Brunson Elementary

Summary:

Brunson Elementary is a public magnet elementary school in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, serving 413 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school faces several key challenges, including declining academic performance, significant disparities in student subgroup achievement, and a high concentration of poverty among its student population.

Brunson Elementary has a relatively diverse student population, with a racial makeup of 30.02% White, 38.98% African American, 20.58% Hispanic, 3.15% Asian, and 6.78% two or more races. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in EOG (End-of-Grade) tests, is generally lower than the state and district averages. While White students perform relatively well, with a 3-year average ranking in the top 30% of North Carolina elementary schools, African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students perform significantly worse, with rankings in the bottom 25-30% of the state. Brunson Elementary's statewide ranking has also declined over the past several years, from a high of 300 out of 1,440 North Carolina elementary schools in 2014-2015 to a low of 821 out of 1,502 in 2022-2023.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Sherwood Forest Elementary, which consistently ranks in the top 5% of North Carolina elementary schools, Brunson Elementary generally performs worse academically, with lower proficiency rates in math, reading, and science. Additionally, Brunson Elementary has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 56.42% to 99.27% over the past three school years, which is nearly double the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools district average.


Detail:

Public, Magnet PK, KG-5

 155 N Hawthorne Road
       Winston Salem, NC  27104-4349


(336) 703-4206

District: Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
723rd of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,861 Help


Students who attend Brunson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Wiley Magnet Middle
High:    Early College of Forsyth County
    Middle College of Forsyth County
    R J Reynolds High

Student/teacher ratio:  14.5 Help
Number of students:  413

Racial breakdown:

African American:
39.0%
White:
30.0%
Hispanic:
20.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  99.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Brunson Elementary ranks better than 52% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 16th among 42 ranked elementary schools in the Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 51.43. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Brunson Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (39%), White (30%), Hispanic (20.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 99.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Brunson Elementary is 14.5. 28 elementary schools in the Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Brunson Elementary is $9,861. 26 elementary schools in the Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Brunson Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Brunson Elementary 723rd of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Brunson Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools 164th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Brunson Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Brunson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 75.51 240th 1276 81.2%
2007 65.30 435th 1293 66.4%
2008 79.39 194th 1324 85.3%
2009 64.38 522nd 1354 61.4%
2010 62.88 556th 1363 59.2%
2011 58.74 637th 1381 53.9%
2012 65.77 484th 1388 65.1%
2013 89.22 113th 1403 91.9%
2014 85.37 163rd 1390 88.3%
2015 76.15 300th 1440 79.2%
2016 71.61 368th 1425 74.2%
2017 67.21 456th 1429 68.1%
2018 50.44 738th 1434 48.5%
2019 62.36 538th 1473 63.5%
2021 59.41 592nd 1489 60.2%
2022 41.46 891st 1514 41.1%
2023 46.57 821st 1502 45.3%
2024 51.43 723rd 1505 52.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Brunson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.53 413th 421 1.9%
2019 19.96 469th 497 5.6%
2022 10.19 484th 485 0.2%
2023 18.97 476th 514 7.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Brunson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.12 1301st 1332 2.3%
2019 11.16 1311th 1361 3.7%
2021 23.90 1067th 1329 19.7%
2022 18.59 1240th 1366 9.2%
2023 19.74 1263rd 1437 12.1%
2024 29.42 1129th 1450 22.1%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Brunson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.13 905th 1405 35.6%
2019 48.85 763rd 1424 46.4%
2021 55.31 603rd 1440 58.1%
2022 41.60 857th 1458 41.2%
2023 31.01 1063rd 1459 27.1%
2024 45.87 792nd 1455 45.6%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Brunson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.14 73rd 897 91.9%
2019 65.97 189th 878 78.5%
2021 30.72 477th 646 26.2%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Brunson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 64.93 218th 612 64.4%
2021 57.46 265th 494 46.4%
2022 58.69 257th 500 48.6%
2023 60.80 262nd 582 55.0%
2024 70.24 62nd 669 90.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Brunson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.31 588th 1413 58.4%
2019 72.03 342nd 1430 76.1%
2021 61.26 527th 1444 63.5%
2022 41.30 875th 1464 40.2%
2023 60.16 559th 1461 61.7%
2024 55.71 639th 1464 56.4%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for African American students at Brunson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.15 664th 927 28.4%
2019 46.83 492nd 949 48.2%
2021 33.90 593rd 896 33.8%
2022 26.52 750th 927 19.1%
2023 29.70 696th 933 25.4%
2024 46.19 480th 924 48.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Brunson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.72 803rd 851 5.6%
2019 19.90 786th 865 9.1%
2021 36.20 543rd 843 35.6%
2022 18.37 827th 893 7.4%
2023 25.13 750th 915 18.0%
2024 27.45 760th 951 20.1%
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Rank History for White students at Brunson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.80 75th 1178 93.6%
2019 86.40 97th 1183 91.8%
2021 89.16 69th 1172 94.1%
2022 77.90 219th 1194 81.7%
2023 79.67 186th 1183 84.3%
2024 67.84 347th 1166 70.2%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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by a parent
Thursday, February 27, 2020

