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Thomas Jefferson Middle

Q: Is Thomas Jefferson Middle a good school?

Thomas Jefferson Middle ranks 124 th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

124^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 84% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Thomas Jefferson Middle is a public middle school in Winston-Salem, NC, serving 808 students in grades 6–8 as part of Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools. Despite its district ranking at just the 35th percentile statewide, Thomas Jefferson ranks 124th of 778 North Carolina middle schools for the 2025–2026 school year, placing it in the 84th percentile with a 4-star rating. This strong performance has been remarkably consistent, with the school maintaining 4-star ratings and 82nd to 84th percentile rankings every year since 2021–2022.

Academically, Thomas Jefferson exceeds state averages in all seven tested grade and subject combinations. For example, 8th grade math proficiency is 74% compared to 53% statewide, and 8th grade science proficiency is an impressive 81%. Chronic absenteeism is another differentiator: just 20.3% of students were chronically absent in 2024–2025, far below the district's 33.6% and the state's 24.2%. Among nearby schools, only Lewisville Middle ranks higher academically at the 93rd percentile; Thomas Jefferson and Meadowlark Middle (79th percentile) form a high-performing cluster. Schools just a few miles away, such as Konnoak Middle and Mineral Springs Middle, rank at the 3rd percentile with chronic absenteeism exceeding 45%.

Thomas Jefferson's results are especially notable because nearby schools serve broadly similar student populations yet produce dramatically lower outcomes, suggesting that school-level factors such as leadership, culture, and climate are driving its success. The school achieves these strong results while spending roughly $8,047 per student, less than several lower-performing neighboring schools. It also serves many student subgroups effectively, ranking above the state median for English Language Learners and low-income students, though outcomes for Special Education and Asian students trail the school's overall profile and represent clear improvement targets.

808

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3500 Sally Kirk Road
Winston Salem, NC 27106

(336) 703-4222

District: Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

Students who attend Thomas Jefferson Middle usually attend:

High:	Early College of Forsyth County
	Middle College of Forsyth County
	Ronald W Reagan High School

Feeder schools for Thomas Jefferson Middle:

Elementary:	Jefferson Elementary
	Sherwood Forest Elementary
	Vienna Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.3%

African American:

24.9%

Hispanic:

14.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 86th percentile in 2016 → 84th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (72% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of North Carolina middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school72%

