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Diggs-Latham Elementary

๐Ÿ“ 986 Hutton Street, Winston Salem, Forsyth County, 27101

418
Pupils
10.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Diggs-Latham Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Winston Salem, Forsyth County. The school has 418 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 40.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1. 19% of students are proficient in reading. 21% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.

School details

School district
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Diggs-Latham Elementary enrolls 418 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 40.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.

Male students
205 (49%)
Female students
213 (51%)
Teachers (FTE)
40.9
Student-teacher ratio
10.2:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Hispanic or Latino, 37% Black or African American and 12% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino18644%
Black or African American15537%
White5012%
Two or more races235.5%
Asian3<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

415 of the school's 418 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 415 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.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Title I

Diggs-Latham 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.

School district: Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

Diggs-Latham 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 418 students, Diggs-Latham Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 647 students per school.

52,430
District students
81
Schools
3,594
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

19%
Reading proficient
21%
Math proficient
28%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Large

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