Lowest Student–Teacher Ratio in Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools (2025)
Schools with the fewest students per FTE teacher, among schools with at least 100 students. Ranked by the Success Index (US) from official American data; 72 schools in Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools, North Carolina. Rank positions shown on each profile are within United States and North Carolina.
- Elementary Schools in Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
- Middle Schools in Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
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- Schools by Math Proficiency in Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
- Schools by Reading Proficiency in Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
- Largest Schools in Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
- 119Hall-Woodward ElementaryWinston Salem · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.0
- 222Diggs-Latham ElementaryWinston Salem · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.4
- 316Konnoak Middle SchoolWinston Salem · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 10.4
- 416Winston-Salem Preparatory AcadWinston-Salem · Public HighStudents per teacher: 10.9
- 515Kimberley Park ElementaryWinston Salem · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.4
- 615Easton Elementary SchoolWinston Salem · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.5
- 716Forest Park ElementaryWinston Salem · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.6
- 815Ashley AcademyWinston-Salem · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.6
- 927Mineral Springs ElementaryWinston Salem · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.8
- 1016Cook Literacy Model SchoolWinston-Salem · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.0
- 1119Smith Farm ElementaryWinston-Salem · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.2
- 1219Bolton ElementaryWinston Salem · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.3
- 1318Gibson ElementaryWinston-Salem · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.5
- 1432Kernersville ElementaryKernersville · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.6
- 1529South Fork ElementaryWinston Salem · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.6
- 1651Brunson ElementaryWinston Salem · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.7
- 1716Mineral Springs MiddleWinston Salem · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 13.0
- 1842Paisley Magnet SchoolWinston Salem · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 13.2
- 1925Walkertown ElementaryWalkertown · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.2
- 2021Ward ElementaryWinston-Salem · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.2
- 2113Ibraham ElementaryWinston Salem · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.2
- 2277The Downtown SchoolWinston Salem · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.3
- 2339Cash ElementaryKernersville · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.3
- 2426Moore Magnet ElementaryWinston Salem · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.6
- 2517Konnoak ElementaryWinston Salem · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.6
- 2625Union Cross Traditional AcadKernersville · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.7
- 2720Flat Rock MiddleWinston-Salem · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 13.8
- 2851Jefferson ElementaryWinston-Salem · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.0
- 2913Old Town ElementaryWinston Salem · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.0
- 3011Petree ElementaryWinston-Salem · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.0
- 3123Walkertown HighWalkertown · Public HighStudents per teacher: 14.1
- 3242Caleb's Creek ElementaryKernersville · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.3
- 3318J F Kennedy HighWinston Salem · Public HighStudents per teacher: 14.4
- 3417Griffith ElementaryWinston Salem · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.4
- 3542Old Richmond ElementaryTobaccoville · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.6
- 3635Sedge Garden ElementaryKernersville · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.6
- 3718Northwest MiddleWinston Salem · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 14.6
- 3814North Hills ElementaryWinston-Salem · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.6
- 3924Walkertown MiddleWalkertown · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 14.7
- 4048Piney Grove ElementaryKernersville · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.8
- 4147Frank Morgan ElementaryClemmons · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.9
- 4217Parkland HighWinston Salem · Public HighStudents per teacher: 14.9
- 4363Meadowlark ElementaryWinston-Salem · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 15.0
