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Best Middle Schools in Forsyth County, NC

Coming soon: We're expecting this year's test scores from the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction any day now — new rankings will be posted the moment they're released!

Coming soon: This year's test scores are expected from the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction any day now — new rankings will follow the moment they're released!

At a glance

Schools

11,542

Students

Top rankedLewisville Middle123^rd of 773 North Carolina middle schools

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Biggest riser

Walkertown Middle up 111 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Lowrance Middle 6 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	EOG Mathematics (2025)					EOG Reading (2025)						EOG Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hanes Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-8	2355 Pleasant St	Winston Salem	27107	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(336) 703-4171	967	59	16.2	99.7%	259 (26.8%)	192 (19.9%)	413 (42.7%)	52 (5.4%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (4.9%)	47.1	417^th of 773 public middle schools	46.1%		55	337^th of 793 public middle schools	57.5%	80							55.1	45.0	43.4				55.2	48.0	53.2		56.7	$8,434	$508	$7,926
Lowrance Middle	Public	6-10	1394 Thurmond St	Winston Salem	27105	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4181	129	21	6.0	97.7%	26 (20.2%)	46 (35.7%)	48 (37.2%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.7%)								(n/a)																		$29,307	$2,298	$27,009
Mineral Springs Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	4559 Ogburn Avenue	Winston Salem	27105	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 703-6733	702	54	12.9	99.6%	30 (4.3%)	271 (38.6%)	361 (51.4%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	30 (4.3%)	3.9	754^th of 773 public middle schools	2.5%		3.6	771^st of 793 public middle schools	2.8%	17							21.2	14.0	16.7				18.6	22.6	20.5		24.4	$12,230	$2,011	$10,220
Northwest Middle	Public	6-8	5501 Murray Road	Winston Salem	27106	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4161	702	48	14.5	99.6%	71 (10.1%)	282 (40.2%)	299 (42.6%)	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (5.1%)	9.2	725^th of 773 public middle schools	6.2%		7.9	749^th of 793 public middle schools	5.5%	24							34.8	34.2	20.0				25.0	20.5	27.7		29.9	$9,092	$1,130	$7,962
Paisley Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-10	1394 Thurmond St	Winston Salem	27105	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 703-4168	553	43	12.9	99.5%	57 (10.3%)	272 (49.2%)	177 (32.0%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.6%)	11.1	714^th of 773 public middle schools	7.6%		17.6	682^nd of 793 public middle schools	14.0%	32	60.0	89.5	10.0	72.7			38.2	19.8	23.5				37.4	22.6	30.5		24.5	$8,958	$886	$8,072
Konnoak Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	410 Haverhill Street	Winston Salem	27127	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 703-4165	363	35	10.2	99.2%	24 (6.6%)	101 (27.8%)	226 (62.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.8%)	4.9	750^th of 773 public middle schools	3.0%		3.2	774^th of 793 public middle schools	2.4%	24							31.0	17.3	10.1				27.1	17.5	18.5		26.9	$10,992	$1,886	$9,106
Walkertown Middle	Public	6-8	5240 Sullivantown Road	Walkertown	27051	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4154	617	42	14.5	99.4%	180 (29.2%)	214 (34.7%)	196 (31.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.4%)	33.8	518^th of 773 public middle schools	33.0%		23.8	629^th of 793 public middle schools	20.7%	111							55.8	39.0	47.5				43.6	37.9	41.8		47.7	$8,991	$819	$8,172
Wiley Magnet Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1400 Northwest Boulevard	Winston Salem	27104	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 727-2378	754	48	15.6	99.6%	174 (23.1%)	289 (38.3%)	222 (29.4%)	22 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (5.8%)	21.8	621^st of 773 public middle schools	19.7%		19.4	663^rd of 793 public middle schools	16.4%	42							40.5	37.9	21.9				44.0	40.5	32.8		42.6	$9,915	$1,494	$8,420
