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C+
Schools in Germanton · Stokes County Schools, Forsyth County Schools

Germanton’s public schools score below 60% of North Carolina districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 43% of Germanton’s students scored proficient, below the North Carolina average (51%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Germanton, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within North Carolina, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From North Carolina state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
43%
▼ 7 pts vs NC 50%
2021–22
Math proficiency
43%
▼ 8 pts vs NC 51%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
▲ 0 pts vs NC 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.5K
▲ 3% vs NC $13.0K
FY2024 · Forsyth County Schools
Students per teacher
14.5
NC 16.0 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
56,104 students on the public path
In brief

Germanton’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 335 North Carolina towns with household incomes within a quarter of Germanton’s, its schools beat 28%, lower than their 40% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 43% of tested students were proficient in reading and 43% in math, against 50% and 51% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

87% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across North Carolina. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Stokes County Schools spends $13,752 per student and Forsyth County Schools $13,477, against $13,045 across North Carolina (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Germanton’s grade

C+ Test scoresC+ Graduation

C+: better than 40% of North Carolina school districts. Graduation is above the North Carolina average; test scores are below it.

North Carolina school districts we grade (325)Better than 40%
Lower resultsHigher results
North Carolina towns with similar household incomes (335)Better than 28%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 29,798 test results and a graduating class of 4,233 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Germanton’s students in the tested grades sat them (28,727 in math, 30,870 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Germanton, with each school’s own grade.

51 schools teach K in Germanton’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A, so check the specific school.
Clemmons Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Clemmons
A−
839 students16:1Rate it →
Meadowlark Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston-Salem
A
827 students15:1Rate it →
Speas Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston Salem
C−
793 students15:1Rate it →
Frank Morgan Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Clemmons
B
761 students15:1Rate it →
Kimmel Farm Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston-Salem
C
760 students15:1Rate it →
Vienna Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pfafftown
A
755 students15:1Rate it →
Sedge Garden Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kernersville
B−
714 students14:1Rate it →
Sherwood Forest Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston Salem
A
670 students15:1Rate it →
Caleb's Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kernersville
C+
642 students14:1Rate it →
Piney Grove Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kernersville
B
635 students15:1Rate it →
Walkertown Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Walkertown
D
633 students13:1Rate it →
Griffith Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston Salem
D
621 students14:1Rate it →
Old Town Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston Salem
D
617 students14:1Rate it →
Konnoak Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston Salem
D
600 students13:1Rate it →
Lewisville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lewisville
A−
591 students16:1Rate it →
Gibson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston-Salem
D
589 students12:1Rate it →
Kernersville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kernersville
C−
568 students12:1Rate it →
Jefferson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston-Salem
B+
560 students14:1Rate it →
Union Cross Traditional Acad
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kernersville
C−
549 students14:1Rate it →
Southwest Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Clemmons
A
546 students15:1Rate it →
Mineral Springs Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston Salem
D
545 students12:1Rate it →
Hall-Woodward Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston Salem
D
532 students10:1Rate it →
Forest Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston Salem
D−
522 students11:1Rate it →
Cash Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kernersville
C+
520 students13:1Rate it →
Petree Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston-Salem
D−
519 students14:1Rate it →
Easton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston Salem
D−
504 students11:1Rate it →
South Fork Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston Salem
D
503 students12:1Rate it →
Poplar Springs Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · King
B
495 students16:1Rate it →
Rural Hall Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rural Hall
C
491 students15:1Rate it →
Whitaker Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston Salem
A
490 students15:1Rate it →
Ward Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston-Salem
D
489 students13:1Rate it →
North Hills Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston-Salem
D−
453 students15:1Rate it →
The Downtown School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Winston Salem
B+
453 students13:1Rate it →
Moore Magnet Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston Salem
C−
450 students13:1Rate it →
Smith Farm Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston-Salem
D
440 students12:1Rate it →
Old Richmond Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tobaccoville
C+
408 students14:1Rate it →
Diggs-Latham Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston Salem
D
385 students10:1Rate it →
King Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · King
B−
383 students12:1Rate it →
Bolton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston Salem
C−
380 students12:1Rate it →
Ibraham Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston Salem
D−
357 students13:1Rate it →
Brunson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston Salem
B
355 students12:1Rate it →
Ashley Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston-Salem
D−
348 students12:1Rate it →
Kimberley Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston Salem
D−
332 students11:1Rate it →
Mount Olive Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · King
B+
316 students16:1Rate it →
Walnut Cove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Walnut Cove
C
298 students14:1Rate it →
London Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Walnut Cove
B
230 students16:1Rate it →
Cook Literacy Model School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston-Salem
D−
228 students11:1Rate it →
Sandy Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Sandy Ridge
B+
213 students16:1Rate it →
Nancy Reynolds Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Westfield
C+
192 students15:1Rate it →
Germanton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
C+
165 students16:1Rate it →
Pinnacle Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pinnacle
C+
162 students13:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–551 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A
6–820 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A−
9–1218 high schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A+

