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Jefferson Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

128^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Jefferson Elementary is a public elementary school in Winston Salem, North Carolina, serving 579 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.

Jefferson Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 81% of 3rd graders at Jefferson Elementary were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 61.8% for the district and 64.1% for the state. The school also ranks highly for different student subgroups, including African American, Hispanic, and White students, as well as for students with low socioeconomic status and special education students. In the 2024-2025 school year, Jefferson Elementary ranked 128 out of 1,490 elementary schools in North Carolina, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

When compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as Whitaker Elementary and Vienna Elementary, which also perform well, Jefferson Elementary consistently outperforms these schools in academic proficiency. This suggests the school is effectively supporting and meeting the needs of its diverse student population, including a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

560

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,794

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4000 Jefferson School Lane
Winston Salem, NC 27106-4494

(336) 703-4215

District: Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Thomas Jefferson Middle
High:	Early College of Forsyth County
	Middle College of Forsyth County
	Mount Tabor High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.9%

African American:

25.9%

Hispanic:

13.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 81st percentile in 2021 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (77% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 91st (2025) from a 81st-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg56%

North Carolina avg57%

128^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 2% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	88.6	128 of 1490	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	88.3	136 of 1505	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	83.2	193 of 1502	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	80.9	233 of 1514	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	77.6	276 of 1489	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	83.8	179 of 1473	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	81.1	207 of 1434	85.6%	★★★★☆
2017	80.6	215 of 1429	85.0%	★★★★☆
2016	88.4	107 of 1425	92.5%	★★★★★
2015	94.1	31 of 1440	97.8%	★★★★★
2014	91.8	78 of 1390	94.4%	★★★★★
2013	96.6	25 of 1403	98.2%	★★★★★
2012	85.5	100 of 1388	92.8%	★★★★★
2011	90.8	21 of 1381	98.5%	★★★★★
2010	87.4	78 of 1363	94.3%	★★★★★
2009	92.1	12 of 1354	99.1%	★★★★★
2008	94.8	15 of 1324	98.9%	★★★★★
2007	90.2	31 of 1293	97.6%	★★★★★
2006	91.5	29 of 1276	97.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	86.4	62 of 918	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	89.1	42 of 924	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	88.3	56 of 933	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	79.0	104 of 927	88.8%	★★★★☆
2021	84.0	80 of 896	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	84.5	74 of 949	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	76.2	122 of 927	86.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	69.8	37 of 106	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.0	52 of 99	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	57.7	181 of 634	71.5%	★★★★☆
2021	56.3	200 of 646	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.2	157 of 878	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	68.5	169 of 897	81.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	162 of 1451	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	88.9	107 of 1455	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	86.3	130 of 1459	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	85.9	144 of 1458	90.1%	★★★★★
2021	80.7	214 of 1440	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	75.7	287 of 1424	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	80.1	223 of 1405	84.1%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	266 of 710	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.5	351 of 669	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	69.0	18 of 582	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	60.0	239 of 500	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.6	46 of 494	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	64.5	229 of 612	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	78.7	114 of 961	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	65.4	269 of 951	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	86.2	57 of 851	93.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	80.7	143 of 1437	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	85.7	89 of 1450	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	67.8	357 of 1437	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	74.6	214 of 1366	84.3%	★★★★☆
2021	55.8	484 of 1329	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.0	266 of 1361	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	66.0	376 of 1332	71.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	89.6	100 of 1450	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	84.1	173 of 1464	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	271 of 1461	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	72.6	343 of 1464	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	71.1	374 of 1444	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	87.0	133 of 1430	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	78.2	242 of 1413	82.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	89.2	8 of 175	95.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	88.8	44 of 801	94.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	86.3	105 of 1172	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	87.5	86 of 1166	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	77.1	222 of 1183	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	79.1	201 of 1194	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	76.3	234 of 1172	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	87.5	81 of 1183	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	84.7	120 of 1178	89.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)95th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2024)95th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

White (2025)91st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile~ school

Female (2025)89th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)71st percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2019)65th percentile-23 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)63rd percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science84%+22 vs state

Mathematics79%+18 vs state

Reading72%+19 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, May 8, 2019

Today I go to pick up my child and she was unable to be located. I arranged for her to be a car rider from Hale’s classroom. I arrived 15 prior to dismissal and am asking for her at the front entrance to the building upon dismissal. They’re calling her on the intercom. No response from my daughter. I searched the entire school. Finally I left to find the bus that she rides three days out of the week. She then calls me, stating she was on the bus and has gotten off, all alone. So disappointed this year in the staff. Third occurrence with this instructor. I’ve spoken to leadership to reassign my daughter to another instructor earlier in the year without success. I want to advocate for teachers to have raised but with this effort...I’m starting to understand. Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, February 2, 2014

