The Downtown School
601 North Cherry St
Winston Salem NC, 27101, Forsyth County
Phone: 336-727-2914
Ranking: 
(78 out of 1,874, top 4%)*
(78 out of 1,874, top 4%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Forsyth County Schools
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 35 | 33 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 23 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 385 | 405 | 381 | 364 | 313 | 263 | 323 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | 24 | 5.9% | 33 | 8.7% | 53 | 14.6% | 51 | 16.3% | NA | NA | 55 | 17.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 44 | 11.4% | 44 | 10.9% | 43 | 11.3% | 44 | 12.1% | 44 | 14.1% | 45 | 17.1% | 44 | 13.6% |
| Grade 1: | 45 | 11.7% | 44 | 10.9% | 47 | 12.3% | 45 | 12.4% | 45 | 14.4% | 45 | 17.1% | 45 | 13.9% |
| Grade 2: | 44 | 11.4% | 47 | 11.6% | 45 | 11.8% | 44 | 12.1% | 44 | 14.1% | 46 | 17.5% | 46 | 14.2% |
| Grade 3: | 46 | 11.9% | 42 | 10.4% | 45 | 11.8% | 45 | 12.4% | 43 | 13.7% | 44 | 16.7% | 44 | 13.6% |
| Grade 4: | 44 | 11.4% | 43 | 10.6% | 44 | 11.5% | 45 | 12.4% | 44 | 14.1% | 42 | 16.0% | 44 | 13.6% |
| Grade 5: | 42 | 10.9% | 45 | 11.1% | 45 | 11.8% | 45 | 12.4% | 42 | 13.4% | 41 | 15.6% | 45 | 13.9% |
| Grade 6: | 43 | 11.2% | 41 | 10.1% | 43 | 11.3% | 43 | 11.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 39 | 10.1% | 42 | 10.4% | 36 | 9.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 38 | 9.9% | 33 | 8.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 191 | 49.6% | 204 | 50.4% | 184 | 48.3% | 182 | 50.0% | 151 | 48.2% | 123 | 46.8% | 145 | 44.9% |
| Female: | 194 | 50.4% | 201 | 49.6% | 197 | 51.7% | 182 | 50.0% | 154 | 49.2% | 132 | 50.2% | 161 | 49.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 16 | 4.2% | 17 | 4.2% | 19 | 5.0% | 17 | 4.7% | 21 | 6.7% | 14 | 5.3% | 15 | 4.6% |
| Hispanic: | 15 | 3.9% | 17 | 4.2% | 17 | 4.5% | 14 | 3.8% | 10 | 3.2% | 7 | 2.7% | 6 | 1.9% |
| Black: | 130 | 33.8% | 139 | 34.3% | 128 | 33.6% | 122 | 33.5% | 108 | 34.5% | 108 | 41.1% | 124 | 38.4% |
| White: | 213 | 55.3% | 220 | 54.3% | 204 | 53.5% | 197 | 54.1% | 172 | 55.0% | 133 | 50.6% | 164 | 50.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 10 | 2.6% | 11 | 2.7% | 12 | 3.1% | 12 | 3.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 28 | 7.3% | 34 | 8.4% | 29 | 7.6% | 21 | 5.8% | 13 | 4.2% | 12 | 4.6% | 11 | 3.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 22 | 5.7% | 12 | 3.0% | 14 | 3.7% | 14 | 3.8% | 14 | 4.5% | 8 | 3.0% | 15 | 4.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.09 | 12.14 | 13.06 | 14.11 | 13.61 | 11.00 | 14.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 36.3% | 36.3% |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 67.7% | 67.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 70% | 70.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 72.2% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 82.2% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 83.6% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 82.2% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 82.5% | 82.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 45.4% | 46.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 80% | 82.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 78.7% | 81.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 52.1% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 62.6% | 65.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 65.4% | 66.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 63.8% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 63.2% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 42.9% | 45.2% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 63.7% | 65% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 66% | 67.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 71.9% | 72.8% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 79.1% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 82.1% | 83% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 83.5% | 83.8% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 82.3% | 85.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 47.0% | 47.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 80.1% | 83.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 82.5% | 85.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 57.5% | 59.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 65.6% | 69.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 69.3% | 71.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 69.1% | 71.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 66.9% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 41.7% | 43.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 53.5% | 49.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 54.5% | 52% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 58.7% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 63.8% | 63.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 68.7% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 69.6% | 69.6% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 79.2% | 80.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 83% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 82.6% | 82% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 82.8% | 82.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 46.7% | 47.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 85.7% | 88.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 87.5% | 89.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 53.3% | 55.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 66.3% | 68.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 70.3% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 69.4% | 72.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 69.2% | 72.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 38.0% | 39.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 38.3% | 40.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 60.9% | 60.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 68% | 68.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 70% | 73.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 74.2% | 75.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 43.0% | 45.4% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 80.3% | 80.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 76.7% | 80.5% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.0% | 35.7% | 38.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 71.5% | 75.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | 70.2% | 75.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 43.8% | 46.4% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 77.9% | 81.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 36.7% | 38.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 62.6% | 68.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 47.9% | 47.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 30.9% | 34.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 40.0% | 41.0% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 58.0% | 59.1% |
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* The Downtown School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.