📍 2600 Buena Vista Road, Winston Salem, Forsyth County, 27104
Whitaker Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Winston Salem, Forsyth County. The school has 545 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 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. 71% of students are proficient in reading. 66% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Whitaker Elementary enrolls 545 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 36 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% White, 16% Black or African American and 8.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 379 | 70% |
| Black or African American | 86 | 16% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 44 | 8.1% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 5.7% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
147 of the school's 545 students (27%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 136 qualify for free lunch and 11 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.
Whitaker Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 31, state house district 72.
Whitaker 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 545 students, Whitaker Elementary is smaller than 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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