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Forest Park Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1211^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Forest Park Elementary is a PK–5 public school in southeast Winston Salem, NC, serving 522 students, where virtually all students (99.4%) come from low-income households. Part of Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools, the school has historically tested near the very bottom statewide, but it is clearly on an upward path. Forest Park ranked in the 19th percentile of North Carolina elementary schools in 2025–26, up sharply from the 2nd percentile just a few years earlier.

The school's clearest academic strength right now is math. Average math proficiency across grades 3–5 reached 54% in 2025–26, not far behind the district (61%) and state (64%) averages, and Forest Park's 5th graders actually outperformed both the district and state in math with 64% proficiency. Reading is a different story: only about 30% of 3rd–5th graders read at grade level, compared with roughly 53% districtwide and 56% statewide. Interestingly, when Forest Park's results are compared with those of similar student populations elsewhere in North Carolina — specifically English learners and low-income students — the school lands at the 35th–41st percentiles, meaning it is serving many of its students better than its overall ranking might suggest.

Against its immediate neighbors, Forest Park is a middle performer among a very low-performing group. It clearly outranks Easton Elementary School, Ashley Academy, Petree Elementary, and Hall-Woodward Elementary, all of which sit near the 1st–9th percentiles, and it edges out Konnoak Elementary. But two nearby schools with almost identical poverty levels — Diggs-Latham Elementary at 49% reading proficiency and Brunson Elementary at 52% — show that far stronger literacy gains are achievable with the same student profile. Chronic absenteeism is the other watch item: Forest Park's 39.4% rate is well above the state's 24.2%, and schools nearby with better reading scores also tend to have better attendance. Forest Park's rapid math turnaround suggests real momentum; the next milestone is bringing reading along for the same ride.

522

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

95%

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

Exemptions: 1.3% (any vaccine)

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 — 3rd percentile in 2016 → 19th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (45% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 24% North Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg58%

North Carolina avg61%

1,211^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 3% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

159^th of 246Winston 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
2026	23.7	1211 of 1492	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.3	1288 of 1490	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	1381 of 1505	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	1478 of 1502	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.9	1505 of 1514	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.2	1475 of 1489	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	1441 of 1473	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.3	1429 of 1434	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	1.0	1428 of 1429	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.3	1379 of 1425	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.9	1329 of 1440	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	18.3	1182 of 1390	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.3	1242 of 1403	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.6	1259 of 1388	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.3	1316 of 1381	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.3	1334 of 1363	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.5	1341 of 1354	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.7	1318 of 1324	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.8	1291 of 1293	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.2	1267 of 1276	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	42.7	531 of 903	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.0	594 of 918	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.2	730 of 924	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	903 of 933	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	825 of 927	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	895 of 896	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	884 of 949	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	923 of 927	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	38.8	325 of 519	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.6	244 of 563	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.9	342 of 533	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.3	441 of 514	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	482 of 485	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	362 of 385	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	455 of 497	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	420 of 421	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	24.1	1184 of 1447	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.9	1323 of 1451	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	1344 of 1455	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	1435 of 1459	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	1435 of 1458	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.1	1408 of 1424	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.0	1399 of 1405	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	37.8	656 of 981	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.1	673 of 961	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.9	736 of 951	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	881 of 915	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	886 of 893	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	834 of 843	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	848 of 865	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.4	848 of 851	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	38.4	937 of 1434	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.9	996 of 1437	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.1	1251 of 1450	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	1404 of 1437	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	1356 of 1366	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	1318 of 1329	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	1333 of 1361	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.0	1327 of 1332	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	24.6	1179 of 1451	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.5	1139 of 1450	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	1319 of 1464	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	1428 of 1461	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.6	1458 of 1464	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.0	1416 of 1444	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	1375 of 1430	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.4	1410 of 1413	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	28.2	641 of 815	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.6	639 of 821	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	546 of 801	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)41st percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)37th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2026)33rd percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2026)21st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)19th percentile~ school

