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Enrollment
621
Elementary
DISTRICT 526 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WINSTON SALEM / FORSYTH COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370150000605
Griffith Elementary
1385 W Clemmonsville Road, Winston Salem, NC 27127 · (336) 703-4245 · Forsyth County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL621 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
14.1:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
618 students
DISTRICT 90% · 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 | 41 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 113 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (106).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
39.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
50.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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
48.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Griffith Elementary
Griffith Elementary's state test result (48.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Griffith Elementary this school | 621 | 99.5% | 48.0% |
| Hillcrest Elementary Burlington | 556 | 99.5% | 35.2% |
| Creech Road Elementary Garner | 549 | 99.5% | 49.8% |
| Millbrook Elementary Raleigh | 534 | 99.4% | 43.7% |
| Forestville Road Elementary Knightdale | 570 | 99.5% | 47.7% |
| Sunset Avenue Elementary Clinton | 649 | 99.5% | 53.9% |
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 Griffith Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Forsyth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #872 of 1,297 | #24 of 42 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #881 of 1,296 | #27 of 42 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #972 of 1,300 | #26 of 42 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 621 | #318 of 1,485 | #14 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #510 of 1,377 | #27 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.3% | #513 of 1,379 | #20 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #126 of 1,414 | #10 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.0% | #592 of 937 | #23 of 32 |
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
621
+62 (+11%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 750
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 621 | 43.9 | 14.1:1 | 100% (618) |
| 2023-24 | 583 | 40.9 | 14.3:1 | 99% (580) |
| 2022-23 | 552 | 38.3 | 14.4:1 | 99% (549) |
| 2020-21 | 559 | 34 | 16.4:1 | 99% (556) |
| 2017-18 | 690 | 45.6 | 15.1:1 | 98% (675) |
| 2015-16 | 671 | 43 | 15.6:1 | 96% (641) |
| 2010-11 | 581 | 51 | 11.4:1 | 86% (498) |
| 2000-01 | 764 | 50 | 15.3:1 | 55% (417) |
| 1990-91 | 750 | 34 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Griffith Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (690 to 621); teachers down 4% (45.6 to 43.9).
About Griffith Elementary
Griffith Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in Winston Salem, North Carolina. The school counts 621 students across pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in North Carolina is about 467 students.
Griffith Elementary reports to Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools, which has 79 schools and 51,745 students.
The most common group at Griffith Elementary is Hispanic students, at 42%. Other groups include 41% Black, 9% White, and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 15% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 64% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 43.9 full-time equivalents, or about 14.1 students per teacher. This ratio sits 0.7 below the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 100%. It compares with 88% for public schools in Forsyth County.
Griffith Elementary is graded C by allk12, scoring above 34% of North Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In North Carolina, Griffith Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 48.0% actual against a predicted 48.5%.
In the county around the school, Forsyth County, the median household income is $67,165, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 88 public schools in Forsyth County, enrolling about 55,902 students in all.
Parkland High is the public school closest to Griffith Elementary, about 1.2 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Griffith Elementary's average proficiency of 48.0% compares with 28.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The federal government classifies Griffith Elementary's location as City: Large.
Enrollment has grown by 62 students since 2020-21, to 621. The number of students per teacher fell from 16.4 to 14.1 over 4 years.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Griffith Elementary. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Forsyth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
389,977
Census ACS
Median income
$67,165
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
88
55,902 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
- West Forsyth HighHigh · 2,145 students
- Ronald W Reagan High SchoolHigh · 2,122 students
- R J Reynolds HighHigh · 1,759 students
- East Forsyth HighHigh · 1,647 students
- Parkland HighHigh · 1,569 students
- Mount Tabor High SchoolHigh · 1,426 students
Other schools in Winston Salem
- R J Reynolds HighHigh · 1,759 students
- Parkland HighHigh · 1,569 students
- Mount Tabor High SchoolHigh · 1,426 students
- North Forsyth Magnet HighHigh · 1,084 students
- Hanes Magnet SchoolMiddle · 967 students
- Speas ElementaryElementary · 793 students
Other Griffith Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Griffith Elementary. Griffith Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 6.
- Griffith ElementaryDunlap, TN · 786 students
- Griffith Elementary SchoolCLUTE, TX · 493 students
- Griffith Elementary SchoolPHOENIX, AZ · 422 students
- Griffith ElemWichita, KS · 370 students
- GRIFFITH ELEMENTARYFERGUSON, MO · 292 students
Nearby schools
- Parkland High1.2 mi · 1,569
- Konnoak Elementary1.2 mi · 600
- Konnoak Middle School1.3 mi · 363
- Middle College of Forsyth Cnty2.0 mi · 121
- Main Street Academy2.0 mi · 63
- Early College of Forsyth Co2.0 mi · 306
Frequently asked questions
About Griffith ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Griffith Elementary?
Griffith Elementary enrolls approximately 621 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Griffith Elementary serve?
Griffith Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Griffith Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Griffith Elementary is approximately 14.1:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Griffith Elementary?
Student demographics at Griffith Elementary are roughly 9% White, 42% Hispanic, 41% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Griffith Elementary in?
Griffith Elementary is part of Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.