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Forbush Elementary

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Forbush Elementary ranks 307 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

307^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Forbush Elementary is a small PK–5 school in East Bend, NC, serving 208 students as part of Yadkin County Schools. In the most recent statewide ranking, Forbush placed 307th out of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools, landing in the 79th percentile and earning a 4-star rating. That kind of performance is not a one-year fluke: over the past decade, Forbush has never dipped below the 70th percentile and has consistently earned 4 stars.

Among its closest Yadkin County neighbors, Forbush is currently the top performer, ahead of East Bend Elementary, Fall Creek Elementary, and Courtney Elementary. It also stands out for attendance: just 9.5% of students were chronically absent in 2024–2025, far below the state rate of 24.2% and the lowest among the nearby schools in this comparison. Forbush also serves a smaller share of economically disadvantaged students than its same-district peers — about 36% qualify for free/reduced lunch, compared with roughly 96–99% at East Bend, Fall Creek, and Courtney.

The school's 2025–2026 test results are striking in the early grades: 3rd-grade math proficiency was 94.1% and 3rd-grade reading was 85.3%, both higher than every other nearby school in the dataset, including highly ranked Forsyth County schools like Lewisville Elementary and Meadowlark Elementary. However, the upper grades tell a softer story — 5th-grade reading (51.6%) and science (61.3%) fell below state averages. With only about 30 students per grade, results can swing sharply from year to year, so it's best to judge Forbush over multiple years rather than a single snapshot. The most important equity concern is for economically disadvantaged students, whose subgroup ranking (36th percentile) trails the school's overall strong performance, a gap worth watching as that population grows.

208

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

36.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1400 Bloomtown Rd
East Bend, NC 27018-9647

(336) 551-1130

District: Yadkin County Schools

Students who attend Forbush Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Forbush Middle
High:	Forbush High

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.4%

Hispanic:

6.7%

African American:

1.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 74th percentile in 2016 → 79th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (75% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school75%

District avg55%

North Carolina avg61%

307^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From top 26% (2016) to top 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

143^rd of 246Yadkin 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	75.7	307 of 1492	79.4%	★★★★☆
2025	66.9	447 of 1490	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	76.4	303 of 1505	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.3	265 of 1502	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	75.6	317 of 1514	79.1%	★★★★☆
2021	68.2	424 of 1489	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	79.2	240 of 1473	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.1	226 of 1434	84.2%	★★★★☆
2017	75.1	323 of 1429	77.4%	★★★★☆
2016	71.5	371 of 1425	74.0%	★★★★☆
2015	77.1	287 of 1440	80.1%	★★★★☆
2014	86.2	149 of 1390	89.3%	★★★★☆
2013	92.1	82 of 1403	94.2%	★★★★★
2012	81.5	177 of 1388	87.2%	★★★★☆
2011	84.5	133 of 1381	90.4%	★★★★★
2010	84.1	132 of 1363	90.3%	★★★★★
2009	81.4	175 of 1354	87.1%	★★★★☆
2008	79.7	188 of 1324	85.8%	★★★★☆
2007	72.3	301 of 1293	76.7%	★★★★☆
2006	77.8	201 of 1276	84.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	81.1	213 of 1447	85.3%	★★★★☆
2025	74.3	296 of 1451	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	85.6	144 of 1455	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	80.9	203 of 1459	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.7	396 of 1458	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	67.1	401 of 1440	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	83.5	163 of 1424	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	80.5	215 of 1405	84.7%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	28 of 710	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	44.3	542 of 669	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.9	492 of 582	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.3	916 of 1434	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.1	1230 of 1437	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	82.8	126 of 1361	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	80.1	154 of 1332	88.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	67.4	441 of 1451	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.8	800 of 1450	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.0	597 of 1464	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.8	429 of 1461	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	77.7	270 of 1464	81.6%	★★★★☆
2021	65.3	463 of 1444	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.0	373 of 1430	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.4	285 of 1413	79.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	61.0	440 of 1146	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.7	574 of 1172	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.7	414 of 1166	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.8	373 of 1183	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.1	480 of 1194	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.6	550 of 1172	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.0	398 of 1183	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.4	360 of 1178	69.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)96th percentile+26 vs school

