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Ashley Academy

Forsyth County Schools · Forsyth County

Address
1647 Ashley School Circle, Winston-Salem, NC 27105
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370150002446
348
Students
30.0
Teachers (FTE)
11.6:1
Student–teacher ratio
D
Performance grade
42
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
41.6%
Chronically absent
82.4%
Economically disadvantaged

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Ashley Academy's own events for the year — school events, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Ashley AcademyElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Winston-Salem Preparatory AcadHigh · Grades 6-120.5 mi
  2. Hospital/Homebound Education CenterOther · Grades K-120.6 mi
  3. J F Kennedy HighHigh · Grades 6-121.0 mi
  4. Career CenterHigh · Grades 9-121.0 mi
  5. Carter High SchoolHigh · Grades 9-121.1 mi
  6. Carver HighHigh · Grades 9-121.4 mi
  7. Atkins Academic & Tech HighHigh · Grades 9-121.6 mi
  8. The Arts Based SchoolElementary · Grades K-8 · Arts Based School · Charter1.6 mi
  9. Petree ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-51.7 mi
  10. Kimberley Park ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-51.8 mi

How Ashley Academy compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 42 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools7th percentile
Higher than 7% · rank 2,280 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools6th percentile
Higher than 6% · rank 1,309 of 1,419
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools22nd percentile
Higher than 22% · rank 57 of 73

Chronic absence is lower here than at 7% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

025507510014151617181922232425

Score up 2 points since 2014 (40 → 42). Met or exceeded expected growth in 6 of 10 years, exceeding it in 1. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202542DMet31.5
202432FNot Met25.3
202342DExceeded30.3
202230FMet17.1
201934FMet22.4
201828FMet15.3
201722FNot Met14
201630FNot Met20
201529FNot Met21
201440DMet30

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

Hispanic 58.33%Black 38.22%White 1.72%Two+ Races 1.44%Native Am. 0.29%
Hispanic: 58.33% (203) Black: 38.22% (133) White: 1.72% (6) Two+ Races: 1.44% (5) Native Am.: 0.29% (1)
Hispanic58.33%
Black38.22%
White1.72%
Two+ Races1.44%
Native Am.0.29%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 348
44.25%154 Female
55.75%194 Male

Student counts for Ashley Academy, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 348 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 58.4%Chronically absent 41.6%
Regular attendance: 58.4% (230) Chronically absent: 41.6% (164)
Regular attendance58.4%
Chronically absent41.6%

Student Population

Students Counted: 394
82.4%Economically disadvantaged
37.07%129 English learners

Student indicators for Ashley Academy, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 394 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 77.78%Beginning 22.22%
Experienced: 77.78% (20) Beginning: 22.22% (6)
Experienced77.78%
Beginning22.22%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 26 FTE
95.04%Fully licensed
4.96%Emergency or provisional
0%0 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Ashley Academy, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 26 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)38.6%19.3%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)36.2%11.5%
Reading (grades 3–8)22%7.5%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Mathematics (grades 3–8)63.8%24.7%9.2%--
Reading (grades 3–8)78%14.5%6.4%--
Science (grades 5 & 8)61.4%19.3%17.5%--

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth0.9282.3

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers26.01
Experienced teachers20.23 (78%)
Beginning teachers5.78 (22%)
Holding a standard license24.72 (95%)
Emergency or provisional licenses1.29 (5%)
National Board certified0

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (164 of 394)41.6%
Economically disadvantaged82.4%
English learners making progress (of 129)35.7%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.71
Library books per student19.23
Students have device accessNo
Devices may go homeNo
Wireless access points per classroom1.23

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolYes
Recurring low-performingYes
CSI — low performingYes
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Ashley Academy report card PDF

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Ashley Academy's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.