Sedge Garden Elementary

Sedge Garden Elementary is a K-5 school of expansive scale in Kernersville, North Carolina, operated by Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools, instructing 714 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 53% bigger than the state mean of about 467.

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

Demographically, Sedge Garden Elementary logs that the most-represented group is White (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 22% Hispanic, 22% Black, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 56% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school reports having 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. The state averages about 14.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 100% of students at Sedge Garden Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Forsyth County's rate of about 88%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Sedge Garden Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 48.4%; this one delivers 69.3%, a residual of +20.9 points.

In the area at large, 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%. Across Forsyth County's 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 55,902 students), Sedge Garden Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Smith Farm Elementary, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sedge Garden Elementary at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 41.6%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Looking at the recent track record. Sedge Garden Elementary's enrollment has edged up 13% since 2018, when it stood at 634 (now 714).

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