Enrollment
332
Elementary
DISTRICT 526 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WINSTON SALEM / FORSYTH COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370150000615
Kimberley Park Elementary
1700 Old Cherry Street, Winston Salem, NC 27105 · (336) 703-6731 · Forsyth County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL332 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 20% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- C-Test 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
11.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
329 students
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 | 48 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 77% larger than its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
38%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
36.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
37.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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
42.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Kimberley Park Elementary
Kimberley Park Elementary's state test result (42.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimberley Park Elementary this school | 332 | 99.1% | 42.4% |
| Walter G. Byers School Charlotte | 303 | 99.0% | 37.3% |
| E M Rollins Elementary Henderson | 322 | 99.1% | 46.1% |
| Mariam Boyd Elementary Warrenton | 291 | 97.9% | 21.9% |
| Stocks Elementary Tarboro | 389 | 96.1% | 32.3% |
| B O Barnes Elementary Wilson | 274 | 98.9% | 46.8% |
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 Kimberley Park Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Forsyth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #1,035 of 1,297 | #30 of 42 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #1,166 of 1,296 | #35 of 42 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #1,063 of 1,300 | #29 of 42 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 332 | #1,107 of 1,485 | #43 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #46 of 1,377 | #4 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.3% | #1,201 of 1,379 | #45 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.1% | #591 of 1,414 | #36 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +28.7% | #67 of 369 | #1 of 12 |
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
332
+85 (+34%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 382
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 332 | 29.2 | 11.4:1 | 99% (329) |
| 2023-24 | 308 | 25.7 | 12.0:1 | 99% (305) |
| 2022-23 | 278 | 27.3 | 10.2:1 | 99% (275) |
| 2020-21 | 247 | 24 | 10.3:1 | 99% (244) |
| 2017-18 | 258 | 24.7 | 10.5:1 | 99% (255) |
| 2015-16 | 290 | 25 | 11.6:1 | 99% (287) |
| 2010-11 | 276 | 22 | 12.6:1 | 99% (273) |
| 2000-01 | 294 | 37 | 8.0:1 | 92% (271) |
| 1990-91 | 382 | 24 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kimberley Park Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 29% (258 to 332); teachers up 18% (24.7 to 29.2).
About Kimberley Park Elementary
Kimberley Park Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school in Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools, located in Winston Salem, North Carolina. It has an enrollment of 332 students in pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in North Carolina, the average enrollment is about 467.
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools enrolls 51,745 students in 79 schools, including Kimberley Park Elementary.
The student body at Kimberley Park Elementary is 77% Black. Other reported shares: 17% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% White. Forsyth County's residents are about 25% Black, 51 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 38% means there is a 38% chance two randomly chosen students at Kimberley Park Elementary are from different groups.
Kimberley Park Elementary reported 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 11.4:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in North Carolina is 14.9:1. There are 329 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 99% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in Forsyth County averages 88%, lower than here.
Kimberley Park Elementary holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 20% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Kimberley Park Elementary's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (42.4%) and its predicted rate (48.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools.
Looking at the county, Forsyth County, median household income comes to about $67,165, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The county has 88 public schools and about 55,902 students.
A public school about 0.4 miles away, Paisley Magnet School, is the closest to Kimberley Park Elementary. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Kimberley Park Elementary. In a group of 5 nearby schools with scores, Kimberley Park Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Kimberley Park Elementary is City: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 85 students, from 247 to 332. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 10.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.4:1.
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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
Nearby schools
- Paisley Magnet School0.4 mi · 553
- Lowrance Middle0.4 mi · 129
- Cook Literacy Model School0.6 mi · 228
- The Arts Based School1.0 mi · 663
- Virtual Academy1.1 mi · 177
- The Downtown School1.1 mi · 453
Frequently asked questions
About Kimberley Park ElementaryHow many students attend Kimberley Park Elementary?
Kimberley Park Elementary enrolls approximately 332 students in grades PK-05.
Is Kimberley Park Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kimberley Park Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kimberley Park Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kimberley Park Elementary is approximately 11.4:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kimberley Park Elementary?
At Kimberley Park Elementary, the student body is approximately 2% White, 17% Hispanic, 77% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Kimberley Park Elementary in?
Kimberley Park Elementary is part of Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools.
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