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Mount Tabor High School

Public Grades 9-12

510^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 662 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 23% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

[Mount Tabor High School](https://www.schooldigger.com/go/NC/schools/0150000623/school.aspx) is a large traditional public high school in Winston-Salem, NC, serving 1,426 students in grades 9 through 12 within the [Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools](https://www.schooldigger.com/go/NC/district/01500/search.aspx) district. Once a middle-of-the-pack school, Mount Tabor has declined steadily over the past decade, falling from the 58th percentile in 2015-2016 to the 23rd percentile by 2025-2026. The school serves a very high-poverty population, with roughly 99.8% of students reported as economically disadvantaged in recent years.

Academically, Mount Tabor trails both the district and state averages in every End-of-Course subject. The clearest red flag is Math I, where only 17.5% of students scored proficient compared to 42.1% statewide—a gap that has persisted for several years. Biology (46.6% vs. 58.5% statewide) and English II (54.5% vs. 64.6% statewide) are also below average. On a positive note, the graduation rate sits at 87.8%, above the district's 86.3%, and chronic absenteeism has improved significantly from 65.5% two years ago to 43.2% today, though it remains nearly double the state rate. Significant internal achievement gaps are also evident: English learners, special education students, and low-income students perform near the bottom 10-20% of schools statewide.

Compared to nearby schools, Mount Tabor's standing is mixed. [Ronald W Reagan High School](https://www.schooldigger.com/go/NC/schools/0150002765/school.aspx), only about four miles away, posts far higher proficiency rates (51.6% vs. 17.5% in Math I), a 93.7% graduation rate, and lower poverty. However, Mount Tabor outperforms some similar-demographic peers like [R J Reynolds High](https://www.schooldigger.com/go/NC/schools/0150000634/school.aspx), with a higher graduation rate and lower chronic absenteeism. Smaller high-poverty schools like [J F Kennedy High](https://www.schooldigger.com/go/NC/schools/0150002194/school.aspx) also show that Mount Tabor's math struggles are not inevitable, achieving proficiency rates more than double its own. While Mount Tabor ranks above lower-performing area schools like [Parkland High](https://www.schooldigger.com/go/NC/schools/0150000631/school.aspx), [North Forsyth Magnet High](https://www.schooldigger.com/go/NC/schools/0150000624/school.aspx), and [Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy](https://www.schooldigger.com/go/NC/schools/0150002729/school.aspx), targeted math intervention and support for its most vulnerable students remain urgent, as improved attendance alone has not translated into academic gains.

1,426

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,336

Per pupil spending ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

342 Petree Road
Winston Salem, NC 27106-4400

(336) 703-6700

District: Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

Feeder schools for Mount Tabor High School:

Elementary:	Jefferson Elementary
	Kimberley Park Elementary
	Sherwood Forest Elementary
	Speas Elementary
Middle:	Paisley Magnet School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

38.8%

White:

29.2%

Hispanic:

25.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 58th percentile in 2016 → 23rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (45% vs 60% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 24% North Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg50%

North Carolina avg60%

510^th of 662

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 35 pts since 2016

From top 42% (2016) to bottom 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 12High Schools in the Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

159^th of 246Winston 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.1	510 of 662	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.0	464 of 641	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	438 of 640	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.2	482 of 626	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.4	397 of 621	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.5	398 of 594	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.1	295 of 514	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	278 of 469	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.2	234 of 476	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	42.3	213 of 507	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	45.7	211 of 531	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	45.3	185 of 451	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	47.8	162 of 505	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	48.2	247 of 502	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.3	259 of 506	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.6	271 of 499	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.9	198 of 490	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.1	162 of 477	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.6	119 of 453	73.7%	★★★★☆
2006	55.8	183 of 431	57.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	16.9	405 of 450	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.2	381 of 440	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	347 of 437	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	380 of 434	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.3	249 of 430	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.0	233 of 364	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.1	268 of 369	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	225 of 359	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	7.9	98 of 103	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	22.7	295 of 334	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	286 of 364	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	253 of 349	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	16.2	271 of 289	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	30.2	205 of 273	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.2	163 of 262	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	88 of 226	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.4	33 of 156	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	28.6	92 of 124	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	128 of 173	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	105 of 147	28.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	23.5	509 of 629	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.1	479 of 610	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	428 of 602	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	476 of 588	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.9	372 of 594	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.3	302 of 475	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.9	313 of 475	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	275 of 449	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.6	168 of 407	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.8	140 of 412	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.3	224 of 403	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.8	217 of 403	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.5	257 of 398	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.6	154 of 337	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.3	44 of 325	86.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	16.8	423 of 474	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.0	407 of 462	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	403 of 454	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	404 of 449	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	338 of 436	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	319 of 370	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	305 of 354	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	278 of 340	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	14.9	560 of 620	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.2	563 of 606	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	528 of 613	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	539 of 597	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	418 of 544	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	359 of 432	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	379 of 446	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	342 of 424	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	25.0	489 of 624	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.0	415 of 601	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	424 of 607	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.4	458 of 602	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.4	384 of 585	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.0	310 of 481	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.3	287 of 488	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.0	310 of 463	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	38.3	170 of 265	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.3	211 of 253	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	57.0	101 of 261	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.5	167 of 249	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.8	187 of 226	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	162 of 199	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.6	80 of 195	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.3	111 of 185	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	20.6	339 of 372	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	24.3	292 of 352	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	339 of 349	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	69.5	172 of 551	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	77.7	130 of 542	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	163 of 553	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	61.5	202 of 537	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.4	131 of 534	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	73.5	63 of 439	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	78.6	54 of 444	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	76.7	76 of 427	82.2%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2026)69th percentile+46 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)59th percentile+36 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)36th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)19th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2021)12th percentile-21 vs school

