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Enrollment
1,569
High
DISTRICT 1,002 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WINSTON SALEM / FORSYTH COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370150000631
Parkland High
1600 Brewer Road, Winston Salem, NC 27127 · (336) 771-4700 · Forsyth County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,569 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 5% of North Carolina public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
106 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,566 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 | 414 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 402 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 393 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 360 | 23% |
Student demographics
59%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
34.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
15.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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
23.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-24.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% 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 Parkland High
Parkland High's state test result (23.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkland High this school | 1,569 | 99.8% | 23.7% |
| Southern School of Energy and Sustainabi Durham | 1,384 | 99.8% | 23.1% |
| North Forsyth Magnet High Winston Salem | 1,084 | 99.7% | 23.1% |
| Robert B Glenn High School Kernersville | 1,396 | 99.8% | 21.6% |
| Smithfield-Selma High Smithfield | 1,548 | 99.8% | 35.7% |
| Olympic High School Charlotte | 1,483 | 99.8% | 37.2% |
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 Parkland High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Forsyth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.7% | #441 of 468 | #8 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.1% | #428 of 464 | #10 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #414 of 448 | #8 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,569 | #80 of 598 | #5 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #62 of 473 | #3 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.4% | #260 of 474 | #10 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.8% | #17 of 527 | #2 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.6% | #159 of 164 | #7 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
1,569
+277 (+21%) vs 2020
+52% since 1990-91, when it was 1,033
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 1,569 | 105.5 | 14.9:1 | 100% (1,566) |
| 2023-24 | 1,638 | 98 | 16.7:1 | 100% (1,635) |
| 2022-23 | 1,519 | 89.6 | 16.9:1 | 99% (1,510) |
| 2020-21 | 1,292 | 86 | 15.0:1 | 100% (1,289) |
| 2017-18 | 1,559 | 93.2 | 16.7:1 | 97% (1,519) |
| 2015-16 | 1,422 | 87 | 16.3:1 | 73% (1,041) |
| 2010-11 | 1,363 | 93 | 14.7:1 | 67% (920) |
| 2000-01 | 1,103 | 66 | 16.7:1 | 29% (321) |
| 1990-91 | 1,033 | 91 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parkland High.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (1,559 to 1,569); teachers up 13% (93.2 to 105.5).
About Parkland High
Parkland High is a large high school with its address in Winston Salem, North Carolina. The school had 1,569 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for high schools in North Carolina is about 761, so this school runs 106% larger than that.
Enrollment across the 79 schools in Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools totals 51,745 students.
Hispanic students account for 51% of enrollment at Parkland High. Other students are 37% Black, 7% White, and 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 15% Hispanic share among all Forsyth County residents. Parkland High has a diversity index of 59%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Parkland High operates with 105.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 14.9:1. For comparison, high schools in North Carolina average 19.6:1. About 100% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The rate at public schools in Forsyth County averages 88%, lower than here.
Measured against North Carolina public high schools, Parkland High receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Parkland High ranks in the bottom 10% in North Carolina. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 23.7%, against a prediction of 48.4%.
County data help place the school in context: in Forsyth County, median household income is about $67,165, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The public schools of Forsyth County number 88 and enroll about 55,902.
The closest public school, Konnoak Middle School, is about 0.5 miles from Parkland High. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Parkland High places 4th of 5 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
For locale, NCES codes Parkland High as City: Large.
Parkland High saw enrollment rise 21% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Community posts for Parkland High can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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
- Mount Tabor High SchoolHigh · 1,426 students
- Robert B Glenn High SchoolHigh · 1,396 students
Other schools in Winston Salem
- R J Reynolds HighHigh · 1,759 students
- Mount Tabor High SchoolHigh · 1,426 students
- North Forsyth Magnet HighHigh · 1,084 students
- Hanes Magnet SchoolMiddle · 967 students
- Speas ElementaryElementary · 793 students
- Wiley Magnet MiddleMiddle · 754 students
Other Parkland High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Parkland High. Parkland High is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Parkland High SchoolAllentown, PA · 3,279 students
- Parkland High SchoolEL PASO, TX · 1,565 students
Nearby schools
- Konnoak Middle School0.5 mi · 363
- Konnoak Elementary0.7 mi · 600
- Main Street Academy1.1 mi · 63
- Middle College of Forsyth Cnty1.2 mi · 121
- Griffith Elementary1.2 mi · 621
- Early College of Forsyth Co1.2 mi · 306
Frequently asked questions
About Parkland HighWhat is the total enrollment at Parkland High?
Parkland High enrolls approximately 1,569 students in grades 09-12.
Is Parkland High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Parkland High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Parkland High?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Parkland High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Parkland High?
At Parkland High, the student body is approximately 7% White, 51% Hispanic, 37% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Parkland High?
Parkland 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.