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Forbush Elementary

Yadkin County Schools · Yadkin County

Address
1400 Bloomtown Rd, East Bend, NC 27018
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370504002214
208
Students
12.9
Teachers (FTE)
16.1:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
68
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
9.5%
Chronically absent
36.2%
Economically disadvantaged

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Forbush ElementaryElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Forbush MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-83.6 mi
  2. Forbush HighHigh · Grades 8-123.7 mi
  3. Lewisville ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools4.7 mi
  4. Lewisville MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-8 · Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools5.4 mi
  5. Vienna ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools6.1 mi
  6. East Bend ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-56.3 mi
  7. Courtney ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-57.2 mi
  8. West Forsyth HighHigh · Grades 9-12 · Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools7.3 mi
  9. Southwest ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools7.4 mi
  10. Meadowlark MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-8 · Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools7.5 mi

How Forbush Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 68 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools67th percentile
Higher than 67% · rank 759 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools70th percentile
Higher than 70% · rank 394 of 1,419
Yadkin County Schools77th percentile
Higher than 77% · rank 3 of 13

Chronic absence is lower here than at 90% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 13 points since 2014 (81 → 68). Met or exceeded expected growth in 9 of 10 years, exceeding it in 5. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202568CMet64
202470BMet69.5
202373BMet69.9
202265CNot Met65.3
201977BExceeded74.1
201876BMet73.8
201776BExceeded72
201675BExceeded72
201579BExceeded76
201481BExceeded80

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 Yadkin County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 89.42%Hispanic 6.73%Black 1.92%Two+ Races 1.44%Asian 0.48%
White: 89.42% (186) Hispanic: 6.73% (14) Black: 1.92% (4) Two+ Races: 1.44% (3) Asian: 0.48% (1)
White89.42%
Hispanic6.73%
Black1.92%
Two+ Races1.44%
Asian0.48%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 208
47.12%98 Female
52.88%110 Male

Student counts for Forbush Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 208 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 90.5%Chronically absent 9.5%
Regular attendance: 90.5% (171) Chronically absent: 9.5% (18)
Regular attendance90.5%
Chronically absent9.5%

Student Population

Students Counted: 189
36.2%Economically disadvantaged

Student indicators for Forbush Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 189 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 72.75%Beginning 27.25%
Experienced: 72.75% (10) Beginning: 27.25% (4)
Experienced72.75%
Beginning27.25%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 13.4 FTE
100%Fully licensed
0%Emergency or provisional
7.49%1 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Forbush 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 13.4 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)91.7%62.5%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)74.2%55.1%
Reading (grades 3–8)53.9%34.8%

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)25.8%19.1%37.1%18%
Reading (grades 3–8)46.1%19.1%23.6%11.2%
Science (grades 5 & 8)8.3%29.2%50%12.5%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth0.7581.8

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers13.36
Experienced teachers9.72 (73%)
Beginning teachers3.64 (27%)
Holding a standard license13.36 (100%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0 (0%)
National Board certified1

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (18 of 189)9.5%
Economically disadvantaged36.2%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.37
Library books per student67.73
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.53

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 Forbush Elementary report card PDF

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Forbush 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.