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The highest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Across Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 50 public schools are ranked here, ranked by composite state-assessment proficiency. Sherwood Forest Elementary leads the list at 87.5%, against a median of 42.8% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Top % Proficient

87.5%

Median % Proficient

42.8%

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Sherwood Forest Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	19.0%	670	87.5%
2	Whitaker Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	25.5%	490	82.9%
3	Meadowlark Elementary	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	99.6%	827	78.5%
4	Jefferson Elementary	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	99.5%	560	75.9%
5	The Downtown School	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	24.9%	453	74.6%
6	Atkins Academic & Tech High	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	High	36.1%	1,187	71.5%
7	Friendship Elementary	Winston-Salem, NC	Davidson County Schools	Elementary	43.0%	470	69.6%
8	Thomas Jefferson Middle	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Middle	99.6%	808	68.7%
9	Meadowlark Middle	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Middle	99.5%	857	67.5%
10	Wallburg Elementary	Winston-Salem, NC	Davidson County Schools	Elementary	51.0%	717	67.4%
11	Friedberg Elementary	Winston-Salem, NC	Davidson County Schools	Elementary	45.7%	468	66.9%
12	Oak Grove Middle	Winston-Salem, NC	Davidson County Schools	Middle	41.4%	727	62.2%
13	Speas Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	99.6%	793	59.3%
14	Brunson Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	99.2%	355	57.4%
15	Clemmons Middle School	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Middle	98.4%	1,092	57.2%
16	Oak Grove High	Winston-Salem, NC	Davidson County Schools	High	34.0%	992	52.9%
17	Hanes Magnet School	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Middle	99.7%	967	51.4%
18	Kimmel Farm Elementary	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	99.6%	760	51.3%
19	Smith Farm Elementary	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	99.3%	440	49.9%
20	Diggs-Latham Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	99.2%	385	49.8%
21	Moore Magnet Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	99.3%	450	49.7%
22	Griffith Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	99.5%	621	48.0%
23	Ward Elementary	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	99.4%	489	47.7%
24	Bolton Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	99.2%	380	46.7%
25	Cook Literacy Model School	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	98.7%	228	43.1%
26	Kimberley Park Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	99.1%	332	42.4%
27	Konnoak Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	99.5%	600	41.6%
28	Mineral Springs Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	99.4%	545	40.6%
29	Forest Park Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	99.4%	522	39.5%
30	Hall-Woodward Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	99.4%	532	38.7%
31	Mount Tabor High School	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	High	99.8%	1,426	38.6%
32	R J Reynolds High	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	High	99.4%	1,759	37.7%
33	Wiley Magnet Middle	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Middle	99.6%	754	37.6%
34	Paisley Magnet School	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Middle	99.5%	553	36.7%
35	South Fork Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	99.4%	503	35.2%
36	Ibraham Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	99.2%	357	32.6%
37	Old Town Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	99.5%	617	31.6%
38	Ashley Academy	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	99.1%	348	31.0%
39	Northwest Middle	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Middle	99.6%	702	27.6%
40	Easton Elementary School	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	99.4%	504	27.3%
41	Petree Elementary	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	99.4%	519	25.4%
42	Parkland High	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	High	99.8%	1,569	23.7%
43	Flat Rock Middle	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Middle	99.6%	674	23.3%
44	North Forsyth Magnet High	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	High	99.7%	1,084	23.1%
45	Gibson Elementary	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	99.5%	589	23.0%
46	Konnoak Middle School	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Middle	99.2%	363	21.6%
47	Winston-Salem Preparatory Acad	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	High	99.2%	369	21.3%
48	North Hills Elementary	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	99.3%	453	20.9%
49	Mineral Springs Middle	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Middle	99.6%	702	20.0%
50	Carver High	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	High	99.6%	728	15.5%

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