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Moore Magnet Elementary

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Moore Magnet Elementary ranks 991 st of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

991^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Moore Magnet Elementary is a public magnet elementary school in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, serving 418 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. 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.

Despite being a magnet school, Moore Magnet Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages in both mathematics and reading proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd-grade mathematics proficiency rate was 56%, compared to 61.8% for the district and 64.1% for the state. The school's performance is particularly concerning in reading, where the 3rd-grade proficiency rate was only 36%, compared to 44.6% for the district and 46.7% for the state. Additionally, the school has significant achievement gaps between different student subgroups, with White students consistently outperforming their African American and Hispanic peers, as well as students with disabilities and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

When compared to other nearby schools in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools district, Moore Magnet Elementary generally underperforms. For example, Sherwood Forest Elementary, located just 1.92 miles away, consistently outperforms Moore Magnet Elementary across all subject areas and grade levels, with proficiency rates often exceeding 80%. Similarly, The Downtown School, a public magnet school located 2.29 miles away, also significantly outperforms Moore Magnet Elementary, with strong performance across all grade levels and subject areas. Despite the challenges faced by the school, it has struggled to improve its performance over the years, with its statewide ranking consistently in the bottom half of North Carolina elementary schools.

450

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,512

Per pupil spending ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

451 Knollwood Street
Winston Salem, NC 27103-3438

(336) 727-2860

District: Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

Students who attend Moore Magnet Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Wiley Magnet Middle
High:	Early College of Forsyth County
	Middle College of Forsyth County
	R J Reynolds High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

54.9%

White:

20.7%

Hispanic:

14.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2015 → 33rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (49% vs 57% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg56%

North Carolina avg57%

991^st of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd 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	35.4	991 of 1490	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	938 of 1505	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	836 of 1502	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	1040 of 1514	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.1	1180 of 1489	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	1113 of 1473	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	1161 of 1434	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.6	1039 of 1429	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	39.3	934 of 1425	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.2	873 of 1440	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.2	751 of 1390	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	60.5	512 of 1403	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.0	464 of 1388	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.6	527 of 1381	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.4	427 of 1363	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.2	483 of 1354	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.7	502 of 1324	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	75.1	262 of 1293	79.7%	★★★★☆
2006	68.2	370 of 1276	71.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	515 of 918	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.0	399 of 924	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.8	321 of 933	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.2	447 of 927	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.4	675 of 896	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	673 of 949	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.0	666 of 927	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	26.9	508 of 634	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	828 of 878	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	839 of 897	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	279 of 563	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.3	364 of 533	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	1037 of 1451	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.9	889 of 1455	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.1	757 of 1459	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.3	883 of 1458	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.6	1017 of 1440	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	1163 of 1424	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	1144 of 1405	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	6.7	608 of 612	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	39.3	53 of 69	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	405 of 961	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.7	628 of 951	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.8	561 of 865	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.0	606 of 851	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	1103 of 1437	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.1	819 of 1450	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.7	675 of 1437	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.7	885 of 1366	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.7	1085 of 1329	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	1129 of 1361	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	1114 of 1332	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	875 of 1450	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	920 of 1464	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	893 of 1461	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.6	1116 of 1464	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	1237 of 1444	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.0	960 of 1430	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.9	1146 of 1413	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	741 of 821	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	33.7	541 of 801	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	76.0	242 of 1172	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.9	244 of 1166	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	64.7	393 of 1183	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.2	587 of 1194	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.3	676 of 1172	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.3	640 of 1183	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.1	955 of 1178	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)79th percentile+46 vs school

Hispanic (2025)58th percentile+24 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)50th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2025)44th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2022)20th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile-24 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)1st percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science57%-5 vs state

Mathematics52%-9 vs state

Reading44%-9 vs state

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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 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
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%)	35.4	991^st of 1490 public elementary schools	33.5%		39.6	938^th of 1505 public elementary schools	37.7%	53	56.0	46.2	53.8				36.0	48.4	46.3				57.5		$10,512	$1,383	$9,128
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%)	30.6	1080^th of 1490 public elementary schools	27.5%		33.3	1041^st of 1505 public elementary schools	30.8%	39	58.9	40.3	58.1				39.3	33.9	35.5				56.5		$12,762	$2,058	$10,705
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%)	52.6	701^st of 1490 public elementary schools	53.0%		51.4	723^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	52.0%	22	44.7	62.9	57.1				44.7	67.7	57.1				65.1		$9,861	$976	$8,885
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
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%)	37.9	951^st of 1490 public elementary schools	36.2%		32.9	1049^th of 1505 public elementary schools	30.3%	98	66.1	52.5	57.6				46.4	45.8	33.9				47.5		$13,182	$2,117	$11,065
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
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
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%)	25.1	1182^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	20.7%		30.7	1086^th of 1505 public elementary schools	27.8%	96	42.1	57.6	48.8				13.2	42.4	35.7				56.1		$15,706	$2,747	$12,959
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
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%)	84.7	180^th of 1490 public elementary schools	87.9%		80.2	239^th of 1505 public elementary schools	84.1%	59	88.4	71.1	79.5	81.8	58.1	77.3	74.4	57.8	72.7	91.1	53.5	82.2	70.5	84.4	$11,387	$620	$10,767

Frequently Asked Questions about Moore Magnet Elementary

How many students attend Moore Magnet Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 450 students attended Moore Magnet Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Moore Magnet Elementary attend?

Students who attend Moore Magnet Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wiley Magnet Middle
High : Early College of Forsyth County
High : Middle College of Forsyth County
High : R J Reynolds High

What district is Moore Magnet Elementary in?

Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

Is Moore Magnet Elementary a good school?

Moore Magnet Elementary ranks 991^st of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Moore Magnet Elementary?

Students at Moore Magnet Elementary are 55% African American, 21% White, 14% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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