- 4486Sherwood Forest ElementaryWinston Salem · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 15.2
- 4578Southwest ElementaryClemmons · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 15.2
- 4626Kimmel Farm ElementaryWinston-Salem · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 15.2
- 4717Carver HighWinston Salem · Public HighStudents per teacher: 15.2
- 4881Whitaker ElementaryWinston Salem · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 15.3
- 4924Rural Hall ElementaryRural Hall · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 15.3
- 5075Vienna ElementaryPfafftown · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 15.4
- 5119Speas ElementaryWinston Salem · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 15.5
- 5224Wiley Magnet MiddleWinston Salem · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 15.7
- 5325Southeast MiddleKernersville · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 15.9
- 5417North Forsyth Magnet HighWinston Salem · Public HighStudents per teacher: 15.9
- 5558Lewisville ElementaryLewisville · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 16.0
- 5658Clemmons ElementaryClemmons · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 16.1
- 5713East Forsyth Middle SchoolKernersville · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 16.1
- 5856Hanes Magnet SchoolWinston Salem · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 16.4
- 5928Robert B Glenn High SchoolKernersville · Public HighStudents per teacher: 16.4
- 6031East Forsyth HighKernersville · Public HighStudents per teacher: 16.6
- 6144Kernersville MiddleKernersville · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 16.8
- 6216Lewisville MiddleLewisville · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 16.8
- 6357Meadowlark MiddleWinston-Salem · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 17.1
- 6448Thomas Jefferson MiddleWinston-Salem · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 17.2
- 6570Atkins Academic & Tech HighWinston-Salem · Public HighStudents per teacher: 17.5
- 6634R J Reynolds HighWinston Salem · Public HighStudents per teacher: 17.8
- 6731Mount Tabor High SchoolWinston Salem · Public HighStudents per teacher: 17.8
- 6840Clemmons Middle SchoolWinston-Salem · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 18.2
- 6969Ronald W Reagan High SchoolPfafftown · Public HighStudents per teacher: 18.5
- 7064West Forsyth HighClemmons · Public HighStudents per teacher: 18.7
- 7179Early College of Forsyth CoWinston Salem · Public HighStudents per teacher: 21.9
- 7268Middle College of Forsyth CntyWinston-Salem · Public HighStudents per teacher: 30.3
| # | School | Sector | Students per teacher | Success Index (US) | Key result | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hall-Woodward Elementary Winston Salem · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 10.0 | 19.4 Lower 50% | 18% Math proficiency | 532 |
| 2 | Diggs-Latham Elementary Winston Salem · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 10.4 | 22.1 Lower 50% | 24% Math proficiency | 385 |
| 3 | Konnoak Middle School Winston Salem · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 10.4 | 15.7 Lower 50% | 4% Math proficiency | 363 |
| 4 | Winston-Salem Preparatory Acad Winston-Salem · High · Grades 6–12 | Public | 10.9 | 15.5 Lower 50% | 5% Math proficiency | 369 |
| 5 | Kimberley Park Elementary Winston Salem · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 11.4 | 15.2 Lower 50% | 7.5% Math proficiency | 332 |
| 6 | Easton Elementary School Winston Salem · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 11.5 | 15.3 Lower 50% | 11% Math proficiency | 504 |
| 7 | Forest Park Elementary Winston Salem · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 11.6 | 15.9 Lower 50% | 12% Math proficiency | 522 |
| 8 | Ashley Academy Winston-Salem · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 11.6 | 15.3 Lower 50% | 9% Math proficiency | 348 |
| 9 | Mineral Springs Elementary Winston Salem · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 11.8 | 27.3 Lower 50% | 36% Math proficiency | 545 |
| 10 | Cook Literacy Model School Winston-Salem · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 12.0 | 15.5 Lower 50% | 17% Math proficiency | 228 |
| 11 | Smith Farm Elementary Winston-Salem · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 12.2 | 18.8 Lower 50% | 20% Math proficiency | 440 |
| 12 | Bolton Elementary Winston Salem · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 12.3 | 19.4 Lower 50% | 21% Math proficiency | 380 |
| 13 | Gibson Elementary Winston-Salem · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 12.5 | 18.4 Lower 50% | 23% Math proficiency | 589 |
| 14 | Kernersville Elementary Kernersville · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 12.6 | 31.9 Lower 50% | 39% Math proficiency | 568 |
| 15 | South Fork Elementary Winston Salem · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 12.6 | 29.2 Lower 50% | 38% Math proficiency | 503 |
