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Enrollment
491
Elementary
DISTRICT 526 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WINSTON SALEM / FORSYTH COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370150000635
Rural Hall Elementary
275 College Street, Rural Hall, NC 27045 · (336) 703-6789 · Forsyth County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL491 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
485 students
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
43.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
46.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Rural Hall Elementary
Rural Hall Elementary's state test result (47.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rural Hall Elementary this school | 491 | 98.8% | 47.1% |
| Johnsonville Elementary Cameron | 489 | 99.2% | 54.6% |
| Easley Elementary Durham | 490 | 99.4% | 74.0% |
| Malpass Corner Elementary Burgaw | 513 | 98.1% | 39.7% |
| Rocky River Elementary Monroe | 536 | 99.4% | 63.6% |
| E K Powe Elementary Durham | 454 | 99.3% | 51.0% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Rural Hall Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Forsyth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #898 of 1,297 | #26 of 42 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #993 of 1,296 | #32 of 42 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #838 of 1,300 | #21 of 42 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 491 | #639 of 1,485 | #30 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #755 of 1,377 | #35 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.6% | #168 of 1,379 | #4 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.8% | #755 of 1,414 | #37 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.8% | #149 of 937 | #8 of 32 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
491
-95 (-16%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 702
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 16.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 491 | 32.7 | 15.0:1 | 99% (485) |
| 2023-24 | 465 | 33.9 | 13.7:1 | 99% (462) |
| 2022-23 | 492 | 36 | 13.7:1 | 99% (489) |
| 2020-21 | 586 | 35 | 16.7:1 | 44% (258) |
| 2017-18 | 662 | 45.7 | 14.5:1 | 58% (382) |
| 2015-16 | 648 | 39 | 16.6:1 | 55% (356) |
| 2010-11 | 633 | 35 | 18.1:1 | 49% (308) |
| 2000-01 | 805 | 61 | 13.2:1 | 35% (285) |
| 1990-91 | 702 | 43 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rural Hall Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (662 to 491); teachers down 28% (45.7 to 32.7).
About Rural Hall Elementary
Rural Hall Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in Rural Hall, North Carolina. There are 491 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5.
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools is responsible for 79 schools, Rural Hall Elementary included, with 51,745 students in all.
The largest group at Rural Hall Elementary is White students, at 36%. The school is also 33% Hispanic, 22% Black, and 8% multiracial. That is lower than the 56% White share among all Forsyth County residents. The diversity index for Rural Hall Elementary is 71%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Rural Hall Elementary has 32.7 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina is about 14.9:1. The school has 99% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 88% average for public schools in Forsyth County is 11 points lower.
On the allk12 Grade, Rural Hall Elementary lands at C, ahead of 32% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 48.7% at Rural Hall Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 47.1%.
In the surrounding county, Forsyth County, median household income comes to about $67,165, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The county's public schools total 88, with about 55,902 students.
Measured in a straight line, Northwest Middle is about 3.5 miles from Rural Hall Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Rural Hall Elementary is ahead of the 37.5% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 7.
For locale, NCES codes Rural Hall Elementary as Suburb: Large.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 491, down from 586 in 2020-21. The school's ratio dropped from 16.7:1 to 15.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The Rural Hall Elementary discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Forsyth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
389,977
Census ACS
Median income
$67,165
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
88
55,902 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
- West Forsyth HighHigh · 2,145 students
- Ronald W Reagan High SchoolHigh · 2,122 students
- R J Reynolds HighHigh · 1,759 students
- East Forsyth HighHigh · 1,647 students
- Parkland HighHigh · 1,569 students
- Mount Tabor High SchoolHigh · 1,426 students
Nearby schools
- Northwest Middle3.5 mi · 702
- Gibson Elementary3.9 mi · 589
- Poplar Springs Elementary School4.0 mi · 495
- Kingswood School4.1 mi · 9
- King Elementary School4.4 mi · 383
- North Forsyth Magnet High4.7 mi · 1,084
Frequently asked questions
About Rural Hall ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Rural Hall Elementary?
Rural Hall Elementary enrolls approximately 491 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Rural Hall Elementary serve?
Rural Hall Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Rural Hall Elementary have?
Rural Hall Elementary employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Rural Hall Elementary?
Student demographics at Rural Hall Elementary are roughly 36% White, 33% Hispanic, 22% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Rural Hall Elementary in?
Rural Hall Elementary is part of Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.