Lowrance Middle

Lowrance Middle is one of the minimally staffed middle-grades schools in Winston Salem, North Carolina, overseen by Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools, with 129 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 10. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 79% smaller than typical.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lowrance Middle lists that 37% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 36% Black, 20% White, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 15% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 6.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.9:1 average. An estimated 98% of students are eligible 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 meaningfully above typical.

Across the wider county, Forsyth County reports that the typical household earns roughly $67,165 per year, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lowrance Middle is one of 88 public schools in Forsyth County (combined enrollment of about 55,902 students).

Nearest neighbor: Paisley Magnet School, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Lowrance Middle operates from a high-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 4%: 124 students in 2018 compared to 129 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 36% to 20% over that span.

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