Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy

Summary:

Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy is a public magnet high school serving grades 6-12 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, with a student population of 361. The school is part of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools district, which is ranked 164 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy has a significantly higher percentage of minority students compared to the surrounding schools, with 51.8% African American and 44.04% Hispanic students, in contrast to nearby schools like East Forsyth High (44.41% White, 23.14% African American, 25.74% Hispanic) and Atkins Academic & Technical High (44.55% White, 23.99% African American, 18.2% Hispanic). However, the school consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages on standardized tests, with proficiency rates ranging from 6.5% to 34.6% across various subject areas, while the district and state averages were significantly higher. Additionally, Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy has an extremely high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 80.24% to 99.17% over the past three school years, significantly higher than the surrounding schools.

Despite the higher spending per student at Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy compared to other schools in the district, the school's academic outcomes remain significantly below average, raising questions about the effective allocation and utilization of resources to support student learning. The persistent educational inequities and challenges faced by high-poverty, minority-majority schools like Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy suggest that a comprehensive, multi-faceted approach is needed to address the root causes of these disparities and ensure that all students have access to a high-quality education.


Detail:

Public, Magnet 6-12

 1215 North Cameron Avenue
       Winston Salem, NC  27101


(336) 703-6732

District: Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
605th of 640 North Carolina High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,063 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  11.4 Help
Number of students:  361

Racial breakdown:

African American:
51.8%
Hispanic:
44.0%
White:
1.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  99.2% Help


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Compare Details Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy ranks worse than 97.5% of middle schools in North Carolina. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 3.26. (See more...)
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Compare Details Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy ranks worse than 94.5% of high schools in North Carolina. It also ranks last among 14 ranked high schools in the Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 8.35. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (51.8%), Hispanic (44%), two or more races (1.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 99.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy is 11.4, which is the 4th best among 14 high schools in the Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy is $14,063, which is the 5th highest among 14 high schools in the Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy 773rd of 793 North Carolina public middle schools. (See Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy 605th of 640 North Carolina public high schools. (See Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy in the ranking list.)

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Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools 164th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy

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Rank History for all middle school students at Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 21.11 513th 598 14.2%
2007 15.05 550th 606 9.2%
2008 12.61 559th 620 9.8%
2009 11.46 574th 630 8.9%
2010 19.16 571st 640 10.8%
2011 16.70 583rd 648 10.0%
2012 20.52 573rd 662 13.4%
2013 17.87 571st 673 15.2%
2014 4.13 616th 627 1.8%
2015 8.89 648th 705 8.1%
2016 4.35 664th 692 4.0%
2017 9.11 646th 694 6.9%
2018 4.76 667th 691 3.5%
2019 1.26 727th 737 1.4%
2021 1.00 741st 741 0.0%
2022 1.96 778th 786 1.0%
2023 3.20 761st 784 2.9%
2024 3.26 773rd 793 2.5%
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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 27.74 174th 211 17.5%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 10.87 579th 604 4.1%
2019 5.19 618th 639 3.3%
2021 3.45 633rd 633 0.0%
2022 5.19 678th 689 1.6%
2023 5.96 719th 735 2.2%
2024 8.27 721st 743 3.0%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 4.20 646th 656 1.5%
2019 0.71 681st 684 0.4%
2022 1.89 732nd 733 0.1%
2023 4.66 721st 731 1.4%
2024 4.37 727th 738 1.5%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 4.28 651st 665 2.1%
2019 2.48 684th 697 1.9%
2021 1.59 711th 711 0.0%
2022 2.11 743rd 748 0.7%
2023 2.25 736th 747 1.5%
2024 2.11 746th 751 0.7%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.20 418th 494 15.4%
2019 7.06 504th 519 2.9%
2021 4.00 533rd 533 0.0%
2022 9.36 539th 550 2.0%
2023 21.20 489th 559 12.5%
2024 23.69 473rd 560 15.5%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 3.87 470th 472 0.4%
2019 0.89 493rd 493 0.0%
2021 1.75 522nd 522 0.0%
2022 2.17 541st 541 0.0%
2023 1.97 553rd 553 0.0%
2024 4.00 564th 564 0.0%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy

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Rank History for all high school students at Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 50.13 232nd 431 46.2%
2007 17.55 395th 453 12.8%
2008 16.57 414th 477 13.2%
2009 34.63 370th 490 24.5%
2010 29.50 405th 499 18.8%
2011 29.42 406th 506 19.8%
2012 42.99 292nd 502 41.8%
2013 12.18 437th 505 13.5%
2014 2.95 445th 451 1.3%
2015 16.04 430th 531 19.0%
2016 14.92 418th 507 17.6%
2017 4.95 442nd 476 7.1%
2018 3.03 448th 469 4.5%
2019 11.86 456th 514 11.3%
2021 10.99 554th 594 6.7%
2022 4.20 611th 621 1.6%
2023 7.30 597th 626 4.6%
2024 8.35 605th 640 5.5%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 8.92 406th 424 4.2%
2019 19.89 372nd 446 16.6%
2021 23.10 338th 432 21.8%
2022 12.05 526th 544 3.3%
2023 13.47 556th 597 6.9%
2024 13.01 572nd 613 6.7%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 2.17 442nd 449 1.6%
2019 9.42 449th 475 5.5%
2021 10.65 441st 475 7.2%
2022 4.78 584th 594 1.7%
2023 7.20 568th 588 3.4%
2024 8.91 572nd 602 5.0%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 2.06 457th 463 1.3%
2019 11.78 445th 488 8.8%
2021 17.82 394th 481 18.1%
2022 4.23 579th 585 1.0%
2023 8.10 575th 602 4.5%
2024 8.54 581st 607 4.3%
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Rank History for high school African American students at Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.84 348th 359 3.1%
2019 29.20 267th 369 27.6%
2021 29.26 238th 364 34.6%
2022 11.07 425th 430 1.2%
2023 15.77 410th 434 5.5%
2024 17.09 409th 437 6.4%
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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 5.49 436th 436 0.0%
2023 26.24 347th 449 22.7%
2024 33.72 293rd 454 35.5%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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by a parent
Thursday, September 4, 2014

