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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Ronald W Reagan High School this year?
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Enrollment
2,122
High
DISTRICT 1,002 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WINSTON SALEM / FORSYTH COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370150002765
Ronald W Reagan High School
3750 Transou Road, Pfafftown, NC 27040 · (336) 703-6776 · Forsyth County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL2,122 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% 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.
- BBeats 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
18.4:1
115 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
633 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 | 492 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 570 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 552 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 508 | 24% |
Student demographics
58%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
83.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
48.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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
67.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Ronald W Reagan High School
Ronald W Reagan High School's state test result (67.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald W Reagan High School this school | 2,122 | 29.8% | 67.2% |
| South Iredell High Statesville | 1,768 | 33.2% | 51.1% |
| Fuquay-Varina High Fuquay-Varina | 1,858 | 25.1% | 51.0% |
| Willow Spring High Fuquay Varina | 2,223 | 28.7% | 54.0% |
| Needham Broughton High Raleigh | 2,153 | 28.1% | 53.4% |
| Leesville Road High Raleigh | 2,411 | 24.5% | 61.9% |
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 Ronald W Reagan High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Forsyth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.2% | #96 of 468 | #2 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.2% | #147 of 464 | #3 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.4% | #65 of 448 | #2 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,122 | #26 of 598 | #2 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #228 of 473 | #11 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.4% | #274 of 474 | #11 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.8% | #478 of 527 | #15 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.7% | #107 of 164 | #5 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
2,122
+46 (+2%) vs 2020
+28% since 2010-11, when it was 1,660
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 20.4:1
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 | 2,122 | 115.3 | 18.4:1 | 30% (633) |
| 2023-24 | 2,227 | 110.1 | 20.2:1 | 32% (703) |
| 2022-23 | 2,146 | 109.5 | 19.6:1 | 31% (655) |
| 2020-21 | 2,076 | 102 | 20.4:1 | 15% (320) |
| 2017-18 | 2,008 | 102.7 | 19.6:1 | 21% (413) |
| 2015-16 | 1,849 | 94 | 19.7:1 | 17% (313) |
| 2010-11 | 1,660 | 90 | 18.4:1 | 13% (223) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ronald W Reagan High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (2,008 to 2,122); teachers up 12% (102.7 to 115.3).
About Ronald W Reagan High School
In Pfafftown, North Carolina, Ronald W Reagan High School is a large high school. School enrollment was 2,122 students in 2024-25, in grades 9 through 12. For comparison, high schools in North Carolina average about 761 students.
In Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools, 79 schools enroll a combined 51,745 students.
At 61%, White students outnumber all other groups at Ronald W Reagan High School combined. It is also 16% Hispanic, 14% Black, 5% multiracial, and 5% Asian. The chance that two students picked at random at Ronald W Reagan High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 58%.
At Ronald W Reagan High School, 115.3 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 18.4:1. That ratio is under the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 30% of enrollment. That is 58 points below the 88% average for public schools in Forsyth County.
allk12 grades Ronald W Reagan High School a B+. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Ronald W Reagan High School falls in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools: 67.2% actual against 69.7% predicted.
Census Bureau estimates for Forsyth County show that median household income is about $67,165, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 88 public schools in Forsyth County, with a combined enrollment of about 55,902.
The nearest public school is Old Town Elementary, at about 1.8 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Ronald W Reagan High School ranks 4th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
Ronald W Reagan High School is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment went from 2,076 in 2020-21 to 2,122 in 2024-25, a change of 46 students. The ratio of students to teachers went from 20.4:1 to 18.4:1 over the same years.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Ronald W Reagan High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- 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
- Robert B Glenn High SchoolHigh · 1,396 students
Nearby schools
- Old Town Elementary1.8 mi · 617
- The Special Children's School2.1 mi · 98
- Vienna Elementary2.4 mi · 755
- Old Richmond Elementary2.8 mi · 408
- Jefferson Elementary3.2 mi · 560
- Gibson Elementary3.2 mi · 589
Frequently asked questions
About Ronald W Reagan High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ronald W Reagan High School?
Ronald W Reagan High School enrolls approximately 2,122 students in grades 09-12.
Is Ronald W Reagan High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ronald W Reagan High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Ronald W Reagan High School have?
Ronald W Reagan High School employs 115 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.
How diverse is Ronald W Reagan High School?
Ronald W Reagan High School reports a student body of 61% White, 16% Hispanic, 14% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Ronald W Reagan High School in?
Ronald W Reagan High School is part of Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.