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Enrollment
733
Middle
DISTRICT 679 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WINSTON SALEM / FORSYTH COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370150002380
Southeast Middle
1200 Old Salem Road, Kernersville, NC 27284 · (336) 703-4219 · Forsyth County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL733 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% of North Carolina public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
15.9:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
730 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 | 240 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 243 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 250 | 34% |
Student demographics
72%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
34.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
29.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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
34.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Southeast Middle
Southeast Middle's state test result (34.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Middle this school | 733 | 99.6% | 34.7% |
| North Garner Middle Garner | 831 | 99.6% | 42.5% |
| Holbrook Middle Lowell | 712 | 97.8% | 39.1% |
| Woodlawn Middle Mebane | 633 | 99.5% | 40.9% |
| Walkertown Middle Walkertown | 617 | 99.4% | 44.7% |
| Turrentine Middle Burlington | 739 | 99.6% | 33.8% |
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 Southeast Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Forsyth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #397 of 463 | #10 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #418 of 461 | #10 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #388 of 463 | #10 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 733 | #140 of 478 | #9 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #201 of 456 | #9 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.5% | #36 of 456 | #2 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #45 of 472 | #6 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.8% | #6 of 300 | #2 of 9 |
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
733
-331 (-31%) vs 2020
-25% since 2000-01, when it was 976
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
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 | 733 | 46 | 15.9:1 | 100% (730) |
| 2023-24 | 726 | 47.1 | 15.4:1 | 99% (718) |
| 2022-23 | 820 | 48.4 | 16.9:1 | 67% (548) |
| 2020-21 | 1,064 | 55 | 19.4:1 | 45% (477) |
| 2017-18 | 1,142 | 65.7 | 17.4:1 | 50% (567) |
| 2015-16 | 1,153 | 67 | 17.2:1 | 48% (554) |
| 2010-11 | 1,132 | 66 | 17.1:1 | 44% (493) |
| 2000-01 | 976 | 49 | 19.9:1 | 24% (238) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southeast Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (1,142 to 733); teachers down 30% (65.7 to 46).
About Southeast Middle
As a medium-sized middle school, Southeast Middle serves students in Kernersville, North Carolina. The school serves 733 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. For comparison, middle schools in North Carolina average about 605 students.
Southeast Middle is one school in a 79-school district, Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools, which enrolls 51,745 students.
Hispanic students are the largest group at Southeast Middle, with 32% of enrollment. Other reported shares: 30% Black, 29% White, and 7% multiracial. Forsyth County's residents are about 15% Hispanic, 17 points below the school's share. Southeast Middle has a diversity index of 72%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 15.9:1, with 46 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. Across middle schools in North Carolina, the average ratio is about 15.9:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 100%. It compares with 88% for public schools in Forsyth County.
Measured against North Carolina public middle schools, Southeast Middle receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with North Carolina schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Southeast Middle's results are 13.8 points below predicted: 34.7% against 48.4%.
Forsyth County census figures show that median household income is about $67,165, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Southeast Middle is among the 88 public schools in Forsyth County.
Caleb's Creek Elementary is located about 0.2 miles from Southeast Middle. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Southeast Middle comes in 7th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Southeast Middle went from 1,064 students to 733. Its ratio of students to teachers was 19.4:1 in 2020-21, and 15.9:1 in 2024-25.
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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 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
- Kernersville MiddleMiddle · 754 students
- Sedge Garden ElementaryElementary · 714 students
Other Southeast Middle schools
9 other US public schools in 9 states are named Southeast Middle. Southeast Middle is the 4th largest of the 10.
- Southeast MiddleSalisbury, NC · 628 students
- Southeast Middle SchoolIowa City, IA · 1,269 students
- Southeast MiddleSouth Gate, CA · 1,215 students
- Southeast Middle SchoolBaton Rouge, LA · 826 students
- Southeast Middle SchoolOklahoma City, OK · 596 students
Nearby schools
- Caleb's Creek Elementary0.2 mi · 642
- Robert B Glenn High School1.7 mi · 1,396
- NC Leadership Charter Academy2.7 mi · 1,209
- Union Cross Traditional Acad2.8 mi · 549
- Sedge Garden Elementary2.9 mi · 714
- Smith Farm Elementary2.9 mi · 440
Frequently asked questions
About Southeast MiddleHow many students attend Southeast Middle?
Southeast Middle enrolls approximately 733 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Southeast Middle serve?
Southeast Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Southeast Middle have?
Southeast Middle employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Southeast Middle?
Student demographics at Southeast Middle are roughly 29% White, 32% Hispanic, 30% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Southeast Middle?
Southeast Middle is overseen by Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools in Forsyth County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.