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Sedge Garden Elementary

Forsyth County Schools · Forsyth County

Address
475 Sedge Garden Road, Kernersville, NC 27284
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370150000636
714
Students
49.9
Teachers (FTE)
14.3:1
Student–teacher ratio
B
Performance grade
73
Performance score
Exceeded
Academic growth
16.5%
Chronically absent
46.8%
Economically disadvantaged

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Sedge Garden ElementaryElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Smith Farm ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-51.0 mi
  2. East Forsyth HighHigh · Grades 9-121.6 mi
  3. Robert B Glenn High SchoolHigh · Grades 9-122.3 mi
  4. Hall-Woodward ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-52.4 mi
  5. East Forsyth Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6-82.6 mi
  6. Southeast MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-82.9 mi
  7. Caleb's Creek ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-52.9 mi
  8. Cash ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-52.9 mi
  9. Petree ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-53.3 mi
  10. Atkins Academic & Tech HighHigh · Grades 9-123.5 mi

How Sedge Garden Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 73 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools78th percentile
Higher than 78% · rank 499 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools81st percentile
Higher than 81% · rank 237 of 1,419
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools78th percentile
Higher than 78% · rank 16 of 73

Chronic absence is lower here than at 70% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 17 points since 2014 (56 → 73). Met or exceeded expected growth in 8 of 10 years, exceeding it in 5. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202573BExceeded69.2
202466CMet62.5
202367CExceeded60.6
202260CExceeded53.8
201969CExceeded63.5
201862CNot Met62.1
201770BExceeded66
201664CMet60
201561CMet57
201456CNot Met53

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 45.8%Black 22.41%Hispanic 22.41%Two+ Races 7.84%Asian 1.4%Native Am. 0.14%
White: 45.8% (327) Black: 22.41% (160) Hispanic: 22.41% (160) Two+ Races: 7.84% (56) Asian: 1.4% (10) Native Am.: 0.14% (1)
White45.8%
Black22.41%
Hispanic22.41%
Two+ Races7.84%
Asian1.4%
Native Am.0.14%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 714
50.14%358 Female
49.86%356 Male

Student counts for Sedge Garden Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 714 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 83.5%Chronically absent 16.5%
Regular attendance: 83.5% (604) Chronically absent: 16.5% (119)
Regular attendance83.5%
Chronically absent16.5%

Student Population

Students Counted: 723
46.8%Economically disadvantaged
9.52%68 English learners

Student indicators for Sedge Garden Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 723 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 86.37%Beginning 13.63%
Experienced: 86.37% (39) Beginning: 13.63% (6)
Experienced86.37%
Beginning13.63%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 44.8 FTE
92.4%Fully licensed
7.6%Emergency or provisional
4.47%2 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Sedge Garden 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 44.8 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Mathematics (grades 3–8)75.2%57.7%
Science (grades 5 & 8)68.9%45.9%
Reading (grades 3–8)63.7%40%

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)24.8%17.5%38%19.7%
Reading (grades 3–8)36.3%23.7%27.9%12.1%
Science (grades 5 & 8)31.1%23%40.2%5.7%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallExceeds Expected Growth3.5788.9

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers44.75
Experienced teachers38.65 (86%)
Beginning teachers6.1 (14%)
Holding a standard license41.35 (92%)
Emergency or provisional licenses3.4 (8%)
National Board certified2

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (119 of 723)16.5%
Economically disadvantaged46.8%
English learners making progress (of 68)57.4%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.86
Library books per student15.68
Students have device accessNo
Devices may go homeNo
Wireless access points per classroom0.62

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingYes

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

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First page of the Sedge Garden Elementary report card PDF

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Sedge Garden 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.