📍 5426 Shattalon Drive, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, 27106
Forsyth Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County. The school has 759 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Forsyth Academy school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.6:1. It operates as a public charter school. 33% of students are proficient in reading. 23% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Forsyth Academy enrolls 759 students across grades K–8. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Black or African American, 42% Hispanic or Latino and 8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 331 | 44% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 316 | 42% |
| Two or more races | 61 | 8% |
| White | 42 | 5.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
645 of the school's 759 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 592 qualify for free lunch and 53 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Forsyth Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 32, state house district 72.
Forsyth Academy is one of 1 schools in Forsyth Academy, based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The district serves 729 students district-wide and employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 759 students, Forsyth Academy is close to the district average of about 729 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large