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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Friedberg Elementary?
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Enrollment
468
Elementary
DISTRICT 441 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIDSON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370114002576
Friedberg Elementary
1131 Friedberg Church Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27127 · (336) 764-2059 · Davidson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL468 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
214 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 12 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (99).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
56.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
72.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
66.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.9%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Friedberg Elementary
Friedberg Elementary's state test result (66.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friedberg Elementary this school | 468 | 45.7% | 66.9% |
| Edwin M Holt Elementary Burlington | 505 | 49.1% | 59.3% |
| Edwin A Anderson Elementary Wilmington | 514 | 47.7% | 72.5% |
| Rocky River Elementary Mooresville | 460 | 41.3% | N/A |
| Heyward C Bellamy Elem Wilmington | 533 | 41.1% | 78.8% |
| Midway Elementary Lexington | 546 | 48.9% | 63.8% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Friedberg Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Davidson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.9% | #301 of 1,297 | #5 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #285 of 1,296 | #6 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #424 of 1,300 | #6 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 468 | #701 of 1,485 | #10 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #1,087 of 1,377 | #18 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.0% | #1,028 of 1,379 | #12 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.7% | #1,187 of 1,414 | #22 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.2% | #368 of 369 | #6 of 6 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
468
+34 (+8%) vs 2020
-8% since 2010-11, when it was 509
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 16.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 468 | 28.7 | 16.3:1 | 46% (214) |
| 2023-24 | 458 | 27.7 | 16.5:1 | 44% (201) |
| 2022-23 | 439 | 27 | 16.3:1 | 38% (167) |
| 2020-21 | 434 | 26 | 16.7:1 | 21% (89) |
| 2017-18 | 467 | 25.1 | 18.6:1 | 25% (116) |
| 2015-16 | 447 | 24 | 18.6:1 | 26% (118) |
| 2010-11 | 509 | 29 | 17.6:1 | 25% (125) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Friedberg Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (467 to 468); teachers up 14% (25.1 to 28.7).
About Friedberg Elementary
A mid-sized elementary school in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Friedberg Elementary is part of Davidson County Schools. There are 468 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5.
Within Davidson County Schools, Friedberg Elementary is one of 35 schools. The district enrolls 17,936 students.
Of every 100 students at Friedberg Elementary, about 70 are White. Other reported shares: 12% Hispanic, 9% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 48%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 16.3:1. The school has 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in North Carolina is 14.9:1. In all, 46% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 30 points below the 76% average for public schools in Davidson County.
On the allk12 Grade, Friedberg Elementary lands at B, ahead of 64% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Friedberg Elementary is 2.0 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools.
In Davidson County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $64,172, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county has 49 public schools and about 23,696 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Kimmel Farm Elementary, is about 1.8 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Friedberg Elementary is 2nd of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment figures show a gain of 34 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The discussion board for Friedberg Elementary is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Davidson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
172,954
Census ACS
Median income
$64,172
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
23,696 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Davidson County Schools
- Oak Grove HighHigh · 992 students
- North Davidson HighHigh · 935 students
- Central Davidson HighHigh · 897 students
- Ledford Senior HighHigh · 776 students
- West Davidson HighHigh · 740 students
- Oak Grove MiddleMiddle · 727 students
Other schools in Winston-Salem
- Atkins Academic & Tech HighHigh · 1,187 students
- Clemmons Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,092 students
- Oak Grove HighHigh · 992 students
- Meadowlark MiddleMiddle · 857 students
- Meadowlark ElementaryElementary · 827 students
- Thomas Jefferson MiddleMiddle · 808 students
Nearby schools
- Kimmel Farm Elementary1.8 mi · 760
- Flat Rock Middle1.9 mi · 674
- Griffith Elementary3.4 mi · 621
- Northwest Elementary3.7 mi · 625
- Ward Elementary4.1 mi · 489
- Clemmons Middle School4.1 mi · 1,092
Frequently asked questions
About Friedberg ElementaryHow large is Friedberg Elementary?
Friedberg Elementary enrolls approximately 468 students in grades PK-05.
Is Friedberg Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Friedberg Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Friedberg Elementary have?
Friedberg Elementary employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Friedberg Elementary?
At Friedberg Elementary, the student body is approximately 70% White, 12% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Friedberg Elementary public or private?
Friedberg Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Davidson County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.