Photo: Gerry Dincher · CC BY-SA 2.0Tobaccoville’s public schools score below 61% of North Carolina districts on tests and graduation
In Tobaccoville, 42% of tested students are proficient in math, below the North Carolina average (51%). The grade covers the public school district serving Tobaccoville, 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.
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.
Tobaccoville’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 278 North Carolina towns with household incomes within a quarter of Tobaccoville’s, its schools beat 21%, lower than their 39% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 42% of tested students were proficient in reading and 42% 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
The district spends $13,477 per student, against $13,045 across North Carolina (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then 17 middle and 14 high schools
Which school depends on the address at the later steps. See the path ↓
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.
What’s behind Tobaccoville’s grade
C+: better than 39% of North Carolina school districts, #223 of 290 North Carolina towns. Graduation is above the North Carolina average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Tobaccoville, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Tobaccoville
Old Richmond Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 408 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Tobaccoville
Old Richmond Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 408 students · 14:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Tobaccoville
Old Richmond Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 408 students · 14:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Tobaccoville
Old Richmond Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 408 students · 14:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Tobaccoville
Old Richmond Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 408 students · 14:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Tobaccoville
Old Richmond Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 408 students · 14:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Tobaccoville
Old Richmond Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 408 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Tobaccoville’s public schools are run by Forsyth County Schools, which also serves Bethania, Clemmons, Kernersville and Lewisville and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Tobaccoville vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share Tobaccoville’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Tobaccoville | C+ | Forsyth County Schools |
| King | B | Stokes County Schools |
| Winston-Salem | C+ | Forsyth County Schools |
Every school in Tobaccoville
30 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).
Questions about Tobaccoville’s schools
Are Tobaccoville’s schools good?
On North Carolina’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Tobaccoville children attend score below 61% of North Carolina’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #223 of 290 North Carolina towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 21%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Tobaccoville in?
Forsyth County Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 51,745 students in 79 schools (2024–25).
Where do Tobaccoville kids go to high school?
One of 14 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, Carver High, Walkertown High, Paisley Magnet School, Winston-Salem Preparatory Acad and Early College of Forsyth Co.
What is Tobaccoville’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 Tobaccoville spend per student?
$13,477 in Forsyth County Schools (FY2024), against $13,045 across North Carolina. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Tobaccoville families are saying about school.
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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.