Vienna Elementary

Located at 1975 Chickasha Road, in Pfafftown, North Carolina, Vienna Elementary is a sprawling K-5 school that serves 755 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 467 students each, so Vienna Elementary sits 62% larger than that benchmark.

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

Looking at the student body, Vienna Elementary records that 66% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 9% Black, 8% Asian, 6% multiracial. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 56%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Vienna Elementary has 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 31% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Forsyth County (around 88%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Vienna Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 69.4%; this one delivers 78.6%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Forsyth County indicate median household income runs about $67,165, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Forsyth County's 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 55,902 students), Vienna Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Lewisville Middle, around 1.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Vienna Elementary at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 68.0%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 4%: 784 students in 2018 compared to 755 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 74% to 66%.

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