Flat Rock Middle

Located at 4648 Ebert Rd, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Flat Rock Middle is an average-sized junior high that caters to 674 students (grades 6 through 8), part of Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools.

Across the 79 schools in Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools (51,745 students total), Flat Rock Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Flat Rock Middle reports that the largest single group is Black at 43%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 39% Hispanic, 10% White, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Forsyth County as a whole is about 25% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.9:1 average. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Forsyth County (around 88%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Flat Rock Middle falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 48.4%; this one comes in at 23.3%, -25.1 points off the demographic line.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Forsyth County) records that median household income runs about $67,165, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Forsyth County runs 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 55,902 students), of which Flat Rock Middle is one.

Nearest neighbor: Kimmel Farm Elementary, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Flat Rock Middle comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 52.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Flat Rock Middle has fell 21%, going from 855 students in 2018 to 674 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share increased from 37% to 43%.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.