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Enrollment
633
Elementary
DISTRICT 526 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WINSTON SALEM / FORSYTH COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370150000645
Walkertown Elementary
2971 Main Street, Walkertown, NC 27051 · (336) 703-4252 · Forsyth County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL633 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% 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.
- CBeats 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
13.1:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
630 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 | 18 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 89 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 106 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 121 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (103).
Student demographics
67%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
39.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
46.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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
44.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Walkertown Elementary
Walkertown Elementary's state test result (44.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walkertown Elementary this school | 633 | 99.5% | 44.2% |
| Granite Quarry Elementary Salisbury | 586 | 99.5% | 40.2% |
| Caleb's Creek Elementary Kernersville | 642 | 99.5% | 58.9% |
| Powhatan Elementary Clayton | 656 | 99.5% | 73.1% |
| Carr Elementary Dallas | 665 | 99.5% | 46.9% |
| Sedge Garden Elementary Kernersville | 714 | 99.6% | 69.3% |
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 Walkertown Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Forsyth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #977 of 1,297 | #28 of 42 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #984 of 1,296 | #31 of 42 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #959 of 1,300 | #25 of 42 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 633 | #296 of 1,485 | #13 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #235 of 1,377 | #16 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.6% | #389 of 1,379 | #12 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #115 of 1,414 | #9 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.7% | #388 of 937 | #16 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
633
-10 (-2%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 741
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 633 | 48.5 | 13.1:1 | 100% (630) |
| 2023-24 | 662 | 49.7 | 13.3:1 | 100% (659) |
| 2022-23 | 697 | 45.8 | 15.2:1 | 100% (694) |
| 2020-21 | 643 | 39 | 16.5:1 | 100% (640) |
| 2017-18 | 751 | 46.3 | 16.2:1 | 98% (737) |
| 2015-16 | 766 | 42 | 18.2:1 | 100% (763) |
| 2010-11 | 874 | 56 | 15.6:1 | 59% (519) |
| 2000-01 | 975 | 63 | 15.5:1 | 39% (376) |
| 1990-91 | 741 | 41 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walkertown Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (751 to 633); teachers up 5% (46.3 to 48.5).
About Walkertown Elementary
In Walkertown, North Carolina, Walkertown Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 633 students. The school's enrollment is 36% bigger than the 467 average for elementary schools in North Carolina.
In Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools, 79 schools enroll a combined 51,745 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Walkertown Elementary is White (47%). Other students are 26% Black, 20% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. That is lower than the 56% White share among all Forsyth County residents. Walkertown Elementary has a diversity index of 67%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 13.1:1, with 48.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina average 14.9:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 100%. Across public schools in Forsyth County, the average is 88%.
Walkertown Elementary is graded C by allk12, scoring above 25% of North Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Walkertown Elementary is 48.5%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 44.2%.
County data help place the school in context: in Forsyth County, median household income is about $67,165, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The public schools of Forsyth County number 88 and enroll about 55,902.
The closest public school, Walkertown High, is about 0.3 miles from Walkertown Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Walkertown Elementary is 3rd of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Locale data from NCES put Walkertown Elementary in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment went from 643 in 2020-21 to 633 in 2024-25, a change of 10 students. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.5:1 in 2020-21 to 13.1:1 in 2024-25.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Walkertown
- Walkertown HighHigh · 662 students
- Walkertown MiddleMiddle · 617 students
- Appalachian Academy at Middle ForkElementary · 295 students
Nearby schools
- Walkertown High0.3 mi · 662
- Walkertown Middle0.4 mi · 617
- Appalachian Academy at Middle Fork2.4 mi · 295
- Cash Elementary2.9 mi · 520
- Ibraham Elementary2.9 mi · 357
- East Forsyth Middle School2.9 mi · 772
Frequently asked questions
About Walkertown ElementaryHow many students attend Walkertown Elementary?
Walkertown Elementary enrolls approximately 633 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Walkertown Elementary serve?
Walkertown Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Walkertown Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Walkertown Elementary is approximately 13.1:1 (49 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Walkertown Elementary?
At Walkertown Elementary, the student body is approximately 47% White, 20% Hispanic, 26% Black, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Walkertown Elementary?
Walkertown 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.