Germanton runs its own schools through grade 12 (Stokes County Schools). From grade PK, students attend the Forsyth County Schools, shared with Bethania, Clemmons, Kernersville, Lewisville, Rural Hall, Tobaccoville, Walkertown and Winston-Salem. Its elementary school is in Clemmons. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Germanton

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Stokes County SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 17 schools · 5,553 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 14.6 per teacher (NC 16.0)
$13,752NC $13,045 · FY2024
B
Forsyth County SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 79 schools · 51,745 students · 14.5 per teacher (NC 16.0)
$13,477NC $13,045 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Stokes County Schools49%
State average 49.9% · 2927 students tested
Math · PK–12, Stokes County Schools54%
State average 50.8% · 2693 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Forsyth County Schools42%
State average 49.9% · 27943 students tested
Math · PK–12, Forsyth County Schools42%
State average 50.8% · 26034 students tested

Germanton vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share Germanton’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
GermantonC+Stokes County Schools PK–12 · Forsyth County Schools PK–12

Every school in Germanton

86 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Germantonin other towns
Clemmons Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Clemmons
A−
839 students16:1Rate it →
Meadowlark Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston-Salem
A
827 students15:1Rate it →
Speas Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston Salem
C−
793 students15:1Rate it →
Frank Morgan Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Clemmons
B
761 students15:1Rate it →
Kimmel Farm Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston-Salem
C
760 students15:1Rate it →
Vienna Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pfafftown
A
755 students15:1Rate it →
Sedge Garden Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kernersville
B−
714 students14:1Rate it →
Sherwood Forest Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston Salem
A
670 students15:1Rate it →
Caleb's Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kernersville
C+
642 students14:1Rate it →
Piney Grove Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kernersville
B
635 students15:1Rate it →
Walkertown Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Walkertown
D
633 students13:1Rate it →
Griffith Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston Salem
D
621 students14:1Rate it →
Old Town Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston Salem
D
617 students14:1Rate it →
Konnoak Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston Salem
D
600 students13:1Rate it →
Lewisville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lewisville
A−
591 students16:1Rate it →
Gibson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston-Salem
D
589 students12:1Rate it →
Kernersville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kernersville
C−
568 students12:1Rate it →
Jefferson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston-Salem
B+
560 students14:1Rate it →
Union Cross Traditional Acad
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kernersville
C−
549 students14:1Rate it →
Southwest Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Clemmons
A
546 students15:1Rate it →
Mineral Springs Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston Salem
D
545 students12:1Rate it →
Hall-Woodward Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston Salem
D
532 students10:1Rate it →
Forest Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston Salem
D−
522 students11:1Rate it →
Cash Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kernersville
C+
520 students13:1Rate it →
Petree Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston-Salem
D−
519 students14:1Rate it →
Easton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston Salem
D−
504 students11:1Rate it →
South Fork Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston Salem
D
503 students12:1Rate it →
Poplar Springs Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · King
B
495 students16:1Rate it →
Rural Hall Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rural Hall
C
491 students15:1Rate it →
Whitaker Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston Salem
A
490 students15:1Rate it →
Ward Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston-Salem
D
489 students13:1Rate it →
North Hills Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston-Salem
D−
453 students15:1Rate it →
The Downtown School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Winston Salem
B+
453 students13:1Rate it →
Moore Magnet Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston Salem
C−
450 students13:1Rate it →
Smith Farm Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston-Salem
D
440 students12:1Rate it →
Old Richmond Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tobaccoville
C+
408 students14:1Rate it →
Diggs-Latham Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston Salem
D
385 students10:1Rate it →
King Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · King
B−
383 students12:1Rate it →
Bolton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston Salem
C−
380 students12:1Rate it →
Ibraham Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston Salem
D−
357 students13:1Rate it →
Brunson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston Salem
B
355 students12:1Rate it →
Ashley Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston-Salem
D−
348 students12:1Rate it →
Kimberley Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston Salem
D−
