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Enrollment
1,187
High
DISTRICT 1,002 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WINSTON SALEM / FORSYTH COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370150003176
Atkins Academic & Tech High
3605 Old Greensboro Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27101 · (336) 703-6754 · Forsyth County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,187 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of North Carolina public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public high schools
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
429 students
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 317 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 329 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 268 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 273 | 23% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
86.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
52.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
71.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Atkins Academic & Tech High
Atkins Academic & Tech High's state test result (71.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atkins Academic & Tech High this school | 1,187 | 36.1% | 71.5% |
| Northwest Cabarrus High Concord | 1,142 | 35.4% | 54.6% |
| Wakefield High Raleigh | 2,065 | 36.1% | 52.5% |
| Sanderson High Raleigh | 1,648 | 43.4% | 39.2% |
| West Forsyth High Clemmons | 2,145 | 37.9% | 58.9% |
| Athens Drive High Raleigh | 2,156 | 44.0% | 45.7% |
Matched among North Carolina high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Atkins Academic & Tech High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Forsyth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.5% | #84 of 468 | #1 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #122 of 464 | #2 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.3% | #53 of 448 | #1 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,187 | #142 of 598 | #8 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #176 of 473 | #8 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.8% | #62 of 474 | #4 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.1% | #445 of 527 | #13 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +24.7% | #23 of 164 | #1 of 8 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,187
+2 (+0%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 18.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,187 | 68 | 17.5:1 | 36% (429) |
| 2023-24 | 1,190 | 68.1 | 17.5:1 | 37% (441) |
| 2022-23 | 1,192 | 68.7 | 17.3:1 | 36% (431) |
| 2020-21 | 1,185 | 64 | 18.5:1 | 20% (234) |
| 2017-18 | 952 | 58.7 | 16.2:1 | 27% (259) |
| 2015-16 | 718 | 47 | 15.3:1 | 33% (239) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Atkins Academic & Tech High.
Since 2017-18: students up 25% (952 to 1,187); teachers up 16% (58.7 to 68).
About Atkins Academic & Tech High
Atkins Academic & Tech High is classified as a high school. It is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. School enrollment was 1,187 students in 2024-25, in grades 9 through 12. The average among high schools in North Carolina is roughly 761 students; this school is 56% larger than that.
Atkins Academic & Tech High is one school in Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools, a system of 79 schools with 51,745 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Atkins Academic & Tech High. The largest is White students, at 44%. Next come 24% Black, 21% Hispanic, 7% Asian, and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 56% White among all Forsyth County residents. Atkins Academic & Tech High's diversity index is 70%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 17.5:1 comes from the school's 68 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 2.1 students per teacher below the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 36% in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Forsyth County is 88%.
Measured against North Carolina public high schools, Atkins Academic & Tech High receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After adjusting for student poverty, Atkins Academic & Tech High lands between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 71.5%; the prediction is 67.8%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Forsyth County, the median household income is $67,165, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Atkins Academic & Tech High is one of 88 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to Atkins Academic & Tech High is Petree Elementary, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Atkins Academic & Tech High ranks 1st on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 1,185 to 1,187. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 18.5:1; by 2024-25 it was 17.5:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Atkins Academic & Tech High. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Forsyth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
389,977
Census ACS
Median income
$67,165
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
88
55,902 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
- West Forsyth HighHigh · 2,145 students
- Ronald W Reagan High SchoolHigh · 2,122 students
- R J Reynolds HighHigh · 1,759 students
- East Forsyth HighHigh · 1,647 students
- Parkland HighHigh · 1,569 students
- Mount Tabor High SchoolHigh · 1,426 students
Other schools in Winston-Salem
- Clemmons Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,092 students
- Oak Grove HighHigh · 992 students
- Meadowlark MiddleMiddle · 857 students
- Meadowlark ElementaryElementary · 827 students
- Thomas Jefferson MiddleMiddle · 808 students
- Quality Education AcademyCombined · 776 students
Nearby schools
- Petree Elementary0.3 mi · 519
- Winston-Salem Preparatory Acad1.5 mi · 369
- Ashley Academy1.6 mi · 348
- Carver High1.8 mi · 728
- J F Kennedy High2.2 mi · 332
- Carter High School2.2 mi · 123
Frequently asked questions
About Atkins Academic & Tech HighWhat is the total enrollment at Atkins Academic & Tech High?
Atkins Academic & Tech High enrolls approximately 1,187 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Atkins Academic & Tech High serve?
Atkins Academic & Tech High serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Atkins Academic & Tech High have?
Atkins Academic & Tech High employs 68 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Atkins Academic & Tech High?
At Atkins Academic & Tech High, the student body is approximately 44% White, 21% Hispanic, 24% Black, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Atkins Academic & Tech High public or private?
Atkins Academic & Tech High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.