The Arts Based School

The Arts Based School is one of the mid-sized elementary-level communitys in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, operated by Arts Based School, with 663 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 467 students each, so The Arts Based School sits 42% larger than that benchmark.

The Arts Based School sits inside Arts Based School, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, The Arts Based School records that 62% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder consists of 20% Black, 9% multiracial, 9% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting The Arts Based School tighter than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Forsyth County put median household income runs about $67,165, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Forsyth County's 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 55,902 students), The Arts Based School is one campus in the mix.

Virtual Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area. As a public charter, The Arts Based School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 28%: 518 students in 2018 compared to 663 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 69% to 62%.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.