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Caleb's Creek Elementary

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Caleb's Creek Elementary ranks 666 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

666^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Caleb's Creek Elementary is a public elementary school in Kernersville, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 656 students. The school is part of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools district, which is ranked 159 out of 242 districts in the state.

Caleb's Creek Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages in both mathematics and reading proficiency across grades 3-5. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade math proficiency was 59.4% compared to the district's 61.8% and the state's 64.1%. The school's performance has declined over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 301 out of 1,473 elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 666 out of 1,490 in 2024-2025. Caleb's Creek Elementary performs particularly poorly in reading, with 3rd grade reading proficiency at 43.4% in 2024-2025, compared to the district's 44.6% and the state's 46.7%.

Compared to nearby schools, Caleb's Creek Elementary's performance is generally lower. For instance, in 2024-2025, Piney Grove Elementary had significantly higher proficiency rates in both math (84.3% for 3rd grade) and reading (67.5% for 3rd grade) compared to Caleb's Creek Elementary. The nearby schools with the highest performance are Piney Grove Elementary and Sedge Garden Elementary, which are ranked 111 and 258 out of 1,490 North Carolina elementary schools, respectively, in 2024-2025.

642

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,703

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1109 Salem Crossing Rd
Kernersville, NC 27284

(336) 703-6757

District: Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

Students who attend Caleb's Creek Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Southeast Middle
High:	Early College of Forsyth County
	Middle College of Forsyth County
	Robert B Glenn High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.3%

African American:

25.7%

Hispanic:

21.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 38th percentile in 2022 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 55th (2025) from a 38th-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the North Carolina median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg56%

North Carolina avg57%

666^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^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	54.2	666 of 1490	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.5	863 of 1505	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.8	754 of 1502	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	935 of 1514	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.4	878 of 1489	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.2	301 of 1473	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	65.6	493 of 1434	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	67.7	446 of 1429	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	69.0	415 of 1425	70.9%	★★★★☆
2015	71.3	390 of 1440	72.9%	★★★★☆
2014	72.5	353 of 1390	74.6%	★★★★☆
2013	69.1	381 of 1403	72.8%	★★★★☆
2012	75.2	294 of 1388	78.8%	★★★★☆
2011	65.8	503 of 1381	63.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	288 of 918	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.2	384 of 924	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.7	266 of 933	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	38.6	565 of 927	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.0	313 of 896	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	94.4	22 of 949	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	70.3	192 of 927	79.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	43.3	303 of 634	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	17.1	624 of 646	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	797 of 878	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	845 of 897	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	249 of 563	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	739 of 1451	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.5	896 of 1455	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.1	714 of 1459	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.3	826 of 1458	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.9	784 of 1440	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	76.6	267 of 1424	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	67.9	433 of 1405	69.2%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	456 of 710	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.7	408 of 669	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.2	80 of 582	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	62.1	210 of 500	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.4	303 of 494	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.0	451 of 612	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	557 of 961	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.1	565 of 951	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	671 of 915	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.1	622 of 893	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.8	335 of 843	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.8	339 of 865	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.6	321 of 851	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	571 of 1437	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.6	788 of 1450	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.5	708 of 1437	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.4	743 of 1366	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.1	796 of 1329	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.6	384 of 1361	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	66.7	367 of 1332	72.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	583 of 1450	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.0	807 of 1464	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.8	749 of 1461	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	976 of 1464	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.6	924 of 1444	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.4	355 of 1430	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	62.3	524 of 1413	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	43 of 175	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	32.3	118 of 159	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.6	58 of 86	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	701 of 821	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	572 of 801	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	622 of 1172	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.6	832 of 1166	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.9	661 of 1183	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	781 of 1194	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.2	993 of 1172	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.2	448 of 1183	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.6	460 of 1178	61.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)75th percentile+20 vs school

African American (2025)69th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)60th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)56th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)52nd percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)47th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile-13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)36th percentile-20 vs school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science70%+8 vs state

