North Hills Elementary

As a mid-tier elementary-level community in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, North Hills Elementary serves 453 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools.

Within Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools, which oversees 79 schools and 51,745 students, North Hills Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, North Hills Elementary lists that the largest single group is Black at 46%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 46% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 25% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, North Hills Elementary shows 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.6:1. The state averages about 14.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Forsyth County runs at roughly 88%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, North Hills Elementary is in the bottom 10% of North Carolina public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 48.5%; North Hills Elementary posts 20.9%, -27.6 points below that line.

Across the wider county, Forsyth County reports that median household earnings sit near $67,165, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. North Hills Elementary is one of 88 public schools in Forsyth County (combined enrollment of about 55,902 students).

The closest other public school is Mineral Springs Middle, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts North Hills Elementary at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 32.6%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Looking at the recent track record. North Hills Elementary's enrollment has shrank 14% since 2018, when it stood at 524 (now 453). The Black share of enrollment declined from 55% to 46% over that span.

On allk12, members of the North Hills Elementary community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.