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Enrollment
598
Middle
DISTRICT 550 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YADKIN COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370504003098
Forbush Middle
1431 Falcon Rd, East Bend, NC 27018 · (336) 551-1135 · Yadkin County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL598 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of North Carolina public middle schools
- BTest 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
16.9:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
593 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 195 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 203 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 200 | 33% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
50.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
57.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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
55.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% 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 Forbush Middle
Forbush Middle's state test result (55.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forbush Middle this school | 598 | 99.2% | 55.6% |
| Starmount Middle Boonville | 502 | 99.4% | 47.8% |
| Enka Intermediate Candler | 585 | 99.5% | 52.4% |
| Southwestern Randolph Middle School Asheboro | 467 | 99.4% | 58.7% |
| Eblen Intermediate Asheville | 566 | 99.3% | 41.4% |
| Macon Middle School Franklin | 576 | 99.5% | 51.5% |
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 Forbush Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #175 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #153 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #215 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 598 | #233 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #290 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.2% | #360 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #207 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +26.7% | #25 of 143 |
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
598
-94 (-14%) vs 2020
+11% since 2010-11, when it was 538
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 19.8:1
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 | 598 | 35.3 | 16.9:1 | 99% (593) |
| 2023-24 | 611 | 33.9 | 18.0:1 | 59% (359) |
| 2022-23 | 628 | 33.9 | 18.5:1 | 57% (358) |
| 2020-21 | 692 | 35 | 19.8:1 | 48% (329) |
| 2017-18 | 472 | 25.8 | 18.3:1 | 51% (239) |
| 2015-16 | 452 | 27 | 16.7:1 | 48% (215) |
| 2010-11 | 538 | 30 | 17.9:1 | 46% (245) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Forbush Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 27% (472 to 598); teachers up 37% (25.8 to 35.3).
About Forbush Middle
Forbush Middle is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in East Bend, North Carolina. The school covers grades 6 through 8 and reported 598 students in 2024-25.
Yadkin County Schools is the district for Forbush Middle. It has 14 schools and 5,174 students.
More than half of the students at Forbush Middle are White (63%). Next come 32% Hispanic. That compares with about 83% White among all Yadkin County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 49%.
Forbush Middle has a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1, with 35.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in North Carolina is 15.9:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 99% at Forbush Middle. For comparison, public schools in Yadkin County average 83%.
Forbush Middle earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 69% of North Carolina public middle schools.
A school with Forbush Middle's lunch-eligibility share in North Carolina is predicted to score 48.6%. Forbush Middle scores 55.6%, 7.0 points above that line.
For Yadkin County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $62,932 a year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Yadkin County number 14, with about 5,174 students.
Forbush High is the nearest public school to Forbush Middle, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of Forbush Middle, there are 3 other public schools. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Forbush Middle ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Forbush Middle is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment fell by 14% across 4 years, from 692 in 2020-21 to 598 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 19.8:1 to 16.9:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Forbush Middle. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Yadkin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,574
Census ACS
Median income
$62,932
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
5,174 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Yadkin County Schools
- Forbush HighHigh · 787 students
- Starmount HighHigh · 556 students
- Starmount MiddleMiddle · 502 students
- Yadkinville ElementaryElementary · 478 students
- West Yadkin ElementaryElementary · 422 students
- Boonville ElementaryCombined · 365 students
Other schools in East Bend
- Forbush HighHigh · 787 students
- Fall Creek ElementaryElementary · 251 students
- East Bend ElementaryElementary · 246 students
- Forbush ElementaryElementary · 208 students
Nearby schools
- Forbush High0.1 mi · 787
- Forbush Elementary3.6 mi · 208
- Yadkin Success Academy4.9 mi · 43
- East Bend Elementary5.7 mi · 246
- Courtney Elementary5.8 mi · 250
- Yadkinville Elementary5.9 mi · 478
Frequently asked questions
About Forbush MiddleHow large is Forbush Middle?
Forbush Middle enrolls approximately 598 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Forbush Middle serve?
Forbush Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Forbush Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Forbush Middle is approximately 16.9:1 (35 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Forbush Middle?
Forbush Middle reports a student body of 63% White, 32% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Forbush Middle?
Forbush Middle is overseen by Yadkin County Schools in Yadkin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.