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Friendship Elementary

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Friendship Elementary ranks 351 st of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

351^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Friendship Elementary is a PK-5 school in the Winston-Salem area, part of Davidson County Schools, enrolling about 470 students. The school has held a 4- or 5-star SchoolDigger rating every year since 2015-2016, and currently ranks in the 76th percentile statewide, well above its district's 59th percentile. Friendship consistently beats district and state averages in math, reading, and science — 5th grade science proficiency hit 81.8% versus 67.7% statewide, and 4th grade math reached 73.0% versus 61.4% statewide, giving the school a balanced record across grade levels.

The school's most defining strength may be attendance. Chronic absenteeism sits at just 6.8%, less than one-third of the statewide rate (24.2%) and about half the district's 10.5%. Nearby Pilot Elementary and Hasty Elementary report higher rates, and many high-poverty schools in Guilford County Schools and Thomasville City Schools exceed 30%. Friendship also gets notably strong results for low-income students, who rank in the 88th percentile statewide. In head-to-head comparisons, Friendship matches Wallburg Elementary and Midway Elementary in many subjects while clearly outperforming Pilot and Hasty.

All of this happens without unusually high spending — roughly $8,255 per student in the most recent data — or dramatically small class sizes. The main caution flags for parents are reading, which shows more year-to-year variability than math, and special education outcomes, which have slipped from the 90th to the 61st percentile over two years. Overall, Friendship offers steady, above-average academics, very strong attendance, and an efficient use of resources — an appealing option for elementary families in the area.

470

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

43.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

92.8%

Kindergartners up to date on all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 5.8% (any vaccine)

1490 Friendship-Ledford Road
Winston Salem, NC 27107

(336) 231-8744

District: Davidson County Schools

Students who attend Friendship Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ledford Middle
High:	Ledford Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.4%

Hispanic:

16.0%

African American:

10.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 91st percentile in 2016 → 76th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (70% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of North Carolina elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school70%

District avg62%

North Carolina avg61%

351^st of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From top 9% (2016) to top 24% (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	73.6	351 of 1492	76.5%	★★★★☆
2025	78.5	271 of 1490	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	255 of 1505	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	80.8	219 of 1502	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	82.5	216 of 1514	85.7%	★★★★☆
2021	83.9	197 of 1489	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	80.1	233 of 1473	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	333 of 1434	76.8%	★★★★☆
2017	83.7	169 of 1429	88.2%	★★★★☆
2016	86.4	134 of 1425	90.6%	★★★★★
2015	78.7	262 of 1440	81.8%	★★★★☆
2014	79.9	240 of 1390	82.7%	★★★★☆
2013	80.9	213 of 1403	84.8%	★★★★☆
2012	71.7	369 of 1388	73.4%	★★★★☆
2011	73.7	329 of 1381	76.2%	★★★★☆
2010	85.2	114 of 1363	91.6%	★★★★★
2009	86.7	97 of 1354	92.8%	★★★★★
2008	87.5	98 of 1324	92.6%	★★★★★
2007	88.6	45 of 1293	96.5%	★★★★★
2006	89.1	56 of 1276	95.6%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	75.6	71 of 634	88.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	75.9	272 of 1447	81.2%	★★★★☆
2025	82.5	184 of 1451	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	75.6	277 of 1455	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	74.1	317 of 1459	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	82.9	187 of 1458	87.2%	★★★★☆
2021	83.7	176 of 1440	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	82.0	180 of 1424	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	71.2	372 of 1405	73.5%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.6	121 of 743	83.7%	★★★★☆
2025	70.7	79 of 710	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	63.4	244 of 669	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.1	92 of 582	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	62.0	213 of 500	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.0	47 of 612	92.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	88.3	59 of 981	94.0%	★★★★★
2025	73.8	160 of 961	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	103 of 951	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	59.2	285 of 893	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.5	279 of 843	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.1	322 of 865	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.2	407 of 851	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	78.6	177 of 1434	87.7%	★★★★☆
2025	83.0	113 of 1437	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	69.8	326 of 1450	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	74.6	243 of 1437	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	72.2	252 of 1366	81.6%	★★★★☆
2021	66.0	323 of 1329	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	63.9	413 of 1361	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.8	476 of 1332	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.3	423 of 1451	70.8%	★★★★☆
2025	71.6	350 of 1450	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	248 of 1464	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	83.3	179 of 1461	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	79.7	236 of 1464	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	80.2	230 of 1444	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	72.8	326 of 1430	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	73.5	328 of 1413	76.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	52.6	314 of 815	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.1	148 of 821	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	78.7	77 of 801	90.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	56.0	506 of 1146	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.0	385 of 1172	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.3	392 of 1166	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.1	430 of 1183	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.8	324 of 1194	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	75.4	244 of 1172	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	77.4	215 of 1183	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	71.8	310 of 1178	73.7%	★★★★☆