Open Quote This school has some major issues in my opinion. if your child has any kind of special needs I would recommend going somewhere else. This is all just my opinion but I would not recommend this school at all. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Brunson Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 260 192 29 17 1 n/a n/a -2 497
1989 278 191 33 22 0 n/a n/a 0 524
1990 306 189 30 20 1 n/a n/a 0 546
1991 296 161 24 28 4 n/a n/a 1 514
1992 297 163 30 40 0 n/a n/a 0 530
1993 312 202 27 18 0 n/a n/a 0 559
1994 300 209 32 37 0 n/a n/a 0 578
1995 328 221 29 63 0 n/a n/a 0 641
1996 328 221 29 63 0 n/a n/a 0 641
1997 350 225 28 90 0 n/a n/a 0 693
1998 310 218 21 36 0 n/a n/a 0 585
1999 307 245 20 48 0 n/a n/a 0 620
2000 281 175 28 72 0 n/a n/a 0 556
2001 287 203 30 84 0 n/a n/a 0 604
2002 246 170 31 98 0 n/a n/a 0 545
2003 246 170 31 98 0 n/a n/a 0 545
2004 221 141 26 117 0 n/a n/a 0 505
2005 200 144 20 131 0 n/a n/a 0 495
2006 206 144 26 162 0 n/a n/a 0 538
2007 163 113 29 164 0 n/a n/a 12 481
2008 171 102 24 165 0 n/a n/a 21 483
2009 176 110 17 196 2 n/a n/a 0 501
2010 213 114 23 205 2 n/a n/a 0 557
2011 190 85 24 196 3 0 27 0 525
2012 222 86 30 192 2 0 29 0 561
2013 235 113 37 192 4 2 30 0 613
2014 226 131 30 185 3 0 29 0 604
2015 249 146 38 195 5 1 24 0 658
2016 222 132 44 182 3 2 28 0 613
2017 202 154 51 161 0 2 31 0 601
2018 192 175 34 140 0 0 32 0 573
2019 187 167 36 113 0 1 29 0 533
2020 156 161 26 108 0 1 24 0 476
2021 144 168 22 83 0 2 25 0 444
2022 113 139 16 72 0 2 32 0 374
2023 124 161 13 85 1 1 28 0 413

