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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Forsyth County, North Carolina

Across Forsyth County, North Carolina, 69 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Atkins Academic & Tech High leads the list at 86.3%, against a median of 42.0% 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

Forsyth County, North Carolina

Top % Proficient (Reading)

86.3%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

42.0%

BEST IN READING · FORSYTH COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Atkins Academic & Tech High	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	High	1,187	86.3%
2	Ronald W Reagan High School	Pfafftown, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	High	2,122	83.4%
3	Sherwood Forest Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	670	82.6%
4	Lewisville Elementary	Lewisville, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	591	81.8%
5	Whitaker Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	490	79.8%
6	Vienna Elementary	Pfafftown, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	755	75.5%
7	West Forsyth High	Clemmons, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	High	2,145	75.0%
8	Clemmons Elementary	Clemmons, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	839	74.2%
9	Piney Grove Elementary	Kernersville, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	635	73.6%
10	Southwest Elementary	Clemmons, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	546	73.0%
11	Meadowlark Elementary	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	827	72.9%
12	The Downtown School	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	453	72.1%
13	Jefferson Elementary	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	560	70.5%
14	Lewisville Middle	Lewisville, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Middle	888	67.3%
15	Thomas Jefferson Middle	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Middle	808	66.8%
16	Meadowlark Middle	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Middle	857	64.9%
17	Sedge Garden Elementary	Kernersville, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	714	63.7%
18	Cash Elementary	Kernersville, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	520	61.9%
19	Frank Morgan Elementary	Clemmons, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	761	60.6%
20	Paisley Magnet School	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Middle	553	60.0%
21	Old Richmond Elementary	Tobaccoville, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	408	58.7%
22	Brunson Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	355	55.7%
23	Clemmons Middle School	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Middle	1,092	54.2%
24	R J Reynolds High	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	High	1,759	53.6%
25	Speas Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	793	53.3%
26	Hanes Magnet School	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Middle	967	52.3%
27	Mount Tabor High School	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	High	1,426	51.0%
28	Caleb's Creek Elementary	Kernersville, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	642	48.5%
29	Kernersville Middle	Kernersville, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Middle	754	47.5%
30	Union Cross Traditional Acad	Kernersville, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	549	46.1%
31	Kimmel Farm Elementary	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	760	45.5%
32	East Forsyth High	Kernersville, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	High	1,647	44.4%
33	Moore Magnet Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	450	43.9%
34	Rural Hall Elementary	Rural Hall, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	491	43.3%
35	Diggs-Latham Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	385	42.0%
36	Kernersville Elementary	Kernersville, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	568	41.7%
37	Smith Farm Elementary	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	440	41.6%
38	Walkertown Middle	Walkertown, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Middle	617	40.8%
39	Walkertown Elementary	Walkertown, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	633	39.5%
40	Wiley Magnet Middle	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Middle	754	39.5%
41	Griffith Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	621	39.1%
42	Ward Elementary	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	489	38.2%
43	Bolton Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	380	36.1%
44	Kimberley Park Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	332	36.1%
45	Walkertown High	Walkertown, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	High	662	36.0%
46	Konnoak Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	600	35.3%
47	Southeast Middle	Kernersville, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Middle	733	34.8%
48	Parkland High	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	High	1,569	34.0%
49	Robert B Glenn High School	Kernersville, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	High	1,396	33.3%
50	Mineral Springs Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	545	33.1%

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