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Parkland High

Forsyth County Schools · Forsyth County

Address
1600 Brewer Road, Winston Salem, NC 27127
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Grades served
9-12
NCES school ID
370150000631
1,569
Students
105.5
Teachers (FTE)
14.9:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
55
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
56.9%
Chronically absent
71.8%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools's calendar for the year — first and last days, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays, which apply to Parkland High — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Parkland HighElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Konnoak Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6-80.5 mi
  2. Konnoak ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-50.7 mi
  3. Main Street AcademyHigh · Grades 6-121.1 mi
  4. Middle College of Forsyth CntyHigh · Grades 11-121.2 mi
  5. Griffith ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-51.2 mi
  6. Early College of Forsyth CoHigh · Grades 9-121.2 mi
  7. Diggs-Latham ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-51.5 mi
  8. Carter G. Woodson SchoolOther · Grades K-12 · Carter G Woodson School · Charter1.6 mi
  9. Easton Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK-51.9 mi
  10. Bolton ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-52.2 mi

How Parkland High compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 55 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools31st percentile
Higher than 31% · rank 1,643 of 2,483
North Carolina high schools12th percentile
Higher than 12% · rank 439 of 514
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools47th percentile
Higher than 47% · rank 39 of 73

Chronic absence is lower here than at 1% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 4 points since 2014 (59 → 55). Met or exceeded expected growth in 6 of 10 years. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202555CMet47.4
202450DMet44
202346DNot Met43
202243DNot Met40.6
201954DMet48.7
201853DMet47.3
201756CMet50
201647DNot Met44
201551DNot Met49
201459CMet54

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

Hispanic 50.99%Black 37.41%White 7.33%Two+ Races 3.25%Asian 0.51%Native Am. 0.32%Pacific Isl. 0.19%
Hispanic: 50.99% (800) Black: 37.41% (587) White: 7.33% (115) Two+ Races: 3.25% (51) Asian: 0.51% (8) Native Am.: 0.32% (5) Pacific Isl.: 0.19% (3)
Hispanic50.99%
Black37.41%
White7.33%
Two+ Races3.25%
Asian0.51%
Native Am.0.32%
Pacific Isl.0.19%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 1,569
49.27%773 Female
50.73%796 Male

Student counts for Parkland High, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 1,569 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 43.1%Chronically absent 56.9%
Regular attendance: 43.1% (733) Chronically absent: 56.9% (967)
Regular attendance43.1%
Chronically absent56.9%

Student Population

Students Counted: 1,700
71.8%Economically disadvantaged
27.79%436 English learners

Student indicators for Parkland High, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 1,700 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 65.21%Beginning 34.79%
Experienced: 65.21% (61) Beginning: 34.79% (33)
Experienced65.21%
Beginning34.79%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 93.9 FTE
88.31%Fully licensed
11.69%Emergency or provisional
1.06%1 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Parkland High, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 93.9 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
NC Math 336.4%13%
English II34%11.8%
Biology22%8.8%
NC Math 115.1%5%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Biology78%13.2%6.6%--
English II66%22.2%11.6%--
NC Math 184.9%10.5%----
NC Math 363.6%23.4%11%--

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth1.7184.2

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers93.9
Experienced teachers61.23 (65%)
Beginning teachers32.67 (35%)
Holding a standard license82.92 (88%)
Emergency or provisional licenses10.98 (12%)
National Board certified1

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (967 of 1,700)56.9%
Economically disadvantaged71.8%
English learners making progress (of 436)5.3%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.61
Library books per student5.5
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom0.87

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingYes
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingYes

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Parkland High report card PDF

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Parkland High's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.