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Speas Elementary

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Speas Elementary ranks 612 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

612^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 59% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Speas Elementary is a public magnet elementary school in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 770. The school is part of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools district, which is ranked 159 out of 242 districts in the state.

Speas Elementary has shown consistent improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from the bottom 25% of North Carolina elementary schools in 2015-2016 to the top 40% in 2024-2025. The school's performance on state assessments is generally on par with or slightly above the district and state averages, particularly in mathematics and science. Notably, Speas Elementary has strong performance among specific student subgroups, such as Hispanic and White students, who rank in the top 25-30% of their respective statewide subgroups. However, the school faces challenges in supporting students with disabilities and from low-income backgrounds, as their performance lags behind the school's overall performance and the district/state averages.

Compared to nearby schools, Whitaker Elementary and Sherwood Forest Elementary stand out as high-performing, with the majority of their students achieving proficiency on state assessments. In contrast, Speas Elementary has a significantly higher percentage of students from low-income backgrounds (nearly 100%) compared to the nearby schools, which range from 20% to 99% free/reduced-price lunch recipients. While Speas Elementary has a relatively low student-to-teacher ratio, its per-student spending is similar to the district average, which is lower than some of the higher-performing nearby schools.

793

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,845

Per pupil spending ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2000 W Polo Road
Winston Salem, NC 27106-4547

(336) 703-4135

District: Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

Students who attend Speas Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Paisley Magnet School
High:	Early College of Forsyth County
	Middle College of Forsyth County
	Mount Tabor High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

35.6%

African American:

32.5%

White:

25.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2015 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 46 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the North Carolina median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg56%

North Carolina avg57%

612^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 41%▲ up 46 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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	56.9	612 of 1490	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	574 of 1505	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.4	727 of 1502	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.7	1142 of 1514	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	1120 of 1489	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	1168 of 1473	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	1261 of 1434	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.1	1280 of 1429	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.9	1238 of 1425	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.7	1248 of 1440	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.5	1194 of 1390	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.1	1304 of 1403	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.5	1320 of 1388	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	17.0	1238 of 1381	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.1	1137 of 1363	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.2	1064 of 1354	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.1	1177 of 1324	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.0	1190 of 1293	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	17.6	1145 of 1276	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	372 of 918	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.5	447 of 924	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.8	367 of 933	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	17.2	860 of 927	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	749 of 896	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.7	538 of 949	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	699 of 927	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	37.6	368 of 634	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.8	615 of 646	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	763 of 878	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	710 of 897	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	237 of 563	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	201 of 533	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.3	353 of 514	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.8	424 of 485	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	297 of 385	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.5	308 of 497	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	249 of 421	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	640 of 1451	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.2	492 of 1455	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.6	594 of 1459	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.7	1093 of 1458	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.7	1047 of 1440	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	1002 of 1424	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	1183 of 1405	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	277 of 710	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.9	6 of 669	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	68.3	42 of 582	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	44.5	406 of 500	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	64 of 69	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.8	266 of 961	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	68.9	214 of 951	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	54.5	365 of 915	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.9	583 of 893	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.9	564 of 843	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.4	593 of 865	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.9	572 of 851	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	1013 of 1437	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.5	881 of 1450	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.9	830 of 1437	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.4	1211 of 1366	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	1185 of 1329	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.6	933 of 1361	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.5	1126 of 1332	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.3	579 of 1450	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.9	651 of 1464	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.4	810 of 1461	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.8	1136 of 1464	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	1091 of 1444	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	1233 of 1430	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	1301 of 1413	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	44.2	85 of 154	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.9	69 of 133	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.0	61 of 97	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	710 of 821	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.8	335 of 801	58.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	133 of 1172	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	83.6	141 of 1166	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	85.7	113 of 1183	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	61.0	428 of 1194	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.1	247 of 1172	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	69.4	327 of 1183	72.4%	★★★★☆

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)89th percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2025)72nd percentile+13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)61st percentile~ school

Male (2025)60th percentile~ school

African American (2025)59th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)58th percentile~ school

Female (2025)56th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)45th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)42nd percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile-29 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science67%+5 vs state

Mathematics61%~ state avg

Reading53%~ state avg

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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
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%)	56.9	612^th of 1490 public elementary schools	58.9%		60.6	574^th of 1505 public elementary schools	61.9%	38	62.2	64.5	56.6				50.3	59.5	50.8				67.4		$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
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
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
Kimberley Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 Old Cherry Street	Winston Salem	27105	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-6731	332	29	11.3	99.1%	8 (2.4%)	254 (76.5%)	57 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	22.3	1239^th of 1490 public elementary schools	16.8%		14.4	1370^th of 1505 public elementary schools	9.0%	131	47.4	26.2	41.0				26.3	42.9	38.5				64.1		$14,902	$3,465	$11,437
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
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
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%)	18	1316^th of 1490 public elementary schools	11.7%		20.7	1272^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	15.5%	44	36.3	30.4	31.1	45.0	48.0	25.3	28.8	42.0	41.9	37.5	45.3	48.0	48.6	41.3
North Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	340 Alspaugh Drive	Winston Salem	27105	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4176	453	31	14.6	99.3%	15 (3.3%)	210 (46.4%)	209 (46.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (3.3%)	2.8	1484^th of 1490 public elementary schools	0.4%		2.3	1498^th of 1505 public elementary schools	0.5%	14	36.0	14.7	21.7				17.1	18.6	15.9				21.7		$10,453	$1,752	$8,701
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Speas Elementary

How many students attend Speas Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 793 students attended Speas Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Speas Elementary attend?

Students who attend Speas Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Paisley Magnet School
High : Early College of Forsyth County
High : Middle College of Forsyth County
High : Mount Tabor High School

Is Speas Elementary a good school?

Speas Elementary ranks 612^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Speas Elementary?

Students at Speas Elementary are 36% Hispanic, 33% African American, 25% White, 6% Two or more races.

What district is Speas Elementary in?

Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

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