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Southeast Middle

Public Grades 6-8

679^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 13% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Southeast Middle in Kernersville, NC, serves 733 students in grades 6–8 as part of the Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools district. The school currently holds a 1-star state rating and ranked 679th of 778 North Carolina middle schools (13th percentile) in 2025–2026, a position it has held since the pandemic. Testing proficiency runs roughly 10–14 points below the district and 16–25 points below the state in every subject and grade, and the school serves an exceptionally high percentage of economically disadvantaged students (99.59% eligible for free/reduced-price lunch).

Some of the most useful comparisons are to nearby schools serving remarkably similar student populations. Kernersville Middle, just 3.9 miles away and in the same district, matches Southeast's poverty profile but ranks in the 53rd percentile with far stronger proficiency; for example, 65.2% of its 6th graders are proficient in math versus 40.5% at Southeast. Walkertown Middle, another high-poverty same-district school, posted a 61.6% 8th grade math proficiency rate compared with Southeast's 28.1%. These gaps suggest that poverty alone does not explain the school's results.

Chronic absenteeism appears to be a major obstacle: 38.4% of students missed enough school to qualify as chronically absent in 2024–2025, nearly double the rate at Kernersville Middle (21.3%) and about 14 points above the state average. Math proficiency also weakens as students progress, falling from 40.5% in 6th grade to 28.1% in 8th grade. There have been recent signs of improvement in math and reading from very low levels, but the school's percentile ranking has barely shifted—so while the trajectory is positive, the pace remains far too slow to close the gap with its stronger neighboring schools.

733

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1200 Old Salem Road
Kernersville, NC 27284

(336) 703-4219

District: Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

Students who attend Southeast Middle usually attend:

High:	Early College of Forsyth County
	Middle College of Forsyth County
	Robert B Glenn High School

Feeder schools for Southeast Middle:

Elementary:	Caleb's Creek Elementary
	Union Cross Traditional Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

32.3%

African American:

30.4%

White:

28.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (38% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 24% North Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg49%

North Carolina avg58%

679^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 29 pts since 2016

From bottom 42% (2016) to bottom 13% (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	15.5	679 of 778	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.9	677 of 773	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	702 of 793	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	657 of 784	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	701 of 786	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	642 of 741	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.7	435 of 737	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.8	483 of 691	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.5	456 of 694	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.8	402 of 692	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.9	370 of 705	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	54.3	270 of 627	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.0	223 of 673	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.9	299 of 662	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.2	293 of 648	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.9	228 of 640	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.1	287 of 630	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.9	224 of 620	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.0	167 of 606	72.4%	★★★★☆
2006	61.8	238 of 598	60.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	23.6	457 of 553	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.1	417 of 546	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	440 of 560	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.7	330 of 559	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.0	443 of 550	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	410 of 533	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.4	130 of 519	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	48.5	239 of 494	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	25.0	440 of 504	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	342 of 475	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	18.2	351 of 363	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.4	354 of 371	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	333 of 356	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	311 of 318	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	187 of 211	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	121 of 151	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	12.5	675 of 731	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.7	648 of 733	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	655 of 738	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	629 of 731	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	666 of 733	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	624 of 706	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.7	429 of 684	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.0	504 of 656	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	15.7	451 of 465	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.1	423 of 458	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	52.7	282 of 461	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.2	435 of 452	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	431 of 450	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	438 of 448	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.9	338 of 416	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	67.7	29 of 127	77.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	12.0	548 of 566	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.6	513 of 562	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	518 of 564	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	492 of 553	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	530 of 541	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	493 of 522	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	367 of 493	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	424 of 472	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	17.5	658 of 725	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.0	649 of 729	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	679 of 743	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	630 of 735	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	639 of 689	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	571 of 633	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	45.1	363 of 639	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.8	459 of 604	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	17.4	639 of 736	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.3	647 of 733	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	675 of 751	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	641 of 747	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	673 of 748	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	631 of 711	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.3	423 of 697	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.8	468 of 665	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	37.0	222 of 333	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.0	225 of 328	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.5	275 of 306	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	273 of 302	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	267 of 283	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	210 of 248	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.5	73 of 237	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.6	145 of 221	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	465 of 478	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	466 of 473	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	19.4	559 of 644	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.7	610 of 649	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	601 of 652	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	619 of 656	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	601 of 658	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	592 of 632	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.9	405 of 624	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.1	470 of 596	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2026)33rd percentile+21 vs school

African American (2026)17th percentile+5 vs school

White (2026)13th percentile~ school

Male (2026)13th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)13th percentile-28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)8th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)3rd percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)3rd percentile-10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)3rd percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science46%-22 vs state

Reading38%-18 vs state

Mathematics35%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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	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
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%)	15.5	679^th of 778 public middle schools	12.7%		15.9	677^th of 773 public middle schools	12.4%	2	40.5	35.7	28.1	38.4	37.3	37.3	46.2	$7,738	$734	$7,004
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%)	53.5	364^th of 778 public middle schools	53.2%		53.8	344^th of 773 public middle schools	55.5%	20	65.2	55.8	43.9	60.5	46.7	55.7	73.1	$8,625	$645	$7,980
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%)	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
Southwest Guilford Middle	Public	6-8	4368 Southwest School Road	High Point	27265	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 819-2985	1,032	59	17.6	99.7%	233 (22.6%)	432 (41.9%)	157 (15.2%)	133 (12.9%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	68 (6.6%)	39	487^th of 778 public middle schools	37.4%		41.8	458^th of 773 public middle schools	40.8%	29	53.0	43.9	38.8	53.4	55.0	52.6	58.5	$7,832	$573	$7,259
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%)	47.4	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
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%)	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
Welborn Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1710 McGuinn Drive	High Point	27265	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 819-2880	376	30	12.6	99.2%	45 (12.0%)	207 (55.1%)	75 (19.9%)	32 (8.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.3%)	12	702^nd of 778 public middle schools	9.8%		15.4	682^nd of 773 public middle schools	11.8%	20	43.2	36.7	16.7	33.3	36.2	32.6	34.1	$11,773	$2,324	$9,449
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%)	4.2	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
Northwest Guilford Middle	Public	6-8	5300 Northwest School Road	Greensboro	27409	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 605-3333	915	51	17.8	21.0%	633 (69.2%)	57 (6.2%)	96 (10.5%)	91 (9.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.0%)	91.3	48^th of 778 public middle schools	93.8%		91.8	47^th of 773 public middle schools	93.9%	1	82.4	77.9	78.9	76.1	74.6	81.8	92.6	$7,800	$622	$7,178
Ledford Middle	Public	6-8	3954 N NC Hwy 109	Thomasville	27360	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 476-4816	651	37	17.6	53.0%	373 (57.3%)	71 (10.9%)	142 (21.8%)	30 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.4%)	67.8	222^nd of 778 public middle schools	71.5%		63.3	260^th of 773 public middle schools	66.4%	38	73.1	55.6	62.7	60.4	54.8	63.5	82.8	$7,403	$512	$6,891

Frequently Asked Questions about Southeast Middle

Is Southeast Middle a good school?

Southeast Middle ranks in the bottom 12.7% of North Carolina middle schools.

What district is Southeast Middle in?

Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

What high school do graduates of Southeast Middle attend?

Students who attend Southeast Middle usually go on to attend Early College of Forsyth County

How many students attend Southeast Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 733 students attended Southeast Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Southeast Middle?

Students at Southeast Middle are 32% Hispanic, 30% African American, 29% White, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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