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Ashley Academy

Q: Is Ashley Academy a good school?

Ashley Academy ranks in the bottom 1.0% of North Carolina elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Ashley Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 348 students attended Ashley Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Ashley Academy?

Students at Ashley Academy are 58% Hispanic, 38% African American, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Ashley Academy attend?

Students who attend Ashley Academy usually go on to attend: High : Atkins Academic & Technical High High : Early College of Forsyth County High : Middle College of Forsyth County

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

1477^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Ashley Academy is a PK–5 elementary school in Winston Salem, NC, serving 348 students in the Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools district, where virtually every student (99.1%) qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The school has spent the past decade near the very bottom of North Carolina's elementary school rankings; for 2025–26 it sits at 1,477 out of 1,492 schools — the 1st percentile with 0 stars. Across the most recent End-of-Grade tests, roughly 27% of Ashley students scored proficient, compared with about 58% across the district and 61% statewide.

Academic gaps appear in every subject and grade. In 4th grade reading, for example, only 18.6% of Ashley students were proficient — roughly 35 percentage points below the district and about 39 points below the state. Chronic absenteeism is also a serious concern: 41.6% of students missed substantial school in 2024–25, compared with 33.6% across the district and 24.2% statewide. Notably, staffing is not the main obstacle — Ashley's student–teacher ratio of 11.6 is actually lower (more staff per student) than nearby North Hills Elementary (14.6), Petree Elementary (13.7), and Ibraham Elementary (13.1).

The challenges are real, but not inevitable. Several nearby schools serving similarly high-poverty populations achieve far stronger results. Mineral Springs Elementary (99.45% free/reduced lunch eligibility) ranked in the 22nd percentile statewide, with 4th grade reading proficiency at 40.8% versus Ashley's 18.6%. Brunson Elementary (99.15% FRL) ranked in the 42nd percentile, with 5th grade reading at 57.5% versus Ashley's 20%. These comparisons suggest that reducing chronic absenteeism and learning from what neighboring high-poverty schools are doing differently could be meaningful levers for improvement.

348

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

1647 Ashley School Circle
Winston Salem, NC 27105

(336) 703-4203

District: Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

Students who attend Ashley Academy usually attend:

High:	Atkins Academic & Technical High
	Early College of Forsyth County
	Middle College of Forsyth County

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.3%

African American:

38.2%

White:

1.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — <1st percentile in 2016 → 1st in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (27% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 24% North Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg58%

North Carolina avg61%

1,477^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▲ up 1 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	3.6	1477 of 1492	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.9	1436 of 1490	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	1481 of 1505	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	1416 of 1502	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.8	1506 of 1514	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.8	1483 of 1489	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.0	1465 of 1473	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.6	1434 of 1434	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	0.6	1429 of 1429	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	1.3	1422 of 1425	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.7	1430 of 1440	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.0	1341 of 1390	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.2	1334 of 1403	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.0	1379 of 1388	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.2	1355 of 1381	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	13.2	1246 of 1363	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.4	1240 of 1354	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	20.1	1136 of 1324	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	8.6	1245 of 1293	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	13.0	1190 of 1276	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	29.5	703 of 903	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.9	636 of 918	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	771 of 924	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	756 of 933	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	908 of 927	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	893 of 896	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	899 of 949	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.0	924 of 927	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	20.1	804 of 878	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	15.8	489 of 519	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.7	467 of 563	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	468 of 533	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.1	304 of 514	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	363 of 485	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	444 of 497	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	418 of 421	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	9.5	1391 of 1447	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.2	1392 of 1451	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	1399 of 1455	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	1397 of 1459	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.0	1449 of 1458	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	1421 of 1440	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.0	1400 of 1424	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.7	1403 of 1405	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	5.1	977 of 981	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.9	903 of 961	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	940 of 951	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	760 of 915	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	848 of 893	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	840 of 843	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.5	861 of 865	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.8	850 of 851	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	9.0	1397 of 1434	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.3	1247 of 1437	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	1385 of 1450	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	1252 of 1437	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	1325 of 1366	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	1320 of 1329	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.4	1348 of 1361	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.3	1330 of 1332	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	3.7	1439 of 1451	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.5	1387 of 1450	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.6	1445 of 1464	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	1349 of 1461	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.6	1452 of 1464	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.9	1443 of 1444	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.3	1425 of 1430	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.7	1413 of 1413	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)22nd percentile+21 vs school

Disabled (2019)8th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)6th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)4th percentile+3 vs school

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

Male (2026)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science42%-25 vs state

Mathematics27%-36 vs state

Reading22%-35 vs state

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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/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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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		$12,584	$2,585	$10,000
The Arts Based School	Public, Charter	K-8	1380 Martin Luther King Jr Dr	Winston Salem	27101	Forsyth County	Arts Based School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 748-4116	663	49	13.5	—	408 (61.5%)	135 (20.4%)	58 (8.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (8.9%)	53.6	673^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	54.9%		64.1	497^th of 1490 public elementary schools	66.6%	176	59.0	41.0	62.3	67.3	63.3	77.6	61.0	57.0	67.2	71.7	75.5	91.8	67.2	97.9
Petree Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3815 Old Greensboro Road	Winston Salem	27101	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4141	519	38	13.7	—	18 (3.5%)	274 (52.8%)	206 (39.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	17 (3.3%)	3.3	1483^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	0.6%		5.2	1469^th of 1490 public elementary schools	1.4%	14	16.9	24.6	29.3				17.1	30.4	27.6				39.3		$12,623	$2,636	$9,987
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		$14,902	$3,465	$11,437
The Downtown School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	601 N Cherry Street	Winston Salem	27101	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(336) 703-4125	453	35	13.0	24.9%	211 (46.6%)	154 (34.0%)	41 (9.1%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (7.9%)	76.5	295^th of 1492 public elementary schools	80.2%		84.7	180^th of 1490 public elementary schools	87.9%	115	75.6	81.8	66.7	63.6	81.8	74.4	80.0	77.3	55.6	95.4	84.1	67.4	68.9	76.7	$11,387	$620	$10,767
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		$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
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		$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		$10,648	$1,665	$8,983
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	—	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 Ashley Academy

What district is Ashley Academy in?

Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

How many students attend Ashley Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 348 students attended Ashley Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Ashley Academy?

Students at Ashley Academy are 58% Hispanic, 38% African American, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

Is Ashley Academy a good school?

Ashley Academy ranks in the bottom 1.0% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Ashley Academy attend?

Students who attend Ashley Academy usually go on to attend:

High : Atkins Academic & Technical High
High : Early College of Forsyth County
High : Middle College of Forsyth County

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