The Downtown School

K-8 school·Grades PK-8 Winston Salem, North Carolina·27101
Score
86.5/100
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#24
Among 174 North Carolina K-8 schools
Top 14%
In North Carolina

Score 86.5/100: better than 86% of North Carolina K-8 schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% proficient on state tests in North Carolina, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar North Carolina schools.

English language arts
77%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 58%, better than 90% of them
265 students tested
Math
74%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 60%, better than 83% of them
265 students tested
Science
73%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 69%, better than 63% of them
88 students tested
All North Carolina schools (ELA / math)
57% / 59%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 3 published results by grade and test

As published by North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsAll gradesNC EOG Reading76.6265
MathAll gradesNC EOG Math74265
ScienceAll gradesNC EOG Science72.788

School profile

Grades
PK-8
Students
431
Type
K-8 school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
431
Typical K-8 school: 437
Free or reduced-price lunch
26%
Typical K-8 school: 94%

District and location

Contact

Address
601 N Cherry Street
Winston Salem, NC 27101

"Typical" is the middle (median) K-8 school in North Carolina. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby K-8 schools

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Location

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The Downtown School at a glance

The Downtown School is a public K-8 school in Winston Salem, North Carolina, serving grades PK-8. It is part of Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools. It has about 431 students (a typical North Carolina K-8 school has 437). About 26% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 94% at a typical North Carolina K-8 school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 77% in English language arts (similar schools: 58%) and 74% in math (similar schools: 60%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other North Carolina K-8 schools, it scores 86.5 out of 100: better than 86% of them, ranking #24 of 174. Its English language arts result rose by 5 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.