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Enrollment
662
High
DISTRICT 1,002 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WINSTON SALEM / FORSYTH COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370150003194
Walkertown High
5240 Sullivantown Road, Walkertown, NC 27051 · (336) 703-4151 · Forsyth County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL662 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% 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.
- C-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
13.9:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
659 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 | 164 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 156 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 182 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 160 | 24% |
Student demographics
68%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
36.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
12.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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
26.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-21.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% 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 Walkertown High
Walkertown High's state test result (26.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walkertown High this school | 662 | 99.5% | 26.8% |
| Bessemer City High Bessemer City | 590 | 99.5% | 26.7% |
| South Granville High Creedmoor | 706 | 97.2% | 38.3% |
| Pender High Burgaw | 648 | 98.5% | 21.3% |
| West Bladen High Bladenboro | 720 | 99.6% | 35.6% |
| John M Morehead High Eden | 771 | 99.6% | 32.8% |
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 Walkertown High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Forsyth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #420 of 468 | #7 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.8% | #439 of 464 | #11 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #404 of 448 | #7 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 662 | #293 of 598 | #11 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #39 of 473 | #2 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.3% | #100 of 474 | #5 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #113 of 527 | #7 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.5% | #85 of 277 | N/A |
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
662
-45 (-6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 662 | 47.5 | 13.9:1 | 100% (659) |
| 2023-24 | 664 | 43.3 | 15.3:1 | 100% (661) |
| 2022-23 | 723 | 47.2 | 15.3:1 | 100% (720) |
| 2020-21 | 707 | 46 | 15.4:1 | 45% (319) |
| 2017-18 | 774 | 51.9 | 14.9:1 | 45% (347) |
| 2015-16 | 767 | 51 | 15.0:1 | 47% (363) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walkertown High.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (774 to 662); teachers down 9% (51.9 to 47.5).
About Walkertown High
Walkertown High is a mid-sized high school that serves part of Walkertown, North Carolina. It reports enrollment of 662 students in grades 9 through 12.
The district, Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools, has 51,745 students enrolled across 79 schools.
Of every 100 students at Walkertown High, about 42 are White, the largest group. The school is also 26% Black, 26% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. That is lower than the 56% White share among all Forsyth County residents. A diversity index of 68% means there is a 68% chance two randomly chosen students at Walkertown High are from different groups.
The school lists 47.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. The average for high schools in North Carolina, 19.6:1, is higher. A total of 659 students, or 100%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 88% average for public schools in Forsyth County, the school's rate is higher.
Walkertown High holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 11% of North Carolina public high schools.
Walkertown High falls short of its prediction by 21.6 points. The model expects 48.4% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in North Carolina; the school's rate is 26.8%.
In Forsyth County, home to about 389,977 people, the median household earns about $67,165 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Public schools in Forsyth County number 88, with about 55,902 students.
Among nearby public schools, Walkertown Middle is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Walkertown High. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Walkertown High ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Walkertown High in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 6% decline, from 707 to 662. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.4:1 in 2020-21, and 13.9:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Walkertown
- Walkertown ElementaryElementary · 633 students
- Walkertown MiddleMiddle · 617 students
- Appalachian Academy at Middle ForkElementary · 295 students
Nearby schools
- Walkertown Middle0.1 mi · 617
- Walkertown Elementary0.3 mi · 633
- Appalachian Academy at Middle Fork2.7 mi · 295
- Cash Elementary3.1 mi · 520
- Ibraham Elementary3.2 mi · 357
- East Forsyth Middle School3.2 mi · 772
Frequently asked questions
About Walkertown HighHow many students attend Walkertown High?
Walkertown High enrolls approximately 662 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Walkertown High serve?
Walkertown High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Walkertown High have?
Walkertown High employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Walkertown High?
Student demographics at Walkertown High are roughly 42% White, 26% Hispanic, 26% Black, 6% Two or more.
What district is Walkertown High in?
Walkertown High is part of Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.