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Old Town Elementary

Forsyth County Schools · Forsyth County

Address
3930 Reynolda Road, Winston Salem, NC 27106
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370150000628
617
Students
44.5
Teachers (FTE)
13.9:1
Student–teacher ratio
D
Performance grade
40
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
31.5%
Chronically absent
76.5%
Economically disadvantaged

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Old Town Elementary'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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Old Town ElementaryElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. The Special Children's SchoolElementary · Grades PK-50.7 mi
  2. Ronald W Reagan High SchoolHigh · Grades 9-121.8 mi
  3. Forsyth AcademyElementary · Grades K-8 · Forsyth Academy · Charter1.9 mi
  4. Gibson ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-52.0 mi
  5. Northwest MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-82.4 mi
  6. Jefferson ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-52.8 mi
  7. Mount Tabor High SchoolHigh · Grades 9-122.8 mi
  8. North Forsyth Magnet HighHigh · Grades 9-122.9 mi
  9. Speas ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-53.1 mi
  10. Kingswood SchoolOther · Grades PK-123.3 mi

How Old Town Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 40 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools5th percentile
Higher than 5% · rank 2,341 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools5th percentile
Higher than 5% · rank 1,344 of 1,419
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools19th percentile
Higher than 19% · rank 59 of 73

Chronic absence is lower here than at 23% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 3 points since 2014 (43 → 40). Met or exceeded expected growth in 4 of 10 years, exceeding it in 1. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202540DMet32.6
202438FNot Met32.7
202353DMet44.9
202246DExceeded33.9
201939FNot Met34.7
201843DNot Met37.8
201742DNot Met38
201649DMet42
201543DNot Met39
201443DNot Met39

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 54.78%Black 32.9%Two+ Races 5.02%White 4.05%Pacific Isl. 2.27%Asian 0.81%Native Am. 0.16%
Hispanic: 54.78% (338) Black: 32.9% (203) Two+ Races: 5.02% (31) White: 4.05% (25) Pacific Isl.: 2.27% (14) Asian: 0.81% (5) Native Am.: 0.16% (1)
Hispanic54.78%
Black32.9%
Two+ Races5.02%
White4.05%
Pacific Isl.2.27%
Asian0.81%
Native Am.0.16%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 617
49.27%304 Female
50.73%313 Male

Student counts for Old Town Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 617 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 68.5%Chronically absent 31.5%
Regular attendance: 68.5% (414) Chronically absent: 31.5% (190)
Regular attendance68.5%
Chronically absent31.5%

Student Population

Students Counted: 604
76.5%Economically disadvantaged
32.09%198 English learners

Student indicators for Old Town Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 604 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 77.72%Beginning 22.28%
Experienced: 77.72% (31) Beginning: 22.28% (9)
Experienced77.72%
Beginning22.28%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 40.4 FTE
95.54%Fully licensed
4.46%Emergency or provisional
0%0 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Old Town 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 40.4 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Mathematics (grades 3–8)37.5%15.3%
Science (grades 5 & 8)36.4%13.1%
Reading (grades 3–8)23.3%10.4%

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)62.5%22.2%12.8%--
Reading (grades 3–8)76.7%12.8%8.7%--
Science (grades 5 & 8)63.6%23.2%11.1%--

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth-1.6471.8

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers40.4
Experienced teachers31.4 (78%)
Beginning teachers9 (22%)
Holding a standard license38.6 (96%)
Emergency or provisional licenses1.8 (4%)
National Board certified0

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (190 of 604)31.5%
Economically disadvantaged76.5%
English learners making progress (of 198)37.4%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.79
Library books per student27.6
Students have device accessNo
Devices may go homeNo
Wireless access points per classroom0.87

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolYes
Recurring low-performingYes
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskYes
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 Old Town Elementary report card PDF

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Old Town 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.