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The Downtown School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

601 N Cherry Street, Winston Salem, NC 27101 · (336) 703-4125 · Part of Forsyth County Schools

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

Directions
Students
453
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
25%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about The Downtown School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 73% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 11.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Winston-Salem kids: 10 middle schools

On the path

Where Winston-Salem kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–8The Downtown SchoolYou are here
6–810 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency49%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts64%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, B+, 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 ↗

601 N Cherry Street, Winston Salem

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K50
Kindergarten45
Grade 145
Grade 245
Grade 345
Grade 445
Grade 545
Grade 644
Grade 745
Grade 844
Enrollment over time
407’20
402’21
409’22
431’23
453’24

Up 11.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 47%Black 34%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 8%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about The Downtown School from Winston-Salem families.

Other schools in Forsyth County Schools

The district →
Clemmons Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Clemmons
A−
839 students16:1
Meadowlark Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston-Salem
A
827 students15:1
Speas Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston Salem
C−
793 students15:1
Frank Morgan Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Clemmons
B
761 students15:1
Kimmel Farm Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston-Salem
C
760 students15:1
Vienna Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pfafftown
A
755 students15:1

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.