.1	204 of 1505	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	88.6	130 of 1502	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	88.3	128 of 1514	91.5%	★★★★★
2021	89.9	122 of 1489	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	82.9	196 of 1473	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	79.5	233 of 1434	83.8%	★★★★☆
2017	80.2	222 of 1429	84.5%	★★★★☆
2016	82.6	179 of 1425	87.4%	★★★★☆
2015	81.3	216 of 1440	85.0%	★★★★☆
2014	74.0	325 of 1390	76.6%	★★★★☆
2013	77.7	256 of 1403	81.8%	★★★★☆
2012	79.9	210 of 1388	84.9%	★★★★☆
2011	82.0	167 of 1381	87.9%	★★★★☆
2010	82.4	154 of 1363	88.7%	★★★★☆
2009	80.8	187 of 1354	86.2%	★★★★☆
2008	77.6	226 of 1324	82.9%	★★★★☆
2007	79.8	176 of 1293	86.4%	★★★★☆
2006	82.4	141 of 1276	88.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	61.7	286 of 903	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.0	240 of 918	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	72.0	179 of 949	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	68.4	217 of 927	76.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	63.6	138 of 634	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	58.4	185 of 646	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	56.8	283 of 878	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.2	278 of 897	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.7	380 of 1447	73.7%	★★★★☆
2025	68.4	388 of 1451	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	80.1	213 of 1455	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	83.9	167 of 1459	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	83.8	176 of 1458	87.9%	★★★★☆
2021	89.7	102 of 1440	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	80.9	199 of 1424	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	80.3	219 of 1405	84.4%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	65.9	216 of 743	70.9%	★★★★☆
2025	48.1	522 of 710	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.7	500 of 669	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	62.9	218 of 582	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.3	18 of 494	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	68.3	12 of 612	98.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	76.0	153 of 981	84.4%	★★★★☆
2025	60.3	319 of 961	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.1	388 of 951	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	82.6	89 of 915	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	92.3	35 of 893	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	89.4	56 of 843	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	73.6	163 of 865	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	64.4	246 of 851	71.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	73.8	252 of 1434	82.4%	★★★★☆
2025	70.4	302 of 1437	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	82.7	122 of 1450	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	87.9	72 of 1437	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	89.2	59 of 1366	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	90.9	50 of 1329	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	82.7	128 of 1361	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	79.4	160 of 1332	88.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	78.2	246 of 1451	83.0%	★★★★☆
2025	77.6	266 of 1450	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	82.8	193 of 1464	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	89.7	102 of 1461	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	89.2	104 of 1464	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	86.8	148 of 1444	89.8%	★★★★☆
2019	82.2	186 of 1430	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	75.1	292 of 1413	79.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	162 of 175	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	72.3	129 of 815	84.2%	★★★★☆
2025	55.0	270 of 821	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.3	254 of 801	68.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.7	482 of 1146	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.4	423 of 1172	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.8	301 of 1166	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	218 of 1183	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	76.3	238 of 1194	80.1%	★★★★☆
2021	74.5	257 of 1172	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	69.9	322 of 1183	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	64.1	418 of 1178	64.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)84th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2026)84th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)83rd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)82nd percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)78th percentile-13 vs school

Female (2026)74th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)71st percentile-8 vs school

African American (2026)68th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)58th percentile-21 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)7th percentile-70 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science77%+10 vs state

Mathematics76%+12 vs state

Reading63%+7 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, August 11, 2014

