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Mineral Springs Middle

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

755^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 3% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Mineral Springs Middle is a 6–8 public school in Winston Salem, NC, serving about 702 students as part of Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools. The school has ranked at the very bottom of North Carolina middle schools for the past five years, currently sitting in the 3rd percentile (755th out of 778) with a zero-star rating, and its relative position has weakened since the 2018-19 school year when it was in the 11th percentile. Nearby schools tell a very different story: Thomas Jefferson Middle ranks in the 84th percentile and Meadowlark Middle ranks in the 79th percentile, despite serving similarly disadvantaged populations where about 99.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Chronic absenteeism is a critical challenge at Mineral Springs, with 55.0% of students chronically absent in 2024-25—compared to 33.6% across the district, 24.2% statewide, and only about 20% at Thomas Jefferson and Meadowlark. Academic proficiency rates are far behind district and state averages in every subject and grade level. For example, only 12.7% of 7th graders are proficient in math, compared to 65.0% at Thomas Jefferson and 56.2% statewide; 8th-grade reading proficiency is 24.3% versus 75.5% at Thomas Jefferson. Science proficiency for 8th graders is 34.7%, falling roughly 24 points below the district and 34 points below the state. These gaps of 20–50 percentage points are consistent across reading, math, and science, pointing to systemic challenges rather than a single weak grade or subject.

Notably, the school spends considerably more per student ($12,230 vs. about $8,000 at nearby Thomas Jefferson and Meadowlark) and has a lower student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1, yet outcomes remain far lower. Some 8th-grade scores improved in 2025-26, but 6th and 7th grades did not show the same pattern, and the school remains far below averages. Mineral Springs is part of a cluster of low-performing middle schools in the district—including Konnoak Middle School and Northwest Middle—while other nearby schools with similar poverty levels achieve much stronger results. This suggests that district and school-level attendance strategies, instructional practices, and climate are likely major factors, and a closer look at what is working at higher-performing local schools could provide valuable lessons.

702

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

4559 Ogburn Avenue
Winston Salem, NC 27105-2736

(336) 703-6733

District: Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

Students who attend Mineral Springs Middle usually attend:

High:	Carver High
	Early College of Forsyth County
	Middle College of Forsyth County
	Walkertown High

Feeder schools for Mineral Springs Middle:

Elementary:	Ibraham Elementary
	Mineral Springs Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.4%

African American:

38.6%

White:

4.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2016 → 3rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (24% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (55% vs 24% North Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg49%

North Carolina avg58%

755^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 7% (2016) to bottom 3% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

159^th of 246Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	4.4	755 of 778	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.9	754 of 773	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.6	771 of 793	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.8	763 of 784	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.0	771 of 786	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.8	717 of 741	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	659 of 737	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	654 of 691	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.7	658 of 694	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.3	646 of 692	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.3	619 of 705	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	8.3	594 of 627	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.1	612 of 673	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	19.4	576 of 662	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.9	546 of 648	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.8	520 of 640	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.0	528 of 630	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.8	545 of 620	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	13.9	553 of 606	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	15.8	538 of 598	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	10.4	536 of 553	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.1	535 of 546	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	547 of 560	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	552 of 559	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	538 of 550	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	522 of 533	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	437 of 519	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	458 of 494	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	30.8	379 of 504	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	463 of 475	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	15.2	357 of 363	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	24.1	321 of 371	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	330 of 356	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	317 of 318	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.6	197 of 236	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.5	62 of 211	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	29.3	120 of 151	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	4.2	719 of 731	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.4	725 of 733	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.8	729 of 738	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.8	724 of 731	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.2	731 of 733	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.3	698 of 706	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	643 of 684	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	626 of 656	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	20.6	430 of 450	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	6.6	563 of 566	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.5	558 of 562	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	562 of 564	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	548 of 553	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.0	539 of 541	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	499 of 522	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	420 of 493	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	445 of 472	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	7.5	711 of 725	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.8	708 of 729	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	728 of 743	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.8	727 of 735	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	676 of 689	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	615 of 633	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	569 of 639	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	588 of 604	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	4.2	727 of 736	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.6	721 of 733	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.3	739 of 751	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.2	737 of 747	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.1	736 of 748	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	678 of 711	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	616 of 697	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	4.8	648 of 665	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	290 of 328	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.3	210 of 306	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	16.7	488 of 500	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	11.6	605 of 644	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.1	624 of 624	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2019)25th percentile+14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)12th percentile+9 vs school

