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Enrollment
702
Middle
DISTRICT 679 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WINSTON SALEM / FORSYTH COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370150000621
Mineral Springs Middle
4559 Ogburn Avenue, Winston Salem, NC 27105 · (336) 703-6733 · Forsyth County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL702 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 0% of North Carolina public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
12.9:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
699 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 | 246 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 230 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 226 | 32% |
Student demographics
58%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
20.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
17.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
20.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-28.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Mineral Springs Middle
Mineral Springs Middle's state test result (20.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mineral Springs Middle this school | 702 | 99.6% | 20.0% |
| Neal Middle Durham | 706 | 99.6% | 35.1% |
| Graham Middle Graham | 553 | 99.5% | 20.1% |
| Smithfield Middle Smithfield | 573 | 98.8% | 34.2% |
| Brogden Middle Durham | 753 | 99.5% | 33.7% |
| Northwest Middle Winston Salem | 702 | 99.6% | 27.6% |
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 Mineral Springs Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Forsyth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #463 of 463 | #15 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.3% | #458 of 461 | #15 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.6% | #462 of 463 | #15 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 702 | #157 of 478 | #10 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #34 of 456 | #3 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.3% | #278 of 456 | #13 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #52 of 472 | #7 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +105.9% | #1 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
702
+298 (+74%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 626
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 702 | 54.2 | 12.9:1 | 100% (699) |
| 2023-24 | 695 | 44.9 | 15.5:1 | 100% (692) |
| 2022-23 | 662 | 41 | 16.2:1 | 100% (659) |
| 2020-21 | 404 | 28 | 14.4:1 | 99% (401) |
| 2017-18 | 341 | 31.4 | 10.9:1 | 99% (338) |
| 2015-16 | 398 | 33 | 12.1:1 | 99% (395) |
| 2010-11 | 525 | 50 | 10.5:1 | 95% (498) |
| 2000-01 | 437 | 44 | 9.9:1 | 66% (287) |
| 1990-91 | 626 | 41 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mineral Springs Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 106% (341 to 702); teachers up 73% (31.4 to 54.2).
About Mineral Springs Middle
Mineral Springs Middle is a mid-sized middle school in Winston Salem, North Carolina, under Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools. It offers grades 6 through 8 and has 702 students enrolled.
Mineral Springs Middle is run by Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools, whose 79 schools enroll 51,745 students.
Federal enrollment data show Mineral Springs Middle is 51% Hispanic. Next come 39% Black, 4% White, and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 15% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 58, compared with 70 nationally.
Mineral Springs Middle reports a ratio of 12.9 students per teacher, from 54.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across middle schools in North Carolina, the average ratio is 15.9:1. Lunch program data show 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Forsyth County, the average eligibility rate is 88%.
Mineral Springs Middle earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 0% of North Carolina public middle schools.
Mineral Springs Middle trails its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results by 28.4 points (20.0% versus 48.4%), a bottom-10% result in North Carolina on BeatsExpectations.
In Forsyth County, home to about 389,977 people, the median household earns about $67,165 a year, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Mineral Springs Middle shares Forsyth County with 87 other public schools.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Mineral Springs Middle from the closest public school, Mineral Springs Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Mineral Springs Middle is 7th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
In the federal locale system, Mineral Springs Middle is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21 the school reported 404 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 702. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.4:1 to 12.9:1.
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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 Winston Salem
- R J Reynolds HighHigh · 1,759 students
- Parkland HighHigh · 1,569 students
- Mount Tabor High SchoolHigh · 1,426 students
- North Forsyth Magnet HighHigh · 1,084 students
- Hanes Magnet SchoolMiddle · 967 students
- Speas ElementaryElementary · 793 students
Nearby schools
- Mineral Springs Elementary0.1 mi · 545
- North Hills Elementary1.1 mi · 453
- Quality Education Academy1.7 mi · 776
- Ibraham Elementary2.0 mi · 357
- Carver High2.1 mi · 728
- Ashley Academy2.8 mi · 348
Frequently asked questions
About Mineral Springs MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Mineral Springs Middle?
Mineral Springs Middle enrolls approximately 702 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Mineral Springs Middle serve?
Mineral Springs Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Mineral Springs Middle?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at Mineral Springs Middle.
How diverse is Mineral Springs Middle?
Mineral Springs Middle reports a student body of 4% White, 51% Hispanic, 39% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Mineral Springs Middle in?
Mineral Springs Middle is part of Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.