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If you could change one rule at Kimmel Farm Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
760
Elementary
DISTRICT 526 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WINSTON SALEM / FORSYTH COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370150003144
Kimmel Farm Elementary
4672 Ebert Rd, Winston-Salem, NC 27284 · (336) 703-6760 · Forsyth County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL760 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% 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.
- 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
15.1:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
757 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 | 30 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 122 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 116 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 123 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 122 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 117 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 130 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (122) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (130).
Student demographics
66%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
45.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
55.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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
51.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% 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 Kimmel Farm Elementary
Kimmel Farm Elementary's state test result (51.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimmel Farm Elementary this school | 760 | 99.6% | 51.3% |
| E E Miller Elementary Fayetteville | 656 | 99.5% | 50.9% |
| Lake Rim Elementary Fayetteville | 656 | 99.4% | 47.4% |
| Zebulon Elementary Zebulon | 693 | 99.6% | 40.9% |
| Concord Lake STEAM Academy Kannapolis | 856 | 95.8% | N/A |
| University Meadows Elementary Charlotte | 737 | 99.6% | 42.0% |
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 Kimmel Farm Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Forsyth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #780 of 1,297 | #19 of 42 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.5% | #741 of 1,296 | #19 of 42 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #770 of 1,300 | #19 of 42 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 760 | #122 of 1,485 | #5 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #782 of 1,377 | #37 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.9% | #426 of 1,379 | #14 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #46 of 1,414 | #5 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.2% | #665 of 937 | #25 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
760
-77 (-9%) vs 2020
-4% since 2010-11, when it was 789
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 760 | 50.3 | 15.1:1 | 100% (757) |
| 2023-24 | 826 | 51.7 | 16.0:1 | 98% (813) |
| 2022-23 | 814 | 49.2 | 16.5:1 | 100% (811) |
| 2020-21 | 837 | 48 | 17.4:1 | 100% (834) |
| 2017-18 | 828 | 49.7 | 16.7:1 | 100% (825) |
| 2015-16 | 856 | 49 | 17.5:1 | 58% (496) |
| 2010-11 | 789 | 49 | 16.1:1 | 56% (440) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kimmel Farm Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (828 to 760); teachers up 1% (49.7 to 50.3).
About Kimmel Farm Elementary
Kimmel Farm Elementary is an elementary school in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, according to federal school records. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 760 students enrolled. By comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina enroll about 467 students on average.
Kimmel Farm Elementary is run by Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools, whose 79 schools enroll 51,745 students.
The student body at Kimmel Farm Elementary is 51% Black. The school is also 24% Hispanic, 14% White, 9% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 25%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 66, compared with 70 nationally.
The school had 50.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 15.1:1. That is in line with the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. The school reported 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is higher than the 88% average for public schools in Forsyth County.
Kimmel Farm Elementary earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 42% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
The model predicts 48.4% for a school in North Carolina with Kimmel Farm Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Kimmel Farm Elementary posts 51.3%.
American Community Survey estimates for Forsyth County show that median household income comes to about $67,165, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Forsyth County counts 88 public schools with about 55,902 students.
Among nearby public schools, Flat Rock Middle is closest at about 0.1 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Kimmel Farm Elementary ranks 4th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
NCES assigns Kimmel Farm Elementary the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 760, from 837 in 2020-21. The school's ratio dropped from 17.4:1 to 15.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The discussion board for Kimmel Farm Elementary is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- 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
- Flat Rock Middle0.1 mi · 674
- Friedberg Elementary1.8 mi · 468
- Ward Elementary2.2 mi · 489
- Clemmons Middle School2.3 mi · 1,092
- Griffith Elementary3.2 mi · 621
- Parkland High4.2 mi · 1,569
Frequently asked questions
About Kimmel Farm ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Kimmel Farm Elementary?
Kimmel Farm Elementary enrolls approximately 760 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Kimmel Farm Elementary serve?
Kimmel Farm Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Kimmel Farm Elementary?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at Kimmel Farm Elementary.
How diverse is Kimmel Farm Elementary?
Kimmel Farm Elementary reports a student body of 14% White, 24% Hispanic, 51% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Kimmel Farm Elementary?
Kimmel Farm Elementary is overseen by Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools in Forsyth County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.