| 16 | Brunson Elementary Winston Salem · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 12.7 | 50.6 Top 50% | 54% Math proficiency | 355 |
| 17 | Mineral Springs Middle Winston Salem · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 13.0 | 16.2 Lower 50% | 16% Math proficiency | 702 |
| 18 | Paisley Magnet School Winston Salem · Middle · Grades 6–10 | Public | 13.2 | 41.7 Lower 50% | 38% Math proficiency | 553 |
| 19 | Walkertown Elementary Walkertown · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 13.2 | 24.8 Lower 50% | 29% Math proficiency | 633 |
| 20 | Ward Elementary Winston-Salem · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 13.2 | 21.3 Lower 50% | 25% Math proficiency | 489 |
| 21 | Ibraham Elementary Winston Salem · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 13.2 | 13.3 Lower 50% | 9% Math proficiency | 357 |
| 22 | The Downtown School Winston Salem · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 13.3 | 76.7 Top 25% | 58% Math proficiency | 453 |
| 23 | Cash Elementary Kernersville · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 13.3 | 38.5 Lower 50% | 40% Math proficiency | 520 |
| 24 | Moore Magnet Elementary Winston Salem · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 13.6 | 25.8 Lower 50% | 29% Math proficiency | 450 |
| 25 | Konnoak Elementary Winston Salem · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 13.6 | 17.1 Lower 50% | 21% Math proficiency | 600 |
| 26 | Union Cross Traditional Acad Kernersville · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 13.7 | 24.5 Lower 50% | 31% Math proficiency | 549 |
| 27 | Flat Rock Middle Winston-Salem · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 13.8 | 19.9 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 674 |
| 28 | Jefferson Elementary Winston-Salem · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 14.0 | 50.8 Top 50% | 55% Math proficiency | 560 |
| 29 | Old Town Elementary Winston Salem · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 14.0 | 13.2 Lower 50% | 16% Math proficiency | 617 |
| 30 | Petree Elementary Winston-Salem · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 14.0 | 10.6 Lower 50% | 2.5% Math proficiency | 519 |
| 31 | Walkertown High Walkertown · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 14.1 | 23.2 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 662 |
| 32 | Caleb's Creek Elementary Kernersville · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 14.3 | 41.9 Lower 50% | 51% Math proficiency | 642 |
| 33 | J F Kennedy High Winston Salem · High · Grades 6–12 | Public | 14.4 | 18.1 Lower 50% | 17% Math proficiency | 332 |
| 34 | Griffith Elementary Winston Salem · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 14.4 | 16.9 Lower 50% | 25% Math proficiency | 621 |
| 35 | Old Richmond Elementary Tobaccoville · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 14.6 | 41.6 Lower 50% | 51% Math proficiency | 408 |
| 36 | Sedge Garden Elementary Kernersville · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 14.6 | 35.1 Lower 50% | 46% Math proficiency | 714 |
| 37 | Northwest Middle Winston Salem · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 14.6 | 18.2 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 702 |
| 38 | North Hills Elementary Winston-Salem · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 14.6 | 13.6 Lower 50% | 20% Math proficiency | 453 |
| 39 | Walkertown Middle Walkertown · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 14.7 | 24.4 Lower 50% | 27% Math proficiency | 617 |
| 40 | Piney Grove Elementary Kernersville · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 14.8 | 47.7 Lower 50% | 54% Math proficiency | 635 |
| 41 | Frank Morgan Elementary Clemmons · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 14.9 | 47.1 Lower 50% | 57% Math proficiency | 761 |
| 42 | Parkland High Winston Salem · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 14.9 | 17.1 Lower 50% | 24% Math proficiency | 1,569 |
| 43 | Meadowlark Elementary Winston-Salem · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 15.0 | 63.1 Top 50% | 76% Math proficiency | 827 |
| 44 | Sherwood Forest Elementary Winston Salem · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 15.2 | 85.8 Top 5% | 81% Math proficiency | 670 |
| 45 | Southwest Elementary Clemmons · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 15.2 | 77.8 Top 25% | 75% Math proficiency | 546 |
| 46 | Kimmel Farm Elementary Winston-Salem · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 15.2 | 26.3 Lower 50% | 36% Math proficiency | 760 |
| 47 | Carver High Winston Salem · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 15.2 | 16.6 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 728 |
| 48 | Whitaker Elementary Winston Salem · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 15.3 | 80.8 Top 10% | 74% Math proficiency | 490 |
| 49 | Rural Hall Elementary Rural Hall · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 15.3 | 23.5 Lower 50% | 23% Math proficiency | 491 |
