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What tradition at Carver High should never be changed?
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Enrollment
728
High
DISTRICT 1,002 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WINSTON SALEM / FORSYTH COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370150000592
Carver High
3545 Carver School Road, Winston Salem, NC 27105 · (336) 727-2987 · Forsyth County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL728 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 0% of North Carolina public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
14.9:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
725 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 | 241 | 33% |
| Grade 10 | 186 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 168 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 133 | 18% |
Student demographics
55%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
24.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
6.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
15.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-32.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Carver High
Carver High's state test result (15.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carver High this school | 728 | 99.6% | 15.5% |
| North Pitt High Bethel | 854 | 99.6% | 35.0% |
| Beddingfield High Wilson | 653 | 99.5% | 35.6% |
| Southeast Raleigh High Raleigh | 1,438 | 99.8% | 24.3% |
| Salisbury High Salisbury | 930 | 99.7% | 26.4% |
| Hillside High Durham | 1,433 | 99.8% | 29.0% |
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 Carver High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Forsyth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.5% | #466 of 468 | #12 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.0% | #464 of 464 | #13 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #441 of 448 | #11 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 728 | #274 of 598 | #10 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #65 of 473 | #4 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.5% | #315 of 474 | #12 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #102 of 527 | #6 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.3% | #65 of 164 | #3 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
728
+177 (+32%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 1,085
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 728 | 48.9 | 14.9:1 | 100% (725) |
| 2023-24 | 694 | 51.8 | 13.4:1 | 100% (691) |
| 2022-23 | 664 | 51 | 13.0:1 | 100% (661) |
| 2020-21 | 551 | 45 | 12.2:1 | 99% (548) |
| 2017-18 | 654 | 51.6 | 12.7:1 | 95% (623) |
| 2015-16 | 672 | 49 | 13.7:1 | 99% (664) |
| 2010-11 | 581 | 48 | 12.1:1 | 72% (418) |
| 2000-01 | 1,049 | 64 | 16.4:1 | 14% (151) |
| 1990-91 | 1,085 | 61 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carver High.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (654 to 728); teachers down 5% (51.6 to 48.9).
About Carver High
Carver High is a high school in Winston Salem, North Carolina, reachable at (336) 727-2987. There are 728 students enrolled, covering grades 9 through 12.
Carver High is one of the 79 schools that make up Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools (51,745 students in total).
Black students are 55% of those enrolled at Carver High. Next come 38% Hispanic, 3% White, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 25% Black among all Forsyth County residents. A diversity index of 55% means there is a 55% chance two randomly chosen students at Carver High are from different groups.
There are about 14.9 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Carver High, which has 48.9. By comparison, the average for high schools in North Carolina is 19.6:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Carver High is about 100%. The 88% average for public schools in Forsyth County is 12 points lower.
Among North Carolina public high schools, Carver High outscored 0%, which works out to an F on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations places Carver High in the bottom 10% of North Carolina schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 32.9 points below it (15.5% actual, 48.4% predicted).
In Forsyth County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $67,165, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. There are 88 public schools in the county, enrolling about 55,902, Carver High among them.
Carver High is about 1.1 miles from Quality Education Academy, its nearest public school. Carver High has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Carver High ranks 8th of 8 nearby schools, at 15.5% versus a 34.6% average.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 728, up from 551 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 14.9:1, from 12.2:1.
Carver High has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- R J Reynolds HighHigh · 1,759 students
- Parkland HighHigh · 1,569 students
- Mount Tabor High SchoolHigh · 1,426 students
- North Forsyth Magnet HighHigh · 1,084 students
- Hanes Magnet SchoolMiddle · 967 students
- Speas ElementaryElementary · 793 students
Other Carver High schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Carver High. Carver High is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Carver High SchoolColumbus, GA · 887 students
- Carver High SchoolAtlanta, GA · 544 students
Nearby schools
- Quality Education Academy1.1 mi · 776
- Ashley Academy1.4 mi · 348
- Petree Elementary1.7 mi · 519
- Ibraham Elementary1.8 mi · 357
- Atkins Academic & Tech High1.8 mi · 1,187
- Winston-Salem Preparatory Acad1.9 mi · 369
Frequently asked questions
About Carver HighHow many students attend Carver High?
Carver High enrolls approximately 728 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Carver High serve?
Carver High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Carver High?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Carver High.
How diverse is Carver High?
Carver High reports a student body of 3% White, 38% Hispanic, 55% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Carver High?
Carver High is overseen by Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools in Forsyth County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.