Old Richmond Elementary

Old Richmond Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in Tobaccoville, North Carolina, overseen by Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools. The school serves 408 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools runs 79 schools in total, collectively educating 51,745 students. Old Richmond Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Old Richmond Elementary logs that the largest single group is White at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 22% Black, 16% Hispanic, 6% 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 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Forsyth County (around 88%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Old Richmond Elementary sits in the top 10% of North Carolina schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 48.5%; actual is 69.2%, +20.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, Forsyth County reports that 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%. In all, Forsyth County runs 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 55,902 students), of which Old Richmond Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Ronald W Reagan High School, roughly 2.8 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Old Richmond Elementary comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 44.5%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 14%: 477 students in 2018 compared to 408 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 61% to 53%.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Old Richmond Elementary typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.