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Enrollment
717
Elementary
DISTRICT 441 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIDSON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370114000482
Wallburg Elementary
205 Motsinger Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27107 · (336) 769-2921 · Davidson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL717 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 68% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
17.8:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
366 students
DISTRICT 77% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 116 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 113 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 138 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 142 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 131 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (116) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (131).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
63.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
72.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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
67.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.3%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Wallburg Elementary
Wallburg Elementary's state test result (67.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wallburg Elementary this school | 717 | 51.0% | 67.4% |
| Queens Creek Elementary Swansboro | 706 | 51.1% | 59.3% |
| Waxhaw Elementary Waxhaw | 615 | 48.8% | 66.5% |
| Mooresville Intermediate Mooresville | 690 | 44.9% | 65.5% |
| Richlands Elementary Richlands | 591 | 49.7% | 55.8% |
| Sherrills Ford Elementary Sherrills Ford | 633 | 42.3% | 67.9% |
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 Wallburg Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Davidson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.4% | #288 of 1,297 | #4 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.7% | #267 of 1,296 | #5 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #264 of 1,300 | #2 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 717 | #159 of 1,485 | #2 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #1,287 of 1,377 | #25 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.7% | #1,009 of 1,379 | #10 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.0% | #1,158 of 1,414 | #20 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.4% | #432 of 937 | #8 of 18 |
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
717
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 641
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 717 | 40.3 | 17.8:1 | 51% (366) |
| 2023-24 | 694 | 41.9 | 16.6:1 | 45% (314) |
| 2022-23 | 742 | 43.7 | 17.0:1 | 42% (314) |
| 2020-21 | 723 | 41 | 17.6:1 | 28% (203) |
| 2017-18 | 838 | 42.4 | 19.8:1 | 32% (267) |
| 2015-16 | 824 | 41 | 20.1:1 | 38% (315) |
| 2010-11 | 888 | 46 | 19.3:1 | 30% (267) |
| 2000-01 | 817 | 49 | 16.7:1 | 14% (115) |
| 1990-91 | 641 | 33 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wallburg Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (838 to 717); teachers down 5% (42.4 to 40.3).
About Wallburg Elementary
Wallburg Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, one of the schools in Davidson County Schools. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 717 students in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in North Carolina, the average enrollment is about 467.
The 35 schools in Davidson County Schools enroll 17,936 students altogether, Wallburg Elementary among them.
The student body at Wallburg Elementary is 70% White. Other reported shares: 12% Hispanic, 9% Black, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. A diversity index of 49% means there is a 49% chance two randomly chosen students at Wallburg Elementary are from different groups.
Wallburg Elementary has 40.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 17.8:1. Elementary schools in North Carolina have an average ratio of 14.9:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 51%. That rate is below the 76% average among public schools in Davidson County.
Among North Carolina public elementary schools, Wallburg Elementary outscored 68%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Compared with North Carolina schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Wallburg Elementary's results are 4.1 points above predicted: 67.4% against 63.3%.
For Davidson County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $64,172 a year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Counting Wallburg Elementary, Davidson County has 49 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Union Cross Traditional Acad is about 3.0 miles from Wallburg Elementary. The five-mile area around Wallburg Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 52.9% proficiency; Wallburg Elementary posts 67.4%.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
Enrollment at Wallburg Elementary was 723 in 2020-21 and 717 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
Wallburg Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Davidson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
172,954
Census ACS
Median income
$64,172
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
23,696 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Davidson County Schools
- Oak Grove HighHigh · 992 students
- North Davidson HighHigh · 935 students
- Central Davidson HighHigh · 897 students
- Ledford Senior HighHigh · 776 students
- West Davidson HighHigh · 740 students
- Oak Grove MiddleMiddle · 727 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
- Union Cross Traditional Acad3.0 mi · 549
- NC Leadership Charter Academy3.1 mi · 1,209
- Ledford Senior High3.2 mi · 776
- Friendship Elementary3.4 mi · 470
- Ledford Middle4.4 mi · 651
- Robert B Glenn High School4.4 mi · 1,396
Frequently asked questions
About Wallburg ElementaryHow large is Wallburg Elementary?
Wallburg Elementary enrolls approximately 717 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Wallburg Elementary serve?
Wallburg Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Wallburg Elementary?
Approximately 17.8:1 students per teacher at Wallburg Elementary.
How diverse is Wallburg Elementary?
Wallburg Elementary reports a student body of 70% White, 12% Hispanic, 9% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Wallburg Elementary public or private?
Wallburg Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Davidson County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.