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Griffith Elementary

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Griffith Elementary ranks 1015 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1015^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Griffith Elementary is a PK–5 public school in Winston-Salem, NC, serving 621 students within the Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools district, where nearly all students (99.5%) come from economically disadvantaged households. The school currently ranks in the 32nd percentile statewide with a 2-star rating — a significant recovery from a decade ago when it ranked in the single digits or low teens. Among 10 nearby elementary schools with similarly high poverty rates, Griffith Elementary ranks 4th best, outperforming Easton Elementary School by a wide margin despite being only 2.5 miles apart. For example, Griffith's 3rd grade math proficiency is 62.5% compared to Easton's 30.3%, and 3rd grade reading is 45.5% versus 14.6% — proof that schools serving similar students can produce very different outcomes.

Griffith's strongest subjects are math and science. Math proficiency across tested grades is close to district and state averages, and 5th grade science proficiency (62.6%) nearly matches the district average while surpassing several nearby schools. Reading is the school's main challenge, particularly in 5th grade, where only 38.5% of students are proficient versus 55.3% statewide. That said, recent 3rd grade results are encouraging: reading jumped from 29.4% to 45.5% and math rose from 51.2% to 62.5% in a single year, suggesting early literacy efforts may be gaining traction — though those gains still need to carry through to upper grades.

When compared to other low-income students across North Carolina, Griffith's students perform at the 54th percentile — better than the school's overall ranking might suggest. Chronic absenteeism remains a major barrier at 34.3%, meaning more than one in three students misses enough school to be considered chronically absent; that rate is higher than at nearby Brunson Elementary and Kimmel Farm Elementary. Special education students also need additional support, ranking at the 25th percentile statewide, though that is a dramatic improvement from the 2nd percentile just two years ago. Griffith's overall trajectory is positive but fragile — sustaining early-grade reading gains and reducing absenteeism will be key to its continued improvement.

621

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1385 W Clemmonsville Road
Winston Salem, NC 27127-5961

(336) 703-4245

District: Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

Students who attend Griffith Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Flat Rock Middle
High:	Early College of Forsyth County
	Middle College of Forsyth County
	Parkland High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.7%

African American:

41.4%

White:

9.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2016 → 32nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (52% vs 61% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 24% North Carolina)

!Reading scores 13 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg58%

North Carolina avg61%

1,015^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 25 pts since 2016

From bottom 7% (2016) to bottom 32% (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	34.7	1015 of 1492	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.3	1054 of 1490	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.0	996 of 1505	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	1068 of 1502	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	1306 of 1514	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	1367 of 1489	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	1293 of 1473	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	1359 of 1434	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.9	1365 of 1429	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.8	1328 of 1425	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	20.2	1210 of 1440	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	12.8	1258 of 1390	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	23.6	1132 of 1403	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.0	1102 of 1388	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.7	1168 of 1381	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.7	1014 of 1363	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.5	1097 of 1354	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.5	1043 of 1324	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.2	937 of 1293	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.9	983 of 1276	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.8	472 of 903	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.8	319 of 918	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.1	350 of 924	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.1	328 of 933	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.1	607 of 927	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.6	637 of 896	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.7	583 of 949	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.2	727 of 927	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	20.0	806 of 878	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	38.4	552 of 897	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.7	293 of 519	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.6	388 of 563	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	309 of 533	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.2	155 of 514	69.8%	★★★★☆
2022	46.2	227 of 485	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	20.6	351 of 385	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	42.6	270 of 497	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.7	301 of 421	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	35.5	986 of 1447	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.8	915 of 1451	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.6	1008 of 1455	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.1	1057 of 1459	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	1288 of 1458	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	1343 of 1440	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	1237 of 1424	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	1368 of 1405	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	50.6	521 of 743	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	545 of 582	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.9	424 of 981	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.9	576 of 961	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.3	324 of 951	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	406 of 915	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.4	669 of 893	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	744 of 843	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	655 of 865	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	808 of 851	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	51.4	656 of 1434	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.0	891 of 1437	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.4	743 of 1450	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	901 of 1437	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	860 of 1366	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.7	1209 of 1329	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	1161 of 1361	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	1250 of 1332	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	34.3	992 of 1451	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.6	1137 of 1450	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.4	946 of 1464	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.1	1032 of 1461	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	1175 of 1464	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	1291 of 1444	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	1254 of 1430	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	1300 of 1413	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	30.3	613 of 815	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.1	699 of 821	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	782 of 801	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)57th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)54th percentile+22 vs school

African American (2026)48th percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)44th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)32nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)32nd percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)30th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)25th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2019)8th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science63%-5 vs state

Mathematics58%-6 vs state

Reading44%-13 vs state

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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
Griffith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1385 W Clemmonsville Road	Winston Salem	27127	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4245	621	44	14.1	99.5%	58 (9.3%)	257 (41.4%)	259 (41.7%)	11 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.3%)	34.7	1015^th of 1492 public elementary schools	32.0%		32.3	1054^th of 1490 public elementary schools	29.3%	39	62.5	56.8	53.8	45.5	47.3	38.5	62.6	$10,374	$1,739	$8,635
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	99.5%	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	$10,429	$1,736	$8,693
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
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	99.2%	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	$13,182	$2,117	$11,065
Bolton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1250 Bolton Street	Winston Salem	27103	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4247	380	32	12.0	99.2%	31 (8.2%)	201 (52.9%)	116 (30.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	26 (6.8%)	26.3	1165^th of 1492 public elementary schools	21.9%		30.6	1080^th of 1490 public elementary schools	27.5%	85	63.8	40.8	45.0	53.4	44.9	27.9	54.1	$12,762	$2,058	$10,705
Kimmel Farm Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4672 Ebert Rd	Winston Salem	27127	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-6760	760	50	15.1	99.6%	107 (14.1%)	385 (50.7%)	179 (23.6%)	17 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (9.2%)	45.2	821^st of 1492 public elementary schools	45.0%		39.9	919^th of 1490 public elementary schools	38.3%	98	57.8	55.2	61.8	53.2	55.2	51.8	64.5	$8,939	$994	$7,946
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
Friedberg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1131 Friedberg Church Road	Winston Salem	27127	Forsyth County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 764-2059	468	29	16.3	45.7%	329 (70.3%)	42 (9.0%)	55 (11.8%)	12 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.8%)	53.5	675^th of 1492 public elementary schools	54.8%		72.3	359^th of 1490 public elementary schools	75.9%	316	69.4	56.6	57.1	63.9	51.3	50.0	77.1	$7,582	$483	$7,099
Moore Magnet Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	451 Knollwood Street	Winston Salem	27103	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 727-2860	450	34	13.3	99.3%	93 (20.7%)	247 (54.9%)	65 (14.4%)	9 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.6%)	25.2	1184^th of 1492 public elementary schools	20.6%		35.4	991^st of 1490 public elementary schools	33.5%	193	62.4	37.3	39.1	63.5	40.0	37.0	42.4	$10,512	$1,383	$9,128
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	99.2%	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	$9,861	$976	$8,885

Frequently Asked Questions about Griffith Elementary

How many students attend Griffith Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 621 students attended Griffith Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Griffith Elementary attend?

Students who attend Griffith Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Flat Rock Middle
High : Early College of Forsyth County
High : Middle College of Forsyth County
High : Parkland High

Is Griffith Elementary a good school?

Griffith Elementary ranks 1015^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Griffith Elementary?

Students at Griffith Elementary are 42% Hispanic, 41% African American, 9% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Griffith Elementary in?

Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

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