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)94th percentile+18 vs school

Disabled (2022)89th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)88th percentile+11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)84th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)81st percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)71st percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2026)61st percentile-15 vs school

White (2026)56th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science82%+14 vs state

Mathematics74%+11 vs state

Reading62%+6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners up to date on all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Friendship Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1490 Friendship-Ledford Road	Winston Salem	27107	Davidson 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		92.8%	5.8%	$8,255	$444	$7,811
Wallburg Elementary	Public	K-5	205 Motsinger Road	Winston Salem	27107	Davidson 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		85.9%	7.1%	$7,140	$414	$6,726
Hasty Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	325 Hasty School Road	Thomasville	27360	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 475-1924	385	28	13.7	—	227 (59.0%)	15 (3.9%)	111 (28.8%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.7%)	65.8	493^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	67.0%		74.7	318^th of 1490 public elementary schools	78.7%	175	75.8	53.1	87.7				53.0	54.7	63.0				80.8		100%	0%	$8,648	$1,018	$7,630
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		97.5%	2.5%	$8,371	$538	$7,833
Pilot Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	145 Pilot School Road	Thomasville	27360	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 472-7965	321	21	15.0	—	228 (71.0%)	18 (5.6%)	62 (19.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	38.3	936^th of 1492 public elementary schools	37.3%		54.2	667^th of 1490 public elementary schools	55.2%	269	61.1	44.6	60.4				53.7	55.4	43.4				58.5		100%	0%	$9,751	$959	$8,792
Northwood Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	818 West Lexington Avenue	High Point	27262	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 819-2920	502	32	15.7	—	65 (12.9%)	236 (47.0%)	136 (27.1%)	33 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.4%)	15.6	1355^th of 1492 public elementary schools	9.2%		33.5	1026^th of 1490 public elementary schools	31.1%	329	32.2	42.6	50.7				28.7	39.3	38.0				56.3		95.8%	1.4%	$10,768	$1,444	$9,324
Liberty Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1697 Westchester Dr	High Point	27262	Guilford County	Liberty Charter Academy	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(336) 423-6614	0			—															(n/a)	10.5	21.1	35.3	28.6	58.8	9.1	21.1	15.8	23.5	40.9	47.1	63.6	17.6	45.5	90%	10%
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	—	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
Oak Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	320 Wrightenberry Street	High Point	27260	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 819-2925	411	28	14.6	—	42 (10.2%)	133 (32.4%)	184 (44.8%)	39 (9.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	7	1452^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	2.7%		12.2	1388^th of 1490 public elementary schools	6.8%	64	48.4	19.0	9.5				40.6	29.3	23.8				30.2		96.9%	3.1%	$11,303	$1,794	$9,509
Johnson Street Global Studies	Public, Magnet	K-8	1601 Johnson Street	High Point	27262	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 819-2900	389	33	11.9	97.9%	30 (7.7%)	182 (46.8%)	127 (32.6%)	37 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.1%)	46.4	796^th of 1492 public elementary schools	46.6%		43.5	859^th of 1490 public elementary schools	42.3%	63	68.9	69.4	47.6	60.0	36.4	17.1	51.1	58.0	35.7	57.5	34.1	22.9	57.1	34.3	97.2%	0%	$13,870	$2,178	$11,692

Frequently Asked Questions about Friendship Elementary

What schools do graduates of Friendship Elementary attend?

Students who attend Friendship Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ledford Middle
High : Ledford Senior High

How many students attend Friendship Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 470 students attended Friendship Elementary.

Is Friendship Elementary a good school?

Friendship Elementary ranks 351^st of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Friendship Elementary in?

Davidson County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Friendship Elementary?

Students at Friendship Elementary are 63% White, 16% Hispanic, 11% African American, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

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