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Forsyth Academy

PublicElementaryGrades K–8Charter

5426 Shattalon Drive, Winston-Salem, NC 27106 · (336) 922-1121

Winston-Salem’s School Grade C+ better than 39% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
729
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
City
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Forsyth Academy

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 23% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 20 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency23%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts33%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

5426 Shattalon Drive, Winston-Salem

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten93
Grade 180
Grade 277
Grade 384
Grade 469
Grade 583
Grade 682
Grade 781
Grade 880
Enrollment over time
747’20
729’21
759’22
769’23
729’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 44%Hispanic 42%Two or more races 7%White 7%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Forsyth Academy from Winston-Salem families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Winston-Salem’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.