📍 601 N Cherry Street, Winston Salem, Forsyth County, 27101
The Downtown School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Winston Salem, Forsyth County. The school has 409 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. 64% of students are proficient in reading. 49% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
The Downtown School enrolls 409 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% White, 36% Black or African American and 8.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 193 | 47% |
| Black or African American | 146 | 36% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 35 | 8.6% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 6.4% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
107 of the school's 409 students (26%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 95 qualify for free lunch and 12 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.
The Downtown School 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 32, state house district 72.
The Downtown School 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 409 students, The Downtown School 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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