South Fork Elementary

Public PK, KG-5

 4332 Country Club Road
       Winston Salem, NC  27104-3637


(336) 703-4231

District: Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
1361st of 1,502 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,604 Help


Students who attend South Fork Elementary usually attend:

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

Student/teacher ratio:  12.1 Help
Number of students:  502

Racial breakdown:

African American:
40.4%
Hispanic:
30.1%
Asian:
12.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  99.4% Help


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Compare Details South Fork Elementary ranks worse than 90.6% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 34th among 42 ranked elementary schools in the Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.44. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at South Fork Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (40.4%), Hispanic (30.1%), Asian (12.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 99.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at South Fork Elementary is 12.1, which is the 8th best among 42 elementary schools in the Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at South Fork Elementary is $12,604, which is the 8th highest among 42 elementary schools in the Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools District.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

South Fork Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks South Fork Elementary 1361st of 1502 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See South Fork Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools 155th of 243 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for South Fork Elementary

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Rank History for all students at South Fork Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 35.38 935th 1276 26.7%
2007 39.18 907th 1293 29.9%
2008 28.63 1026th 1324 22.5%
2009 39.16 928th 1354 31.5%
2010 35.02 997th 1363 26.9%
2011 19.86 1204th 1381 12.8%
2012 12.14 1302nd 1388 6.2%
2013 19.83 1190th 1403 15.2%
2014 24.17 1101st 1390 20.8%
2015 14.34 1284th 1440 10.8%
2016 8.85 1344th 1425 5.7%
2017 13.78 1288th 1429 9.9%
2018 23.45 1169th 1434 18.5%
2019 39.39 932nd 1473 36.7%
2021 17.06 1267th 1489 14.9%
2022 13.57 1379th 1514 8.9%
2023 13.44 1361st 1502 9.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at South Fork Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.15 91st 421 78.4%
2019 63.76 116th 497 76.7%
2021 30.97 275th 385 28.6%
2022 31.55 365th 485 24.7%
2023 36.06 324th 514 37.0%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at South Fork Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.97 876th 1332 34.2%
2019 53.32 613th 1361 55.0%
2021 26.71 1012th 1329 23.9%
2022 26.50 1107th 1366 19.0%
2023 17.51 1302nd 1437 9.4%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at South Fork Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.19 1134th 1405 19.3%
2019 50.02 740th 1424 48.0%
2021 22.93 1131st 1440 21.5%
2022 15.08 1335th 1458 8.4%
2023 9.50 1390th 1459 4.7%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Disabled students at South Fork Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.47 728th 897 18.8%
2019 28.45 701st 878 20.2%
2021 36.83 391st 646 39.5%
2022 27.35 503rd 634 20.7%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Disabled Students!

Rank History for Male students at South Fork Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.55 1150th 1413 18.6%
2019 30.78 1089th 1430 23.8%
2021 12.33 1319th 1444 8.7%
2022 14.86 1328th 1464 9.3%
2023 21.41 1203rd 1461 17.7%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for Asian students at South Fork Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.33 78th 99 21.2%
2019 19.26 92nd 106 13.2%
2021 4.12 90th 95 5.3%
2022 4.70 103rd 107 3.7%
2023 4.33 110th 114 3.5%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Asian Students!

Rank History for African American students at South Fork Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.51 655th 927 29.3%
2019 52.85 399th 949 58.0%
2021 26.78 695th 896 22.4%
2022 22.02 817th 927 11.9%
2023 26.86 739th 933 20.8%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at South Fork Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.26 556th 851 34.7%
2019 54.23 369th 865 57.3%
2021 31.14 625th 843 25.9%
2022 22.22 791st 893 11.4%
2023 22.59 788th 915 13.9%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at South Fork Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.16 768th 1178 34.8%
2019 35.14 848th 1183 28.3%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for South Fork Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 452 320 1 4 0 n/a n/a -3 774
1989 480 352 2 4 0 n/a n/a 0 838
1990 486 352 10 4 0 n/a n/a 0 852
1991 474 356 4 14 1 n/a n/a -2 847
1992 461 309 2 11 0 n/a n/a 0 783
1993 452 327 6 14 0 n/a n/a 0 799
1994 435 401 6 13 1 n/a n/a 0 856
1995 472 441 16 16 2 n/a n/a 0 947
1996 472 441 16 16 2 n/a n/a 0 947
1997 442 493 22 10 2 n/a n/a 0 969
1998 414 519 12 24 2 n/a n/a 4 975
1999 358 514 16 30 3 n/a n/a -22 899
2000 248 296 14 28 4 n/a n/a 0 590
2001 166 264 23 33 1 n/a n/a 0 487
2002 141 253 26 80 0 n/a n/a 0 500
2003 141 253 26 80 0 n/a n/a 0 500
2004 139 240 23 100 0 n/a n/a 0 502
2005 119 244 26 105 0 n/a n/a 0 494
2006 106 215 26 108 0 n/a n/a 0 455
2007 109 194 25 125 0 n/a n/a 35 488
2008 102 204 18 135 0 n/a n/a 32 491
2009 88 232 11 131 1 n/a n/a 0 463
2010 92 237 54 128 0 n/a n/a 0 511
2011 111 192 82 139 0 2 45 0 571
2012 107 207 98 139 0 2 29 0 582
2013 85 186 95 142 0 3 28 0 539
2014 113 174 75 122 0 2 23 0 509
2015 119 175 72 135 1 3 17 0 522
2016 108 199 77 126 2 0 14 0 526
2017 89 228 78 147 2 2 16 0 562
2018 90 246 68 137 2 2 16 0 561
2019 77 213 62 128 2 3 17 0 502
2020 66 192 59 133 0 1 17 0 468
2021 58 189 63 141 0 0 24 0 475
2022 54 209 62 139 0 1 26 0 491
2023 57 203 61 151 0 0 30 0 502

