Meadowlark Elementary

Meadowlark Elementary is a well-populated elementary school in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, run under Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools. The school caters to 827 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 467 students each, so Meadowlark Elementary sits 77% larger than that benchmark.

Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools comprises 79 schools with combined enrollment of 51,745 students; Meadowlark Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Meadowlark Elementary reports that the largest single group is White at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 14% Black, 13% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. Compared to Forsyth County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Forsyth County's rate of about 88%.

With demographic context factored in, Meadowlark Elementary sits in the top 10% of North Carolina schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 48.4%; actual is 78.5%, +30.1 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Forsyth County indicate the typical household earns roughly $67,165 per year, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Forsyth County's 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 55,902 students), Meadowlark Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Meadowlark Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Meadowlark Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 67.2%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 838 students in 2018 compared to 827 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 67% to 53%.

Inside the community feed, members of the Meadowlark Elementary community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.