Summary:
Zip code 27127 in Winston-Salem, NC is served by three middle schools—Clemmons Middle School, Flat Rock Middle, and Konnoak Middle School—which together serve 2,129 students in grades 6-8 and belong to the Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools district. All three schools have nearly identical economic profiles, with free/reduced lunch eligibility ranging from 98.35% to 99.55%, yet their academic outcomes could hardly be more different.
Clemmons Middle School is the clear standout. It ranks 273rd out of 778 state middle schools (65th percentile) and earns 3 stars, with average EOG proficiency around 61.8% across all subjects. Flat Rock Middle ranks 724th (7th percentile) with average proficiency of 28.9%, and Konnoak Middle School ranks 756th (3rd percentile) at 24.2%. In 6th grade math, Clemmons students score 66.1% proficiency compared to just 23.5% at Konnoak—a 42.6 percentage point gap. Clemmons is above the district in every reported EOG category and above the state in most subjects, while Flat Rock and Konnoak fall below both district and state averages in every single subject and grade.
Chronic absenteeism tracks almost perfectly with performance: Clemmons has the lowest rate at 28.3%, followed by Flat Rock at 43.7% and Konnoak at 45.1%, compared to the state average of 24.2%. Interestingly, Konnoak actually has the most favorable resource profile with the highest per-student spending ($10,992) and smallest class sizes (10.2 students per teacher), while Clemmons has the lowest spending ($7,723) and largest classes (18.1). This suggests that money and class size alone do not determine outcomes. There are small signs of progress in the latest data, particularly at Konnoak in 8th grade science, but Flat Rock and Konnoak remain urgent priorities for the district given their very high absenteeism and low proficiency rates.
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