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

This ranking covers the highest-performing public schools in science in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, drawn from 50 qualifying public schools. Sherwood Forest Elementary leads the list at 92.1%, against a median of 50.5% 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 (Science)

92.1%

Median % Proficient (Science)

50.5%

BEST IN SCIENCE · WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)	Rank change
1	Sherwood Forest Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	670	92.1%	—
2	Whitaker Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	490	88.5%	—
3	Meadowlark Elementary	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	827	85.8%	—
4	Jefferson Elementary	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	560	83.2%	—
5	Friedberg Elementary	Winston-Salem, NC	Davidson County Schools	Elementary	468	79.2%	—
6	The Downtown School	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	453	77.5%	—
7	Friendship Elementary	Winston-Salem, NC	Davidson County Schools	Elementary	470	76.3%	—
8	Meadowlark Middle	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Middle	857	76.3%	—
9	Atkins Academic & Tech High	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	High	1,187	75.6%	—
10	Thomas Jefferson Middle	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Middle	808	68.2%	—
11	Speas Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	793	67.4%	—
12	Wallburg Elementary	Winston-Salem, NC	Davidson County Schools	Elementary	717	65.2%	—
13	Brunson Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	355	65.1%	—
14	Oak Grove Middle	Winston-Salem, NC	Davidson County Schools	Middle	727	64.3%	—
15	Kimberley Park Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	332	64.1%	—
16	Oak Grove High	Winston-Salem, NC	Davidson County Schools	High	992	60.3%	—
17	Griffith Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	621	60.0%	—
18	Clemmons Middle School	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Middle	1,092	58.4%	—
19	Moore Magnet Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	450	57.5%	—
20	Ward Elementary	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	489	57.1%	—
21	Hanes Magnet School	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Middle	967	56.7%	—
22	Bolton Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	380	56.5%	—
23	Cook Literacy Model School	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	228	56.1%	—
24	Kimmel Farm Elementary	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	760	54.5%	—
25	Smith Farm Elementary	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	440	53.4%	—
26	Diggs-Latham Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	385	47.5%	—
27	Easton Elementary School	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	504	45.1%	—
28	Mount Tabor High School	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	High	1,426	44.6%	—
29	Konnoak Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	600	44.0%	—
30	Mineral Springs Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	545	43.8%	—
31	Wiley Magnet Middle	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Middle	754	42.6%	—
32	Paisley Magnet School	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Middle	553	42.3%	—
33	R J Reynolds High	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	High	1,759	42.1%	—
34	Forest Park Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	522	40.0%	—
35	Ashley Academy	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	348	38.6%	—
36	Hall-Woodward Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	532	38.5%	—
37	Ibraham Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	357	38.3%	—
38	Old Town Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	617	36.4%	—
39	Northwest Middle	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Middle	702	29.9%	—
40	South Fork Elementary	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	503	28.9%	—
41	Konnoak Middle School	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Middle	363	26.9%	—
42	North Forsyth Magnet High	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	High	1,084	24.6%	—
43	Flat Rock Middle	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Middle	674	24.6%	—
44	Mineral Springs Middle	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Middle	702	24.4%	—
45	Gibson Elementary	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	589	22.5%	—
46	Parkland High	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	High	1,569	22.0%	—
47	North Hills Elementary	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	453	21.7%	—
48	Winston-Salem Preparatory Acad	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	High	369	21.2%	—
49	Petree Elementary	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	Elementary	519	21.1%	—
50	Carver High	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	High	728	16.6%	—

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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