Rural Hall Elementary

Rural Hall Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary campus in Rural Hall, North Carolina, run under Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools. Current enrollment sits at 491 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Rural Hall Elementary lists that the largest single group is White at 36%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 33% Hispanic, 22% Black, 8% multiracial. By comparison, Forsyth County as a whole is about 56% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.0:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. 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 higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Rural Hall Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.7%, the actual is 47.1%, a residual of -1.6 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Forsyth County indicate median household income runs about $67,165, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Forsyth County's 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 55,902 students), Rural Hall Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Northwest Middle, roughly 3.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Rural Hall Elementary at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 37.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Looking at the recent track record. Rural Hall Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 26% since 2018, when it stood at 662 (now 491). The White share of enrollment edged down from 51% to 36% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Rural Hall Elementary community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.