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South Fork Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1360^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

South Fork Elementary is a public elementary school in Winston Salem, North Carolina, serving 498 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools district, which is ranked 159 out of 242 districts in the state.

South Fork Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina elementary schools over the past decade, with its statewide ranking ranging from 932 out of 1,473 schools in 2018-2019 to 1,379 out of 1,514 schools in 2021-2022. The school's proficiency rates in mathematics, reading, and science are significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd-grade mathematics proficiency rate is 45.5%, compared to 61.8% for the district and 64.1% for the state. The school's performance gaps are particularly pronounced in reading, where the 3rd-grade proficiency rate is only 31.2%, compared to 44.6% for the district and 46.7% for the state.

South Fork Elementary's nearby schools in the Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools district, such as Speas Elementary, Whitaker Elementary, and Sherwood Forest Elementary, significantly outperform South Fork Elementary in academic proficiency across all subject areas and grade levels. These higher-performing schools serve student populations with lower concentrations of economic disadvantage, suggesting that socioeconomic factors play a significant role in the academic outcomes at South Fork Elementary.

503

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,604

Per pupil spending ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4332 Country Club Road
Winston Salem, NC 27104-3637

(336) 703-4231

District: Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

43.7%

Hispanic:

28.8%

White:

10.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (36% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Science scores 33 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg56%

North Carolina avg57%

1,360^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

35^th 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	14.2	1360 of 1490	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	1326 of 1505	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	1361 of 1502	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	1379 of 1514	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	1267 of 1489	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.4	932 of 1473	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.5	1169 of 1434	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.8	1288 of 1429	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.9	1344 of 1425	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.3	1284 of 1440	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.2	1101 of 1390	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.8	1190 of 1403	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.1	1302 of 1388	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	19.9	1204 of 1381	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.0	997 of 1363	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	39.2	928 of 1354	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	28.6	1026 of 1324	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.2	907 of 1293	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.4	935 of 1276	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	777 of 918	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	693 of 924	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	739 of 933	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	817 of 927	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	695 of 896	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.9	399 of 949	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.5	655 of 927	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	4.3	110 of 114	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.7	103 of 107	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.1	90 of 95	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	92 of 106	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	78 of 99	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	27.3	503 of 634	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.8	391 of 646	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.4	701 of 878	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	728 of 897	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	312 of 563	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.6	242 of 533	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.1	324 of 514	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	365 of 485	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.0	275 of 385	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	63.8	116 of 497	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	65.1	91 of 421	78.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	1322 of 1451	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	1263 of 1455	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	1390 of 1459	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	1335 of 1458	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	1131 of 1440	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.0	740 of 1424	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.2	1134 of 1405	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	854 of 961	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	704 of 951	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	788 of 915	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	791 of 893	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.1	625 of 843	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.2	369 of 865	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.3	556 of 851	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	1215 of 1437	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	1247 of 1450	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	1302 of 1437	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	1107 of 1366	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	1012 of 1329	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.3	613 of 1361	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.0	876 of 1332	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	1337 of 1450	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	1322 of 1464	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	1203 of 1461	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	1328 of 1464	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	1319 of 1444	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	1089 of 1430	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	1150 of 1413	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	645 of 821	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	54.5	273 of 801	65.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	35.1	848 of 1183	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.2	768 of 1178	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)45th percentile+36 vs school

White (2019)28th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile+13 vs school

Disabled (2022)21st percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)15th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Asian (2023)4th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics42%-18 vs state

Reading31%-21 vs state

Science29%-33 vs state

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by a citizen
Monday, November 24, 2014

South Fork is a great school with a diverse population of learners. Low teacher turn over rate and high student engagement. South Fork has lots of community volunteers and business partners who support them. Close Quote

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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 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
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
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
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
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
Meadowlark Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Meadowlark Drive	Winston Salem	27106	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-4208	827	55	14.9	99.6%	439 (53.1%)	116 (14.0%)	105 (12.7%)	107 (12.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (6.9%)	89.7	112^th of 1490 public elementary schools	92.5%		90.6	109^th of 1505 public elementary schools	92.8%	3	74.5	83.6	85.4	65.5	81.1	73.0	85.4	$9,176	$594	$8,582
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
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%)	88.6	128^th of 1490 public elementary schools	91.4%		88.3	136^th of 1505 public elementary schools	91.0%	8	81.0	75.0	81.6	68.3	79.2	68.0	84.5	$9,794	$605	$9,190
Southwest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1631 Southwest School Drive	Clemmons	27012	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-4195	546	36	15.0	37.7%	352 (64.5%)	53 (9.7%)	67 (12.3%)	28 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.2%)	84.9	175^th of 1490 public elementary schools	88.3%		92.1	85^th of 1505 public elementary schools	94.4%	90	78.4	84.8	69.3	68.6	83.5	70.2	72.8	$9,396	$732	$8,664
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about South Fork Elementary

What schools do graduates of South Fork Elementary attend?

Students who attend South Fork 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

How many students attend South Fork Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 503 students attended South Fork Elementary.

Is South Fork Elementary a good school?

South Fork Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.7% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of South Fork Elementary?

Students at South Fork Elementary are 44% African American, 29% Hispanic, 11% White, 10% Asian, 7% Two or more races.

What district is South Fork Elementary in?

Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

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