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Thomas Jefferson Middle

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Thomas Jefferson Middle ranks 136 th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

136^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 82% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Thomas Jefferson Middle is a public middle school in Winston Salem, North Carolina, serving 767 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 and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Thomas Jefferson Middle consistently ranks among the top middle schools in North Carolina, maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past 9 school years. The school's test scores significantly outperform the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 6th grade Math proficiency rate was 75%, compared to 49.2% for the district and 57.2% for the state. Additionally, the school performs particularly well for certain student subgroups, ranking in the top 20% of North Carolina middle schools for English Language Learner students and in the top 10% for White and Multi-racial students.

When compared to other middle schools in the Winston Salem / Forsyth County district, Thomas Jefferson Middle stands out as a high-performing school. For instance, Hanes Magnet School and Philo-Hill Magnet Academy, both located within 7 miles of Thomas Jefferson Middle, have significantly lower test scores and state rankings. However, the school's performance for African American, Asian, and Special Education students is more average, ranking in the middle to lower third of the state, suggesting the need for targeted interventions to ensure equitable outcomes for all students.

808

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,047

Per pupil spending ?

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: Rebounding — 77th percentile in 2022 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (69% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of North Carolina middle schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 82nd (2025) from a 77th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg44%

North Carolina avg54%

136^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 18%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

English Language Learner (2025)95th percentile+13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)90th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)90th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)84th percentile~ school

Male (2025)81st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)76th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)71st percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)69th percentile-13 vs school

African American (2025)64th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)45th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics71%+17 vs state

Science68%+8 vs state

Reading67%+14 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Thomas Jefferson Middle

What district is Thomas Jefferson Middle in?

Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

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

How many students attend Thomas Jefferson Middle?

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

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.

Is Thomas Jefferson Middle a good school?

Thomas Jefferson Middle ranks 136^th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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