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What's the most underrated thing about Smith Farm Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
440
Elementary
DISTRICT 526 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WINSTON SALEM / FORSYTH COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370150003274
Smith Farm Elementary
4250 Johnny Knoll Lane, Winston-Salem, NC 27107 · (336) 703-4188 · Forsyth County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL440 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
12.1:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
437 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 | 36 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
65%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
41.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
56.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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
49.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% 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 Smith Farm Elementary
Smith Farm Elementary's state test result (49.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Farm Elementary this school | 440 | 99.3% | 49.9% |
| Oak Grove Elementary Durham | 395 | 99.2% | 61.4% |
| Hurley Elementary Salisbury | 466 | 99.4% | 23.8% |
| South Smithfield Elementary Smithfield | 450 | 99.3% | 42.1% |
| Lockhart Elementary Knightdale | 463 | 99.4% | 47.9% |
| Bethesda Elementary Durham | 442 | 99.3% | 42.1% |
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 Smith Farm Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Forsyth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.9% | #818 of 1,297 | #21 of 42 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #709 of 1,296 | #18 of 42 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #885 of 1,300 | #24 of 42 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 440 | #784 of 1,485 | #36 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #103 of 1,377 | #10 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.3% | #457 of 1,379 | #17 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #380 of 1,414 | #29 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.2% | #59 of 937 | #3 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
440
-102 (-19%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 440 | 36.4 | 12.1:1 | 99% (437) |
| 2023-24 | 441 | 38.5 | 11.4:1 | 99% (438) |
| 2022-23 | 527 | 40.3 | 13.1:1 | 99% (524) |
| 2020-21 | 542 | 36 | 15.1:1 | 99% (539) |
| 2017-18 | 659 | 41.1 | 16.0:1 | 97% (641) |
| 2015-16 | 570 | 32 | 17.8:1 | 65% (372) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Smith Farm Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (659 to 440); teachers down 12% (41.1 to 36.4).
About Smith Farm Elementary
Smith Farm Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It enrolls 440 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5.
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools runs Smith Farm Elementary along with 78 other schools, enrolling 51,745 students in total.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Smith Farm Elementary is Hispanic, with 41% of students. Other groups include 40% Black, 11% White, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 15% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 65, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 36.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 12.1:1. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina, 14.9:1, is higher. Of all students at Smith Farm Elementary, 99% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Forsyth County, the average is 88%.
Smith Farm Elementary earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 39% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
The model predicts 48.5% for a school in North Carolina with Smith Farm Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Smith Farm Elementary posts 49.9%.
In Forsyth County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $67,165, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The county has 88 public schools and about 55,902 students.
About 1.0 miles separate Smith Farm Elementary from the closest public school, Sedge Garden Elementary. The five-mile area around Smith Farm Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Smith Farm Elementary ranks 4th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 49.9% against a local average of 44.6%.
The NCES locale for Smith Farm Elementary is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 102 students, from 542 to 440. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 12.1:1, from 15.1:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Smith Farm Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
Other schools in Winston-Salem
- Atkins Academic & Tech HighHigh · 1,187 students
- Clemmons Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,092 students
- Oak Grove HighHigh · 992 students
- Meadowlark MiddleMiddle · 857 students
- Meadowlark ElementaryElementary · 827 students
- Thomas Jefferson MiddleMiddle · 808 students
Nearby schools
- Sedge Garden Elementary1.0 mi · 714
- Robert B Glenn High School1.8 mi · 1,396
- Hall-Woodward Elementary1.9 mi · 532
- East Forsyth High2.5 mi · 1,647
- Union Cross Traditional Acad2.7 mi · 549
- Caleb's Creek Elementary2.9 mi · 642
Frequently asked questions
About Smith Farm ElementaryHow large is Smith Farm Elementary?
Smith Farm Elementary enrolls approximately 440 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Smith Farm Elementary serve?
Smith Farm Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Smith Farm Elementary?
Approximately 12.1:1 students per teacher at Smith Farm Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Smith Farm Elementary?
At Smith Farm Elementary, the student body is approximately 11% White, 41% Hispanic, 40% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Smith Farm Elementary?
Smith Farm Elementary is overseen by Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools in Forsyth County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.