Petree Elementary

Petree Elementary operates as a mid-sized elementary campus in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, one of the schools within Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools. Current enrollment sits at 519 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

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

Demographically, Petree Elementary logs that the largest single group is Black at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 40% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Forsyth County as a whole is about 25% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.9:1 average. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Forsyth County (around 88%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Petree Elementary falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 48.5%; this one comes in at 25.4%, -23.1 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Forsyth County indicate 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%. In all, Forsyth County runs 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 55,902 students), of which Petree Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Atkins Academic & Tech High, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Petree Elementary at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 35.7%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Petree Elementary's enrollment has ticked up 8% since 2018, when it stood at 480 (now 519). Black enrollment moved from 66% to 53% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.