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North Hills Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1481^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

North Hills Elementary is a PK-5 school in Winston-Salem, NC, that serves 453 students as part of the Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools district. The school ranks 1,481st of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools, placing it in the 1st percentile with a 0-star rating. 99.34% of its students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Academic struggles have persisted for most of the past decade, with the school falling from the 13th percentile in 2015-16 to the bottom few percentiles since 2021-22.

North Hills Elementary’s low performance is even more striking when compared with nearby schools serving nearly identical student populations. Mineral Springs Elementary, just over a mile away, has a 99.45% free or reduced-price lunch rate yet ranks in the 22nd percentile and posts proficiency rates roughly 20 points higher in most subjects. Speas Elementary, about three miles away, serves a 99.62% FRPL population but ranks in the 45th percentile and performs close to the state average in several grades. On the most recent EOG tests, North Hills averaged about 28% proficiency across tested subjects, compared with roughly 58% for the district and 61% for the state. Reading is especially weak, with most reading scores in the teens and twenties.

Chronic absenteeism is a defining challenge. About 40% of North Hills Elementary students are chronically absent — far exceeding the 24.2% statewide figure, with the rate never dropping below 39% in five years. Speas Elementary, with an almost identical poverty population, has a chronic absenteeism rate of just 18.4%. Staffing matters too: North Hills has a 14.6:1 student-teacher ratio and spends about $10,453 per student, less than several neighboring schools with similar or better outcomes. Recent signs are encouraging, including gains in 5th-grade science and math and improved outcomes for English Learner students. Still, the school remains far from the academic foundation its students need, and improving attendance is one of the most important levers available. North Hills Elementary is not simply a high-poverty school; it is a school where poverty, attendance, and resource challenges have converged to produce one of the most severe academic struggles in the state.

453

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

95%

Kindergartners up to date on all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

340 Alspaugh Drive
Winston Salem, NC 27105

(336) 703-4176

District: Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

Students who attend North Hills Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hanes Magnet School
High:	Early College of Forsyth County
	Middle College of Forsyth County

Racial breakdown:

African American:

46.4%

Hispanic:

46.1%

White:

3.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2016 → 1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (28% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 24% North Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg58%

North Carolina avg61%

1,481^st of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 13% (2016) to bottom 1% (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	3.5	1481 of 1492	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.8	1484 of 1490	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.3	1498 of 1505	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	1460 of 1502	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	1455 of 1514	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	1403 of 1489	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	1334 of 1473	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	1362 of 1434	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.0	1321 of 1429	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	18.1	1233 of 1425	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.4	1306 of 1440	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.9	1322 of 1390	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.6	1311 of 1403	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.9	1324 of 1388	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	16.8	1244 of 1381	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	20.0	1182 of 1363	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	8.3	1282 of 1354	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	21.1	1120 of 1324	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	38.1	922 of 1293	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.2	1161 of 1276	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	18.2	811 of 903	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.7	864 of 918	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	911 of 924	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	864 of 933	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	836 of 927	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.8	645 of 896	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	731 of 949	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	811 of 927	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	46.7	274 of 634	56.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	429 of 519	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.8	539 of 563	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	526 of 533	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	457 of 514	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	446 of 485	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	355 of 385	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.6	296 of 497	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	290 of 421	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	5.0	1430 of 1447	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.6	1444 of 1451	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.5	1450 of 1455	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	1394 of 1459	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	1341 of 1458	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	1334 of 1440	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	1261 of 1424	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	1371 of 1405	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	8.6	965 of 981	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.3	949 of 961	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	921 of 951	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	819 of 915	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	799 of 893	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	813 of 843	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	682 of 865	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	763 of 851	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	8.9	1398 of 1434	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.6	1425 of 1437	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	1435 of 1450	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	1382 of 1437	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	1295 of 1366	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	1271 of 1329	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	1179 of 1361	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	1232 of 1332	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	4.1	1438 of 1451	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.4	1445 of 1450	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.6	1451 of 1464	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.9	1432 of 1461	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	1438 of 1464	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	1376 of 1444	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	1320 of 1430	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	1299 of 1413	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	15.1	792 of 815	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.4	783 of 821	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	768 of 801	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)57th percentile+53 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)17th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2026)10th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)1st percentile~ school

Male (2026)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science42%-26 vs state

Mathematics28%-36 vs state

Reading23%-33 vs state

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by a citizen
Friday, June 1, 2018

The students are usually well behaved. The teachers still care about the students unlike in other places where the teachers are all burned out. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, October 12, 2016

this school has a lot issues, because when dealing with other people kids and their education they all seem to fall short. Our daughter is a student here and she is always been singled out all the time. North hills make me and my wife very concerned when we send her everyday. We are the type of parents that take interest in our daughters education. some of the teachers want let us know things that are going on throughout the day we have to investigate everything ourselves. sad. Pray our babies at this school that they are safe and protected. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners up to date on all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	—	15 (3.3%)	210 (46.4%)	209 (46.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (3.3%)	3.5	1481^st of 1492 public elementary schools	0.7%		2.8	1484^th of 1490 public elementary schools	0.4%	3	29.5	21.5	32.8				23.1	18.5	27.0				41.9		95%	0%	$10,453	$1,752	$8,701
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	—	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		62.4%	0%	$10,648	$1,665	$8,983
Kimberley Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1701 N.Cherry Street	Winston Salem	27105	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-6731	332	29	11.3	—	8 (2.4%)	254 (76.5%)	57 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	18.6	1306^th of 1492 public elementary schools	12.5%		22.3	1239^th of 1490 public elementary schools	16.8%	67	57.9	30.8	31.7				50.0	38.5	36.6				51.2		90.4%	3.8%	$14,902	$3,465	$11,437
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
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	—	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		97.5%	0.8%	$9,845	$1,244	$8,601
Ashley Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1647 Ashley School Circle	Winston Salem	27105	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 703-4203	348	30	11.6	—	6 (1.7%)	133 (38.2%)	203 (58.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	3.6	1477^th of 1492 public elementary schools	1.0%		8.9	1436^th of 1490 public elementary schools	3.6%	41	22.1	23.7	36.1				25.4	18.6	20.0				42.4		92.2%	0%	$12,584	$2,585	$10,000
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	—	6 (2.6%)	168 (73.7%)	47 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	3.5	1479^th of 1492 public elementary schools	0.9%		25.1	1182^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	20.7%	297	13.0	31.7	30.6				8.7	29.3	27.8				22.2		75%	0%	$15,706	$2,747	$12,959
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							100%	0%
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	—	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	93.8%	3.1%
Ibraham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5036 Old Walkertown	Winston Salem	27105	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-6771	357	27	13.1	—	48 (13.4%)	155 (43.4%)	136 (38.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	13 (3.6%)	23.2	1220^th of 1492 public elementary schools	18.2%		12.8	1382^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	7.2%	162	60.3	47.2	36.2				48.3	40.7	42.4				46.7		96%	2%	$10,590	$1,698	$8,893

Frequently Asked Questions about North Hills Elementary

Is North Hills Elementary a good school?

North Hills Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.7% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of North Hills Elementary attend?

Students who attend North Hills Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hanes Magnet School
High : Early College of Forsyth County
High : Middle College of Forsyth County

How many students attend North Hills Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 453 students attended North Hills Elementary.

What district is North Hills Elementary in?

Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

What is the racial makeup of North Hills Elementary?

Students at North Hills Elementary are 46% African American, 46% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% Two or more races.

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