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Walkertown High

Public Grades 9-12

548^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 15% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Walkertown High is a public high school in Walkertown, North Carolina, serving 664 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.

Walkertown High consistently underperforms compared to district and state averages on End-of-Course (EOC) exams. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were significantly lower than the district and state in Biology, English II, Math I, and Math III. The school's four-year graduation rates have also been below the state average, ranging from 85.4% to 89.6% in recent years. Walkertown High struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, with many ranked in the bottom 25% of North Carolina high schools.

Walkertown High's academic performance is generally lower than the nearby high schools in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County district, such as Robert B. Glenn High, R.J. Reynolds High, and East Forsyth High, which tend to have higher proficiency rates on EOC exams and better overall rankings from SchoolDigger. Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio, Walkertown High's rankings and ratings have remained stagnant or declined over the past several years, with the school consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina high schools and receiving a 1- or 2-star rating.

662

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,875

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5240 Sullivantown Road
Walkertown, NC 27051

(336) 703-4151

District: Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

Feeder schools for Walkertown High:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.4%

African American:

26.1%

Hispanic:

25.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (33% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg47%

North Carolina avg53%

548^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	17.0	548 of 641	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	542 of 640	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	429 of 626	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.2	458 of 621	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	476 of 594	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	364 of 514	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	320 of 469	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.2	299 of 476	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	27.1	335 of 507	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.9	321 of 531	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	16.7	372 of 451	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.4	364 of 505	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	359 of 440	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	344 of 437	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.0	163 of 434	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.6	199 of 430	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.4	182 of 364	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.3	242 of 369	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.6	302 of 359	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	31.3	215 of 330	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.2	246 of 364	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.7	232 of 349	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	191 of 273	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	203 of 262	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.2	118 of 226	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.7	159 of 173	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	500 of 610	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	525 of 602	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	413 of 588	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	423 of 594	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	336 of 475	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	359 of 475	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	302 of 449	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	14.8	381 of 403	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	339 of 403	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.2	281 of 398	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	75.1	46 of 337	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	46.6	206 of 325	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	71.3	21 of 100	79.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	403 of 462	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	364 of 454	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	358 of 449	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	363 of 436	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	335 of 370	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.1	204 of 354	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.1	267 of 340	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	514 of 606	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	548 of 613	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.2	375 of 597	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	299 of 544	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.1	249 of 432	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.2	221 of 446	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.0	304 of 424	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	547 of 601	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	520 of 607	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	421 of 602	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.9	457 of 585	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	392 of 481	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	361 of 488	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	358 of 463	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	17.2	234 of 261	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	75.2	48 of 249	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	40.3	131 of 226	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.4	177 of 199	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	164 of 195	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	300 of 352	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.0	210 of 349	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	513 of 542	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	516 of 553	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	456 of 537	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	465 of 534	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	382 of 439	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	382 of 444	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	344 of 427	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)35th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)30th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2025)18th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)10th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)5th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III47%-20 vs state

English II37%-23 vs state

Biology30%-18 vs state

Math I11%-24 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
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
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
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
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
Robert B Glenn High School	Public	9-12	1600 Union Cross Road	Kernersville	27284	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 771-4500	1,396	85	16.3	99.8%	236 (16.9%)	383 (27.4%)	704 (50.4%)	9 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (4.5%)	10.4	598^th of 641 public high schools	6.7%		8.9	598^th of 640 public high schools	6.6%		21.5	33.3	10.0	34.1							$8,839	$553	$8,286

Frequently Asked Questions about Walkertown High

What district is Walkertown High in?

Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

What schools feed into Walkertown High?

Walkertown High is fed by the following schools:

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

Is Walkertown High a good school?

Walkertown High ranks in the bottom 14.5% of North Carolina high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Walkertown High?

Students at Walkertown High are 42% White, 26% African American, 26% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Walkertown High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 662 students attended Walkertown High.

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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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