| 50 | Vienna Elementary Pfafftown · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 15.4 | 75.2 Top 25% | 66% Math proficiency | 755 |
| 51 | Speas Elementary Winston Salem · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 15.5 | 18.9 Lower 50% | 26% Math proficiency | 793 |
| 52 | Wiley Magnet Middle Winston Salem · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 15.7 | 23.9 Lower 50% | 28% Math proficiency | 754 |
| 53 | Southeast Middle Kernersville · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 15.9 | 25.4 Lower 50% | 30% Math proficiency | 733 |
| 54 | North Forsyth Magnet High Winston Salem · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 15.9 | 17.4 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 1,084 |
| 55 | Lewisville Elementary Lewisville · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 16.0 | 58.4 Top 50% | 71% Math proficiency | 591 |
| 56 | Clemmons Elementary Clemmons · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 16.1 | 58.0 Top 50% | 74% Math proficiency | 839 |
| 57 | East Forsyth Middle School Kernersville · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 16.1 | 12.6 Lower 50% | 18% Math proficiency | 772 |
| 58 | Hanes Magnet School Winston Salem · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 16.4 | 55.9 Top 50% | 63% Math proficiency | 967 |
| 59 | Robert B Glenn High School Kernersville · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 16.4 | 27.8 Lower 50% | 42% Math proficiency | 1,396 |
| 60 | East Forsyth High Kernersville · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 16.6 | 31.0 Lower 50% | 38% Math proficiency | 1,647 |
| 61 | Kernersville Middle Kernersville · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 16.8 | 44.0 Lower 50% | 47% Math proficiency | 754 |
| 62 | Lewisville Middle Lewisville · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 16.8 | 15.5 Lower 50% | 99.7% Free/reduced-price lunch | 888 |
| 63 | Meadowlark Middle Winston-Salem · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 17.1 | 57.2 Top 50% | 66% Math proficiency | 857 |
| 64 | Thomas Jefferson Middle Winston-Salem · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 17.2 | 48.4 Lower 50% | 53% Math proficiency | 808 |
| 65 | Atkins Academic & Tech High Winston-Salem · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 17.5 | 70.4 Top 25% | 71% Math proficiency | 1,187 |
| 66 | R J Reynolds High Winston Salem · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 17.8 | 34.2 Lower 50% | 41% Math proficiency | 1,759 |
| 67 | Mount Tabor High School Winston Salem · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 17.8 | 31.4 Lower 50% | 42% Math proficiency | 1,426 |
| 68 | Clemmons Middle School Winston-Salem · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 18.2 | 39.6 Lower 50% | 45% Math proficiency | 1,092 |
| 69 | Ronald W Reagan High School Pfafftown · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 18.5 | 69.2 Top 25% | 64% Math proficiency | 2,122 |
| 70 | West Forsyth High Clemmons · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 18.7 | 64.0 Top 50% | 60% Math proficiency | 2,145 |
| 71 | Early College of Forsyth Co Winston Salem · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 21.9 | 79.0 Top 10% | 92% Math proficiency | 306 |
| 72 | Middle College of Forsyth Cnty Winston-Salem · High · Grades 11–12 | Public | 30.3 | 67.5 Top 25% | 90% Math proficiency | 121 |
Hall-Woodward Elementary in Winston Salem leads the 2025 list of lowest student–teacher ratio in Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools with Students per teacher 10.0. Of the 72 schools shown, 72 are public.
For the full picture see the wider North Carolina lowest student–teacher ratio rankings, every school on the Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools page, or the comparison tool to put a shortlist side by side.
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What is the best ratio school in Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools?
Hall-Woodward Elementary in Winston Salem, North Carolina ranks first among lowest student–teacher ratio in Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools with Students per teacher 10.0 (Enrollment: 532).
How are lowest student–teacher ratio in Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools ranked?
Schools with the fewest students per FTE teacher, among schools with at least 100 students. Only schools eligible for the Success Index (US) are included; the index is shown alongside for context.
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No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official American data (Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES CCD, EDFacts); NCES Common Core of Data). States set their own assessments and proficiency cut scores, so proficiency rates are most comparable within a state. Use the state rankings for like-for-like comparisons.