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Cash Elementary

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Cash Elementary ranks 399 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

399^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Cash Elementary is a public elementary school located in Kernersville, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 532 students. The school is part of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools district.

Cash Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages in proficiency rates for EOG (End-of-Grade) tests in Mathematics, Reading, and Science across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Cash Elementary's 3rd-grade Mathematics proficiency rate was 75%, compared to 61.8% for the district and 64.1% for the state. The school's 5th-grade Science proficiency rate was 69.9%, significantly higher than the district's 61.7% and the state's 62%. Cash Elementary also performs well across different student subgroups, with its White, Male, and Special Education students ranking in the top 400 out of over 1,400 North Carolina elementary schools in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools in the same district, Ibraham Elementary, Hall-Woodward Elementary, and Petree Elementary, Cash Elementary stands out as a top-performing institution, with significantly higher proficiency rates across multiple subjects and grade levels. Despite serving a predominantly low-income student population, Cash Elementary has been able to maintain and improve its academic performance over time, suggesting effective teaching and learning strategies.

520

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,587

Per pupil spending ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4700 Old Hollow Road
Kernersville, NC 27284-9640

(336) 703-4174

District: Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

Students who attend Cash Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	East Forsyth Middle School
High:	Early College of Forsyth County
	East Forsyth High
	Middle College of Forsyth County

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.3%

Hispanic:

18.7%

African American:

18.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 65th percentile in 2015 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (65% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the North Carolina median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg56%

North Carolina avg57%

399^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to top 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	69.6	399 of 1490	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	61.0	566 of 1505	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.1	599 of 1502	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.1	687 of 1514	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.2	750 of 1489	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.3	401 of 1473	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	57.0	626 of 1434	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.0	535 of 1429	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	76.5	287 of 1425	79.9%	★★★★☆
2015	64.1	502 of 1440	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	80.5	229 of 1390	83.5%	★★★★☆
2013	83.1	186 of 1403	86.7%	★★★★☆
2012	80.1	207 of 1388	85.1%	★★★★☆
2011	69.2	430 of 1381	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	71.7	359 of 1363	73.7%	★★★★☆
2009	72.6	343 of 1354	74.7%	★★★★☆
2008	64.9	449 of 1324	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	73.2	292 of 1293	77.4%	★★★★☆
2006	73.3	287 of 1276	77.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	398 of 918	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.1	575 of 924	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	575 of 933	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.3	446 of 927	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.0	401 of 896	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.2	305 of 949	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.8	351 of 927	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	28.1	494 of 634	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.0	244 of 646	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.8	100 of 878	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	38.6	548 of 897	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	466 of 1451	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.4	551 of 1455	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.1	587 of 1459	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.3	724 of 1458	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.5	804 of 1440	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.9	350 of 1424	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	63.9	507 of 1405	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	344 of 710	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.3	419 of 669	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.5	403 of 582	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.3	357 of 500	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	60.5	236 of 494	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.4	257 of 612	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	539 of 961	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.4	810 of 951	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	650 of 893	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	97.4	3 of 865	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	42.9	502 of 851	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	361 of 1437	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	50.8	678 of 1450	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.2	656 of 1437	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.1	849 of 1366	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.5	753 of 1329	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.7	272 of 1361	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	44.6	751 of 1332	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	369 of 1450	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	59.4	580 of 1464	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.8	605 of 1461	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.7	644 of 1464	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.5	660 of 1444	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.9	440 of 1430	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.9	775 of 1413	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	146 of 821	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	42.8	415 of 801	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	69.4	324 of 1172	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	60.9	444 of 1166	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.2	541 of 1183	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.9	694 of 1194	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.5	836 of 1172	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	64.7	401 of 1183	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.1	605 of 1178	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)82nd percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile~ school

Male (2025)75th percentile~ school

White (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)68th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2025)57th percentile-17 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)52nd percentile-22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile-29 vs school

Disabled (2022)22nd percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science70%+8 vs state

Mathematics65%+4 vs state

Reading63%+10 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, October 20, 2020

My experience at Cash was amazing. The teachers are so kind, and walking in, you know that your child will succeed. Close Quote

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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
Cash Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4700 Old Hollow Road	Kernersville	27284	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4174	520	40	13.1	99.4%	267 (51.3%)	95 (18.3%)	97 (18.7%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (10.8%)	69.6	399^th of 1490 public elementary schools	73.2%		61	566^th of 1505 public elementary schools	62.4%	167	75.0	59.0	60.7	60.0	67.5	60.7	69.9	$9,587	$645	$8,943
Kernersville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	512 W Mountain Street	Kernersville	27284	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4100	568	46	12.4	99.5%	136 (23.9%)	125 (22.0%)	252 (44.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	50 (8.8%)	36.5	974^th of 1490 public elementary schools	34.6%		37.2	977^th of 1505 public elementary schools	35.1%	3	57.1	48.9	48.5	41.0	46.2	38.1	66.0	$10,687	$1,397	$9,290
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
Walkertown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2971 Main Street	Walkertown	27051	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4252	633	49	13.0	99.5%	299 (47.2%)	164 (25.9%)	124 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.3%)	24.2	1199^th of 1490 public elementary schools	19.5%		32.8	1051^st of 1505 public elementary schools	30.2%	148	45.7	47.1	45.6	30.9	54.0	34.0	45.6	$9,356	$1,237	$8,119
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
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	967^th of 1490 public elementary schools	35.1%		30.3	1092^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	27.4%	125	62.3	46.3	60.3	31.9	47.8	45.2	53.4	$9,662	$1,153	$8,509
Piney Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Piney Grove Road	Kernersville	27284	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-4122	635	43	14.7	99.5%	437 (68.8%)	50 (7.9%)	107 (16.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.8%)	90	111^th of 1490 public elementary schools	92.6%		87.5	147^th of 1505 public elementary schools	90.2%	36	84.3	88.1	75.6	67.5	80.2	72.4	81.8	$9,557	$655	$8,903
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
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%)	54.2	666^th of 1490 public elementary schools	55.3%		43.5	863^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	42.7%	197	59.4	59.0	72.9	43.4	47.0	55.1	69.8	$8,703	$641	$8,062
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Cash Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Cash Elementary?

Students at Cash Elementary are 51% White, 19% Hispanic, 18% African American, 11% Two or more races.

How many students attend Cash Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 520 students attended Cash Elementary.

What district is Cash Elementary in?

Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

Is Cash Elementary a good school?

Cash Elementary ranks 399^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Cash Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cash Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : East Forsyth Middle School
High : Early College of Forsyth County
High : East Forsyth High
High : Middle College of Forsyth County

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