Meadowlark Middle

As a medium-sized middle school in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Meadowlark Middle enrolls 857 students from grades 6 through 8, part of Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 42% bigger than typical.

Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools comprises 79 schools with combined enrollment of 51,745 students; Meadowlark Middle is among them.

Looking at the student body, Meadowlark Middle reports that White students make up the majority at 57%. The remainder reads as 15% Black, 14% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 5% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Forsyth County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Meadowlark Middle records 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.0:1. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Forsyth County's rate of about 88%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Meadowlark Middle sits in the top 10% of North Carolina schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 48.5%; actual is 67.5%, +19.0 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, census data for Forsyth County shows median household income runs about $67,165, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Forsyth County's 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 55,902 students), Meadowlark Middle is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Meadowlark Elementary, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Meadowlark Middle at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 68.6%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Meadowlark Middle's enrollment has contracted 27% since 2018, when it stood at 1,171 (now 857). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 71% to 57%.

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