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Enrollment
490
Elementary
DISTRICT 526 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WINSTON SALEM / FORSYTH COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370150000648
Whitaker Elementary
2600 Buena Vista Road, Winston Salem, NC 27104 · (336) 703-6740 · Forsyth County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL490 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% 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.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
15.2:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
125 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 | 2 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 91 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (88).
Student demographics
46%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
79.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
83.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 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
82.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.1%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Whitaker Elementary
Whitaker Elementary's state test result (82.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitaker Elementary this school | 490 | 25.5% | 82.9% |
| Stokesdale Elementary Stokesdale | 473 | 28.8% | 65.1% |
| Dr John Codington Elem Wilmington | 470 | 26.6% | 73.6% |
| Pleasant Union Elementary Raleigh | 530 | 21.1% | 79.0% |
| Dr Hubert Eaton Sr Elem Wilmington | 461 | 30.4% | 80.8% |
| Camden Intermediate Camden | 461 | 29.5% | 64.6% |
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 Whitaker Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Forsyth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.9% | #47 of 1,297 | #3 of 42 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #77 of 1,296 | #4 of 42 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.8% | #45 of 1,300 | #3 of 42 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 490 | #644 of 1,485 | #31 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #803 of 1,377 | #38 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.7% | #1,077 of 1,379 | #40 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.5% | #1,331 of 1,414 | #42 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.3% | #436 of 937 | #18 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
490
-84 (-15%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 507
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 490 | 32.3 | 15.2:1 | 26% (125) |
| 2023-24 | 529 | 35.8 | 14.8:1 | 27% (145) |
| 2022-23 | 545 | 36 | 15.1:1 | 27% (147) |
| 2020-21 | 574 | 35 | 16.4:1 | 18% (102) |
| 2017-18 | 572 | 35.2 | 16.3:1 | 18% (101) |
| 2015-16 | 596 | 33 | 18.1:1 | 18% (107) |
| 2010-11 | 635 | 38 | 16.7:1 | 12% (74) |
| 2000-01 | 425 | 38 | 11.2:1 | 21% (88) |
| 1990-91 | 507 | 30 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Whitaker Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (572 to 490); teachers down 8% (35.2 to 32.3).
About Whitaker Elementary
Among the schools in Winston Salem, North Carolina, is Whitaker Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. The latest federal count shows 490 students in pre-K through 5.
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools has 51,745 students in 79 schools, and Whitaker Elementary is one of those schools.
A majority of students at Whitaker Elementary, 71%, are White. The next largest groups are 16% Black, 8% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. The school's White share is 16 points above the 56% share among Forsyth County residents. Whitaker Elementary has a diversity index of 46%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 32.3 full-time equivalents, or about 15.2 students per teacher. Elementary schools in North Carolina have a similar average ratio of 14.9:1. About 26% of students, or 125, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Forsyth County, the average eligibility rate is 88%.
Measured against North Carolina public elementary schools, Whitaker Elementary receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Whitaker Elementary would be expected to post about 71.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 82.9%.
In Forsyth County (population about 389,977), median household income is about $67,165, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. A total of 88 public schools operate in Forsyth County, serving about 55,902 students.
Childrens Center is located about 0.9 miles from Whitaker Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Whitaker Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 574 in 2020-21 and 490 in 2024-25, a 15% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.4:1 in 2020-21 to 15.2:1 in 2024-25.
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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
- R J Reynolds HighHigh · 1,759 students
- Parkland HighHigh · 1,569 students
- Mount Tabor High SchoolHigh · 1,426 students
- North Forsyth Magnet HighHigh · 1,084 students
- Hanes Magnet SchoolMiddle · 967 students
- Speas ElementaryElementary · 793 students
Other Whitaker Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Whitaker Elementary. Whitaker Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Whitaker Elementary SchoolEL PASO, TX · 386 students
Nearby schools
- Childrens Center0.9 mi · 83
- R J Reynolds High1.2 mi · 1,759
- Moore Magnet Elementary1.3 mi · 450
- Wiley Magnet Middle1.3 mi · 754
- Sherwood Forest Elementary1.3 mi · 670
- Brunson Elementary1.5 mi · 355
Frequently asked questions
About Whitaker ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Whitaker Elementary?
Whitaker Elementary enrolls approximately 490 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Whitaker Elementary serve?
Whitaker Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Whitaker Elementary have?
Whitaker Elementary employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Whitaker Elementary?
At Whitaker Elementary, the student body is approximately 71% White, 8% Hispanic, 16% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Whitaker Elementary public or private?
Whitaker Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.