Original Research by School Decision on Carter G Woodson School
Carter G. Woodson School is a single-school district serving all grades from kindergarten through twelfth grade in Forsyth County. As the only school in the district, it serves the entirety of the school population that enrolls in it, making the district and school functionally one entity for families considering it.
The student body is predominantly Hispanic and Black, with the majority of the school's enrollment composed of students from these two groups. The enrollment spans the full K-12 pathway, with relatively balanced numbers across elementary and middle grades and a smaller high school population. No data on free-or-reduced-price lunch eligibility was available, nor were special education or English learner enrollment figures reported.
A critical factor for families is the state's designation of Carter G. Woodson School as a Comprehensive Support and Improvement low-performing school. This classification, based on 2021-22 School Performance Scores, places it among the lowest-performing Title I schools statewide and signals sustained academic underperformance. This designation triggers additional state support and oversight, and it represents the defining characteristic of the school from a performance standpoint. Proficiency data from the most recent school year shows that the school's students scored below state averages in both mathematics and reading across the tested grades and subjects, a pattern that informed the CSI designation. Because this is the only school in the district, the performance profile applies across all grade bands.
The school's chronic absenteeism rate is below the midpoint among Forsyth County's districts, indicating this is a moderate concern relative to its neighbors. Per-pupil spending falls in the middle range, lower half, compared with other county districts, meaning the school operates with somewhat constrained resources relative to some peers.
National rankings reflect the academic performance: the high school component is ranked in the middle to lower range statewide, and the elementary school is unranked, while the middle school component holds a ranking in a lower-middle range among North Carolina middle schools. These placements align with the below-proficient academic results and the CSI designation.
Families should understand that enrollment in Carter G. Woodson School means joining a school under state intervention for low performance, with documented proficiency gaps in core subjects. The state support framework is in place to address these gaps, but the school remains in that low-performing category. This is the appropriate consideration for any parent evaluating whether this school fits their child's needs and academic pathway.
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