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Schools in Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

81 public schools in this North Carolina school district: 43 elementary · 14 middle · 15 high · 2 K-8 · 7 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

43 schools in Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools, best first
1
Sherwood Forest Elementary 97.8
Winston Salem · Grades PK-5 · 648 students
ELA 83%Math 89%Science 91%
#28 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #1 in Winston Salem
2
Lewisville Elementary 96.6
Lewisville · Grades PK-5 · 587 students
ELA 82%Math 86%Science 93%
#43 of 1,256 in North Carolina
3
Meadowlark Elementary 92.5
Winston-Salem · Grades PK-5 · 809 students
ELA 77%Math 83%Science 85%
#95 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #1 in Winston-Salem
4
Southwest Elementary 90.2
Clemmons · Grades PK-5 · 513 students
ELA 73%Math 78%Science 91%
#123 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #1 in Clemmons
5
Whitaker Elementary 89.6
Winston Salem · Grades PK-5 · 529 students
ELA 75%Math 80%Science 80%
#131 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #2 in Winston Salem
6
Piney Grove Elementary 89.5
Kernersville · Grades PK-5 · 625 students
ELA 74%Math 78%Science 85%
#132 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #1 in Kernersville
7
Clemmons Elementary 86.8
Clemmons · Grades PK-5 · 806 students
ELA 72%Math 82%Science 75%
#166 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #2 in Clemmons
8
Jefferson Elementary 86.5
Winston-Salem · Grades PK-5 · 579 students
ELA 71%Math 76%Science 83%
#170 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #2 in Winston-Salem
9
Vienna Elementary 85.9
Pfafftown · Grades PK-5 · 787 students
ELA 73%Math 77%Science 78%
#177 of 1,256 in North Carolina
10
Sedge Garden Elementary 81.6
Kernersville · Grades PK-5 · 734 students
ELA 62%Math 78%Science 80%
#231 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #2 in Kernersville
11
Old Richmond Elementary 77.4
Tobaccoville · Grades PK-5 · 409 students
ELA 60%Math 75%Science 80%
#284 of 1,256 in North Carolina
12
Frank Morgan Elementary 72.5
Clemmons · Grades PK-5 · 731 students
ELA 61%Math 74%Science 73%
#346 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #3 in Clemmons
13
Cash Elementary 63.3
Kernersville · Grades PK-5 · 532 students
ELA 66%Math 61%Science 70%
#461 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #3 in Kernersville
14
Caleb's Creek Elementary 47.4
Kernersville · Grades PK-5 · 656 students
ELA 52%Math 64%Science 57%
#661 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #4 in Kernersville
15
Speas Elementary 47.2
Winston Salem · Grades PK-5 · 770 students
ELA 52%Math 60%Science 63%
#664 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #3 in Winston Salem
16
Kimmel Farm Elementary 47.1
Winston-Salem · Grades PK-5 · 826 students
ELA 53%Math 58%Science 65%
#665 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #6 in Winston-Salem
17
Diggs-Latham Elementary 43.0
Winston Salem · Grades PK-5 · 393 students
ELA 50%Math 59%Science 64%
#716 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #4 in Winston Salem
18
Brunson Elementary 42.6
Winston Salem · Grades PK-5 · 370 students
ELA 52%Math 53%Science 70%
#721 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #5 in Winston Salem
19
Union Cross Traditional Acad 40.5
Kernersville · Grades PK-5 · 527 students
ELA 48%Math 54%Science 71%
#748 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #5 in Kernersville
20
Smith Farm Elementary 36.6
Winston-Salem · Grades PK-5 · 441 students
ELA 48%Math 55%Science 64%
#797 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #7 in Winston-Salem
21
Griffith Elementary 33.7
Winston Salem · Grades PK-5 · 583 students
ELA 44%Math 58%Science 63%