Kernersville Middle	Public	6-8	110 Brown Road	Kernersville	27284	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-4255	754	46	16.5	98.9%	386 (51.2%)	100 (13.3%)	220 (29.2%)	9 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.9%)	53.8	344^th of 773 public middle schools	55.5%		61.4	277^th of 793 public middle schools	65.1%	67							67.2	50.2	57.7				47.4	46.7	48.3		65.9	$8,625	$645	$7,980
Southeast Middle	Public	6-8	1200 Old Salem Road	Kernersville	27284	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4219	733	46	15.9	99.6%	211 (28.8%)	223 (30.4%)	237 (32.3%)	11 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.7%)	15.9	677^th of 773 public middle schools	12.4%		15.8	702^nd of 793 public middle schools	11.5%	25							37.4	27.3	22.7				33.2	34.2	36.8		45.6	$7,738	$734	$7,004
Clemmons Middle School	Public	6-8	3785 Fraternity Church Road	Winston Salem	27127	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-4217	1,092	60	18.1	98.4%	360 (33.0%)	318 (29.1%)	288 (26.4%)	61 (5.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (5.9%)	58.8	291^st of 773 public middle schools	62.4%		54.7	339^th of 793 public middle schools	57.3%	48							56.6	67.9	55.0				45.1	56.8	59.5		58.4	$7,723	$553	$7,171
Thomas Jefferson Middle	Public	6-8	3500 Sally Kirk Road	Winston Salem	27106	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-4222	808	47	17.0	99.6%	398 (49.3%)	201 (24.9%)	117 (14.5%)	35 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (6.9%)	80.1	136^th of 773 public middle schools	82.4%		78.1	142^nd of 793 public middle schools	82.1%	6							75.0	72.8	64.2				68.4	69.6	62.7		68.2	$8,047	$507	$7,540
Meadowlark Middle	Public	6-8	301 Meadowlark Drive	Winston Salem	27106	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-4228	857	50	17.0	99.5%	486 (56.7%)	128 (14.9%)	122 (14.2%)	75 (8.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (5.0%)	78.7	144^th of 773 public middle schools	81.4%		84.8	99^th of 793 public middle schools	87.5%	45							67.8	68.8	61.7				64.7	67.0	64.4		77.2	$8,035	$504	$7,532
Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	3-8	601 N Cherry St. Suite 250	Winston Salem	27101	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(336) 703-4296	177	24	7.3	77.4%	45 (25.4%)	70 (39.5%)	34 (19.2%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (14.7%)	18.3	1415^th of 1490 public middle schools	5.0%		20.8	650^th of 793 public middle schools	18.0%	765					26.7	17.6	26.7	18.4	21.3	33.3	29.4	26.5	43.3	23.1	45.8	26.5	50.0	$205,940	$65,524	$140,417
East Forsyth Middle School	Public	6-8	810 Bagley Drive	Kernersville	27284	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-6765	772	49	15.8	99.6%	147 (19.0%)	298 (38.6%)	285 (36.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.1%)	9.2	724^th of 773 public middle schools	6.3%		10.5	731^st of 793 public middle schools	7.8%	7							28.1	24.4	19.7				28.7	25.6	27.4		41.3	$9,957	$1,378	$8,579
Flat Rock Middle	Public	6-8	4648 Ebert Rd	Winston Salem	27127	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-6762	674	50	13.5	99.6%	69 (10.2%)	292 (43.3%)	266 (39.5%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (6.1%)	5.9	744^th of 773 public middle schools	3.8%		8.5	745^th of 793 public middle schools	6.1%	1							34.4	20.2	14.2				24.2	21.2	23.9		24.6	$9,360	$1,337	$8,023
Lewisville Middle	Public	6-8	1115 Lewisville Vienna Rd	Lewisville	27023	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 866-3032	888	53	16.7	99.7%	581 (65.4%)	100 (11.3%)	117 (13.2%)	34 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	52 (5.9%)	81.5	123^rd of 773 public middle schools	84.1%		86.6	89^th of 793 public middle schools	88.8%	34							72.9	71.6	67.9				65.6	68.6	68.5		70.5

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.