Schools in Zip Code 27040

ZIP code 27040, covering the Pfafftown area of North Carolina, contains just two public schools — Ronald W Reagan High School (grades 9–12, 2,122 students) and Vienna Elementary (grades PK–5, 755 students) — with no middle school inside the ZIP. Both schools belong to Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools, a district ranked in the 35th percentile statewide with a 2-star rating, making these two schools notable islands of high performance in a district that struggles overall.

Ronald W Reagan High School is a top-quartile high school, currently ranked 161st of 662 schools (76th percentile) with a 4-star rating. Its students exceed district and state proficiency averages on every EOC exam, and its 93.7% graduation rate tops both the district (86.3%) and state (88.8%). Vienna Elementary is the stronger of the two: it ranks 208th of 1,492 elementary schools (86th percentile, 4 stars) after earning 5 stars the previous two years, and it outperforms district and state proficiency in every subject at every grade level. Both schools serve similar socioeconomic populations, with about 30% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch.

The most striking contrast is attendance. Vienna Elementary has an 11.6% chronic absenteeism rate, while Ronald W Reagan High School sits at 35.0% — well above the state’s 24.2% average. Reagan also shows an unusual internal math gap: 51.6% proficiency in Math I versus 87.0% in Math III. Vienna’s recent ranking slide from 5 stars to 4 stars stems largely from a sharp drop in 5th-grade reading, though 3rd-grade reading improved strongly. Families should note there is no standalone middle school in the ZIP, so Vienna students transition through a school outside 27040 before reaching Reagan. Overall, these two schools demonstrate that strong academic outcomes are achievable even inside a district ranked near the bottom third of North Carolina.