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Best public schools in Winston-Salem, NC

66 public schools in Winston-Salem: 32 elementary · 10 middle · 11 high · 4 K-8 · 9 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across North Carolina.

Elementary schools

32 schools in Winston-Salem, best first
1
Sherwood Forest Elementary 97.8
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 648 students
ELA 83%Math 89%Science 91%
#28 of 1,256 in North Carolina
2
Meadowlark Elementary 92.5
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 809 students
ELA 77%Math 83%Science 85%
#95 of 1,256 in North Carolina
3
Whitaker Elementary 89.6
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 529 students
ELA 75%Math 80%Science 80%
#131 of 1,256 in North Carolina
4
Jefferson Elementary 86.5
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 579 students
ELA 71%Math 76%Science 83%
#170 of 1,256 in North Carolina
5
Wallburg Elementary 79.4
Davidson County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 694 students
ELA 63%Math 76%Science 77%
#259 of 1,256 in North Carolina
6
Friendship Elementary 79.3
Davidson County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 461 students
ELA 62%Math 74%Science 82%
#260 of 1,256 in North Carolina
7
Friedberg Elementary 57.5
Davidson County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 458 students
ELA 55%Math 61%Science 77%
#534 of 1,256 in North Carolina
8
Speas Elementary 47.2
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 770 students
ELA 52%Math 60%Science 63%
#664 of 1,256 in North Carolina
9
Kimmel Farm Elementary 47.1
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 826 students
ELA 53%Math 58%Science 65%
#665 of 1,256 in North Carolina
10
Diggs-Latham Elementary 43.0
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 393 students
ELA 50%Math 59%Science 64%
#716 of 1,256 in North Carolina
11
Brunson Elementary 42.6
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 370 students
ELA 52%Math 53%Science 70%
#721 of 1,256 in North Carolina
12
Smith Farm Elementary 36.6
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 441 students
ELA 48%Math 55%Science 64%
#797 of 1,256 in North Carolina
13
Griffith Elementary 33.7
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 583 students
ELA 44%Math 58%Science 63%
#833 of 1,256 in North Carolina
14
Mineral Springs Elementary 23.1
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 533 students
ELA 39%Math 55%Science 58%
#966 of 1,256 in North Carolina
15
Bolton Elementary 20.8
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 363 students
ELA 42%Math 50%Science 54%
#995 of 1,256 in North Carolina
16
Forest Park Elementary 20.7
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 529 students
ELA 30%Math 54%Science 62%
#996 of 1,256 in North Carolina
17
Moore Magnet Elementary 20.4
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 418 students
ELA 47%Math 46%Science 42%
#1,000 of 1,256 in North Carolina
18
Ward Elementary 18.8
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 482 students
ELA 44%Math 50%Science 40%
#1,020 of 1,256 in North Carolina
19
Ibraham Elementary 18.1
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 345 students
ELA 44%Math 48%Science 47%
#1,029 of 1,256 in North Carolina
20
Konnoak Elementary 16.4
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 592 students
ELA 39%Math 50%Science 54%
#1,050 of 1,256 in North Carolina
21
Kimberley Park Elementary 12.0
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 308 students
ELA 42%Math 40%Science 51%
#1,106 of 1,256 in North Carolina
22
Hall-Woodward Elementary 9.9
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 586 students
ELA 33%Math 50%Science 37%
#1,132 of 1,256 in North Carolina
23
South Fork Elementary 8.2
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 498 students
ELA 33%Math 43%Science 48%
#1,153 of 1,256 in North Carolina
24
Old Town Elementary 5.9
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 613 students
ELA 30%Math 44%Science 39%
#1,182 of 1,256 in North Carolina
25
Gibson Elementary 5.5
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 659 students
ELA 33%Math 42%Science 31%
#1,187 of 1,256 in North Carolina
26
Easton Elementary School 2.8
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 531 students
ELA 18%Math 31%Science 51%
#1,221 of 1,256 in North Carolina
27
North Hills Elementary 1.4
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 438 students
ELA 23%Math 28%Science 42%
#1,239 of 1,256 in North Carolina
28
Ashley Academy 1.1
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 355 students
ELA 22%Math 26%Science 42%
#1,243 of 1,256 in North Carolina
29
Petree Elementary 0.7
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 475 students
ELA 23%Math 22%Science 38%
#1,248 of 1,256 in North Carolina
30
Cook Literacy Model School 0.3
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 247 students
ELA 24%Math 27%Science 22%
#1,253 of 1,256 in North Carolina
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Childrens Center —
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 68 students
No published test results
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The Special Children's School —
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 56 students
No published test results