White (2026)6th percentile+3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2022)4th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science35%-34 vs state

Reading23%-33 vs state

Mathematics21%-35 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOC Biology (2026)	EOC English II (2026)	EOC Math III (2026)	EOG Mathematics (2026)			EOG Reading (2026)			EOG Science (2026)	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	—	30 (4.3%)	271 (38.6%)	361 (51.4%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	30 (4.3%)	4.4	755^th of 778 public middle schools	3.0%		3.9	754^th of 773 public middle schools	2.5%	1				21.3	12.7	27.8	23.3	21.6	24.3	34.7	$12,230	$2,011	$10,220
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
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	—	57 (10.3%)	272 (49.2%)	177 (32.0%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.6%)	11.5	712^th of 778 public middle schools	8.5%		11.1	714^th of 773 public middle schools	7.6%	2	91.7	95.0	50.0	34.9	30.3	14.1	39.3	40.3	28.5	39.3	$8,958	$886	$8,072
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	—	174 (23.1%)	289 (38.3%)	222 (29.4%)	22 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (5.8%)	28.5	576^th of 778 public middle schools	26.0%		21.8	621^st of 773 public middle schools	19.7%	45				50.0	38.2	31.6	55.2	49.1	41.6	52.0	$9,915	$1,494	$8,420
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	—	71 (10.1%)	282 (40.2%)	299 (42.6%)	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (5.1%)	10.7	719^th of 778 public middle schools	7.6%		9.2	725^th of 773 public middle schools	6.2%	6				42.4	32.4	25.1	33.9	28.0	29.0	41.3	$9,092	$1,130	$7,962
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	—	180 (29.2%)	214 (34.7%)	196 (31.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.4%)	49.9	398^th of 778 public middle schools	48.8%		33.8	518^th of 773 public middle schools	33.0%	120				56.6	54.0	61.6	45.1	53.0	49.2	73.9	$8,991	$819	$8,172
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	—	398 (49.3%)	201 (24.9%)	117 (14.5%)	35 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (6.9%)	80.7	124^th of 778 public middle schools	84.1%		80.1	136^th of 773 public middle schools	82.4%	12				74.7	65.0	74.0	63.6	71.4	75.5	81.0	$8,047	$507	$7,540
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	—	147 (19.0%)	298 (38.6%)	285 (36.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.1%)	11.3	714^th of 778 public middle schools	8.2%		9.2	724^th of 773 public middle schools	6.3%	10				33.9	30.5	17.1	29.3	31.8	32.6	55.4	$9,957	$1,378	$8,579
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	—	259 (26.8%)	192 (19.9%)	413 (42.7%)	52 (5.4%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (4.9%)	47.4	419^th of 778 public middle schools	46.1%		47.1	417^th of 773 public middle schools	46.1%	2				59.6	54.9	41.1	53.2	60.9	52.6	58.6	$8,434	$508	$7,926
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	—	24 (6.6%)	101 (27.8%)	226 (62.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.8%)	4.2	756^th of 778 public middle schools	2.8%		4.9	750^th of 773 public middle schools	3.0%	6				23.5	23.4	15.9	21.2	19.9	23.5	41.9	$10,992	$1,886	$9,106

Frequently Asked Questions about Mineral Springs Middle

What high school do graduates of Mineral Springs Middle attend?

Students who attend Mineral Springs Middle usually go on to attend Carver High

What district is Mineral Springs Middle in?

Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Mineral Springs Middle?

Students at Mineral Springs Middle are 51% Hispanic, 39% African American, 4% White, 4% Two or more races.

Is Mineral Springs Middle a good school?

Mineral Springs Middle ranks in the bottom 3.0% of North Carolina middle schools.

How many students attend Mineral Springs Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 702 students attended Mineral Springs Middle.

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