Mathematics64%+3 vs state

Reading48%-4 vs state

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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
Caleb's Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1109 Salem Crossing Rd	Kernersville	27284	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-6757	642	45	14.2	99.5%	259 (40.3%)	165 (25.7%)	139 (21.7%)	12 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (10.3%)	54.2	666^th of 1490 public elementary schools	55.3%		43.5	863^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	42.7%	197	59.4	59.0	72.9	43.4	47.0	55.1	69.8	$8,703	$641	$8,062
Union Cross Traditional Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	4300 High Point Road	Kernersville	27284	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4233	549	41	13.5	99.5%	172 (31.3%)	126 (23.0%)	200 (36.4%)	15 (2.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.0%)	43.9	853^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	42.8%		41.8	895^th of 1505 public elementary schools	40.5%	42	62.4	46.9	51.5	34.4	57.8	49.5	65.7	$10,445	$1,185	$9,260
Sedge Garden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	475 Sedge Garden Road	Kernersville	27284	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 771-4545	714	50	14.3	99.6%	327 (45.8%)	160 (22.4%)	160 (22.4%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (7.8%)	79.2	258^th of 1490 public elementary schools	82.7%		70.3	394^th of 1505 public elementary schools	73.8%	136	78.2	76.5	72.7	55.5	70.6	66.9	69.4	$10,357	$874	$9,482
Smith Farm Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4250 Johnny Knoll Lane	Winston Salem	27107	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4188	440	36	12.0	99.3%	49 (11.1%)	177 (40.2%)	181 (41.1%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.5%)	36.9	967^th of 1490 public elementary schools	35.1%		30.3	1092^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	27.4%	125	62.3	46.3	60.3	31.9	47.8	45.2	53.4	$9,662	$1,153	$8,509
Kernersville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	512 W Mountain Street	Kernersville	27284	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4100	568	46	12.4	99.5%	136 (23.9%)	125 (22.0%)	252 (44.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	50 (8.8%)	36.5	974^th of 1490 public elementary schools	34.6%		37.2	977^th of 1505 public elementary schools	35.1%	3	57.1	48.9	48.5	41.0	46.2	38.1	66.0	$10,687	$1,397	$9,290
Cash Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4700 Old Hollow Road	Kernersville	27284	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4174	520	40	13.1	99.4%	267 (51.3%)	95 (18.3%)	97 (18.7%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (10.8%)	69.6	399^th of 1490 public elementary schools	73.2%		61	566^th of 1505 public elementary schools	62.4%	167	75.0	59.0	60.7	60.0	67.5	60.7	69.9	$9,587	$645	$8,943
Hall-Woodward Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	125 Nicholson Road	Winston Salem	27107	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4238	532	53	9.9	99.4%	20 (3.8%)	138 (25.9%)	356 (66.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.0%)	20.4	1274^th of 1490 public elementary schools	14.5%		10.6	1418^th of 1505 public elementary schools	5.8%	144	54.0	46.4	54.1	30.0	23.2	27.0	36.5	$9,702	$1,767	$7,934
Colfax Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9112 West Market Street	Colfax	27235	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 275-4332	587	37	16.0	99.5%	273 (46.5%)	147 (25.0%)	76 (12.9%)	49 (8.3%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.8%)	76.5	303^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	79.7%		83.2	202^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	86.6%	101	65.8	80.9	75.6	55.0	78.7	62.8	68.6	$9,282	$751	$8,531
Wallburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Motsinger Road	Winston Salem	27107	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 769-2921	717	40	17.7	51.0%	500 (69.7%)	64 (8.9%)	87 (12.1%)	29 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.2%)	74.3	329^th of 1490 public elementary schools	77.9%		83.1	204^th of 1505 public elementary schools	86.4%	125	83.2	64.8	70.5	63.5	62.8	62.9	65.2	$7,140	$414	$6,726
Piney Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Piney Grove Road	Kernersville	27284	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-4122	635	43	14.7	99.5%	437 (68.8%)	50 (7.9%)	107 (16.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.8%)	90	111^th of 1490 public elementary schools	92.6%		87.5	147^th of 1505 public elementary schools	90.2%	36	84.3	88.1	75.6	67.5	80.2	72.4	81.8	$9,557	$655	$8,903

Frequently Asked Questions about Caleb's Creek Elementary

Is Caleb's Creek Elementary a good school?

Caleb's Creek Elementary ranks 666^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Caleb's Creek Elementary in?

Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Caleb's Creek Elementary?

Students at Caleb's Creek Elementary are 40% White, 26% African American, 22% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Caleb's Creek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 642 students attended Caleb's Creek Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Caleb's Creek Elementary attend?

Students who attend Caleb's Creek Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Southeast Middle
High : Early College of Forsyth County
High : Middle College of Forsyth County
High : Robert B Glenn High School

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