332 students11:1Rate it →
Walnut Cove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Walnut Cove
C
298 students14:1Rate it →
Cook Literacy Model School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston-Salem
D−
228 students11:1Rate it →
Pinnacle Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pinnacle
C+
162 students13:1Rate it →
Mount Olive Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · King
B+
316 students16:1Rate it →
London Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Walnut Cove
B
230 students16:1Rate it →
Sandy Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Sandy Ridge
B+
213 students16:1Rate it →
Nancy Reynolds Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Westfield
C+
192 students15:1Rate it →
Germanton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
C+
165 students16:1Rate it →
Clemmons Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Winston-Salem
B−
1,092 students18:1Rate it →
Hanes Magnet School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Winston Salem
A−
967 students16:1Rate it →
Lewisville Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lewisville
888 students17:1Rate it →
Meadowlark Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Winston-Salem
A−
857 students17:1Rate it →
Thomas Jefferson Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Winston-Salem
B+
808 students17:1Rate it →
East Forsyth Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Kernersville
D
772 students16:1Rate it →
Wiley Magnet Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Winston Salem
C
754 students16:1Rate it →
Kernersville Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Kernersville
C+
754 students17:1Rate it →
Southeast Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Kernersville
D
733 students16:1Rate it →
Mineral Springs Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Winston Salem
D−
702 students13:1Rate it →
Northwest Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Winston Salem
D
702 students15:1Rate it →
Flat Rock Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Winston-Salem
D
674 students14:1Rate it →
Chestnut Grove Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · King
B
662 students16:1Rate it →
Walkertown Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Walkertown
D
617 students15:1Rate it →
Paisley Magnet School
Middle · Grades 6–10 · Winston Salem
C+
553 students13:1Rate it →
Southeastern Stokes Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Walnut Cove
B−
413 students15:1Rate it →
Winston-Salem Preparatory Acad
High · Grades 6–12 · Winston-Salem
D−
369 students11:1Rate it →
Konnoak Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Winston Salem
D−
363 students10:1Rate it →
Piney Grove Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lawsonville
B−
189 students11:1Rate it →
West Forsyth High
High · Grades 9–12 · Clemmons
A−
2,145 students19:1Rate it →
Ronald W Reagan High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Pfafftown
A
2,122 students18:1Rate it →
R J Reynolds High
High · Grades 9–12 · Winston Salem
B+
1,759 students18:1Rate it →
East Forsyth High
High · Grades 9–12 · Kernersville
B−
1,647 students17:1Rate it →
Parkland High
High · Grades 9–12 · Winston Salem
C
1,569 students15:1Rate it →
Mount Tabor High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Winston Salem
B
1,426 students18:1Rate it →
Robert B Glenn High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Kernersville
B−
1,396 students16:1Rate it →
Atkins Academic & Tech High
High · Grades 9–12 · Winston-Salem
A+
1,187 students17:1Rate it →
North Forsyth Magnet High
High · Grades 9–12 · Winston Salem
C−
1,084 students16:1Rate it →
West Stokes High School
High · Grades 9–12 · King
A−
799 students16:1Rate it →
Carver High
High · Grades 9–12 · Winston Salem
D
728 students15:1Rate it →
Walkertown High
High · Grades 9–12 · Walkertown
B−
662 students14:1Rate it →
South Stokes High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Walnut Cove
B+
538 students15:1Rate it →
Early College of Forsyth Co
High · Grades 9–12 · Winston Salem
A+
306 students21:1Rate it →
North Stokes High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Danbury
A−
280 students12:1Rate it →
Stokes Early College High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Walnut Cove
A
159 students20:1Rate it →

Questions about Germanton’s schools

Are Germanton’s schools good?

On North Carolina’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Germanton children attend score below 60% of North Carolina’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 28%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Germanton in?

Two districts: Stokes County Schools runs grades PK–12, and Forsyth County Schools runs grades PK–12, shared with Bethania, Clemmons, Kernersville, Lewisville, Rural Hall, Tobaccoville, Walkertown and Winston-Salem.

Where do Germanton kids go to high school?

One of 18 high schools, depending on your address: West Forsyth High, Ronald W Reagan High School, R J Reynolds High, East Forsyth High, Parkland High, Mount Tabor High School, Robert B Glenn High School, Atkins Academic & Tech High, North Forsyth Magnet High, West Stokes High School, Carver High, Walkertown High, Paisley Magnet School, South Stokes High School, Winston-Salem Preparatory Acad, Early College of Forsyth Co, North Stokes High School and Stokes Early College High School.

What is Germanton’s graduation rate?

87% of the class of 2023 in Forsyth County Schools graduated in four years, against 86% across North Carolina.

How much does Germanton spend per student?

$13,752 in Stokes County Schools and $13,477 in Forsyth County Schools (FY2024), against $13,045 across North Carolina. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within North Carolina. Stars are from neighbors.