Female (2026)18th percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science62%-6 vs state

Mathematics54%-9 vs state

Reading30%-26 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
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	—	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		95%	1.3%	$10,045	$2,088	$7,956
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	—	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		92.7%	0%	$11,518	$2,016	$9,502
Konnoak Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3200 Renon Road	Winston Salem	27127	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 703-4163	600	45	13.3	—	40 (6.7%)	188 (31.3%)	355 (59.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.5%)	22	1246^th of 1492 public elementary schools	16.5%		22.6	1229^th of 1490 public elementary schools	17.5%	17	48.1	50.0	54.9				34.0	40.0	45.1				51.2		97.1%	0%	$10,429	$1,736	$8,693
Diggs-Latham Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	986 Hutton Street	Winston Salem	27101	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 703-4102	385	37	10.4	—	31 (8.1%)	154 (40.0%)	186 (48.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	41.3	889^th of 1492 public elementary schools	40.4%		37.9	951^st of 1490 public elementary schools	36.2%	62	64.7	52.9	58.0				52.9	45.1	50.0				64.0		87%	5.6%	$13,182	$2,117	$11,065
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	—	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		86.1%	0%	$9,702	$1,767	$7,934
The Downtown School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	601 N Cherry Street	Winston Salem	27101	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(336) 703-4125	453	35	13.0	24.9%	211 (46.6%)	154 (34.0%)	41 (9.1%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (7.9%)	76.5	295^th of 1492 public elementary schools	80.2%		84.7	180^th of 1490 public elementary schools	87.9%	115	75.6	81.8	66.7	63.6	81.8	74.4	80.0	77.3	55.6	95.4	84.1	67.4	68.9	76.7	97.8%	2.2%	$11,387	$620	$10,767
The Arts Based School	Public, Charter	K-8	1380 Martin Luther King Jr Dr	Winston Salem	27101	Forsyth County	Arts Based School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 748-4116	663	49	13.5	—	408 (61.5%)	135 (20.4%)	58 (8.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (8.9%)	53.6	673^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	54.9%		64.1	497^th of 1490 public elementary schools	66.6%	176	59.0	41.0	62.3	67.3	63.3	77.6	61.0	57.0	67.2	71.7	75.5	91.8	67.2	97.9	92.9%	7.1%
Brunson Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	155 N Hawthorne Road	Winston Salem	27104	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 703-4206	355	29	12.3	—	107 (30.1%)	147 (41.4%)	71 (20.0%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.2%)	42.6	866^th of 1492 public elementary schools	42.0%		52.6	701^st of 1490 public elementary schools	53.0%	165	38.3	52.2	64.4				45.0	52.2	57.5				69.9		97.3%	2.7%	$9,861	$976	$8,885
Ashley Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1647 Ashley School Circle	Winston Salem	27105	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 703-4203	348	30	11.6	—	6 (1.7%)	133 (38.2%)	203 (58.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	3.6	1477^th of 1492 public elementary schools	1.0%		8.9	1436^th of 1490 public elementary schools	3.6%	41	22.1	23.7	36.1				25.4	18.6	20.0				42.4		92.2%	0%	$12,584	$2,585	$10,000
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	—	18 (3.5%)	274 (52.8%)	206 (39.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	17 (3.3%)	3.3	1483^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	0.6%		5.2	1469^th of 1490 public elementary schools	1.4%	14	16.9	24.6	29.3				17.1	30.4	27.6				39.3		98.4%	0%	$12,623	$2,636	$9,987

Frequently Asked Questions about Forest Park Elementary

What district is Forest Park Elementary in?

Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

How many students attend Forest Park Elementary?

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

What is the racial makeup of Forest Park Elementary?

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

Is Forest Park Elementary a good school?

Forest Park Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.8% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Forest Park Elementary attend?

Students who attend Forest Park Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

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2025–26 graduation rates (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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2022–23 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026

2017–18 through 2024–25 attendance dataSep 2, 2026

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