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Brunson Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 497 38.0 13.0 32.2
1989 524 38.0 13.7 30.2
1990 546 38.0 14.3 34.2
1991 514 38.0 13.5 36.4
1992 530 39.0 13.5 26.8
1993 559 42.0 13.3 36
1994 578 44.0 13.1 36.3
1995 641 50.0 12.8 38.4
1996 641 50.0 12.8 38.4
1997 693 51.0 13.6 48.6
1998 585 51.0 11.5 57.1
1999 620 51.0 12.2 47.9
2000 556 51.0 10.9 59
2001 604 51.0 11.8 37.3
2002 545 51.0 10.7 48.3
2003 545 51.0 10.7 48.3
2004 505 51.0 9.9 46.9
2005 495 51.0 9.7 54.7
2006 538 51.0 10.5 53
2007 481 n/a n/a 58.8
2008 483 37.9 12.7 62.8
2009 501 37.1 13.5 57.5
2010 557 39.5 14.0 55.7
2011 525 39.5 13.2 53.7
2012 561 34.0 16.4 49.4
2013 613 35.6 17.1 50.2
2014 604 37.4 16.1 52.2
2015 658 38.0 17.3 54.4
2016 613 41.0 14.9 99.5
2017 601 39.9 15.0 99.5
2018 573 35.6 16.0 98.1
2019 533 37.4 14.2 99.4
2020 476 33.3 14.2 99.4
2021 444 28.6 15.5 97.5
2022 374 29.0 12.8 56.4
2023 413 28.4 14.5 99.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Brunson Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 497 38.0 13.0 32.2
1989 524 38.0 13.7 30.2
1990 546 38.0 14.3 34.2
1991 514 38.0 13.5 36.4
1992 530 39.0 13.5 26.8
1993 559 42.0 13.3 36
1994 578 44.0 13.1 36.3
1995 641 50.0 12.8 38.4
1996 641 50.0 12.8 38.4
1997 693 51.0 13.6 48.6
1998 585 51.0 11.5 57.1
1999 620 51.0 12.2 47.9
2000 556 51.0 10.9 59
2001 604 51.0 11.8 37.3
2002 545 51.0 10.7 48.3
2003 545 51.0 10.7 48.3
2004 505 51.0 9.9 46.9
2005 495 51.0 9.7 54.7
2006 538 51.0 10.5 53
2007 481 n/a n/a 58.8
2008 483 37.9 12.7 62.8
2009 501 37.1 13.5 57.5
2010 557 39.5 14.0 55.7
2011 525 39.5 13.2 53.7
2012 561 34.0 16.4 49.4
2013 613 35.6 17.1 50.2
2014 604 37.4 16.1 52.2
2015 658 38.0 17.3 54.4
2016 613 41.0 14.9 99.5
2017 601 39.9 15.0 99.5
2018 573 35.6 16.0 98.1
2019 533 37.4 14.2 99.4
2020 476 33.3 14.2 99.4
2021 444 28.6 15.5 97.5
2022 374 29.0 12.8 56.4
2023 413 28.4 14.5 99.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Brunson Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $976 (9.9%) $8,885 (90.1%) $9,861

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Brunson Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 538th of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 821st of 1502 Elementary schools
 18.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Brunson Elementary)68.444.4
 24%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools)59.258.8
 0.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Brunson Elementary)63.335.9
 27.4%
   3rd Grade Reading (Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools)51.745.1
 6.6%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Brunson Elementary)6058.4
 1.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools)53.852.3
 1.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Brunson Elementary)62.961.8
 1.1%
   4th Grade Reading (Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools)56.452.2
 4.2%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Brunson Elementary)64.850
 14.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools)56.751.4
 5.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (Brunson Elementary)63.952.2
 11.7%
   5th Grade Reading (Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools)52.743.2
 9.5%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (Brunson Elementary)70.455.4
 15%
   5th Grade Science (Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools)69.861.4
 8.4%
   5th Grade Science (North Carolina)72.665.3
 7.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students533413
 22.5%
African American167161
 3.6%
American Indian01
Asian3613
 63.9%
Hispanic11385
 24.8%
Pacific Islander11
White187124
 33.7%
Two or More Races2928
 3.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients99.4%99.3%
 0.2%


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Brunson Elementary ranks 723rd of 1505 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 413 students attended Brunson Elementary.

Students at Brunson Elementary are 39% African American, 30% White, 21% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian.


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