#833 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #6 in Winston Salem
22
Kernersville Elementary 33.4
Kernersville · Grades PK-5 · 614 students
ELA 44%Math 56%Science 63%
#837 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #6 in Kernersville
23
Walkertown Elementary 31.5
Walkertown · Grades PK-5 · 662 students
ELA 49%Math 51%Science 60%
#861 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #1 in Walkertown
24
Mineral Springs Elementary 23.1
Winston Salem · Grades PK-5 · 533 students
ELA 39%Math 55%Science 58%
#966 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #7 in Winston Salem
25
Bolton Elementary 20.8
Winston Salem · Grades PK-5 · 363 students
ELA 42%Math 50%Science 54%
#995 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #8 in Winston Salem
26
Forest Park Elementary 20.7
Winston Salem · Grades PK-5 · 529 students
ELA 30%Math 54%Science 62%
#996 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #9 in Winston Salem
27
Moore Magnet Elementary 20.4
Winston Salem · Grades PK-5 · 418 students
ELA 47%Math 46%Science 42%
#1,000 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #10 in Winston Salem
28
Ward Elementary 18.8
Winston-Salem · Grades PK-5 · 482 students
ELA 44%Math 50%Science 40%
#1,020 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #8 in Winston-Salem
29
Ibraham Elementary 18.1
Winston Salem · Grades PK-5 · 345 students
ELA 44%Math 48%Science 47%
#1,029 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #11 in Winston Salem
30
Konnoak Elementary 16.4
Winston Salem · Grades PK-5 · 592 students
ELA 39%Math 50%Science 54%
#1,050 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #12 in Winston Salem
30
Rural Hall Elementary 16.4
Rural Hall · Grades PK-5 · 465 students
ELA 41%Math 51%Science 43%
#1,050 of 1,256 in North Carolina
32
Kimberley Park Elementary 12.0
Winston Salem · Grades PK-5 · 308 students
ELA 42%Math 40%Science 51%
#1,106 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #13 in Winston Salem
33
Hall-Woodward Elementary 9.9
Winston Salem · Grades PK-5 · 586 students
ELA 33%Math 50%Science 37%
#1,132 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #14 in Winston Salem
34
South Fork Elementary 8.2
Winston Salem · Grades PK-5 · 498 students
ELA 33%Math 43%Science 48%
#1,153 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #15 in Winston Salem
35
Old Town Elementary 5.9
Winston Salem · Grades PK-5 · 613 students
ELA 30%Math 44%Science 39%
#1,182 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #16 in Winston Salem
36
Gibson Elementary 5.5
Winston-Salem · Grades PK-5 · 659 students
ELA 33%Math 42%Science 31%
#1,187 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #9 in Winston-Salem
37
Easton Elementary School 2.8
Winston Salem · Grades PK-5 · 531 students
ELA 18%Math 31%Science 51%
#1,221 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #17 in Winston Salem
38
North Hills Elementary 1.4
Winston-Salem · Grades PK-5 · 438 students
ELA 23%Math 28%Science 42%
#1,239 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #10 in Winston-Salem
39
Ashley Academy 1.1
Winston-Salem · Grades PK-5 · 355 students
ELA 22%Math 26%Science 42%
#1,243 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #11 in Winston-Salem
40
Petree Elementary 0.7
Winston-Salem · Grades PK-5 · 475 students
ELA 23%Math 22%Science 38%
#1,248 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #12 in Winston-Salem
41
Cook Literacy Model School 0.3
Winston-Salem · Grades PK-5 · 247 students
ELA 24%Math 27%Science 22%
#1,253 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #13 in Winston-Salem
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Childrens Center —
Winston Salem · Grades PK-5 · 68 students
No published test results
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The Special Children's School —
Winston-Salem · Grades PK-5 · 56 students
No published test results

