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Carver High

Public Grades 9-12

603^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 6% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Carver High is a public high school in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, serving 694 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools district, which is ranked 159 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Carver High consistently underperforms compared to district and state averages on end-of-course exams, with only 16.6% of students proficient or better in Biology, compared to 45.5% for the district and 48.3% for the state. The school's four-year graduation rate is also slightly below the district and state averages, at around 87%. Carver High struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of North Carolina high schools for African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

Carver High's academic performance is significantly lower than nearby magnet schools like Early College of Forsyth County and Atkins Academic & Technical High, which consistently rank in the top 20% of North Carolina high schools. Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio and high per-student spending, the school's challenges may be related to factors beyond just district-level resources and staffing, such as the high concentration of students from low-income backgrounds.

728

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,235

Per pupil spending ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3545 Carver School Road
Winston Salem, NC 27105-4033

(336) 727-2987

District: Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

Feeder schools for Carver High:

Elementary:	Ibraham Elementary
	Mineral Springs Elementary
	Walkertown Elementary
Middle:	Mineral Springs Middle
	Walkertown Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

55.2%

Hispanic:

38.5%

White:

3.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 11th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (22% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the North Carolina average (75% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg47%

North Carolina avg53%

603^rd of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 14High Schools in the Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

159^th of 242Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	603 of 641	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	597 of 640	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	527 of 626	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	528 of 621	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.2	569 of 594	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	469 of 514	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	425 of 469	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.0	435 of 476	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.2	472 of 507	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.4	473 of 531	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	2.8	446 of 451	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.3	455 of 505	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	7.3	454 of 502	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	18.8	436 of 506	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.0	443 of 499	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	9.8	442 of 490	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.2	435 of 477	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	15.5	403 of 453	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	13.0	394 of 431	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	373 of 440	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	392 of 437	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	316 of 434	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	337 of 430	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	349 of 364	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	317 of 369	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	293 of 359	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	20.8	295 of 330	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	331 of 364	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	296 of 349	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	203 of 273	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	249 of 262	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	203 of 226	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	105 of 156	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.2	114 of 124	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	152 of 173	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	122 of 147	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	577 of 610	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	581 of 602	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	513 of 588	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	527 of 594	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.3	467 of 475	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	459 of 475	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	422 of 449	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	458 of 462	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	439 of 454	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	368 of 449	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	341 of 436	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	356 of 370	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	338 of 354	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	332 of 340	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	565 of 606	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	567 of 613	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	468 of 597	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	386 of 544	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	414 of 432	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	399 of 446	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	378 of 424	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	580 of 601	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	573 of 607	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	499 of 602	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	489 of 585	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	461 of 481	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	454 of 488	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	437 of 463	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	294 of 352	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)26th percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)15th percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2022)11th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III44%-22 vs state

English II24%-36 vs state

Biology17%-32 vs state

Math I6%-28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	EOG Mathematics (2025)		EOG Reading (2025)			EOG Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Carver High	Public	9-12	3545 Carver School Road	Winston Salem	27105	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 727-2987	728	49	14.8	99.6%	23 (3.2%)	402 (55.2%)	280 (38.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.7%)	9	603^rd of 641 public high schools	5.9%		9	597^th of 640 public high schools	6.7%	6	16.6	24.0	6.0	44.4							$15,235	$2,941	$12,294
Atkins Academic & Technical High	Public, Magnet	9-12	3605 Old Greensboro Road	Winston Salem	27101	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(336) 703-6754	1,187	68	17.4	36.1%	525 (44.2%)	284 (23.9%)	244 (20.6%)	80 (6.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (4.3%)	85.6	105^th of 641 public high schools	83.6%		84.6	114^th of 640 public high schools	82.2%	9	75.6	86.3	52.5	94.5							$9,035	$597	$8,438
Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	1215 North Cameron Avenue	Winston Salem	27101	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 703-6732	369	35	10.6	99.2%	5 (1.4%)	185 (50.1%)	168 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.7%)	14.3	568^th of 641 public high schools	11.4%		8.4	605^th of 640 public high schools	5.5%	37	18.2	32.4	23.6	39.5	27.3	18.2	26.9	12.1	7.4	24.2	$14,063	$2,100	$11,962
J F Kennedy High	Public, Virtual, Magnet	6-12	890 E 11th Street	Winston Salem	27101	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	(336) 703-4143	332	24	14.1	99.1%	50 (15.1%)	95 (28.6%)	167 (50.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.4%)	26.5	482^nd of 641 public high schools	24.8%		12.5	574^th of 640 public high schools	10.3%	92	24.1	56.4	19.4	54.3							$14,798	$1,646	$13,152
Career Center	Public	9-12	910 Highland Court	Winston Salem	27101	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 727-8181	0	49	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Carter High School	Public	9-12	851 Highland Court	Winston Salem	27101	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-4119	123	15	8.1	97.6%	44 (35.8%)	44 (35.8%)	28 (22.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.9%)								(n/a)											$31,027	$5,025	$26,002
East Forsyth High	Public	9-12	2500 W Mountain Street	Kernersville	27284	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-6735	1,647	100	16.5	99.8%	707 (42.9%)	369 (22.4%)	468 (28.4%)	11 (0.7%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (5.5%)	31	439^th of 641 public high schools	31.5%		33.7	412^th of 640 public high schools	35.6%	27	39.6	44.4	23.9	62.3							$8,955	$537	$8,418
R J Reynolds High	Public, Magnet	9-12	301 N Hawthorne Road	Winston Salem	27104	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 703-4145	1,759	99	17.7	99.4%	565 (32.1%)	613 (34.8%)	432 (24.6%)	56 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	92 (5.2%)	32.2	432^nd of 641 public high schools	32.6%		31.7	434^th of 640 public high schools	32.2%	2	42.1	53.6	17.3	56.3							$8,101	$446	$7,655
Walkertown High	Public	9-12	5240 Sullivantown Road	Walkertown	27051	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-4151	662	47	13.9	99.5%	281 (42.4%)	173 (26.1%)	169 (25.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.7%)	17	548^th of 641 public high schools	14.5%		16.5	542^nd of 640 public high schools	15.3%	6	30.1	36.9	10.9	46.8							$10,875	$1,189	$9,686
North Forsyth Magnet High	Public, Magnet	9-12	5705 Shattalon Drive	Winston Salem	27105	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 661-4880	1,084	68	15.8	99.7%	77 (7.1%)	431 (39.8%)	518 (47.8%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	50 (4.6%)	14.8	563^rd of 641 public high schools	12.2%		10	592^nd of 640 public high schools	7.5%	29	24.6	29.6	15.1	48.6							$10,139	$976	$9,162

Frequently Asked Questions about Carver High

What is the racial makeup of Carver High?

Students at Carver High are 55% African American, 38% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% Two or more races.

Is Carver High a good school?

Carver High ranks in the bottom 5.9% of North Carolina high schools.

What schools feed into Carver High?

Carver High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Ibraham Elementary
Elementary : Mineral Springs Elementary
Elementary : Walkertown Elementary
Middle : Mineral Springs Middle
Middle : Walkertown Middle

What district is Carver High in?

Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

How many students attend Carver High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 728 students attended Carver High.

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