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If you could change one rule at Winstead Avenue Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
555
Elementary
DISTRICT 459 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NASH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370327002401
Winstead Avenue Elementary
991 South Winstead Avenue, Rocky Mount, NC 27804 · (252) 462-2845 · Nash County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL555 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 29% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
22.6:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
550 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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 | 102 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 99 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 98 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is 36% larger than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
43.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
49.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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
46.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Winstead Avenue Elementary
Winstead Avenue Elementary's state test result (46.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winstead Avenue Elementary this school | 555 | 99.1% | 46.3% |
| C Wayne Collier Elementary Hope Mills | 532 | 99.4% | 55.1% |
| Elizabeth Elementary Shelby | 649 | 99.5% | 49.7% |
| Murray-Massenburg Elementary Durham | 517 | 99.4% | 43.0% |
| Eastern Elementary Washington | 484 | 99.4% | N/A |
| Sedalia Elementary Sedalia | 535 | 98.9% | 52.4% |
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 Winstead Avenue Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Nash County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #925 of 1,297 | #10 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #926 of 1,296 | #10 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #841 of 1,300 | #6 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 555 | #452 of 1,485 | #7 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.6:1 | #1,365 of 1,377 | #12 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.0% | #315 of 1,379 | #2 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.1% | #590 of 1,414 | #8 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.2% | #935 of 937 | #9 of 9 |
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
555
+60 (+12%) vs 2020
-27% since 2000-01, when it was 758
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 555 | 24.6 | 22.6:1 | 99% (550) |
| 2023-24 | 538 | 36 | 14.9:1 | 97% (521) |
| 2022-23 | 538 | 35.1 | 15.3:1 | 80% (432) |
| 2020-21 | 495 | 37 | 13.4:1 | 99% (492) |
| 2017-18 | 556 | 36 | 15.4:1 | 99% (553) |
| 2015-16 | 582 | 32 | 18.2:1 | 99% (579) |
| 2010-11 | 554 | 34 | 16.3:1 | 72% (401) |
| 2000-01 | 758 | 40 | 18.9:1 | 37% (284) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Winstead Avenue Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (556 to 555); teachers down 32% (36 to 24.6).
About Winstead Avenue Elementary
Winstead Avenue Elementary operates as a mid-sized elementary school in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Total enrollment is 555 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 5.
Federal data list 28 schools in Nash County Public Schools, with 14,587 students enrolled.
The largest group at Winstead Avenue Elementary is Black students, at 45%. The school is also 28% White, 17% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. The diversity index for Winstead Avenue Elementary is 68%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school's 24.6 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.6:1. Elementary schools in North Carolina have an average ratio of 14.9:1. At Winstead Avenue Elementary, 99% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Nash County average a similar 98%.
On the allk12 Grade, Winstead Avenue Elementary lands at C, ahead of 29% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 48.6% for Winstead Avenue Elementary. The school posts 46.3%, 2.3 points below the prediction.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Nash County show that the median household earns about $62,426 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Nash County has 27 public schools with about 14,285 students, including Winstead Avenue Elementary.
Winstead Avenue Elementary is about 0.8 miles from Englewood Elementary, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Winstead Avenue Elementary's average proficiency of 46.3% compares with 38.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Its location is classified as City: Small by the National Center for Education Statistics.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 555, up from 495 in 2020-21. The school's ratio increased from 13.4:1 to 22.6:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Winstead Avenue Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Nash County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
96,216
Census ACS
Median income
$62,426
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
14,285 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Nash County Public Schools
- Southern Nash HighHigh · 1,048 students
- Northern Nash HighHigh · 1,035 students
- Rocky Mount HighHigh · 1,023 students
- Red Oak MiddleMiddle · 840 students
- Southern Nash MiddleMiddle · 795 students
- Nash Central HighHigh · 703 students
Other schools in Rocky Mount
- Northern Nash HighHigh · 1,035 students
- Rocky Mount HighHigh · 1,023 students
- Rocky Mount PreparatoryCombined · 854 students
- Nash Central HighHigh · 703 students
- Rocky Mount MiddleMiddle · 692 students
- G R Edwards ElementaryElementary · 632 students
Nearby schools
- Englewood Elementary0.8 mi · 383
- Rocky Mount High1.1 mi · 1,023
- G R Edwards Elementary1.7 mi · 632
- Benvenue Elementary1.8 mi · 562
- Nash Everywhere Digital Academy (NEDA)2.2 mi · 259
- Tar River Academy2.3 mi · 74
Frequently asked questions
About Winstead Avenue ElementaryHow many students attend Winstead Avenue Elementary?
Winstead Avenue Elementary enrolls approximately 555 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Winstead Avenue Elementary serve?
Winstead Avenue Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Winstead Avenue Elementary have?
Winstead Avenue Elementary employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.6:1.
How diverse is Winstead Avenue Elementary?
Winstead Avenue Elementary reports a student body of 28% White, 17% Hispanic, 45% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Winstead Avenue Elementary?
Winstead Avenue Elementary is overseen by Nash County Public Schools in Nash County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.