Carver High, Winston-Salem: zone, report card and calendar

Last checked Oct. 12, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools’ school locator, boundary maps, bell schedules and 2026-27 calendar, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction’s 2025-26 accountability data and report card data, the federal NCES school directory and the NCHSAA’s 2025-29 realignment.

Carver High School is a Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools high school for grades 9 to 12 at 3545 Carver School Road in Winston-Salem. The district lists it with AVID, with academies in hospitality and tourism and in information technology (cybersecurity) on its high schools page.

Who to call

• Front office: 336-727-2987, 3545 Carver School Road, Winston-Salem
• School website: www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/o/chs
• Enrollment and assignment: WS/FCS Student Assignment Office, 336-748-3302; student assignment page
• Which school is my address zoned for? The district’s School Locator
• Buses and the district office: WS/FCS main line, 336-727-2816, 475 Corporate Square Drive

Principal

The school’s staff directory lists Thyais Maxwell as principal and Janet Atkinson as interim principal.

Enrollment and teachers

• State count: an average daily membership of 686 students in the 2024-25 school year, according to the state’s report card data.
• Federal count: 694 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 14 students per teacher.

State report card

North Carolina gives every public school an A to F School Performance Grade, based 80% on achievement on state tests and other measures and 20% on academic growth, according to the state’s 2025-26 annual testing report.

The 2024-25 grade is the latest in the state’s downloadable report card data.

From the state’s 2025-26 school assessment data:

• At grade level or above, all state tests: 14.6% (state: 59.2%)
• College and career ready (Level 4 and above): 5.7% (state: 37.5%)
• ACT composite of 17 or higher, 11th graders: 14.2% (state: 54.5%)
• Four-year graduation rate: 69.6% (state: 89%)
• Growth: did not meet expected growth

The full report card, with attendance, teacher and course data, is on the state’s NC School Report Cards site.

Attendance zone and feeder schools

Every Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools address is assigned a residential elementary, middle and high school. Check an address with the district’s School Locator or the Student Assignment Office at 336-748-3302; the district also publishes boundary maps. Families can apply to magnet and choice schools outside their zone during the application periods on the assignment timeline.

We compared the district’s elementary, middle and high school zones, as published in the City of Winston-Salem’s school district map layers, with Forsyth County’s address points. About 96% of the residential addresses in its zone are inside Winston-Salem’s city limits. By middle school zone, the homes in its zone fall mainly in Mineral Springs Middle (41%), East Forsyth Middle (22%), Walkertown Middle (17%) and Winston-Salem Prep (17%). The locator is the final word for any single address.

Calendar and bell times

• School day: The district’s bell schedule gives 8:55 a.m. to 3:40 p.m. for most high schools; Carver High is not among the listed exceptions. Two-hour early dismissal is at 1:40 p.m.

Carver High follows the district’s 2026-27 calendar. Coming up:

• Tuesday, Nov. 3: teacher professional day (Election Day); no school for students
• Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day holiday
• Nov. 25-27: Thanksgiving break
• Friday, Dec. 18: end of the second quarter and first semester
• Dec. 21 to Jan. 4: winter break
• Monday, Jan. 18, 2027: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• Monday, Feb. 15, 2027: teacher professional day
• March 26 to April 2, 2027: spring break
• Friday, May 21, 2027: last day of school

The district has set Dec. 21-22, Jan. 4, Feb. 15 and May 24-28 as make-up days for bad weather.

Sports and activities

Carver High is a 4A school in the NCHSAA’s 3A/4A/5A Conference C for the 2025-29 alignment, with Bartlett Yancey, McMichael, Walkertown, Morehead, Reidsville and Rockingham County, according to the approved realignment. The teams are the Yellowjackets.

The school’s athletics website lists varsity teams for 2026-27 in baseball, boys’ and girls’ basketball, girls’ cheerleading, boys’ and girls’ cross country, girls’ field hockey, girls’ flag football, football, boys’ golf, boys’ and girls’ indoor track, boys’ and girls’ outdoor track, boys’ and girls’ soccer, softball, boys’ and girls’ swimming and diving, boys’ and girls’ tennis, girls’ volleyball and boys’ wrestling.

Friday night games and results are on our Friday night football page and the scoreboard.

More

• The school’s own website
• Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools’ student assignment page and list of schools and programs
• Every public school in Winston-Salem, with zones and report cards
• Our Winston-Salem schools guide for the district and school board

Frequently asked questions

What grades does Carver High serve?

Carver High serves grades 9 to 12, according to the N.C. Department of Public Instruction.

What is Carver High’s school grade?

Carver High earned a D, with a score of 43, in North Carolina’s 2024-25 School Performance Grades. In 2025-26, 14.6% of its state tests were at grade level or above.

How do I know if my address is zoned for Carver High?

Enter the address in the WS/FCS School Locator. The Student Assignment Office is 336-748-3302.

What time does Carver High start?

The school day runs 8:55 a.m. to 3:40 p.m., according to the district’s bell schedule.

What conference is Carver High in?

Carver High is a 4A school in the NCHSAA’s 3A/4A/5A Conference C for the 2025-29 alignment.