Carter G. Woodson School

Located at 437 Goldfloss Street, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Carter G. Woodson School is a tight-knit K-12 campus that teaches 485 students (grades K through 12), overseen by Carter G Woodson School. Compared to the state average of about 731 students per school, that is 34% leaner than typical.

Carter G Woodson School is the operating authority for Carter G. Woodson School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On the student-mix side, Carter G. Woodson School reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 60%. The remainder breaks down as 38% Black, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 15% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Carter G. Woodson School has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.1:1, putting Carter G. Woodson School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 98% of students at Carter G. Woodson School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Forsyth County runs at roughly 88%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, Forsyth County reports that the typical household earns roughly $67,165 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Carter G. Woodson School is one of 88 public schools in Forsyth County (combined enrollment of about 55,902 students).

Nearest neighbor: Main Street Academy, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Carter G. Woodson School.

The campus sits in an urban setting. Carter G. Woodson School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Carter G. Woodson School has rose 14%, going from 425 students in 2018 to 485 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Carter G. Woodson School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.