Summary:
The 27050 zip code is home to a single standout elementary school, Old Richmond Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 and is part of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools district. This diverse school has consistently outperformed district and state averages on state assessments, with proficiency rates ranging from 60% to 84.9% in mathematics and 60% to 66% in reading, compared to the district's 46.1% to 60% in reading and 55% to 60% in mathematics, and the state's 48.7% to 62.7% in reading and 56.6% to 62.7% in mathematics.
Old Richmond Elementary has a diverse student population, with 58.02% White, 22.72% African American, 14.07% Hispanic, 0.99% Asian, and 4.2% two or more races. The school has also made significant improvements in recent years, ranking 220 out of 1,505 North Carolina elementary schools in the 2023-2024 school year, up from 487 out of 1,514 in 2021-2022, and receiving a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, up from a 3-star rating previously.
With a student-teacher ratio of 13.3 to 1 and spending $9,989 per student, Old Richmond Elementary appears to be well-resourced and committed to supporting its students, even with a significant population of economically disadvantaged students (59.01% eligible for free or reduced-price lunch). This combination of academic excellence, diversity, and resource allocation makes Old Richmond Elementary a standout school in the 27050 zip code.
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