📍 1385 W Clemmonsville Road, Winston Salem, Forsyth County, 27127
Griffith Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Winston Salem, Forsyth County. The school has 552 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 38.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 23% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Griffith Elementary enrolls 552 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 38.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Hispanic or Latino, 40% Black or African American and 6.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 260 | 47% |
| Black or African American | 223 | 40% |
| White | 35 | 6.3% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 4.5% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
549 of the school's 552 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 549 qualify for free lunch and 0 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.
Griffith Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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 71.
Griffith Elementary is one of 81 schools in Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools, based in Winston Salem, North Carolina. The district serves 52,430 students district-wide and employs 3,594 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 552 students, Griffith Elementary is close to the district average of about 647 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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