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Rural Hall Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1241^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Rural Hall Elementary is a Pre-K through 5th grade school in Rural Hall, NC, serving 491 students and belonging to the Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools district. The school has seen a troubling decline in its statewide standing, dropping from the 42nd percentile in 2023-24 to the 28th in 2024-25 and now to the 17th percentile (one star) in 2025-26 — placing it in the bottom fifth of North Carolina elementary schools.

Academically, proficiency trails the district and state in most subjects. The biggest concerns are 3rd-grade reading (34.3% proficient vs. 55.6% statewide) and 5th-grade science (43.7% vs. 67.7% statewide). However, 4th grade stands out as a genuine bright spot: 4th-grade math proficiency (60.3%) exceeds the district average (57.9%) and nearly matches the state average (61.4%), while 4th-grade reading comes within about 7 points of the state. Chronic absenteeism is 28.5% — better than the district's 33.6% but higher than the state's 24.2%, and up from 22.7% the previous year.

The most important context comes from nearby schools. About 98.8% of Rural Hall's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch — nearly identical to Old Richmond Elementary (99.3%) and Poplar Springs Elementary School (99.4%) — yet those schools rank in the 73rd and 70th percentiles, respectively. Rural Hall also spends slightly more per student ($10,048) than either school. This suggests poverty and funding do not explain the outcome gap. The school's own 4th-grade results prove strong learning is achievable here, so the key questions for school leadership are why those results aren't replicated in 3rd and 5th grades, why chronic absenteeism remains higher than at the area's top-performing schools, and what can be done to reverse recent declines for English learners, special education students, and low-income students.

491

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

98.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

275 College Street
Rural Hall, NC 27045-9703

(336) 703-6789

District: Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

Students who attend Rural Hall Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Northwest Middle
High:	Early College of Forsyth County
	Middle College of Forsyth County
	North Forsyth Magnet High

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.3%

Hispanic:

33.0%

African American:

21.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2016 → 17th in 2026

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg58%

North Carolina avg61%

1,241^st of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (2016) to bottom 17% (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	22.2	1241 of 1492	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.7	1079 of 1490	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.5	878 of 1505	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	910 of 1502	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	1089 of 1514	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	1046 of 1489	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.1	966 of 1473	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	1037 of 1434	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.3	1055 of 1429	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	35.5	994 of 1425	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.4	835 of 1440	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.1	733 of 1390	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.6	701 of 1403	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.2	703 of 1388	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	61.7	585 of 1381	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	50.1	768 of 1363	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.9	686 of 1354	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	60.6	539 of 1324	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.2	584 of 1293	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.6	423 of 1276	66.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	42.3	539 of 903	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.4	615 of 918	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	599 of 924	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	577 of 933	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	512 of 927	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.0	774 of 896	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	725 of 949	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.7	589 of 927	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	15.6	620 of 634	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	568 of 646	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.1	598 of 878	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.0	684 of 897	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	15.8	490 of 519	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.0	562 of 563	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	54.1	185 of 533	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.5	266 of 514	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.6	396 of 485	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.6	141 of 385	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.6	237 of 497	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	23.8	367 of 421	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	38.5	933 of 1447	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.3	907 of 1451	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.0	665 of 1455	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.3	709 of 1459	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.9	978 of 1458	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.7	943 of 1440	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.1	886 of 1424	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.3	1061 of 1405	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	523 of 710	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	68.2	142 of 494	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	55.3	378 of 612	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	27.7	795 of 981	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.3	737 of 961	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	54.5	397 of 951	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.5	410 of 915	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.9	643 of 893	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.4	431 of 843	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.1	598 of 865	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.8	645 of 851	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	21.1	1275 of 1434	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.2	988 of 1437	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.0	726 of 1450	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	870 of 1437	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	883 of 1366	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.3	937 of 1329	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.6	820 of 1361	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	832 of 1332	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	11.5	1382 of 1451	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	26.5	1138 of 1450	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.3	1015 of 1464	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	1026 of 1461	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	1115 of 1464	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	1046 of 1444	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.5	1015 of 1430	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.5	946 of 1413	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	17.6	766 of 815	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.6	691 of 821	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	547 of 801	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	16.7	1045 of 1146	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	34.8	830 of 1172	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.8	729 of 1166	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.4	718 of 1183	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.4	1021 of 1194	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	995 of 1172	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	863 of 1183	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	944 of 1178	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)40th percentile+23 vs school

Female (2026)36th percentile+19 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)26th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)19th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)9th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2026)6th percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)6th percentile-11 vs school

Male (2026)5th percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2022)2nd percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics51%-13 vs state

