Mount Tabor High School
| Mount Tabor High School | |
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342 Petree Road Winston-Salem, NC 27106 United States |
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| Coordinates | 36°07′36″N 80°18′48″W / 36.1268°N 80.3133°WCoordinates: 36°07′36″N 80°18′48″W / 36.1268°N 80.3133°W |
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| School type | High School |
| Motto | Sursum et Porro (Latin: Upwards and Forwards) |
| Founded | 1965 |
| School district | Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools |
| Superintendent | Beverly Emory |
| Principal | Ed Weiss |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,622 (2011) |
| Area | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Navy and Gold |
| Mascot | Spartan |
| Team name | Spartans |
| Rivals |
Richard J. Reynolds High School West Forsyth High School Ronald W. Reagan High School |
| Newspaper | The Dorian Scroll |
| Distinctions | Ranked in the top 1,000 high schools in the U.S. |
| Website | http://www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/mths |
Mount Tabor High School is a high school located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It is part of the WS/FCS School System. As of 2011, Mount Tabor has a student population of over 1,600 9th through 12th grade students and is a North Carolina 4A school. Mount Tabor was previously part of the Metro 4-A Conference, but is currently a member of the Central Piedmont Conference. In 2012, Mount Tabor was ranked #818 out of the top 1,000 United States public high schools. Mount Tabor is known rivals with nearby Reynolds High School, West Forsyth High School, and, more recently, Reagan High School.
During the 2010-2011 school year, there were 1,622 students enrolled at Mount Tabor. The racial makeup of the students was 48.8% White, 36.94% Black, 6.66% Hispanic, 4.5% Multiracial, 2.92% Asian/Pacific Islander, and 0.18% American Indian. 23% of students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.
Mount Tabor High School was opened as a 7-12 grade school at the beginning of the 1966-1967 school year. In 1971, the school district reorganized schools and changed Mount Tabor to a junior high school for grades 9 and 10. In 1984, it was changed again to a 9-12 grade high school. A new building containing a new auditorium, new guidance and administration offices, and several classrooms and science labs, was opened in 2004.
During the 2010-2011 school year, the average daily attendance rate was 93%. 79.4% of students showed proficiency on the state end-of-course exams. 5% of students were enrolled in Advanced Placement courses, and 7% were enrolled in Career and Technical Education classes. The graduation rate was 86.0%. 98% of the teachers were fully licensed, 94% were highly qualified, 38% had advanced degrees, and 64% had been teaching for more than ten years. The average student-teacher ratio in required courses was about 23:1. Of the 84% of 12th grade students who had taken the SAT, the average composite score was 1070 out of 1600.
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