Middle schools

14 schools in Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools, best first
1
Lewisville Middle 95.5
Lewisville · Grades 6-8 · 871 students
ELA 75%Math 79%Science 85%
#21 of 460 in North Carolina
2
Thomas Jefferson Middle 88.4
Winston-Salem · Grades 6-8 · 767 students
ELA 70%Math 71%Science 81%
#54 of 460 in North Carolina · #1 in Winston-Salem
3
Meadowlark Middle 83.8
Winston-Salem · Grades 6-8 · 827 students
ELA 65%Math 68%Science 81%
#75 of 460 in North Carolina · #2 in Winston-Salem
4
Clemmons Middle School 69.0
Winston-Salem · Grades 6-8 · 1,149 students
ELA 60%Math 62%Science 70%
#143 of 460 in North Carolina · #4 in Winston-Salem
5
Kernersville Middle 59.5
Kernersville · Grades 6-8 · 754 students
ELA 55%Math 56%Science 73%
#187 of 460 in North Carolina · #1 in Kernersville
6
Walkertown Middle 52.9
Walkertown · Grades 6-8 · 623 students
ELA 49%Math 57%Science 73%
#217 of 460 in North Carolina
7
Hanes Magnet School 47.7
Winston Salem · Grades 6-8 · 900 students
ELA 56%Math 52%Science 59%
#241 of 460 in North Carolina · #1 in Winston Salem
8
Wiley Magnet Middle 27.7
Winston Salem · Grades 6-8 · 783 students
ELA 48%Math 39%Science 52%
#333 of 460 in North Carolina · #2 in Winston Salem
9
Southeast Middle 11.2
Kernersville · Grades 6-8 · 726 students
ELA 38%Math 35%Science 46%
#409 of 460 in North Carolina · #2 in Kernersville
10
East Forsyth Middle School 7.9
Kernersville · Grades 6-8 · 756 students
ELA 31%Math 27%Science 55%
#424 of 460 in North Carolina · #3 in Kernersville
11
Northwest Middle 6.2
Winston Salem · Grades 6-8 · 759 students
ELA 30%Math 33%Science 41%
#432 of 460 in North Carolina · #3 in Winston Salem
12
Flat Rock Middle 4.5
Winston-Salem · Grades 6-8 · 703 students
ELA 32%Math 28%Science 25%
#440 of 460 in North Carolina · #5 in Winston-Salem
13
Konnoak Middle School 1.6
Winston Salem · Grades 6-8 · 380 students
ELA 22%Math 21%Science 42%
#453 of 460 in North Carolina · #4 in Winston Salem
14
Mineral Springs Middle 1.0
Winston Salem · Grades 6-8 · 695 students
ELA 23%Math 21%Science 35%
#456 of 460 in North Carolina · #5 in Winston Salem

High schools

15 schools in Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools, best first
1
Early College of Forsyth Co 86.4
Winston Salem · Grades 9-12 · 310 students
ELA 98%Math 85%Science 98%
#70 of 512 in North Carolina · #1 in Winston Salem
2
Atkins Academic & Tech High 75.1
Winston-Salem · Grades 9-12 · 1,190 students
ELA 88%Math 74%Science 73%
#128 of 512 in North Carolina · #1 in Winston-Salem
3
Ronald W Reagan High School 74.3
Pfafftown · Grades 9-12 · 2,227 students
ELA 82%Math 74%Science 78%
#132 of 512 in North Carolina
4
West Forsyth High 61.0
Clemmons · Grades 9-12 · 2,269 students
ELA 74%Math 63%Science 65%
#200 of 512 in North Carolina
5
R J Reynolds High 26.7
Winston Salem · Grades 9-12 · 1,747 students
ELA 58%Math 41%Science 45%
#376 of 512 in North Carolina · #2 in Winston Salem
6
East Forsyth High 22.6
Kernersville · Grades 9-12 · 1,690 students
ELA 56%Math 39%Science 45%
#397 of 512 in North Carolina · #1 in Kernersville
7
Mount Tabor High School 22.2
Winston Salem · Grades 9-12 · 1,393 students
ELA 55%Math 39%Science 47%
#399 of 512 in North Carolina · #3 in Winston Salem
8
Walkertown High 21.8
Walkertown · Grades 9-12 · 664 students
ELA 46%Math 51%Science 40%
#401 of 512 in North Carolina
9
North Forsyth Magnet High 6.7
Winston Salem · Grades 9-12 · 1,111 students
ELA 39%Math 28%Science 26%
#478 of 512 in North Carolina · #4 in Winston Salem
10
Robert B Glenn High School 5.8
Kernersville · Grades 9-12 · 1,467 students
ELA 36%Math 30%Science 26%
#483 of 512 in North Carolina · #2 in Kernersville
11
Parkland High 4.6
Winston Salem · Grades 9-12 · 1,638 students
ELA 34%Math 21%Science 25%
#489 of 512 in North Carolina · #5 in Winston Salem
12
Carver High 1.7
Winston Salem · Grades 9-12 · 694 students
ELA 16%Math 16%Science 11%
#504 of 512 in North Carolina · #6 in Winston Salem
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Career Center —
Winston Salem · Grades 9-12 · 0 students
No published test results
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Carter High School —
Winston Salem · Grades 9-12 · 126 students
No published test results
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Middle College of Forsyth Cnty —
Winston-Salem · Grades 11-12 · 117 students
Math 54%

K-8 schools

2 schools in Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
1
The Downtown School 86.5
Winston Salem · Grades PK-8 · 431 students
ELA 77%Math 74%Science 73%
#24 of 174 in North Carolina
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Virtual Academy —
Winston-Salem · Grades 3-8 · 281 students
No published test results

Combined schools

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

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