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The highest-performing public elementary schools in reading in Winston-Salem, North Carolina

This ranking covers the highest-performing public elementary schools in reading in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, drawn from 31 qualifying public elementary schools. Sherwood Forest Elementary leads the list at 82.6%, against a median of 38.2% 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 (Reading)

82.6%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

38.2%

BEST IN READING · WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)	Rank change
1	Sherwood Forest Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	670	82.6%	—
2	Whitaker Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	490	79.8%	—
3	Meadowlark Elementary	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	827	72.9%	—
4	The Downtown School	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	453	72.1%	—
5	Jefferson Elementary	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	560	70.5%	—
6	Wallburg Elementary	Winston-Salem, NC	Davidson County Schools	Elementary	717	63.0%	—
7	Friendship Elementary	Winston-Salem, NC	Davidson County Schools	Elementary	470	61.8%	—
8	Friedberg Elementary	Winston-Salem, NC	Davidson County Schools	Elementary	468	56.5%	—
9	Brunson Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	355	55.7%	—
10	Speas Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	793	53.3%	—
11	Kimmel Farm Elementary	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	760	45.5%	—
12	Moore Magnet Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	450	43.9%	—
13	Diggs-Latham Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	385	42.0%	—
14	Smith Farm Elementary	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	440	41.6%	—
15	Griffith Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	621	39.1%	—
16	Ward Elementary	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	489	38.2%	—
17	Bolton Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	380	36.1%	—
18	Kimberley Park Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	332	36.1%	—
19	Konnoak Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	600	35.3%	—
20	Mineral Springs Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	545	33.1%	—
21	South Fork Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	503	31.1%	—
22	Cook Literacy Model School	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	228	30.1%	—
23	Ibraham Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	357	28.8%	—
24	Forest Park Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	522	28.0%	—
25	Hall-Woodward Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	532	26.9%	—
26	Old Town Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	617	23.3%	—
27	Petree Elementary	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	519	22.9%	—
28	Ashley Academy	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	348	22.0%	—
29	Gibson Elementary	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	589	21.7%	—
30	Easton Elementary School	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	504	18.3%	—
31	North Hills Elementary	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	453	17.2%	—

Rank change counts the places a school moved since its prior test year, among the schools on this list that were tested both years. A dash means the school has no prior-year result.

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