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Parkland High

Q: Is Parkland High a good school?

Parkland High ranks in the bottom 6.6% of North Carolina high schools.

Q: How many students attend Parkland High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,569 students attended Parkland High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Parkland High?

Students at Parkland High are 51% Hispanic, 37% African American, 7% White, 3% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into Parkland High?

Parkland High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Diggs-Latham Elementary Elementary : Easton Elementary School Elementary : Griffith Elementary Elementary : Kimmel Farm Elementary Elementary : Konnoak Elementary Middle : Flat Rock Middle

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

618^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 662 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 7% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Parkland High is a large traditional public high school in Winston-Salem, NC, serving 1,569 students in grades 9–12 as part of the Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools district. The school currently ranks 618th out of 662 high schools statewide — in the 7th percentile, with a 0-star rating — and has remained in the bottom 10–12% of North Carolina schools for the past decade. Its graduation rate is 79.1%, compared with 86.3% for the district and 88.8% statewide, while chronic absenteeism is 56.8%, more than double the state average of 24.2%. Nearly all students (99.8%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the school has shown no sustained upward trend since at least 2015–2016.

Academic proficiency is far below district and state averages in every tested subject. End-of-course results show just 25.1% of Parkland students proficient in Biology, 34.4% in English II, and 31.0% in Math III. Math I is the most urgent concern: only 9.2% of students met the state standard in this foundational algebra course required for graduation, a rate that has stayed near or below 10% for several years. Parkland’s subgroup ratings — in the 2nd to 8th percentile for most student groups — reflect a schoolwide challenge, not a problem limited to one population.

What makes these results especially striking is that poverty alone does not explain them. Nearby Mount Tabor High School and R J Reynolds High have student bodies with roughly 99% free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, yet both outperform Parkland on statewide ranking, proficiency, and graduation rates. J F Kennedy High, another high-poverty school in the same district, posted Math I proficiency above 43% — more than four times Parkland’s — and graduates about 11 points more of its students. Parkland actually has more teachers per student than these peers, so the gap is not simply about resources. The data suggest meaningful room for improvement exists, but reversing this pattern will likely require strong, sustained interventions in math instruction and student attendance.

1,569

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,527

Per pupil spending ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

1600 Brewer Road
Winston Salem, NC 27127-3857

(336) 771-4700

District: Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

Feeder schools for Parkland High:

Elementary:	Diggs-Latham Elementary
	Easton Elementary School
	Griffith Elementary
	Kimmel Farm Elementary
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	Konnoak Elementary
Middle:	Flat Rock Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.0%

African American:

37.4%

White:

7.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 12th percentile in 2016 → 7th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (25% vs 60% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the North Carolina average (79% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg50%

North Carolina avg60%

618^th of 662

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 12% (2016) to bottom 7% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	6.5	618 of 662	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.8	589 of 641	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	581 of 640	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	571 of 626	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	571 of 621	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	558 of 594	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	460 of 514	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	426 of 469	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.8	423 of 476	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	8.3	446 of 507	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.4	450 of 531	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	8.4	420 of 451	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	21.9	367 of 505	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.7	408 of 502	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	43.0	337 of 506	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	33.7	385 of 499	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.4	382 of 490	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.3	390 of 477	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.9	391 of 453	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.4	366 of 431	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	12.6	421 of 450	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.5	379 of 440	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	298 of 437	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.0	341 of 434	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	326 of 430	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	315 of 364	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	321 of 369	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	317 of 359	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	17.7	317 of 330	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.1	238 of 334	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	352 of 364	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	327 of 349	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	14.4	278 of 289	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.8	245 of 273	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	246 of 262	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	214 of 226	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	139 of 147	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	4.9	605 of 629	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.4	570 of 610	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	553 of 602	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	570 of 588	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	557 of 594	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	458 of 475	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	450 of 475	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	433 of 449	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	21.9	373 of 407	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	34.8	316 of 412	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	345 of 403	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	360 of 398	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	7.5	464 of 474	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.7	428 of 462	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	436 of 454	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	434 of 449	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	417 of 436	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	327 of 370	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	333 of 354	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	327 of 340	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	28.8	36 of 47	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	8.0	592 of 620	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.0	547 of 606	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	537 of 613	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	542 of 597	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	493 of 544	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	398 of 432	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	409 of 446	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	398 of 424	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	6.1	596 of 624	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.8	562 of 601	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	569 of 607	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	535 of 602	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	544 of 585	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	450 of 481	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	452 of 488	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	429 of 463	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	15.5	243 of 265	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	27.8	199 of 253	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	229 of 261	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	223 of 249	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	174 of 195	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.0	185 of 185	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	19.7	345 of 372	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	24.6	291 of 352	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	224 of 349	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	7.5	527 of 551	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.8	521 of 542	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	391 of 553	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	485 of 537	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	504 of 534	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	418 of 439	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	421 of 444	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	399 of 427	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2026)23rd percentile+17 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)8th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)8th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)7th percentile~ school

