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Flat Rock Middle

Public Grades 6-8

744^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 4% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Flat Rock Middle is a public middle school in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, serving 703 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.

Flat Rock Middle consistently underperforms compared to district and state averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in EOG/Mathematics ranged from 14.2% for 8th grade to 34.4% for 6th grade, significantly lower than the district (38.9% - 49.2%) and state (48.7% - 57.2%) averages. The school has been ranked in the bottom quartile of North Carolina middle schools for the past several years, placing it in the bottom 10-15% of middle schools in the state. Flat Rock Middle also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of North Carolina middle schools for African American, Hispanic, White, and English Language Learner students.

Flat Rock Middle's academic performance is significantly lower than that of nearby Hanes Magnet School, Meadowlark Middle, Thomas Jefferson Middle, and Clemmons Middle School, which consistently outperform Flat Rock Middle across all subject areas and grade levels. Despite being a long-standing school, Flat Rock Middle has not shown meaningful improvement in its academic performance or school ranking over the past several years. The school also serves a predominantly low-income student population, with an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 60.07% in 2021-2022 to 99.64% in 2022-2023.

674

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,360

Per pupil spending ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4648 Ebert Rd
Winston Salem, NC 27127

(336) 703-6762

District: Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

Students who attend Flat Rock Middle usually attend:

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

Feeder schools for Flat Rock Middle:

Elementary:	Griffith Elementary
	Kimmel Farm Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

43.3%

Hispanic:

39.5%

White:

10.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 15th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (23% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg44%

North Carolina avg54%

744^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	5.9	744 of 773	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	745 of 793	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	727 of 784	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	730 of 786	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	680 of 741	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	594 of 737	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	578 of 691	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.8	588 of 694	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.8	626 of 692	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	17.4	601 of 705	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	11.5	569 of 627	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	20.9	545 of 673	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.8	561 of 662	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.3	460 of 648	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	523 of 546	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	518 of 560	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	513 of 559	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	467 of 550	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	426 of 533	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.9	191 of 519	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.7	302 of 494	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	18.1	428 of 449	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	421 of 504	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	462 of 475	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	369 of 371	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	342 of 356	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	268 of 318	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	283 of 312	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	189 of 236	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	206 of 211	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	41.9	75 of 151	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	6.5	716 of 733	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	718 of 738	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	695 of 731	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	699 of 733	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	674 of 706	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	577 of 684	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	561 of 656	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	278 of 458	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	377 of 461	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.7	306 of 452	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.9	316 of 448	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	391 of 416	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	543 of 562	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	528 of 564	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	534 of 553	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	526 of 541	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	496 of 522	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	434 of 493	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	397 of 472	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	691 of 729	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	706 of 743	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	693 of 735	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	629 of 689	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	597 of 633	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	471 of 639	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	517 of 604	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	5.7	714 of 733	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	705 of 751	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	706 of 747	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	704 of 748	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	639 of 711	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	565 of 697	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	583 of 665	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	324 of 328	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	282 of 306	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	284 of 302	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	275 of 283	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	228 of 248	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	5.1	639 of 649	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	629 of 652	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	589 of 656	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	599 of 658	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	546 of 632	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	415 of 624	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.2	544 of 596	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)39th percentile+36 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)5th percentile~ school

African American (2025)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

White (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)1st percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science25%-35 vs state

Reading23%-30 vs state

Mathematics22%-31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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
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%)	5.9	744^th of 773 public middle schools	3.8%		8.5	745^th of 793 public middle schools	6.1%	1			34.4	20.2	14.2				24.2	21.2	23.9		24.6	$9,360	$1,337	$8,023
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%)	58.8	291^st of 773 public middle schools	62.4%		54.7	339^th of 793 public middle schools	57.3%	48			56.6	67.9	55.0				45.1	56.8	59.5		58.4	$7,723	$553	$7,171
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
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
North Davidson Middle	Public	6-8	333 Critcher Drive	Lexington	27295	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 731-2331	706	40	17.7	45.0%	528 (74.8%)	33 (4.7%)	88 (12.5%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.5%)	77.2	156^th of 773 public middle schools	79.8%		77.4	146^th of 793 public middle schools	81.6%	10			74.3	76.3	62.0				54.5	59.4	66.7		77.7	$7,864	$405	$7,459
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Flat Rock Middle

What district is Flat Rock Middle in?

Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

What high school do graduates of Flat Rock Middle attend?

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

How many students attend Flat Rock Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 674 students attended Flat Rock Middle.

Is Flat Rock Middle a good school?

Flat Rock Middle ranks in the bottom 3.8% of North Carolina middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Flat Rock Middle?

Students at Flat Rock Middle are 43% African American, 39% Hispanic, 10% White, 6% Two or more races.

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