Summary:
Zip code 27051 in North Carolina is served by a single public high school, Walkertown High School, which educates students in grades 9 through 12 in the Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools district.
Walkertown High serves a remarkably high-poverty student body, with 99.55% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch. Despite that challenge, the school posts a graduation rate of 89.9%—higher than the district’s 86.3% and the state’s 88.8%. However, chronic absenteeism is a serious obstacle: 41% of students are chronically absent, nearly double the statewide rate of 24.2% and well above the district’s 33.6%. This means that although students who stay enrolled tend to graduate, many are missing too much instructional time to perform at their best.
Academically, Walkertown High’s End-of-Course test scores are mixed but improving. In 2025-2026, its English II proficiency was 45.2% and Biology was 39.4%, both considerably below state averages. Math III proficiency was 57.6%, closer to the district’s 59.4% but still behind the state’s 68.9%. The standout is Math I: Walkertown’s 42.5% proficiency exactly matches the state average and far exceeds the district’s 26.2%—a rare positive outlier for a school that generally lags its district. The school also made striking gains from the prior year, especially in Math I, where proficiency jumped from 10.9% to 42.5%, and in Biology (+9.3 points), English II (+8.3 points), and Math III (+10.8 points).
Walkertown High remains a 1-star school, but its state ranking has improved from the 15th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 25th percentile in 2025-2026. With no other public high school within the 27051 zip code, families only have this one direct local option. For a broader comparison, they would need to examine neighboring high schools outside the area. Overall, Walkertown High shows meaningful momentum in test scores and graduation despite high poverty and chronic absenteeism. Reducing absences will be essential to ensuring these recent academic gains are sustained.
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