Despite the "high honors and ratings" that this school has received, the leadership is terrible. The principal has treated us very poorly since our son started there, and the teachers have not been much better. She has been resistant and defensive towards us regarding our son and is not familiar with her own school policy. She is very unwilling to share information about our own son with us. We are extremely disappointed that the school board would allow this kind of leadership to continue. 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
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4000 Jefferson School Lane	Winston Salem	27106	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-4215	560	41	13.7	99.5%	257 (45.9%)	145 (25.9%)	78 (13.9%)	26 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.6%)	88.6	128^th of 1490 public elementary schools	91.4%		88.3	136^th of 1505 public elementary schools	91.0%	8	81.0	75.0	81.6	68.3	79.2	68.0	84.5	$9,794	$605	$9,190
Meadowlark Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Meadowlark Drive	Winston Salem	27106	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-4208	827	55	14.9	99.6%	439 (53.1%)	116 (14.0%)	105 (12.7%)	107 (12.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (6.9%)	89.7	112^th of 1490 public elementary schools	92.5%		90.6	109^th of 1505 public elementary schools	92.8%	3	74.5	83.6	85.4	65.5	81.1	73.0	85.4	$9,176	$594	$8,582
The Special Children's School	Public	PK, KG-5	4505 Shattalon Dr	Winston Salem	27106	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-4191	98	13	7.7	96.9%	34 (34.7%)	40 (40.8%)	18 (18.4%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.1%)								(n/a)								$85,793	$18,643	$67,150
Sherwood Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1055 Yorkshire Road	Winston Salem	27106	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 774-4646	670	44	15.2	19.0%	511 (76.3%)	42 (6.3%)	44 (6.6%)	27 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.9%)	96.5	32^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	97.9%		94.3	57^th of 1505 public elementary schools	96.2%	25	93.0	86.5	90.4	81.6	84.3	82.5	92.1	$10,301	$903	$9,398
Vienna Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1975 Chickasha Road	Pfafftown	27040	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-4178	755	49	15.3	30.9%	502 (66.5%)	68 (9.0%)	75 (9.9%)	64 (8.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.8%)	90.1	110^th of 1490 public elementary schools	92.6%		89.8	115^th of 1505 public elementary schools	92.4%	5	84.2	77.1	77.1	66.2	80.7	79.4	83.2	$8,250	$455	$7,795
Old Town Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3930 Reynolda Road	Winston Salem	27106	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4283	617	45	13.8	99.5%	25 (4.1%)	203 (32.9%)	338 (54.8%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.3%)	31 (5.0%)	8.9	1437^th of 1490 public elementary schools	3.6%		10.3	1422^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	5.5%	15	46.1	32.7	35.4	21.3	29.6	19.2	36.4	$11,107	$1,932	$9,175
Speas Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2000 W Polo Road	Winston Salem	27106	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 703-4135	793	52	15.3	99.6%	198 (25.0%)	258 (32.5%)	282 (35.6%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.2%)	56.9	612^th of 1490 public elementary schools	58.9%		60.6	574^th of 1505 public elementary schools	61.9%	38	62.2	64.5	56.6	50.3	59.5	50.8	67.4	$9,845	$1,244	$8,601
South Fork Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4332 Country Club Road	Winston Salem	27104	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4231	503	41	12.4	99.4%	53 (10.5%)	220 (43.7%)	145 (28.8%)	48 (9.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.6%)	14.2	1360^th of 1490 public elementary schools	8.7%		16.9	1326^th of 1505 public elementary schools	11.9%	34	45.5	45.1	36.8	31.2	27.8	34.2	28.9	$12,604	$2,133	$10,471
Whitaker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2600 Buena Vista Road	Winston Salem	27104	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-6740	490	32	15.1	25.5%	350 (71.4%)	76 (15.5%)	37 (7.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.1%)	93.1	72^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	95.2%		92.7	74^th of 1505 public elementary schools	95.1%	2	87.7	76.8	86.2	75.4	77.9	85.1	88.5	$9,221	$473	$8,748
Childrens Center	Public	PK, KG-5	2315 Coliseum Drive	Winston Salem	27106	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 727-2440	83	13	6.1	96.4%	22 (26.5%)	34 (41.0%)	23 (27.7%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)								(n/a)								$38,700	$4,652	$34,048

Frequently Asked Questions about Jefferson Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson Elementary?

Students at Jefferson Elementary are 46% White, 26% African American, 14% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

How many students attend Jefferson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 560 students attended Jefferson Elementary.

Is Jefferson Elementary a good school?

Yes. Jefferson Elementary ranks in the top 8.6% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Jefferson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Thomas Jefferson Middle
High : Early College of Forsyth County
High : Middle College of Forsyth County
High : Mount Tabor High School

What district is Jefferson Elementary in?

Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

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