Science44%-24 vs state

Reading40%-16 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Bullied students are not helped !!!!!
By teachers are principle !!!!!!
Students suffer in silence not wanting bullying get worse .
Knowing no one at school will help .
Also superintendent for elementary level uncaring .
Doesn't give ok for students transfer to other schools .
Several parents have taken their children out of Rural Hall Elem. No support for their child being bullied. Close Quote

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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
Rural Hall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	275 College Street	Rural Hall	27045	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-6789	491	33	15.0	98.8%	178 (36.3%)	107 (21.8%)	162 (33.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.1%)	22.2	1241^st of 1492 public elementary schools	16.8%		30.7	1079^th of 1490 public elementary schools	27.6%	162	47.8	60.3	45.7				34.3	50.8	36.6				43.7		$10,048	$1,056	$8,992
Gibson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2020 Walker Road	Winston Salem	27106	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4212	589	48	12.3	99.5%	38 (6.5%)	288 (48.9%)	220 (37.4%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.9%)	14.2	1373^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	8.0%		3.5	1481^st of 1490 public elementary schools	0.6%	108	50.0	33.3	44.1				53.8	28.0	22.6				29.0		$11,207	$1,880	$9,327
Poplar Springs Elementary School	Public	K-5	223 Hobe Kiser Road	King	27021	Stokes County	Stokes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 985-0234	495	31	15.9	99.4%	413 (83.4%)	10 (2.0%)	49 (9.9%)	11 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	68.7	441^st of 1492 public elementary schools	70.4%		66.1	464^th of 1490 public elementary schools	68.9%	23	73.0	71.6	68.8				59.6	68.6	58.4				70.1		$9,813	$1,074	$8,739
King Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	152 East School St	King	27021	Stokes County	Stokes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 983-5824	383	31	12.2	99.0%	307 (80.2%)	2 (0.5%)	50 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.0%)	23.1	1225^th of 1492 public elementary schools	17.9%		24.6	1196^th of 1490 public elementary schools	19.7%	29	39.7	50.0	44.3				46.0	48.1	41.0				54.8		$12,007	$2,205	$9,803
Forsyth Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5426 Shattalon Drive	Winston Salem	27106	Forsyth County	Forsyth Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 922-1121	729	36	20.0	99.5%	48 (6.6%)	319 (43.8%)	303 (41.6%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (7.0%)	13.5	1382^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	7.4%		18	1316^th of 1490 public elementary schools	11.7%	66	36.4	32.5	40.9	33.3	48.2	28.8	31.2	42.5	33.3	46.4	48.2	46.6	47.0	61.6
Germanton Elementary School	Public	K-5	6085 NC 8 Hwy South	Germanton	27019	Stokes County	Stokes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 591-4021	165	10	16.1	98.2%	148 (89.7%)	2 (1.2%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.3%)	34.2	1026^th of 1492 public elementary schools	31.2%		35.2	998^th of 1490 public elementary schools	33.0%	28	55.9	38.5	79.2				44.1	34.6	45.8				66.7		$10,509	$1,783	$8,726
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%)	11.2	1404^th of 1492 public elementary schools	5.9%		8.9	1437^th of 1490 public elementary schools	3.6%	33	54.7	43.0	36.3				35.8	29.0	24.5				38.2		$11,107	$1,932	$9,175
Old Richmond Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6315 Tobaccoville Road	Tobaccoville	27050	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4287	408	29	14.2	99.3%	217 (53.2%)	91 (22.3%)	67 (16.4%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.1%)	71	396^th of 1492 public elementary schools	73.5%		74.6	321^st of 1490 public elementary schools	78.5%	75	73.7	69.1	85.7				59.7	58.8	63.3				79.6		$9,989	$654	$9,335
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
Mineral Springs Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4527 Ogburn Avenue	Winston Salem	27105	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 703-6788	545	46	11.7	99.4%	34 (6.2%)	167 (30.6%)	317 (58.2%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	26.9	1158^th of 1492 public elementary schools	22.4%		20.9	1262^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	15.3%	104	48.2	58.8	56.3				35.3	40.8	40.0				58.2		$10,648	$1,665	$8,983

Frequently Asked Questions about Rural Hall Elementary

What schools do graduates of Rural Hall Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rural Hall Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Northwest Middle
High : Early College of Forsyth County
High : Middle College of Forsyth County
High : North Forsyth Magnet High

What district is Rural Hall Elementary in?

Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Rural Hall Elementary?

Students at Rural Hall Elementary are 36% White, 33% Hispanic, 22% African American, 8% Two or more races.

Is Rural Hall Elementary a good school?

Rural Hall Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.8% of North Carolina elementary schools.

How many students attend Rural Hall Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 491 students attended Rural Hall Elementary.

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