Griffith Elementary

Griffith Elementary is a medium-sized elementary-level community in Winston Salem, North Carolina, overseen by Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools. The school teaches 621 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 33% bigger than the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 467 students.

Within Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools, which oversees 79 schools and 51,745 students, Griffith Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Griffith Elementary logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 41% Black, 9% White, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 15% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school lists 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.1:1. The state averages around 14.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Forsyth County (around 88%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Griffith Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.5%; this one delivers 48.0%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Forsyth County put the typical household earns roughly $67,165 per year, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Forsyth County runs 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 55,902 students), of which Griffith Elementary is one.

Parkland High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Griffith Elementary at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 28.5%.

Griffith Elementary operates from a metropolitan location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 10%: 690 students in 2018 compared to 621 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 57% to 42% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Griffith Elementary community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.