Open Quote Bugs,bugs,bugs at this school and the student's are awful disrespectful to the teachers and the home of Bullies, guaranteed to stress parents out.... if you want your child to have a successful future please remove him/her from this school. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2005 27 70 2 4 0 n/a n/a 0 103
2006 37 433 2 17 1 n/a n/a 0 490
2007 22 445 3 16 3 n/a n/a 11 500
2008 15 318 1 15 3 n/a n/a 5 357
2009 9 292 0 7 1 n/a n/a 0 309
2010 13 354 1 17 1 n/a n/a 0 386
2011 12 351 4 39 2 0 10 0 418
2012 4 368 3 45 1 0 11 0 432
2013 8 331 8 39 1 0 13 0 400
2014 9 347 4 56 1 0 17 0 434
2015 9 336 1 62 0 0 17 0 425
2016 9 342 2 70 0 0 8 0 431
2017 7 278 2 82 0 0 9 0 378
2018 4 252 0 69 0 0 12 0 337
2019 2 258 4 92 0 1 13 0 370
2020 1 217 2 96 0 1 10 0 327
2021 2 175 1 78 0 0 8 0 264
2022 3 187 1 132 0 0 6 0 329
2023 6 187 3 159 0 0 6 0 361

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2005 103 8.0 12.9 40.8
2006 490 8.0 61.3 63.5
2007 500 39.3 12.7 70.1
2008 357 36.4 9.8 68.2
2009 309 29.8 10.4 63.8
2010 386 32.3 11.9 75.1
2011 418 35.3 11.8 83.5
2012 432 33.1 13.0 89.1
2013 400 35.2 11.3 87
2014 434 34.1 12.7 88.2
2015 425 34.0 12.5 97.9
2016 431 36.0 11.9 97.9
2017 378 36.6 10.3 99.2
2018 337 31.3 10.7 99.1
2019 370 32.9 11.2 99.2
2020 327 31.4 10.3 99.1
2021 264 29.3 8.9 98.9
2022 329 29.0 11.3 80.2
2023 361 31.6 11.4 99.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2005 103 8.0 12.9 40.8
2006 490 8.0 61.3 63.5
2007 500 39.3 12.7 70.1
2008 357 36.4 9.8 68.2
2009 309 29.8 10.4 63.8
2010 386 32.3 11.9 75.1
2011 418 35.3 11.8 83.5
2012 432 33.1 13.0 89.1
2013 400 35.2 11.3 87
2014 434 34.1 12.7 88.2
2015 425 34.0 12.5 97.9
2016 431 36.0 11.9 97.9
2017 378 36.6 10.3 99.2
2018 337 31.3 10.7 99.1
2019 370 32.9 11.2 99.2
2020 327 31.4 10.3 99.1
2021 264 29.3 8.9 98.9
2022 329 29.0 11.3 80.2
2023 361 31.6 11.4 99.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $2,100 (14.9%) $11,962 (85.1%) $14,062

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 727th of 737 Middle schoolsRanks 761st of 784 Middle schools
 1.6%
Ranks 456th of 514 High schoolsRanks 597th of 626 High schools
 6.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Reading (Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy)14.113.3
 0.8%
   6th Grade Reading (Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools)54.840
 14.8%
   6th Grade Reading (North Carolina)6049.3
 10.7%
7th Grade Mathematics (Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy)8.17.4
 0.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools)5340.8
 12.2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.450.1
 8.3%
7th Grade Reading (Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy)15.920
 4.1%
   7th Grade Reading (Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools)57.741.7
 16%
   7th Grade Reading (North Carolina)58.850.2
 8.6%
8th Grade Reading (Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy)1015.4
 5.4%
   8th Grade Reading (Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools)5645.8
 10.2%
   8th Grade Reading (North Carolina)55.651
 4.6%
8th Grade Science (Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy)45.835.4
 10.4%
   8th Grade Science (Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools)75.862.8
 13%
   8th Grade Science (North Carolina)78.670.3
 8.3%
End of Course Biology (Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy)27.715.6
 12.1%
   End of Course Biology (Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools)57.450.7
 6.7%
   End of Course Biology (North Carolina)59.654.1
 5.5%
End of Course English II (Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy)27.129
 1.9%
   End of Course English II (Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools)5654.4
 1.6%
   End of Course English II (North Carolina)59.758.5
 1.2%
End of Course Math I (Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy)19.115.4
 3.7%
   End of Course Math I (Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools)36.123.3
 12.8%
   End of Course Math I (North Carolina)41.235.9
 5.3%
End of Course Math III (Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy)28.98.3
 20.6%
   End of Course Math III (Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools)45.552.1
 6.6%
   End of Course Math III (North Carolina)46.858.3
 11.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students370361
 2.4%
African American258187
 27.5%
American Indian00
Asian43
 25%
Hispanic92159
 72.8%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White26
 200%
Two or More Races136
 53.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients99.2%99.2%
 0%


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Students at Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy are 52% African American, 44% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy ranks in the bottom 5.5% of North Carolina high schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 361 students attended Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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