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Enrollment
754
Middle
DISTRICT 679 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WINSTON SALEM / FORSYTH COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370150002378
Kernersville Middle
110 Brown Road, Kernersville, NC 27284 · (336) 703-4255 · Forsyth County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL754 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
16.6:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
746 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 | 234 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 242 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 278 | 37% |
Student demographics
63%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
47.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
58.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 48 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
55.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.9pp
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 Kernersville Middle
Kernersville Middle's state test result (55.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kernersville Middle this school | 754 | 98.9% | 55.5% |
| McGee's Crossroads Middle Benson | 757 | 98.9% | 59.2% |
| Swift Creek Middle Clayton | 691 | 99.3% | 55.3% |
| Valley Springs Middle Arden | 654 | 99.5% | 58.7% |
| Holly Shelter Middle Castle Hayne | 801 | 99.1% | 57.8% |
| Shallotte Middle Shallotte | 627 | 99.5% | 60.0% |
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 Kernersville Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Forsyth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.5% | #176 of 463 | #5 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #143 of 461 | #5 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #249 of 463 | #7 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 754 | #131 of 478 | #8 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #255 of 456 | #11 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.3% | #211 of 456 | #11 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.9% | #242 of 472 | #14 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.9% | #49 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
754
-42 (-5%) vs 2020
-32% since 2000-01, when it was 1,111
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 19.4:1
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 | 754 | 45.5 | 16.6:1 | 99% (746) |
| 2023-24 | 754 | 45.6 | 16.5:1 | 99% (744) |
| 2022-23 | 706 | 42.3 | 16.7:1 | 52% (368) |
| 2020-21 | 796 | 41 | 19.4:1 | 34% (272) |
| 2017-18 | 656 | 41.6 | 15.8:1 | 41% (270) |
| 2015-16 | 732 | 45 | 16.3:1 | 40% (294) |
| 2010-11 | 759 | 51 | 14.9:1 | 37% (284) |
| 2000-01 | 1,111 | 48 | 23.1:1 | 20% (227) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kernersville Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (656 to 754); teachers up 9% (41.6 to 45.5).
About Kernersville Middle
Kernersville Middle is a medium-sized middle-grades school for students in Kernersville, North Carolina. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 754 students in grades 6 through 8. Against the 605-student average for middle schools in North Carolina, enrollment here is 25% higher.
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools is responsible for 79 schools, Kernersville Middle included, with 51,745 students in all.
At Kernersville Middle, White students make up 51% of the student body. It is also 29% Hispanic, 13% Black, and 5% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 63% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Kernersville Middle operates with 45.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 16.6:1. That is higher than the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina. About 99% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The gap from the 88% average for public schools in Forsyth County is 11 points.
Measured against North Carolina public middle schools, Kernersville Middle receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Kernersville Middle sits between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 55.5% and a predicted 48.6%.
County data help place the school in context: in Forsyth County, the median household income is $67,165, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. In all, Forsyth County has 88 public schools and roughly 55,902 students.
Kernersville Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.7 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Kernersville Middle ranks 6th on proficiency.
Kernersville Middle is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
2024-25 enrollment was 754, a 5% decrease from 796 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher fell from 19.4 to 16.6 over 4 years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- East Forsyth Middle SchoolMiddle · 772 students
- Southeast MiddleMiddle · 733 students
- Sedge Garden ElementaryElementary · 714 students
Nearby schools
- Kernersville Elementary0.7 mi · 568
- Piney Grove Elementary1.9 mi · 635
- Cash Elementary2.8 mi · 520
- East Forsyth Middle School3.1 mi · 772
- Southeast Middle3.9 mi · 733
- Caleb's Creek Elementary4.1 mi · 642
Frequently asked questions
About Kernersville MiddleHow large is Kernersville Middle?
Kernersville Middle enrolls approximately 754 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Kernersville Middle serve?
Kernersville Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kernersville Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kernersville Middle is approximately 16.6:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Kernersville Middle?
Student demographics at Kernersville Middle are roughly 51% White, 29% Hispanic, 13% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Kernersville Middle public or private?
Kernersville Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.