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Enrollment
772
Middle
DISTRICT 679 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WINSTON SALEM / FORSYTH COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370150002763
East Forsyth Middle School
810 Bagley Drive, Kernersville, NC 27284 · (336) 703-6765 · Forsyth County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL772 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% of North Carolina public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
15.8:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
769 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 | 248 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 276 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 248 | 32% |
Student demographics
68%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
27.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
24.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
28.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 East Forsyth Middle School
East Forsyth Middle School's state test result (28.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Forsyth Middle School this school | 772 | 99.6% | 28.8% |
| Southwest Middle Gastonia | 832 | 99.6% | 31.7% |
| Wendell Middle Wendell | 762 | 99.6% | 40.6% |
| East Millbrook Middle Raleigh | 731 | 99.6% | 35.1% |
| East Hoke Middle Raeford | 771 | 99.6% | 37.8% |
| Sampson Middle Clinton | 703 | 99.6% | 43.4% |
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 East Forsyth Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Forsyth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #440 of 463 | #11 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.1% | #438 of 461 | #11 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #444 of 463 | #11 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 772 | #112 of 478 | #6 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #198 of 456 | #8 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.6% | #124 of 456 | #6 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #34 of 472 | #4 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.2% | #94 of 143 | N/A |
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
772
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
0% since 2010-11, when it was 773
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 772 | 48.7 | 15.8:1 | 100% (769) |
| 2023-24 | 756 | 51 | 14.8:1 | 100% (753) |
| 2022-23 | 763 | 44.8 | 17.0:1 | 100% (760) |
| 2020-21 | 771 | 47 | 16.4:1 | 100% (768) |
| 2017-18 | 734 | 53.5 | 13.7:1 | 100% (731) |
| 2015-16 | 694 | 52 | 13.3:1 | 100% (691) |
| 2010-11 | 773 | 56 | 13.8:1 | 60% (466) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Forsyth Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (734 to 772); teachers down 9% (53.5 to 48.7).
About East Forsyth Middle School
East Forsyth Middle School sits in Kernersville, North Carolina, and is classified as a middle school. Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 772 students enrolled. The average among middle schools in North Carolina is roughly 605 students; this school is 28% above that.
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools has 51,745 students in 79 schools, and East Forsyth Middle School is one of those schools.
At East Forsyth Middle School, the largest share of students is Black, at 39%. Next come 37% Hispanic, 19% White, and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 25% Black. The school's diversity index is 68%, meaning two students picked at random have a 68% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 15.8 students per teacher and 48.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Forsyth County averages 88%, lower than here.
Measured against North Carolina public middle schools, East Forsyth Middle School receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. East Forsyth Middle School posts 28.8% against a 48.4% prediction, a bottom-10% result in North Carolina.
East Forsyth Middle School is located in Forsyth County, where the median household income is $67,165, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Besides East Forsyth Middle School, Forsyth County has 87 other public schools.
The school nearest to East Forsyth Middle School is Cash Elementary, at a distance of about 0.4 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, East Forsyth Middle School ranks 8th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
In 2020-21, East Forsyth Middle School enrolled 771; in 2024-25, 772.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at East Forsyth Middle School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Kernersville
- East Forsyth HighHigh · 1,647 students
- Robert B Glenn High SchoolHigh · 1,396 students
- NC Leadership Charter AcademyCombined · 1,209 students
- Kernersville MiddleMiddle · 754 students
- Southeast MiddleMiddle · 733 students
- Sedge Garden ElementaryElementary · 714 students
Nearby schools
- Cash Elementary0.4 mi · 520
- East Forsyth High1.7 mi · 1,647
- Appalachian Academy at Middle Fork2.3 mi · 295
- Sedge Garden Elementary2.6 mi · 714
- Kernersville Elementary2.7 mi · 568
- Walkertown Elementary2.9 mi · 633
Frequently asked questions
About East Forsyth Middle SchoolHow many students attend East Forsyth Middle School?
East Forsyth Middle School enrolls approximately 772 students in grades 06-08.
Is East Forsyth Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
East Forsyth Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does East Forsyth Middle School have?
East Forsyth Middle School employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
What is the student diversity at East Forsyth Middle School?
Student demographics at East Forsyth Middle School are roughly 19% White, 37% Hispanic, 39% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is East Forsyth Middle School in?
East Forsyth Middle School is part of Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.