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Piney Grove Elementary

Forsyth County Schools · Forsyth County

Address
1500 Piney Grove Road, Kernersville, NC 27284
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370150002262
635
Students
43.0
Teachers (FTE)
14.8:1
Student–teacher ratio
B
Performance grade
76
Performance score
Not Met
Academic growth
9.9%
Chronically absent
38.6%
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 Piney Grove 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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Piney Grove ElementaryElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Kernersville MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-81.9 mi
  2. Kernersville ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-52.7 mi
  3. Oak Ridge ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Guilford County Schools3.5 mi
  4. Cash ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-54.1 mi
  5. Colfax ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Guilford County Schools4.4 mi
  6. East Forsyth Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6-84.5 mi
  7. Walkertown MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-85.3 mi
  8. Walkertown HighHigh · Grades 9-125.3 mi
  9. Walkertown ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-55.4 mi
  10. Northwest Guilford HighHigh · Grades 9-12 · Guilford County Schools5.7 mi

How Piney Grove Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 76 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools84th percentile
Higher than 84% · rank 363 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools87th percentile
Higher than 87% · rank 154 of 1,419
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools82nd percentile
Higher than 82% · rank 11 of 73

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 up 2 points since 2014 (74 → 76). Met or exceeded expected growth in 9 of 10 years, exceeding it in 3. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202576BNot Met78.9
202477BMet76
202376BExceeded72.6
202267CMet62.8
201976BMet74.7
201878BMet76.9
201774BExceeded71
201673BMet73
201570BMet69
201474BExceeded71

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

White 68.82%Hispanic 16.85%Black 7.87%Two+ Races 5.83%Asian 0.47%Native Am. 0.16%
White: 68.82% (437) Hispanic: 16.85% (107) Black: 7.87% (50) Two+ Races: 5.83% (37) Asian: 0.47% (3) Native Am.: 0.16% (1)
White68.82%
Hispanic16.85%
Black7.87%
Two+ Races5.83%
Asian0.47%
Native Am.0.16%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 635
49.76%316 Female
50.24%319 Male

Student counts for Piney Grove Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 635 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 90.1%Chronically absent 9.9%
Regular attendance: 90.1% (584) Chronically absent: 9.9% (64)
Regular attendance90.1%
Chronically absent9.9%

Student Population

Students Counted: 648
38.6%Economically disadvantaged
8.03%51 English learners

Student indicators for Piney Grove Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 648 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 90.86%Beginning 9.14%
Experienced: 90.86% (36) Beginning: 9.14% (4)
Experienced90.86%
Beginning9.14%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 39.4 FTE
100%Fully licensed
0%Emergency or provisional
10.15%4 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Piney Grove 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 39.4 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Mathematics (grades 3–8)82.1%66.8%
Science (grades 5 & 8)81.8%59.5%
Reading (grades 3–8)73.6%49.8%

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)17.9%15.3%41%25.7%
Reading (grades 3–8)26.4%23.8%30.3%19.5%
Science (grades 5 & 8)18.2%22.3%47.1%12.4%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallDoes Not Meet Expected Growth-3.1464.3

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers39.4
Experienced teachers35.8 (91%)
Beginning teachers3.6 (9%)
Holding a standard license39.4 (100%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0 (0%)
National Board certified4

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (64 of 648)9.9%
Economically disadvantaged38.6%
English learners making progress (of 51)51%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.94
Library books per student16.14
Students have device accessNo
Devices may go homeNo
Wireless access points per classroom0.85

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 Piney Grove Elementary report card PDF

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Piney Grove 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.