Middle schools

10 schools in Winston-Salem, best first
1
Thomas Jefferson Middle 88.4
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools · Grades 6-8 · 767 students
ELA 70%Math 71%Science 81%
#54 of 460 in North Carolina
2
Meadowlark Middle 83.8
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools · Grades 6-8 · 827 students
ELA 65%Math 68%Science 81%
#75 of 460 in North Carolina
3
Oak Grove Middle 72.5
Davidson County Schools · Grades 6-8 · 722 students
ELA 61%Math 61%Science 72%
#127 of 460 in North Carolina
4
Clemmons Middle School 69.0
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools · Grades 6-8 · 1,149 students
ELA 60%Math 62%Science 70%
#143 of 460 in North Carolina
5
Hanes Magnet School 47.7
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools · Grades 6-8 · 900 students
ELA 56%Math 52%Science 59%
#241 of 460 in North Carolina
6
Wiley Magnet Middle 27.7
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools · Grades 6-8 · 783 students
ELA 48%Math 39%Science 52%
#333 of 460 in North Carolina
7
Northwest Middle 6.2
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools · Grades 6-8 · 759 students
ELA 30%Math 33%Science 41%
#432 of 460 in North Carolina
8
Flat Rock Middle 4.5
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools · Grades 6-8 · 703 students
ELA 32%Math 28%Science 25%
#440 of 460 in North Carolina
9
Konnoak Middle School 1.6
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools · Grades 6-8 · 380 students
ELA 22%Math 21%Science 42%
#453 of 460 in North Carolina
10
Mineral Springs Middle 1.0
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools · Grades 6-8 · 695 students
ELA 23%Math 21%Science 35%
#456 of 460 in North Carolina

High schools

11 schools in Winston-Salem, best first
1
Early College of Forsyth Co 86.4
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools · Grades 9-12 · 310 students
ELA 98%Math 85%Science 98%
#70 of 512 in North Carolina
2
Atkins Academic & Tech High 75.1
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools · Grades 9-12 · 1,190 students
ELA 88%Math 74%Science 73%
#128 of 512 in North Carolina
3
Oak Grove High 62.0
Davidson County Schools · Grades 9-12 · 986 students
ELA 72%Math 63%Science 73%
#195 of 512 in North Carolina
4
R J Reynolds High 26.7
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools · Grades 9-12 · 1,747 students
ELA 58%Math 41%Science 45%
#376 of 512 in North Carolina
5
Mount Tabor High School 22.2
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools · Grades 9-12 · 1,393 students
ELA 55%Math 39%Science 47%
#399 of 512 in North Carolina
6
North Forsyth Magnet High 6.7
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools · Grades 9-12 · 1,111 students
ELA 39%Math 28%Science 26%
#478 of 512 in North Carolina
7
Parkland High 4.6
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools · Grades 9-12 · 1,638 students
ELA 34%Math 21%Science 25%
#489 of 512 in North Carolina
8
Carver High 1.7
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools · Grades 9-12 · 694 students
ELA 16%Math 16%Science 11%
#504 of 512 in North Carolina
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Career Center —
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools · Grades 9-12 · 0 students
No published test results
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Carter High School —
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools · Grades 9-12 · 126 students
No published test results
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Middle College of Forsyth Cnty —
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools · Grades 11-12 · 117 students
Math 54%

K-8 schools

4 schools in Winston-Salem, best first
1
The Downtown School 86.5
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools · Grades PK-8 · 431 students
ELA 77%Math 74%Science 73%
#24 of 174 in North Carolina
2
The Arts Based School 69.8
Arts Based School · Grades K-8 · Charter · 611 students
ELA 68%Math 59%Science 81%
#53 of 174 in North Carolina
3
Forsyth Academy 17.0
Forsyth Academy · Grades K-8 · Charter · 769 students
ELA 42%Math 37%Science 55%
#145 of 174 in North Carolina
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Virtual Academy —
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools · Grades 3-8 · 281 students
No published test results

Combined schools

9 schools in Winston-Salem, best first
1
J F Kennedy High 42.5
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools · Grades 6-12 · 309 students
ELA 40%Math 54%Science 40%
#112 of 194 in North Carolina
2
Quality Education Academy 39.4
Quality Education Academy · Grades K-12 · Charter · 667 students
ELA 44%Math 39%Science 49%
#118 of 194 in North Carolina
3
Paisley Magnet School 31.7
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools · Grades 6-10 · 570 students
ELA 39%Math 28%Science 43%
#133 of 194 in North Carolina
4
Carter G. Woodson School 30.7
Carter G Woodson School · Grades K-12 · Charter · 522 students
ELA 33%Math 32%Science 30%
#135 of 194 in North Carolina
5
Lowrance Middle 24.5
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools · Grades 6-10 · 136 students
ELA 17%Math 19%Science 34%
#147 of 194 in North Carolina
6
Winston-Salem Preparatory Acad 22.4
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools · Grades 6-12 · 358 students
ELA 29%Math 15%Science 23%
#151 of 194 in North Carolina
7
Main Street Academy 3.9
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools · Grades 6-12 · 37 students
ELA 4%Math 3%Science 3%
#187 of 194 in North Carolina
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Hospital/Homebound Education Center —
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools · Grades K-12 · 0 students
No published test results
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Kingswood School —
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools · Grades PK-12 · 7 students
No published test results

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