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Enrollment
1,092
Middle
DISTRICT 679 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WINSTON SALEM / FORSYTH COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370150002447
Clemmons Middle School
3785 Fraternity Church Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27127 · (336) 703-4217 · Forsyth County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,092 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of North Carolina public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
1,074 students
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 334 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 358 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 400 | 37% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
54.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
59.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
57.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Clemmons Middle School
Clemmons Middle School's state test result (57.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clemmons Middle School this school | 1,092 | 98.4% | 57.2% |
| Sherwood Githens Middle Durham | 878 | 99.7% | 49.3% |
| Cleveland Middle Garner | 936 | 99.7% | 61.2% |
| North Garner Middle Garner | 831 | 99.6% | 42.5% |
| Riverwood Middle Clayton | 902 | 99.4% | 57.5% |
| Harnett Central Middle Angier | 1,059 | 97.8% | 41.3% |
Matched among North Carolina middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Clemmons Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Forsyth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.2% | #159 of 463 | #4 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #133 of 461 | #4 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #162 of 463 | #5 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,092 | #22 of 478 | #1 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #374 of 456 | #15 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.0% | #16 of 456 | #1 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.4% | #288 of 472 | #15 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.4% | #271 of 300 | #9 of 9 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,092
-143 (-12%) vs 2020
+31% since 2000-01, when it was 832
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 19.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,092 | 60.3 | 18.1:1 | 98% (1,074) |
| 2023-24 | 1,149 | 61.3 | 18.7:1 | 100% (1,146) |
| 2022-23 | 1,168 | 60 | 19.5:1 | 56% (653) |
| 2020-21 | 1,235 | 62 | 19.9:1 | 34% (421) |
| 2017-18 | 1,130 | 63.4 | 17.8:1 | 46% (518) |
| 2015-16 | 988 | 58 | 17.0:1 | 48% (476) |
| 2010-11 | 807 | 55 | 14.7:1 | 49% (396) |
| 2000-01 | 832 | 60 | 13.9:1 | 13% (106) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clemmons Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (1,130 to 1,092); teachers down 5% (63.4 to 60.3).
About Clemmons Middle School
Clemmons Middle School is a middle-grades school with a street address in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It teaches 1,092 students in grades 6 through 8. It has 80% more students than the average for middle schools in North Carolina (about 605).
Clemmons Middle School is part of Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools, where 79 schools serve 51,745 students.
The student body at Clemmons Middle School has no majority group. White students lead at 33%. Next come 29% Black, 26% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 6% Asian. The county population is about 56% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 73%.
A staff of 60.3 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 18.1:1. The gap from the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina is 2.3 students per teacher. By family income, 98% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Forsyth County, the average eligibility rate is 88%.
On the allk12 Grade, Clemmons Middle School lands at A-, ahead of 75% of North Carolina public middle schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Clemmons Middle School is 8.3 points above its prediction. Actual: 57.2%. Predicted: 48.8%.
Forsyth County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $67,165, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. There are 88 public schools in the county, enrolling about 55,902, Clemmons Middle School among them.
Ward Elementary is less than a tenth of a mile from Clemmons Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Clemmons Middle School ranks 5th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
NCES assigns Clemmons Middle School the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 1,235 to 1,092, a 12% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 19.9:1 to 18.1:1.
The allk12 page for Clemmons Middle School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Forsyth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
389,977
Census ACS
Median income
$67,165
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
88
55,902 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
- West Forsyth HighHigh · 2,145 students
- Ronald W Reagan High SchoolHigh · 2,122 students
- R J Reynolds HighHigh · 1,759 students
- East Forsyth HighHigh · 1,647 students
- Parkland HighHigh · 1,569 students
- Mount Tabor High SchoolHigh · 1,426 students
Other schools in Winston-Salem
- Atkins Academic & Tech HighHigh · 1,187 students
- Oak Grove HighHigh · 992 students
- Meadowlark MiddleMiddle · 857 students
- Meadowlark ElementaryElementary · 827 students
- Thomas Jefferson MiddleMiddle · 808 students
- Quality Education AcademyCombined · 776 students
Nearby schools
- Ward Elementary0.1 mi · 489
- Flat Rock Middle2.2 mi · 674
- Clemmons Elementary2.2 mi · 839
- Kimmel Farm Elementary2.3 mi · 760
- Frank Morgan Elementary3.2 mi · 761
- West Forsyth High3.8 mi · 2,145
Frequently asked questions
About Clemmons Middle SchoolHow large is Clemmons Middle School?
Clemmons Middle School enrolls approximately 1,092 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Clemmons Middle School serve?
Clemmons Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Clemmons Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Clemmons Middle School is approximately 18.1:1 (60 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Clemmons Middle School?
Clemmons Middle School reports a student body of 33% White, 26% Hispanic, 29% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Clemmons Middle School?
Clemmons Middle School is overseen by Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools in Forsyth County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.