Hispanic (2026)11th percentile-12 vs school

African American (2026)10th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2026)9th percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)6th percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2026)5th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Math III56%-13 vs state

English II55%-10 vs state

Biology47%-12 vs state

Math I18%-25 vs state

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A child was shot to death here in 2021. Multiple guns found on campus over these years. It's been a problem brewing for years. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOC Biology (2026)	EOC English II (2026)	EOC Math I (2026)	EOC Math III (2026)	EOG Mathematics (2026)			EOG Reading (2026)			EOG Science (2026)	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 Mathematics 8th 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
Mount Tabor High School	Public	9-12	342 Petree Road	Winston Salem	27106	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-6700	1,426	81	17.6	—	416 (29.2%)	553 (38.8%)	358 (25.1%)	32 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	63 (4.4%)	26.1	510^th of 662 public high schools	23.0%		29	464^th of 641 public high schools	27.6%	46	46.6	54.5	17.5	55.8								$8,336	$579	$7,757
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	—	565 (32.1%)	613 (34.8%)	432 (24.6%)	56 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	92 (5.2%)	28.2	492^nd of 662 public high schools	25.7%		32.2	432^nd of 641 public high schools	32.6%	60	44.5	58.4	27.6	52.4								$8,101	$446	$7,655
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	—	77 (7.1%)	431 (39.8%)	518 (47.8%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	50 (4.6%)	9.7	602^nd of 662 public high schools	9.1%		14.8	563^rd of 641 public high schools	12.2%	39	25.8	39.1	16.7	38.3								$10,139	$976	$9,162
Ronald W Reagan High School	Public	9-12	3750 Transou Road	Pfafftown	27040	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-6776	2,122	115	18.4	29.8%	1,286 (60.6%)	291 (13.7%)	333 (15.7%)	98 (4.6%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	113 (5.3%)	74.9	161^st of 662 public high schools	75.7%		80.7	132^nd of 641 public high schools	79.4%	29	77.7	82.4	51.6	87.0								$7,615	$522	$7,093
Carter High School	Public	11-12	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
Early College of Forsyth County	Public	9-12	2100 Silas Creek Prky	Winston Salem	27103	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 757-3290	306	14	21.3	34.0%	90 (29.4%)	64 (20.9%)	108 (35.3%)	21 (6.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.9%)	90.3	73^rd of 662 public high schools	89.0%		89.5	80^th of 641 public high schools	87.5%	7	98.5	97.4	66.7	88.9								$6,298	$197	$6,101
J F Kennedy High	Public, Virtual, Magnet	9-12	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	—	50 (15.1%)	95 (28.6%)	167 (50.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.4%)	29.7	481^st of 662 public high schools	27.3%		26.5	482^nd of 641 public high schools	24.8%	1	40.3	40.0	43.1	66.0								$14,798	$1,646	$13,152
Middle College of Forsyth County	Public	11-12	2100 Silas Creek Parkway	Winston Salem	27103	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 734-7437	121	5	25.9	47.1%	35 (28.9%)	32 (26.4%)	41 (33.9%)	5 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.6%)								(n/a)				54.2								$11,250	$199	$11,051
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)
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	—	5 (1.4%)	185 (50.1%)	168 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.7%)	5.7	625^th of 662 public high schools	5.6%		14.3	568^th of 641 public high schools	11.4%	57	16.2	38.2	538.2	21.9	18.2	11.0	15.5	21.8	33.3	26.3	25.5	$14,063	$2,100	$11,962

Frequently Asked Questions about Mount Tabor High School

What is the racial makeup of Mount Tabor High School?

Students at Mount Tabor High School are 39% African American, 29% White, 25% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Mount Tabor High School a good school?

Mount Tabor High School ranks in the bottom 23.0% of North Carolina high schools.

How many students attend Mount Tabor High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,426 students attended Mount Tabor High School.

What schools feed into Mount Tabor High School?

Mount Tabor High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Jefferson Elementary
Elementary : Kimberley Park Elementary
Elementary : Sherwood Forest Elementary
Elementary : Speas Elementary
Middle : Paisley Magnet School

What district is Mount Tabor High School in?

Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

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