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Kimberley Park Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1306^th

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of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Kimberley Park Elementary is a PK–5 public school in Winston Salem, NC, serving 332 students in the Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools district, where about 99% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school spent years near the very bottom of North Carolina's elementary rankings, but recent results show it climbing from the 0th–2nd percentile range (2015–16 through 2020–21) to the 9th–17th percentile in recent years — a modest but real improvement. It also spends generously on its students: $14,902 per pupil and a low 11.3 student–teacher ratio.

One of the most striking patterns is a grade-level gap: 3rd grade at Kimberley Park is close to state norms, but 4th and 5th grade scores fall sharply. For example, in 2025–26, 3rd-grade math proficiency was 57.9 (state: 66.4), while 4th-grade math was just 30.8 (state: 61.4). Reading shows the same slide. Nearby schools with similar poverty levels show this gap is not inevitable. At Speas Elementary, 4th-grade math proficiency was 56.2, and at Brunson Elementary it was 52.2 — both well above Kimberley Park's 30.8. However, when compared with other nearby high-need schools like Ashley Academy, North Hills Elementary, and Cook Literacy Model School, Kimberley Park is actually performing relatively well, leading them in most reading and math comparisons.

Chronic absenteeism has improved dramatically, dropping from 66.9% in 2020–21 to 31.6% in 2024–25 — below the district average of 33.6%, though still above the state's 24.2%. Across student groups, outcomes vary: in 2024–25, African American students ranked in the 54th percentile statewide and low-income students in the 40th, while Hispanic students ranked in the 1st percentile, pointing to a need for targeted English learner and language supports. In short, Kimberley Park shows signs of genuine progress — better 3rd-grade scores, improving attendance, and a stronger position than several neighboring schools — but it still has far to go. Understanding how schools like Speas and Brunson achieve stronger results with similar populations could offer a useful path forward.

332

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1701 N.Cherry Street
Winston Salem, NC 27105

(336) 703-6731

District: Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

Students who attend Kimberley Park Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Paisley Magnet School
High:	Early College of Forsyth County
	Middle College of Forsyth County
	Mount Tabor High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

76.5%

Hispanic:

17.2%

Two or more races:

3.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2016 → 12th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (42% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 24% North Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg58%

North Carolina avg61%

1,306^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 1% (2016) to bottom 12% (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	18.6	1306 of 1492	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.3	1239 of 1490	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	1370 of 1505	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	1319 of 1502	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	1484 of 1514	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.7	1470 of 1489	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.9	1466 of 1473	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.6	1425 of 1434	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	1.0	1427 of 1429	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.5	1411 of 1425	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.4	1411 of 1440	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	17.1	1201 of 1390	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.8	1293 of 1403	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.4	1312 of 1388	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	16.4	1249 of 1381	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	17.8	1201 of 1363	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	6.1	1305 of 1354	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.5	1260 of 1324	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	22.3	1116 of 1293	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.9	1017 of 1276	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.5	551 of 903	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.9	421 of 918	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.2	588 of 924	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	578 of 933	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.2	851 of 927	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	885 of 896	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	922 of 949	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	916 of 927	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	19.9	1253 of 1447	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.7	1167 of 1451	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	1303 of 1455	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	1226 of 1459	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	3.2	1457 of 1458	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	1401 of 1440	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.4	1422 of 1424	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.4	1388 of 1405	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	950 of 961	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	850 of 951	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	859 of 865	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	845 of 851	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	32.2	1078 of 1434	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.0	865 of 1437	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.9	1116 of 1450	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	1145 of 1437	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	1268 of 1366	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	1307 of 1329	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.8	1355 of 1361	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.2	1321 of 1332	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	18.7	1280 of 1451	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.6	1206 of 1450	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	1333 of 1464	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	1215 of 1461	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	1371 of 1464	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.7	1429 of 1444	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.8	1416 of 1430	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.9	1409 of 1413	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)39th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)13th percentile~ school

Male (2026)12th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science51%-16 vs state

Reading42%-15 vs state

Mathematics40%-24 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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Kimberley Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1701 N.Cherry Street	Winston Salem	27105	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-6731	332	29	11.3	99.1%	8 (2.4%)	254 (76.5%)	57 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	18.6	1306^th of 1492 public elementary schools	12.5%		22.3	1239^th of 1490 public elementary schools	16.8%	67	57.9	30.8	31.7				50.0	38.5	36.6				51.2		$14,902	$3,465	$11,437
Cook Literacy Model School	Public	PK, KG-5	920 11th Street NW	Winston Salem	27105	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4201	228	20	11.4	98.7%	6 (2.6%)	168 (73.7%)	47 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	3.5	1479^th of 1492 public elementary schools	0.9%		25.1	1182^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	20.7%	297	13.0	31.7	30.6				8.7	29.3	27.8				22.2		$15,706	$2,747	$12,959
Anderson Academy	Public, Charter	K-4	1001 Reynolda Road	Winston Salem	27104	Forsyth County	Anderson Academy	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(336) 703-9292	0																		(n/a)	35.7	15.4					57.1	38.5
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
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	$11,387	$620	$10,767
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
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
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	99.1%	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		$12,584	$2,585	$10,000
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%)	87	157^th of 1492 public elementary schools	89.5%		93.1	72^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	95.2%	85	81.7	77.6	81.5				77.5	77.6	71.7				80.4		$9,221	$473	$8,748
North Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	340 Alspaugh Drive	Winston Salem	27105	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4176	453	31	14.6	99.3%	15 (3.3%)	210 (46.4%)	209 (46.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (3.3%)	3.5	1481^st of 1492 public elementary schools	0.7%		2.8	1484^th of 1490 public elementary schools	0.4%	3	29.5	21.5	32.8				23.1	18.5	27.0				41.9		$10,453	$1,752	$8,701

Frequently Asked Questions about Kimberley Park Elementary

Is Kimberley Park Elementary a good school?

Kimberley Park Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.5% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Kimberley Park Elementary?

Students at Kimberley Park Elementary are 77% African American, 17% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% White.

How many students attend Kimberley Park Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 332 students attended Kimberley Park Elementary.

What district is Kimberley Park Elementary in?

Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

What schools do graduates of Kimberley Park Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Paisley Magnet School
High : Early College of Forsyth County
High : Middle College of Forsyth County
High : Mount Tabor High School

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