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Forest Park Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
1288th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools
Better than 14% of North Carolina elementary schools
Summary

Forest Park Elementary is a public elementary school in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, serving 529 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 and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Forest Park 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 across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 22.1% of 3rd-grade students were proficient in Reading, compared to 44.6% in the district and 46.7% statewide. The school spends $10,045 per student, which is slightly higher than the district average but still below the state average. However, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.7, suggesting adequate staffing resources.

Compared to nearby schools, such as The Downtown School and Brunson Elementary, Forest Park Elementary performs significantly worse academically, with lower proficiency rates and a higher percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. The Downtown School, in particular, stands out as a high-performing magnet school, ranking in the top 15% of North Carolina elementary schools and outperforming the district and state averages across all subject areas and grade levels.

522
Students ?
11.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,045
Per pupil spending ?
99.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2019 Milford Street
       Winston Salem, NC  27107-1331

(336) 703-4291

District: Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools


Students who attend Forest Park Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Konnoak Middle School
High:    Early College of Forsyth County
    Middle College of Forsyth County
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
69.9%
African American:
23.0%
Two or more races:
4.4%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015
Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the North Carolina average (39% vs 57% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)
!Reading scores 24 pts below the North Carolina average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school39%
District avg56%
North Carolina avg57%
1,288th of 1,490
North Carolina public elementary schools ?
Bottom 14%▲ up 6 pts since 2015
From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of North Carolina Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
34th of 42Elementary Schools in the Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
159th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202519.31288 of 149013.6%★☆☆☆☆
202413.81381 of 15058.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20234.91478 of 15021.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20223.91505 of 15140.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20214.21475 of 14890.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20194.81441 of 14732.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20181.31429 of 14340.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20171.01428 of 14290.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20166.31379 of 14253.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201510.91329 of 14407.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201418.31182 of 139015.0%★☆☆☆☆
201316.31242 of 140311.5%★☆☆☆☆
201216.61259 of 13889.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20119.31316 of 13814.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20105.31334 of 13632.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20092.51341 of 13541.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20081.71318 of 13240.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20070.81291 of 12930.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20064.21267 of 12760.7%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202538.0594 of 91835.3%★★☆☆☆
202428.2730 of 92421.0%★☆☆☆☆
202311.8903 of 9333.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202221.2825 of 92711.0%★☆☆☆☆
202110.1895 of 8960.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201917.1884 of 9496.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20186.2923 of 9270.4%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202548.6244 of 56356.7%★★★☆☆
202435.9342 of 53335.8%★★☆☆☆
202323.3441 of 51414.2%★☆☆☆☆
202212.2482 of 4850.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202119.6362 of 3856.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201921.4455 of 4978.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.6420 of 4210.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202515.91323 of 14518.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.01344 of 14557.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.71435 of 14591.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.31435 of 14581.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20194.11408 of 14241.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20182.01399 of 14050.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202534.1673 of 96130.0%★★☆☆☆
202428.9736 of 95122.6%★☆☆☆☆
202313.3881 of 9153.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.6886 of 8930.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20219.7834 of 8431.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.7848 of 8652.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20184.4848 of 8510.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202535.9996 of 143730.7%★★☆☆☆
202423.11251 of 145013.7%★☆☆☆☆
20239.11404 of 14372.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.41356 of 13660.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20218.41318 of 13290.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20197.61333 of 13612.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20183.01327 of 13320.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202526.51139 of 145021.4%★☆☆☆☆
202415.91319 of 14649.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.11428 of 14612.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20223.61458 of 14640.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20216.01416 of 14441.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.31375 of 14303.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20181.41410 of 14130.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202528.6639 of 82122.2%★☆☆☆☆
202433.1546 of 80131.8%★★☆☆☆
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)57th percentile+43 vs school
African American (2025)35th percentile+22 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+17 vs school
Hispanic (2025)30th percentile+16 vs school
Special Education (2025)22nd percentile+9 vs school
Male (2025)21st percentile+8 vs school
Female (2025)9th percentile-5 vs school
By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics51%-10 vs state
Science40%-22 vs state
Reading28%-24 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 522 students attended Forest Park Elementary.

Forest Park Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.6% of North Carolina elementary schools.

Students at Forest Park Elementary are 70% Hispanic, 23% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% White.


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