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Smith Farm Elementary is a public elementary school in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, serving 527 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools district, which is ranked 155 out of 243 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Smith Farm Elementary has a significantly higher percentage of Hispanic (41.18%) and African American (37.76%) students compared to nearby schools, which tend to have a higher percentage of White students. The school consistently underperforms the district and state averages in proficiency rates for Mathematics, Reading, and Science across all grade levels. For example, in 2022-2023, the school's 5th-grade proficiency rates were 30.7% in Mathematics, 31.7% in Reading, and 48% in Science, compared to the district's 51.4%, 43.2%, and 61.4%, respectively. Smith Farm Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of North Carolina elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years, indicating it is one of the lowest-performing schools in the state.
The school's student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, English Language Learners, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, also perform significantly below their peers at the district and state levels. Additionally, Smith Farm Elementary has an extremely high percentage of students (over 99%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. While the nearby schools, such as Kernersville Elementary and Easton Elementary School, also serve economically disadvantaged populations, they generally outperform Smith Farm Elementary in academic proficiency and school rankings, suggesting that factors beyond just student demographics may be contributing to the school's underperformance.
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