Winston-Salem Prep, 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.

Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy is a Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools middle and high school for grades 6 to 12 at 1215 N. Cameron Ave. in Winston-Salem. The district lists it with a magnet program with AVID, an Academy for Human Services and Sports Management at the high school level and an Academy for Education and Sports Management in the middle grades on its high schools page.

On the district’s boundary maps it has a residential zone for the middle grades; for high school, the addresses in that zone are assigned to Carver High, and students join the high school grades through the magnet process.

Who to call

• Front office: 336-703-6732, 1215 N. Cameron Ave., Winston-Salem
• School website: www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/o/wsprep
• 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

Principal Elanda Walton, according to the school’s staff directory on Oct. 12, 2026.

Enrollment and teachers

• State count: an average daily membership of 363 students in the 2024-25 school year, according to the state’s report card data.
• Federal count: 358 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 12 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: 21.5% (state: 59.2%)
• College and career ready (Level 4 and above): 9.1% (state: 37.5%)
• ACT composite of 17 or higher, 11th graders: 24.1% (state: 54.5%)
• Four-year graduation rate: 71% (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. Every residential address in its zone is inside Winston-Salem’s city limits. By elementary zone, the homes in its zone fall mainly in Petree Elementary (51%) and Ashley Academy (49%). The whole zone lies inside the Carver High zone. The locator is the final word for any single address.

Calendar and bell times

• School day: 8:10 a.m. to 3:05 p.m., with two-hour early dismissal at 1:05 p.m., according to the district’s bell schedule.

Winston-Salem Prep 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

Winston-Salem Prep is a 1A school in the NCHSAA’s 1A/2A Conference E for the 2025-29 alignment, with Chatham Central, College Prep and Leadership, North Stokes, South Davidson, Bishop McGuinness and South Stokes, according to the approved realignment. The teams are the Phoenix.

The school’s athletics website lists varsity teams for 2026-27 in boys’ and girls’ basketball, girls’ cheerleading, boys’ and girls’ cross country, girls’ flag football, football, boys’ and girls’ indoor track, boys’ and girls’ outdoor track, boys’ and girls’ soccer, girls’ tennis and girls’ volleyball.

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 Winston-Salem Prep serve?

Winston-Salem Prep serves grades 6 to 12, according to the N.C. Department of Public Instruction.

What is Winston-Salem Prep’s school grade?

Winston-Salem Prep earned an F, with a score of 35, in North Carolina’s 2024-25 School Performance Grades. In 2025-26, 21.5% of its state tests were at grade level or above.

How do I know if my address is zoned for Winston-Salem Prep?

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

What time does Winston-Salem Prep start?

The school day runs 8:10 a.m. to 3:05 p.m., according to the district’s bell schedule.

What conference is Winston-Salem Prep in?

Winston-Salem Prep is a 1A school in the NCHSAA’s 1A/2A Conference E for the 2025-29 alignment.