African American (2026)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)5th percentile~ school

Male (2026)4th percentile~ school

White (2026)4th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)4th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)4th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)4th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)2nd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English II34%-30 vs state

Math III31%-38 vs state

Biology25%-33 vs state

Math I9%-33 vs state

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by a student
Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Listen, we were underfunded and understaffed and overlooked by the school board. The students and teachers did the best they could. But, it's hard to learn in an environment where most students are treated like criminals, and the teachers can barely pay their bills. The administration is at fault. The school board is at fault. Parkland is what you make of it. You can develop meaningful relationships with students and teachers, and the IB program is not to be overlooked. However, when compared with wealthy schools like Reagan, Parkland is so lacking in resources that it is often difficult for students to succeed. It's tough to be a Parkland student, through no fault of our own. But, students from Parkland have gone onto universities like Harvard, Yale, Wake Forest, George Washington University, NC State, Boston College, University of Chicago, and UNC. When given the time, support, and energy from teachers and administrators that we need, we can go on to do great things. Close Quote

by a student
Thursday, October 22, 2009

I go to parkland, and theres not much interesting to say about it. the same students that I went to philo middle school with now go here, and I think the people who go here are often stupid and immature. I dont have much in common with them, the teachers are ok but sometimes overwhelmed by the students. I cant wait until Im done at parkland. 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
Parkland High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1600 Brewer Road	Winston Salem	27127	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 771-4700	1,569	106	14.8	—	115 (7.3%)	587 (37.4%)	800 (51.0%)	8 (0.5%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	51 (3.3%)	6.5	618^th of 662 public high schools	6.6%		11.8	589^th of 641 public high schools	8.1%	29	25.1	34.4	9.2	31.0								$9,527	$1,008	$8,519
Main Street Academy	Public	6-12	2700 S. Main Street	Winston Salem	27127	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4185	63	17	3.6	95.2%	3 (4.8%)	41 (65.1%)	13 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (9.5%)								(n/a)		6.7	537.2			534.5	< 5%		543.2	543.7	335.2	$36,283	$2,804	$33,478
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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%)	74.8	162^nd of 662 public high schools	75.5%		85.6	105^th of 641 public high schools	83.6%	57	73.4	87.5	41.1	88.5								$9,035	$597	$8,438

Frequently Asked Questions about Parkland High

What district is Parkland High in?

Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

How many students attend Parkland High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,569 students attended Parkland High.

What is the racial makeup of Parkland High?

Students at Parkland High are 51% Hispanic, 37% African American, 7% White, 3% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Parkland High?

Parkland High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Diggs-Latham Elementary
Elementary : Easton Elementary School
Elementary : Griffith Elementary
Elementary : Kimmel Farm Elementary
Elementary : Konnoak Elementary
Middle : Flat Rock Middle

Is Parkland High a good school?

Parkland High ranks in the bottom 6.6% of North Carolina high schools.

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