📍 301 N Hawthorne Road, Winston Salem, Forsyth County, 27104
R J Reynolds High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Winston Salem, Forsyth County. The school has 1,692 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 91.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1. 60% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 86%. The school offers 14 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
R J Reynolds High enrolls 1,692 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 44% male and 56% female. A teaching staff of 91.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 34% White, 33% Black or African American and 25% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 577 | 34% |
| Black or African American | 560 | 33% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 415 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 85 | 5% |
| Asian | 51 | 3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
975 of the school's 1,692 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 924 qualify for free lunch and 51 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
R J Reynolds High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 32, state house district 72.
R J Reynolds High is one of 81 schools in Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools, based in Winston Salem, North Carolina. The district serves 52,430 students district-wide and employs 3,594 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,692 students, R J Reynolds High is larger than the district average of about 647 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large