District avg49%

North Carolina avg58%

124^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 16%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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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	80.7	124 of 778	84.1%	★★★★☆
2025	80.1	136 of 773	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.1	142 of 793	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	80.1	140 of 784	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	72.2	184 of 786	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	75.4	168 of 741	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	79.5	127 of 737	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	81.1	102 of 691	85.2%	★★★★☆
2017	85.3	68 of 694	90.2%	★★★★★
2016	81.6	94 of 692	86.4%	★★★★☆
2015	85.4	80 of 705	88.7%	★★★★☆
2014	89.0	52 of 627	91.7%	★★★★★
2013	90.1	54 of 673	92.0%	★★★★★
2012	81.9	68 of 662	89.7%	★★★★☆
2011	83.7	45 of 648	93.1%	★★★★★
2010	83.3	54 of 640	91.6%	★★★★★
2009	84.7	50 of 630	92.1%	★★★★★
2008	89.9	30 of 620	95.2%	★★★★★
2007	86.7	30 of 606	95.0%	★★★★★
2006	90.2	11 of 598	98.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.9	162 of 553	70.7%	★★★★☆
2025	55.7	197 of 546	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	205 of 560	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.2	127 of 559	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	65.3	119 of 550	78.4%	★★★★☆
2021	59.1	139 of 533	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	64.7	118 of 519	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	67.9	99 of 494	80.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.3	76 of 121	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.3	61 of 111	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	76 of 110	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.1	62 of 110	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	67 of 109	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.8	52 of 99	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.2	41 of 102	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.6	39 of 95	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	53.7	129 of 449	71.3%	★★★★☆
2021	35.7	322 of 478	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.0	151 of 504	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	51.9	175 of 475	63.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.0	71 of 363	80.4%	★★★★☆
2025	88.1	18 of 371	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	63.7	64 of 356	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	55.2	87 of 318	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	44.1	139 of 312	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.2	70 of 236	70.3%	★★★★☆
2019	64.4	34 of 211	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	52.9	39 of 151	74.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	82.8	95 of 731	87.0%	★★★★☆
2025	81.0	116 of 733	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.3	124 of 738	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	79.4	132 of 731	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	194 of 733	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	76.1	147 of 706	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	75.2	148 of 684	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	80.6	99 of 656	84.9%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	67.2	121 of 465	74.0%	★★★★☆
2025	75.3	47 of 458	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	64.6	156 of 461	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.5	198 of 452	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.6	341 of 450	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	57.8	220 of 448	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	70.4	121 of 566	78.6%	★★★★☆
2025	79.2	71 of 562	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.0	85 of 564	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	70.8	113 of 553	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	58.8	189 of 541	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.9	114 of 522	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	62.9	126 of 493	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	60.3	153 of 472	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	58.7	256 of 725	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.7	173 of 729	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	62.1	233 of 743	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.9	178 of 735	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	58.2	240 of 689	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.6	236 of 633	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.9	200 of 639	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.7	225 of 604	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	75.6	154 of 736	79.1%	★★★★☆
2025	77.0	138 of 733	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	73.5	171 of 751	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	138 of 747	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	71.9	176 of 748	76.5%	★★★★☆
2021	73.2	171 of 711	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	81.0	107 of 697	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	80.8	94 of 665	85.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	81.1	41 of 333	87.7%	★★★★☆
2025	69.7	78 of 328	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	78.2	47 of 306	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.6	49 of 302	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	58.4	100 of 283	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	81.6	31 of 248	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	70.4	48 of 237	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	59.3	82 of 221	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.4	267 of 500	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.1	147 of 478	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.9	263 of 473	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	85.0	80 of 644	87.6%	★★★★☆
2025	87.1	67 of 649	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	88.5	60 of 652	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	86.0	75 of 656	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	75.5	149 of 658	77.4%	★★★★☆
2021	76.8	124 of 632	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	86.3	66 of 624	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	88.7	53 of 596	91.1%	★★★★★

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)88th percentile+4 vs school

White (2026)88th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)87th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)80th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)79th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)79th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)74th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2022)71st percentile-5 vs school

African American (2026)71st percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)65th percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2026)47th percentile-37 vs school

Asian (2026)37th percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science81%+12 vs state

Mathematics71%+15 vs state

Reading70%+14 vs state

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Great school. Excellent teachers and staff. Prepared both my children for high school. Close Quote

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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/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	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
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%)	80.7	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
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%)	76.5	162^nd of 778 public middle schools	79.2%		78.7	144^th of 773 public middle schools	81.4%	18				70.8	67.4	68.2	68.3	61.9	67.0	81.3	$8,035	$504	$7,532
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%)	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
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%)	11.5	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
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%)	89.6	56^th of 778 public middle schools	92.8%		81.5	123^rd of 773 public middle schools	84.1%	67				83.0	73.3	81.7	75.4	78.1	76.7	85.5
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%)	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
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%)	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
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
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%)	62.4	273^rd of 778 public middle schools	64.9%		58.8	291^st of 773 public middle schools	62.4%	18				66.1	64.0	54.7	60.4	56.2	61.8	69.7	$7,723	$553	$7,171

Frequently Asked Questions about Thomas Jefferson Middle

Is Thomas Jefferson Middle a good school?

Thomas Jefferson Middle ranks 124^th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Thomas Jefferson Middle attend?

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

What is the racial makeup of Thomas Jefferson Middle?

Students at Thomas Jefferson Middle are 49% White, 25% African American, 14% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What district is Thomas Jefferson Middle in?

Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

How many students attend Thomas Jefferson Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 808 students attended Thomas Jefferson Middle.

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