Female (2026)85th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)70th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)62nd percentile-18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)36th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics80%+17 vs state

Reading73%+17 vs state

Science61%-6 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 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
Forbush Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 Bloomtown Rd	East Bend	27018	Yadkin County	Yadkin County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 551-1130	208	13	16.1	36.1%	186 (89.4%)	4 (1.9%)	14 (6.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	75.7	307^th of 1492 public elementary schools	79.4%		66.9	447^th of 1490 public elementary schools	70.0%	140	94.1	75.0	71.0	85.3	81.3	51.6	61.3	$10,206	$607	$9,599
Lewisville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Lucy Lane	Lewisville	27023	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-4224	591	38	15.5	99.5%	398 (67.3%)	35 (5.9%)	88 (14.9%)	21 (3.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.8%)	93.4	68^th of 1492 public elementary schools	95.4%		95.6	47^th of 1490 public elementary schools	96.8%	21	85.0	91.3	83.7	74.8	90.2	82.7	92.9	$8,934	$443	$8,490
Vienna Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1975 Chickasha Road	Pfafftown	27040	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-4178	755	49	15.3	30.9%	502 (66.5%)	68 (9.0%)	75 (9.9%)	64 (8.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.8%)	82.6	208^th of 1492 public elementary schools	86.1%		90.1	110^th of 1490 public elementary schools	92.6%	98	84.0	74.3	71.9	76.0	75.7	67.6	77.7	$8,250	$455	$7,795
East Bend Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	205 School Street	East Bend	27018	Yadkin County	Yadkin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 551-1125	246	14	17.0	98.8%	180 (73.2%)	1 (0.4%)	52 (21.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	70.6	402^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	73.1%		55.4	647^th of 1490 public elementary schools	56.6%	245	73.7	81.6	75.0	71.1	50.0	56.3	78.1	$10,438	$1,223	$9,214
Courtney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2529 Courtney-Huntsville Rd	Yadkinville	27055	Yadkin County	Yadkin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 551-1120	250	16	16.0	98.8%	178 (71.2%)	1 (0.4%)	61 (24.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	37.6	949^th of 1492 public elementary schools	36.4%		47.9	784^th of 1490 public elementary schools	47.4%	165	56.1	55.3	57.1	48.8	57.4	47.6	52.4	$11,380	$1,507	$9,873
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%)	85.8	168^th of 1492 public elementary schools	88.7%		84.9	175^th of 1490 public elementary schools	88.3%	7	78.4	73.5	82.7	71.6	71.4	76.5	91.4	$9,396	$732	$8,664
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%)	89.8	119^th of 1492 public elementary schools	92.0%		89.7	112^th of 1490 public elementary schools	92.5%	7	87.6	73.8	89.4	81.0	71.1	79.6	87.5	$9,176	$594	$8,582
Old Richmond Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6315 Tobaccoville Road	Tobaccoville	27050	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4287	408	29	14.2	99.3%	217 (53.2%)	91 (22.3%)	67 (16.4%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.1%)	71	396^th of 1492 public elementary schools	73.5%		74.6	321^st of 1490 public elementary schools	78.5%	75	73.7	69.1	85.7	59.7	58.8	63.3	79.6	$9,989	$654	$9,335
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%)	83.4	201^st of 1492 public elementary schools	86.5%		88.6	128^th of 1490 public elementary schools	91.4%	73	77.4	72.4	81.3	71.7	71.4	71.9	83.3	$9,794	$605	$9,190
Frank Morgan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3210 Village Point Drive	Clemmons	27012	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-4148	761	51	14.8	99.6%	338 (44.4%)	123 (16.2%)	204 (26.8%)	21 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (9.5%)	71.1	393^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	73.7%		78	278^th of 1490 public elementary schools	81.3%	115	79.7	76.7	69.1	69.5	62.5	54.4	72.6	$9,402	$636	$8,766

Frequently Asked Questions about Forbush Elementary

What schools do graduates of Forbush Elementary attend?

Students who attend Forbush Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Forbush Middle
High : Forbush High

What district is Forbush Elementary in?

Yadkin County Schools

How many students attend Forbush Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 208 students attended Forbush Elementary.

Is Forbush Elementary a good school?

Forbush Elementary ranks 307^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Forbush Elementary?

Students at Forbush Elementary are 89% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

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