Old Town Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Winston Salem, North Carolina
Old Town Elementary in Winston Salem, North Carolina enrolled 617 students in 2024-25 with 44.5 full-time teachers, 13.9 students per teacher against the North Carolina elementary-school median of 14.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 33-37% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 50%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 12%
621 students in 2022-23, 613 students in 2023-24, 617 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 50.5 to 44.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 621 | 50.5 | 12.3 |
| 2023-24 | 613 | 42.4 | 14.5 |
| 2024-25 | 617 | 44.5 | 13.9 |
13.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 67 of every 100 North Carolina elementary schools
Among the 1,442 North Carolina elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.7; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 566 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Old Town Elementary enrolled 566 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 69 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 566 of the 566 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions69
- Chronically absent35.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
54.8% of students were Hispanic, 32.9% Black, 5.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic54.8%
- Black32.9%
- Two or more races5.0%
- White4.1%
- Pacific Islander2.3%
- Asian0.8%
- American Indian0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested at Old Town Elementary scored proficient or above: 33-37% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This school | Its district | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 33‑37% | 41% | 50% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Winston Salem
19 public elementary schools in Winston Salem report 2024-25 enrollment; Old Town Elementary is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speas Elementary | 793 | 15.4 | 99.6% |
| Sherwood Forest Elementary | 670 | 15.2 | 17.6% |
| Griffith Elementary | 621 | 14.1 | 99.5% |
| Old Town Elementary | 617 | 13.9 | 99.5% |
| Konnoak Elementary | 600 | 13.4 | 99.5% |
| Mineral Springs Elementary | 545 | 11.8 | 99.4% |
| Hall-Woodward Elementary | 532 | 10.0 | 99.4% |
| Forest Park Elementary | 522 | 11.4 | 99.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Old Town Elementary
- The Special Children's SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 98 students, 7.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Forsyth AcademyThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.9 miles away: 729 students, 20.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
- Compare Old Town Elementary with The Special Children's SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools spends per student$13,811 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,811
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaOld Town Elementary is the number 321 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#321 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher13.9 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.13.9:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Old Town Elementary
How many students attend Old Town Elementary?
617 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 621 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Winston Salem, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Old Town Elementary?
13.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for elementary schools is 14.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Old Town Elementary a Title I school?
Old Town Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Old Town Elementary do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested at Old Town Elementary scored proficient or above: 33-37% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Old Town Elementary in?
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools, NCES district ID 3701500. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370150000628 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.