📍 4000 Jefferson School Lane, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, 27106
Jefferson Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County. The school has 554 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 40.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 60% of students are proficient in reading. 54% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Jefferson Elementary enrolls 554 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 40.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 29% Black or African American and 10% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 264 | 48% |
| Black or African American | 158 | 29% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 58 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 45 | 8.1% |
| Asian | 28 | 5.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
235 of the school's 554 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 209 qualify for free lunch and 26 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.
Jefferson Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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 31, state house district 74.
Jefferson 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 554 students, Jefferson 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: Suburb - Large
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