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Diggs-Latham Elementary

Forsyth County Schools · Forsyth County

Address
986 Hutton Street, Winston Salem, NC 27101
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370150000617
385
Students
37.0
Teachers (FTE)
10.4:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
56
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
34.1%
Chronically absent
86.9%
Economically disadvantaged

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Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools's calendar for the year — first and last days, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays, which apply to Diggs-Latham Elementary — 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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Diggs-Latham ElementaryElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Middle College of Forsyth CntyHigh · Grades 11-121.1 mi
  2. Early College of Forsyth CoHigh · Grades 9-121.1 mi
  3. Brunson ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-51.2 mi
  4. Wiley Magnet MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-81.5 mi
  5. Main Street AcademyHigh · Grades 6-121.5 mi
  6. Parkland HighHigh · Grades 9-121.5 mi
  7. The Downtown SchoolElementary · Grades PK-81.6 mi
  8. Carter G. Woodson SchoolOther · Grades K-12 · Carter G Woodson School · Charter1.6 mi
  9. Virtual AcademyMiddle · Grades 3-81.7 mi
  10. R J Reynolds HighHigh · Grades 9-121.7 mi

How Diggs-Latham Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 56 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools34th percentile
Higher than 34% · rank 1,563 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools36th percentile
Higher than 36% · rank 865 of 1,419
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools48th percentile
Higher than 48% · rank 35 of 73

Chronic absence is lower here than at 18% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 9 points since 2014 (47 → 56). Met or exceeded expected growth in 5 of 10 years, exceeding it in 1. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202556CMet49.9
202453DExceeded45
202344DMet36.1
202236FMet25.4
201943DNot Met36.9
201841DNot Met36.9
201739FNot Met34
201644DNot Met38
201536FNot Met30
201447DMet39

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 48.31%Black 40%White 8.05%Two+ Races 3.64%
Hispanic: 48.31% (186) Black: 40% (154) White: 8.05% (31) Two+ Races: 3.64% (14)
Hispanic48.31%
Black40%
White8.05%
Two+ Races3.64%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 385
51.69%199 Female
48.31%186 Male

Student counts for Diggs-Latham Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 385 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 65.9%Chronically absent 34.1%
Regular attendance: 65.9% (251) Chronically absent: 34.1% (130)
Regular attendance65.9%
Chronically absent34.1%

Student Population

Students Counted: 381
86.9%Economically disadvantaged
23.12%89 English learners

Student indicators for Diggs-Latham Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 381 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 84.64%Beginning 15.36%
Experienced: 84.64% (28) Beginning: 15.36% (5)
Experienced84.64%
Beginning15.36%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 33.2 FTE
100%Fully licensed
0%Emergency or provisional
9.04%3 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Diggs-Latham Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 33.2 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Mathematics (grades 3–8)58.6%39.7%
Science (grades 5 & 8)47.5%18.6%
Reading (grades 3–8)42%20.1%

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)41.4%19%31.6%8%
Reading (grades 3–8)58%21.8%14.9%5.2%
Science (grades 5 & 8)52.5%28.8%11.9%6.8%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth0.0680.1

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers33.2
Experienced teachers28.1 (85%)
Beginning teachers5.1 (15%)
Holding a standard license33.2 (100%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0 (0%)
National Board certified3

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (130 of 381)34.1%
Economically disadvantaged86.9%
English learners making progress (of 89)59.6%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.85
Library books per student26.14
Students have device accessNo
Devices may go homeNo
Wireless access points per classroom0.84

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
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 Diggs-Latham Elementary report card PDF

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Diggs-Latham Elementary'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.