Carter G. Woodson School
Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Carter G. Woodson School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina enrolled 485 students in 2024-25 with 22.2 full-time teachers, 21.8 students per teacher against the North Carolina median of 15.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 16-29% of its students tested were proficient in reading and 15-27% proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 48% and 50%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 60-79% (North Carolina: 86.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 29%
451 students in 2022-23, 522 students in 2023-24, 485 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 17.2 to 22.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 451 | 17.2 | 26.2 |
| 2023-24 | 522 | 20.9 | 24.9 |
| 2024-25 | 485 | 22.2 | 21.8 |
21.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 86 of every 100 North Carolina schools of this kind
Among the 120 North Carolina schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.1; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 426 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Carter G. Woodson School enrolled 426 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 426 of the 426 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent33.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
60.0% of students were Hispanic, 37.9% Black, 2.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic60.0%
- Black37.9%
- Two or more races2.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested at Carter G. Woodson School scored proficient or above: 16-29% in reading and 15-27% in math, against 48% in reading and 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This school | Its district | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 16‑29% | 16‑29% | 48% |
| Math | 15‑27% | 15‑27% | 50% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
60-79% of the 24 students in Carter G. Woodson School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.5% across North Carolina. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | North Carolina | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 60‑79% | 60‑79% | 86.5% |
| Students in the class | 24 | 24 | 120,822 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
Schools of this kind in Winston-Salem
3 public schools of this kind in Winston-Salem report 2024-25 enrollment; Carter G. Woodson School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality Education Academy | 776 | 22.1 | 98.8% |
| Carter G. Woodson School | 485 | 21.8 | 98.1% |
| Kingswood School | 9 | 0.8 | 66.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Carter G. Woodson School
- Quality Education AcademyThe nearest public school of this kind, 5.9 miles away: 776 students, 22.1 per teacher (2024-25).5.9 mi
- Kingswood SchoolThe next nearest public school of this kind, 8.5 miles away: 9 students (2024-25).8.5 mi
- Compare Carter G. Woodson School with Quality Education AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Carter G Woodson School spends per student$12,310 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,310
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaCarter G. Woodson School is the number 73 by size of 129 North Carolina schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#73 of 129
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher21.8 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 15.1 for schools of this kind.21.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Carter G. Woodson School
How many students attend Carter G. Woodson School?
485 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 451 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Winston-Salem, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Carter G. Woodson School?
21.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for schools of this kind is 15.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Carter G. Woodson School a Title I school?
Carter G. Woodson School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Carter G. Woodson School do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested at Carter G. Woodson School scored proficient or above: 16-29% in reading and 15-27% in math, against 48% in reading and 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Carter G. Woodson School?
60-79% of the 24 students in Carter G. Woodson School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.5% across North Carolina. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Carter G. Woodson School in?
Carter G Woodson School, NCES district ID 3700027. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370002702112 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.