The Special Children's School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Winston-Salem, North Carolina
The Special Children's School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina enrolled 98 students in 2024-25 with 12.7 full-time teachers, 7.7 students per teacher against the North Carolina elementary-school median of 14.7. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 96% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 5%
50 students in 2022-23, 56 students in 2023-24, 98 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 12.1 to 12.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 50 | 12.1 | 4.1 |
| 2023-24 | 56 | 12.9 | 4.3 |
| 2024-25 | 98 | 12.7 | 7.7 |
7.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 100 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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection The Special Children's School enrolled 17 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent28.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
40.8% of students were Black, 34.7% White, 18.4% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Black40.8%
- White34.7%
- Hispanic18.4%
- Two or more races4.1%
- Asian2.0%
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.
Elementary schools in Winston-Salem
16 public elementary schools in Winston-Salem report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadowlark Elementary | 827 | 15.0 | 99.6% |
| Kimmel Farm Elementary | 760 | 15.1 | 99.6% |
| Forsyth Academy | 729 | 20.0 | 94.2% |
| Wallburg Elementary | 717 | 17.8 | 49.4% |
| The Arts Based School | 663 | 13.5 | not reported |
| Gibson Elementary | 589 | 12.4 | 99.5% |
| Jefferson Elementary | 560 | 13.7 | 99.5% |
| Petree Elementary | 519 | 13.7 | 99.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about The Special Children's School
- Old Town ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 617 students, 13.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Jefferson ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.1 miles away: 560 students, 13.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
- Compare The Special Children's School with Old Town ElementaryStudents, 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 CarolinaThe Special Children's School is the number 1,433 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,433 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher7.7 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.7.7:1
- 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 The Special Children's School
How many students attend The Special Children's School?
98 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 50 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Winston-Salem, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at The Special Children's School?
7.7 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 The Special Children's School a Title I school?
The Special Children's School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).What district is The Special Children's School in?
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools, NCES district ID 3701500. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370150002985 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
- 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.