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at South Fork Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 774 46.0 16.8 32.7
1989 838 46.0 18.2 40.6
1990 852 46.0 18.5 35.8
1991 847 46.0 18.4 36
1992 783 62.0 12.6 31.4
1993 799 58.0 13.8 34
1994 856 59.0 14.5 34.1
1995 947 66.0 14.3 37.4
1996 947 66.0 14.3 37.4
1997 969 61.0 15.9 44.4
1998 975 70.0 13.9 41.8
1999 899 70.0 13.2 48.8
2000 590 70.0 8.4 76.6
2001 487 70.0 7.0 59.3
2002 500 70.0 7.1 66.2
2003 500 70.0 7.1 66.2
2004 502 70.0 7.2 68.7
2005 494 70.0 7.1 69.6
2006 455 70.0 6.5 58.5
2007 488 n/a n/a 83.2
2008 491 42.0 11.7 80
2009 463 43.2 10.7 79.7
2010 511 43.2 11.8 83
2011 571 42.3 13.4 82.5
2012 582 46.5 12.5 84.4
2013 539 46.9 11.4 83.7
2014 509 46.4 10.9 89.2
2015 522 42.0 12.4 99.4
2016 526 42.0 12.5 99.4
2017 562 44.9 12.4 97
2018 561 44.4 12.6 98.4
2019 502 41.2 12.1 99.4
2020 468 37.4 12.5 99.4
2021 475 36.0 13.1 99.4
2022 491 41.1 11.9 67.2
2023 502 41.1 12.1 99.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio South Fork Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 774 46.0 16.8 32.7
1989 838 46.0 18.2 40.6
1990 852 46.0 18.5 35.8
1991 847 46.0 18.4 36
1992 783 62.0 12.6 31.4
1993 799 58.0 13.8 34
1994 856 59.0 14.5 34.1
1995 947 66.0 14.3 37.4
1996 947 66.0 14.3 37.4
1997 969 61.0 15.9 44.4
1998 975 70.0 13.9 41.8
1999 899 70.0 13.2 48.8
2000 590 70.0 8.4 76.6
2001 487 70.0 7.0 59.3
2002 500 70.0 7.1 66.2
2003 500 70.0 7.1 66.2
2004 502 70.0 7.2 68.7
2005 494 70.0 7.1 69.6
2006 455 70.0 6.5 58.5
2007 488 n/a n/a 83.2
2008 491 42.0 11.7 80
2009 463 43.2 10.7 79.7
2010 511 43.2 11.8 83
2011 571 42.3 13.4 82.5
2012 582 46.5 12.5 84.4
2013 539 46.9 11.4 83.7
2014 509 46.4 10.9 89.2
2015 522 42.0 12.4 99.4
2016 526 42.0 12.5 99.4
2017 562 44.9 12.4 97
2018 561 44.4 12.6 98.4
2019 502 41.2 12.1 99.4
2020 468 37.4 12.5 99.4
2021 475 36.0 13.1 99.4
2022 491 41.1 11.9 67.2
2023 502 41.1 12.1 99.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for South Fork Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $2,133 (16.9%) $10,471 (83.1%) $12,604

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on South Fork Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 932nd of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 1361st of 1502 Elementary schools
 27.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (South Fork Elementary)62.942
 20.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools)59.258.8
 0.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (South Fork Elementary)54.323.5
 30.8%
   3rd Grade Reading (Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools)51.745.1
 6.6%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (South Fork Elementary)63.144.1
 19%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools)53.852.3
 1.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (South Fork Elementary)43.133.8
 9.3%
   4th Grade Reading (Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools)56.452.2
 4.2%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (South Fork Elementary)55.230.7
 24.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools)56.751.4
 5.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (South Fork Elementary)37.525.3
 12.2%
   5th Grade Reading (Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools)52.743.2
 9.5%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (South Fork Elementary)67.726.7
 41%
   5th Grade Science (Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools)69.861.4
 8.4%
   5th Grade Science (North Carolina)72.665.3
 7.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students502502
African American213203
 4.7%
American Indian20
 100%
Asian6261
 1.6%
Hispanic128151
 18%
Pacific Islander30
 100%
White7757
 26%
Two or More Races1730
 76.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients99.4%99.4%


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South Fork Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.4% of North Carolina elementary schools.

Students at South Fork Elementary are 40% African American, 30% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 11% White, 6% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 502 students attended South Fork Elementary.


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