The Arts Based School
Charter · Grades K–8 · 663 students
The Downtown School
601 N Cherry Street, Winston Salem, NC 27101
Grades
Pre-K–8
Elementary
Students
453
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
13 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
Forsyth County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,394 North Carolina elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other North Carolina elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About The Downtown School
The Downtown School is a magnet elementary school in Winston Salem, North Carolina, serving grades Pre-K–8. It is part of Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools. The school is located in a large city in Forsyth County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 453 students were enrolled, with about 13 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical North Carolina elementary school (14.5 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 1,394 North Carolina elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Magnet School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 453 students
- Students per teacher
- 13 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- Yes
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
- County
- Forsyth County
- NCES school ID
- 370150002293
Schools near The Downtown School
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Kimberley Park Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 332 students
Ephesus Jr Academy
Private · Grades K–8 · 36 students
St. Leo Catholic School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 247 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.