My children attend Wallburg Elem., one a rising fifth-grader, one in Kindergarten last year. It's a great school, and this is coming from someone who spent 4 years, 7th-10th, in private school. I never thought (and really still don't) a public school could be better than a private school, but Wallburg Elem. is at least comparable. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)			EOG Reading (2026)			EOG Science (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Wallburg Elementary	Public	K-5	205 Motsinger Road	Winston Salem	27107	Forsyth County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 769-2921	717	40	17.7	51.0%	500 (69.7%)	64 (8.9%)	87 (12.1%)	29 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.2%)	75.1	320^th of 1492 public elementary schools	78.6%		74.3	329^th of 1490 public elementary schools	77.9%	9	82.8	73.7	72.5	66.4	62.3	61.7	77.2	$7,140	$414	$6,726
Union Cross Traditional Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	4300 High Point Road	Kernersville	27284	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4233	549	41	13.5	99.5%	172 (31.3%)	126 (23.0%)	200 (36.4%)	15 (2.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.0%)	39.6	911^th of 1492 public elementary schools	38.9%		43.9	853^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	42.8%	58	73.3	39.1	49.2	47.7	43.7	55.6	71.4	$10,445	$1,185	$9,260
Friendship Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1490 Friendship-Ledford Road	Winston Salem	27107	Forsyth County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 231-8744	470	29	16.2	43.0%	298 (63.4%)	50 (10.6%)	75 (16.0%)	29 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	73.6	351^st of 1492 public elementary schools	76.5%		78.5	271^st of 1490 public elementary schools	81.8%	80	75.8	73.0	74.2	61.3	58.4	68.2	81.8	$8,255	$444	$7,811
Smith Farm Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4250 Johnny Knoll Lane	Winston Salem	27107	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4188	440	36	12.0	99.3%	49 (11.1%)	177 (40.2%)	181 (41.1%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.5%)	36.9	963^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	35.5%		36.9	967^th of 1490 public elementary schools	35.1%	4	63.6	43.3	56.9	53.0	41.8	48.6	63.9	$9,662	$1,153	$8,509
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%)	15.9	1352^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	9.4%		20.4	1274^th of 1490 public elementary schools	14.5%	78	50.0	56.7	34.2	28.6	42.3	23.3	35.6	$9,702	$1,767	$7,934
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%)	5	1466^th of 1492 public elementary schools	1.7%		6	1460^th of 1490 public elementary schools	2.0%	6	30.3	24.0	38.7	14.6	21.3	18.7	50.7	$11,518	$2,016	$9,502
Midway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	318 Midway School Road	Lexington	27295	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 764-0064	546	33	16.5	48.9%	421 (77.1%)	16 (2.9%)	73 (13.4%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.7%)	72.3	371^st of 1492 public elementary schools	75.1%		66.6	458^th of 1490 public elementary schools	69.3%	87	74.3	64.7	78.8	68.3	54.1	63.8	85.0	$8,371	$538	$7,833
Caleb's Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1109 Salem Crossing Rd	Kernersville	27284	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-6757	642	45	14.2	99.5%	259 (40.3%)	165 (25.7%)	139 (21.7%)	12 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (10.3%)	46.2	799^th of 1492 public elementary schools	46.4%		54.2	666^th of 1490 public elementary schools	55.3%	133	64.6	58.1	68.5	51.2	55.9	48.4	57.3	$8,703	$641	$8,062
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%)	23.7	1211^th of 1492 public elementary schools	18.8%		19.3	1288^th of 1490 public elementary schools	13.6%	77	53.1	45.3	63.7	28.4	29.1	33.0	61.5	$10,045	$2,088	$7,956
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%)	78.6	257^th of 1492 public elementary schools	82.8%		79.2	258^th of 1490 public elementary schools	82.7%	1	82.9	78.8	78.1	63.2	65.0	62.3	79.8	$10,357	$874	$9,482

Frequently Asked Questions about Wallburg Elementary

Is Wallburg Elementary a good school?

Wallburg Elementary ranks 320^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Wallburg Elementary attend?

Students who attend Wallburg Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Oak Grove Middle
High : Oak Grove High

What district is Wallburg Elementary in?

Davidson County Schools

How many students attend Wallburg Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 717 students attended Wallburg Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Wallburg Elementary?

Students at Wallburg Elementary are 70% White, 12% Hispanic, 9% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

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