The top reported proficiency rate is 58% in Science. The lowest is 44% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Moore Magnet Elementary
Moore Magnet Elementary serves children from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in Winston-Salem. The school sits in a neighborhood near Knollwood Street and draws from a student body that is predominantly Black, with substantial Hispanic representation and smaller populations of white students and other groups. Nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, making this a school where family economic stress is nearly universal.
The school's most recent state test results show mixed performance. In mathematics, about half of the students tested in grades three through five met or exceeded proficiency. In science, the results were stronger, with roughly three in five students reaching proficiency; however, science testing at this school covers only a subset of the grade span and should be read cautiously given a recent change to the assessment itself. English language arts is the softest area: fewer than half the students tested met proficiency. These numbers sit in the context of testing changes at the state level, so year-to-year comparisons are not yet reliable. A parent may want to look into what the school's reading and math support structures are and how the school is responding to these proficiency gaps.
The enrollment is small to moderate for an elementary school serving this many grades, with the school housing roughly that many students total across pre-K through fifth. Kindergarten and the upper elementary grades (three through five) carry the largest cohorts. Data on students receiving special education services or English language learner support was not available, so a parent seeking clarity on whether the school has robust support for those populations would need to ask the school directly.
Winston-Salem itself has grown steadily over the past two decades and combines a historic downtown with a major medical and research sector centered on Wake Forest School of Medicine and Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. The city center is becoming increasingly walkable with conversion of old tobacco-era buildings into housing and mixed-use spaces, though neighborhoods away from downtown remain car-dependent. Housing in the area is moderately priced relative to national benchmarks, and rental costs are near the national midpoint. The district, Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, is large and has recently adjusted its academic calendar to start earlier in August than state law requires, a shift that locks in for the 2026-27 school year and affects planning for childcare and summer programming.
The district faced construction cost inflation that forced postponement of three planned projects in 2022, though county commissioners later bridged that funding gap without raising the property tax rate. Bond capacity for future infrastructure remains in the planning stages. For parents considering this school, the main questions center on whether the current reading and math proficiency levels match their child's starting point and whether the school's support systems can help build stronger skills in those areas. The school's designation as a magnet suggests it may have a particular instructional focus or draw, though what that specific program entails was not detailed in available sources.
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