Konnoak Elementary

Konnoak Elementary is a primary school of reasonably sized scale in Winston Salem, North Carolina, one of the schools within Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools, teacheing 600 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 28% larger than the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 467 students.

Across the 79 schools in Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools (51,745 students total), Konnoak Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Konnoak Elementary records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 59% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 31% Black, 7% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Forsyth County as a whole is about 15% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school reports having 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.9:1 average. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Forsyth County's rate of about 88%.

After controlling for student poverty, Konnoak 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 41.6%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Forsyth County shows median household income runs about $67,165, 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 Konnoak Elementary is one.

Konnoak Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Konnoak Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 30.2%.

Konnoak Elementary operates from a metropolitan location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 7%: 647 students in 2018 compared to 600 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 52% to 59% across the same window.

On allk12, the feed for Konnoak Elementary typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.