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Sherwood Forest Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

49^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Sherwood Forest Elementary is a PK-5 school on Yorkshire Road in Winston Salem that serves about 670 students as part of Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools. It is one of the highest-ranked elementary schools in North Carolina: the latest state ranking places it 49th out of 1,492 elementary schools, a 97th-percentile performance that earns a 5-star rating. The school's district ranks only 159th of 246 statewide, which makes Sherwood Forest a standout: it has finished at the 95th percentile or better in every reported year since 2015-16.

Test scores back up the ranking. On the latest EOGs, proficiency at Sherwood Forest ran roughly 22 to 30 percentage points above state averages in every grade and subject — for example, 91.7% of 5th graders were proficient in math, versus 62.9% statewide, and 85.7% were proficient in reading, versus 55.3% statewide. Chronic absenteeism is exceptionally low at 5.6%, against 33.6% for the district and 24.2% for the state. That strong combination has held up over a decade, not just one school year.

Parents comparing nearby schools will find a wide local range. Within a few miles, Whitaker Elementary, Jefferson Elementary, and Meadowlark Elementary also post strong results — Meadowlark and Jefferson reach the 92nd and 87th percentiles while serving almost entirely low-income populations. South Fork Elementary, Bolton Elementary, and Brunson Elementary, by contrast, sit near the bottom of the state with chronic absenteeism above 28%. Sherwood Forest is not unusually well funded; its per-pupil spending is actually lower than several lower-performing neighboring schools, so these outcomes point to effective instruction and strong attendance rather than budget size. Still, high overall performance is not identical across every student group. Low-income students at Sherwood Forest rank at the 93rd percentile statewide, yet Gifted and Talented students ranked near the 58th percentile in the most recent year, and African American and Multiracial students ranked in the upper 60s — respectable, but below the school's own top-tier averages.

670

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

19%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1055 Yorkshire Road
Winston Salem, NC 27106-5447

(336) 774-4646

District: Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

Students who attend Sherwood Forest 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:

76.3%

Two or more races:

6.9%

Hispanic:

6.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2016 → 97th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (86% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of North Carolina elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school86%

District avg58%

North Carolina avg61%

49^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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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	94.6	49 of 1492	96.7%	★★★★★
2025	96.5	32 of 1490	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	94.3	57 of 1505	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	51 of 1502	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	93.3	73 of 1514	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	95.3	48 of 1489	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	93.4	50 of 1473	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	95.1	25 of 1434	98.3%	★★★★★
2017	92.1	64 of 1429	95.5%	★★★★★
2016	91.4	71 of 1425	95.0%	★★★★★
2015	93.3	47 of 1440	96.7%	★★★★★
2014	94.6	40 of 1390	97.1%	★★★★★
2013	95.3	40 of 1403	97.1%	★★★★★
2012	84.8	115 of 1388	91.7%	★★★★★
2011	86.4	106 of 1381	92.3%	★★★★★
2010	88.3	63 of 1363	95.4%	★★★★★
2009	89.3	59 of 1354	95.6%	★★★★★
2008	93.3	30 of 1324	97.7%	★★★★★
2007	84.6	96 of 1293	92.6%	★★★★★
2006	82.6	139 of 1276	89.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	59.7	294 of 924	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.0	429 of 933	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.0	218 of 927	76.5%	★★★★☆
2021	79.9	96 of 896	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	79.0	116 of 949	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	81.7	89 of 927	90.4%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	58.0	180 of 634	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	76.4	72 of 646	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	68.7	163 of 878	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.0	126 of 897	86.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	94.6	37 of 1447	97.4%	★★★★★
2025	94.6	41 of 1451	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	91.3	76 of 1455	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	93.1	49 of 1459	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	37 of 1458	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	96.0	33 of 1440	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	96.7	4 of 1424	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	96.3	5 of 1405	99.6%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	61.2	313 of 743	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.5	211 of 710	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	67.2	164 of 669	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	66.8	158 of 582	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	68.4	137 of 494	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	61.0	285 of 612	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	87.8	62 of 951	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	77.0	119 of 865	86.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	85.6	98 of 1434	93.2%	★★★★★
2025	78.1	182 of 1437	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	73.5	262 of 1450	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	71.0	306 of 1437	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.9	256 of 1366	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	93.3	30 of 1329	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	64.5	403 of 1361	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.8	168 of 1332	87.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	91.9	69 of 1451	95.2%	★★★★★
2025	96.0	26 of 1450	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	95.0	37 of 1464	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	93.1	60 of 1461	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	88.2	124 of 1464	91.5%	★★★★★
2021	91.9	81 of 1444	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	86.3	143 of 1430	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	90.7	84 of 1413	94.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	67.7	58 of 181	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	76.3	94 of 815	88.5%	★★★★☆
2025	92.7	20 of 821	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	67.9	149 of 801	81.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	91.1	23 of 1146	98.0%	★★★★★
2025	93.7	14 of 1172	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	93.8	14 of 1166	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	94.9	7 of 1183	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	93.3	19 of 1194	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	93.8	25 of 1172	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	91.1	41 of 1183	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	91.7	27 of 1178	97.7%	★★★★★

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 (2026)98th percentile~ school

Female (2026)97th percentile~ school

Male (2026)95th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)93rd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)93rd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)88th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)72nd percentile-24 vs school

African American (2024)68th percentile-28 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)68th percentile-29 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)58th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science90%+23 vs state

Mathematics89%+25 vs state

Reading83%+27 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, July 9, 2015

I had always heard great things about Sherwood, and was initially pleased when our child started school there. Although we did not have any issues with the teacher personally, several parents voiced concern over the teacher's overall negative attitude towards the students. She has a habit of yelling and rolling her eyes on a regular basis. There was an issue with school supplies that became a problem... Apparently, all of my child's supplies were taken on the first day and redistributed to other students as needed. Parents were never told that pencils and erasers would become community property, as well as crayons and glue sticks. The pencils and erasers my child was so excited to pick out never got used...by her. I contacted the teacher and had to press for an answer as to what became of the supplies. Be warned, check with your child's teacher to see if supplies are community property, as the teachers do not feel the need to be up front and volunteer this information. 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 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
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%)	94.6	49^th of 1492 public elementary schools	96.7%		96.5	32^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	97.9%	17	88.3	86.6	91.7	80.2	83.0	85.7	90.5	$10,301	$903	$9,398
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
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%)	13	1386^th of 1492 public elementary schools	7.1%		14.2	1360^th of 1490 public elementary schools	8.7%	26	45.2	48.1	35.1	39.7	32.5	28.4	47.3	$12,604	$2,133	$10,471
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%)	45.3	818^th of 1492 public elementary schools	45.2%		56.9	612^th of 1490 public elementary schools	58.9%	206	63.9	56.2	60.3	50.4	54.7	51.6	63.1	$9,845	$1,244	$8,601
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
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
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
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%)	83.4	201^st of 1492 public elementary schools	86.5%		88.6	128^th of 1490 public elementary schools	91.4%	73	77.4	72.4	81.3	71.7	71.4	71.9	83.3	$9,794	$605	$9,190
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
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 Sherwood Forest Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Sherwood Forest Elementary?

Students at Sherwood Forest Elementary are 76% White, 7% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 6% African American, 4% Asian.

Is Sherwood Forest Elementary a good school?

Yes! Sherwood Forest Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 49^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools.

How many students attend Sherwood Forest Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 670 students attended Sherwood Forest Elementary.

What district is Sherwood Forest Elementary in?

Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

What schools do graduates of Sherwood Forest Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sherwood Forest 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

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