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Walkertown Middle

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Walkertown Middle ranks 518 th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

518^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 33% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Walkertown Middle is a public middle school in Walkertown, North Carolina, serving 623 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools district, which is ranked 159 out of 242 districts in the state.

Walkertown Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina middle schools, with proficiency rates in Math, Reading, and Science below the district and state averages. The school faces significant challenges, with 99% of students coming from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. However, the school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with African American and Hispanic students generally performing better than their White and economically disadvantaged peers.

Compared to nearby middle schools, Walkertown Middle's academic performance is generally lower than schools like Kernersville Middle and Hanes Magnet School, which have higher proficiency rates and state rankings. But Walkertown Middle outperforms some other nearby schools, such as Mineral Springs Middle and East Forsyth Middle School. The nearby Southeastern Stokes Middle School, which is in a different district, also has generally higher academic performance than Walkertown Middle.

617

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,991

Per pupil spending ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5240 Sullivantown Road
Walkertown, NC 27051-9612

(336) 703-4154

District: Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

Students who attend Walkertown Middle usually attend:

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

Feeder schools for Walkertown Middle:

Elementary:

Walkertown Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

34.7%

Hispanic:

31.8%

White:

29.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 29th percentile in 2015 → 33rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (45% vs 54% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 12 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg44%

North Carolina avg54%

518^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 15Middle Schools in the Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

159^th of 242Winston 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
2025	33.8	518 of 773	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.8	629 of 793	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	593 of 784	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	686 of 786	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	616 of 741	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.7	489 of 737	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.1	565 of 691	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.5	556 of 694	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.8	541 of 692	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.7	503 of 705	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.8	504 of 627	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.7	476 of 673	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.6	491 of 662	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	50.9	383 of 648	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.3	429 of 640	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.4	414 of 630	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	42.4	395 of 620	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.0	371 of 606	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	55.3	308 of 598	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	253 of 546	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.3	406 of 560	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	417 of 559	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	485 of 550	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	424 of 533	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.2	273 of 519	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.9	415 of 494	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	14.1	444 of 449	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	47.1	231 of 504	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.7	359 of 475	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	196 of 371	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	244 of 356	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.3	120 of 318	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.0	247 of 312	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	220 of 236	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	489 of 733	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	537 of 738	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	531 of 731	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	616 of 733	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	571 of 706	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	461 of 684	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.4	566 of 656	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	7.8	442 of 448	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	56.2	230 of 416	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	78.0	1 of 127	99.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	296 of 562	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.1	428 of 564	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.3	358 of 553	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.3	496 of 541	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	446 of 522	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.3	331 of 493	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.7	434 of 472	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	370 of 729	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	523 of 743	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	572 of 735	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	584 of 689	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	482 of 633	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.1	349 of 639	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.2	474 of 604	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	518 of 733	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	649 of 751	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	610 of 747	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	680 of 748	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	612 of 711	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	468 of 697	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.7	562 of 665	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	190 of 328	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	198 of 283	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.4	178 of 248	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.8	127 of 237	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.3	205 of 221	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	472 of 478	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	42.0	232 of 473	51.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	530 of 649	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	554 of 652	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	539 of 656	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	626 of 658	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	591 of 632	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.9	479 of 624	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	543 of 596	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)54th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)47th percentile+14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)42nd percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)29th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile-15 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2021)1st percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile-32 vs school

Disabled (2022)1st percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science48%-12 vs state

Mathematics48%-6 vs state

Reading41%-12 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, January 31, 2020

The principal will not do anything about bullying. Told them numerous times about bullying and nothing was done. Said the have no reports of it. I guess not if you don’t document it. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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	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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Walkertown Middle

What is the racial makeup of Walkertown Middle?

Students at Walkertown Middle are 35% African American, 32% Hispanic, 29% White, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Walkertown Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 617 students attended Walkertown Middle.

Is Walkertown Middle a good school?

Walkertown Middle ranks 518^th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Walkertown Middle attend?

Students who attend Walkertown Middle usually go on to attend Carver High

What district is Walkertown Middle in?

Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

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