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Meadowlark Middle

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Meadowlark Middle ranks 162 nd of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

162^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 79% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Meadowlark Middle serves about 857 students in grades 6–8 in Winston-Salem, NC, and stands out as a strong academic performer within the Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools district, earning a 4-star state rating and a 79th-percentile ranking.

The school consistently beats both district and state averages, with proficiency rates of roughly 62–81% across state tests. The difference versus nearby schools is striking: Meadowlark's 8th-grade science proficiency of 81.3% is more than double that of Flat Rock Middle (25.1%) and far above Mineral Springs Middle (34.7%) and Northwest Middle (41.3%). Similar gaps show up in math and reading. Chronic absenteeism at Meadowlark (20.1%) is also well below the district rate (33.6%), helping explain its academic edge. Science is a particular strength, staying consistently strong in recent years. Meadowlark is not alone at the top of its cluster, though: Lewisville Middle (93rd percentile) and Thomas Jefferson Middle (84th percentile) are both slightly ahead.

Meadowlark deserves special credit for its English Learner students, who rank in the 90th percentile statewide — a rare achievement. But not every group is thriving. Special Education students fell from the 79th percentile statewide to the 29th percentile between 2023–2024 and 2025–2026, and low-income students dropped from the 85th to the 53rd percentile. Asian and Gifted students also perform below the school's overall level. Meanwhile, Meadowlark spends less per student ($8,035) than nearby lower-performing schools like Mineral Springs Middle ($12,230) and Konnoak Middle School ($10,992). The school has slipped from its elite 5-star past, but remains a solid, efficient choice — one worth watching closely for how it serves its most vulnerable students.

857

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

301 Meadowlark Drive
Winston Salem, NC 27106

(336) 703-4228

District: Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

Students who attend Meadowlark Middle usually attend:

High:	Early College of Forsyth County
	Middle College of Forsyth County
	West Forsyth High

Feeder schools for Meadowlark Middle:

Elementary:	Lewisville Elementary
	Meadowlark Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.7%

African American:

14.9%

Hispanic:

14.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 91st percentile in 2016 → 79th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (69% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of North Carolina middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school69%

District avg49%

North Carolina avg58%

162^nd of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From top 9% (2016) to top 21% (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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	76.5	162 of 778	79.2%	★★★★☆
2025	78.7	144 of 773	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	84.8	99 of 793	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	86.6	85 of 784	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	82.6	122 of 786	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	82.7	102 of 741	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	91.4	40 of 737	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	89.1	43 of 691	93.8%	★★★★★
2017	89.6	45 of 694	93.5%	★★★★★
2016	86.5	65 of 692	90.6%	★★★★★
2015	84.5	89 of 705	87.4%	★★★★☆
2014	82.8	84 of 627	86.6%	★★★★☆
2013	87.2	66 of 673	90.2%	★★★★★
2012	85.0	42 of 662	93.7%	★★★★★
2011	84.4	39 of 648	94.0%	★★★★★
2010	84.0	44 of 640	93.1%	★★★★★
2009	82.1	71 of 630	88.7%	★★★★☆
2008	82.5	72 of 620	88.4%	★★★★☆
2007	79.7	75 of 606	87.6%	★★★★☆
2006	79.4	72 of 598	88.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.1	222 of 553	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.8	238 of 546	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.4	117 of 560	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.2	111 of 559	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.9	76 of 550	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	65.7	103 of 533	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	89.5	37 of 519	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	79.2	59 of 494	88.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	58.2	64 of 121	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.6	63 of 111	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.5	58 of 110	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.9	51 of 110	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.3	43 of 109	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.2	46 of 99	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.9	24 of 102	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	78.8	23 of 95	75.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	55.8	120 of 449	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	63.7	89 of 478	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	81.9	36 of 504	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	84.3	26 of 475	94.5%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	75.7	38 of 363	89.5%	★★★★☆
2025	86.9	21 of 371	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	82.2	21 of 356	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	74.6	28 of 318	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	80.2	21 of 312	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	65.3	31 of 236	86.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	71.9	184 of 731	74.8%	★★★★☆
2025	79.0	131 of 733	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	85.0	92 of 738	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	87.6	73 of 731	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	82.9	105 of 733	85.7%	★★★★☆
2021	82.2	94 of 706	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	90.7	39 of 684	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	88.3	45 of 656	93.1%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.8	149 of 465	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.7	175 of 458	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.8	214 of 461	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.2	66 of 452	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	64.4	149 of 450	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.1	164 of 448	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.8	61 of 416	85.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	67.8	136 of 566	76.0%	★★★★☆
2025	65.2	147 of 562	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.3	99 of 564	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	83.5	49 of 553	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	70.0	105 of 541	80.6%	★★★★☆
2021	56.0	188 of 522	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	87.7	27 of 493	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	75.0	71 of 472	85.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	49.8	342 of 725	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.2	295 of 729	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.3	111 of 743	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	82.7	70 of 735	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	81.7	69 of 689	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	67.8	138 of 633	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	89.8	29 of 639	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	83.2	42 of 604	93.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	78.2	130 of 736	82.3%	★★★★☆
2025	76.5	147 of 733	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	82.5	104 of 751	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	83.6	102 of 747	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	79.7	134 of 748	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	80.6	119 of 711	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	91.4	37 of 697	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	89.8	45 of 665	93.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.6	101 of 333	69.7%	★★★★☆
2025	51.7	147 of 328	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.3	76 of 306	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	54.4	119 of 302	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.1	67 of 283	76.3%	★★★★☆
2021	68.7	52 of 248	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	78.3	32 of 237	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	74.7	44 of 221	80.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	32.2	353 of 500	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.9	355 of 478	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	62.5	97 of 473	79.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	70.9	173 of 644	73.1%	★★★★☆
2025	78.1	122 of 649	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.7	122 of 652	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	83.1	96 of 656	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	76.0	146 of 658	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	76.9	122 of 632	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	88.3	54 of 624	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	86.3	57 of 596	90.4%	★★★★★

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 (2026)90th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)82nd percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)76th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)75th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)73rd percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)73rd percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)70th percentile-10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)68th percentile-11 vs school

African American (2026)60th percentile-19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)53rd percentile-26 vs school

Asian (2026)47th percentile-32 vs school

Special Education (2026)29th percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science81%+13 vs state

Mathematics69%+13 vs state

Reading66%+10 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/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
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
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
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
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
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
Flat Rock Middle	Public	6-8	4648 Ebert Rd	Winston Salem	27127	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-6762	674	50	13.5	99.6%	69 (10.2%)	292 (43.3%)	266 (39.5%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (6.1%)	9.6	724^th of 778 public middle schools	6.9%		5.9	744^th of 773 public middle schools	3.8%	20				44.1	22.3	16.8	39.5	32.4	22.1	25.1	$9,360	$1,337	$8,023
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Meadowlark Middle

What district is Meadowlark Middle in?

Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Meadowlark Middle?

Students at Meadowlark Middle are 57% White, 15% African American, 14% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

Is Meadowlark Middle a good school?

Meadowlark Middle ranks 162^nd of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Meadowlark Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 857 students attended Meadowlark Middle.

What high school do graduates of Meadowlark Middle attend?

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

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