📍 1394 Thurmond St, Winston Salem, Forsyth County, 27105
Lowrance Middle is a Special Education serving middle age pupils, located in Winston Salem, Forsyth County. The school has 131 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–10 in an urban setting. The school employs 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 5.8:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Lowrance Middle enrolls 131 students across grades 6–10. The student body is 69% male and 31% female. A teaching staff of 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 5.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 35% Hispanic or Latino, 35% Black or African American and 24% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 46 | 35% |
| Black or African American | 46 | 35% |
| White | 31 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 4.6% |
| Asian | 2 | 1.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
128 of the school's 131 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 128 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Lowrance Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 32, state house district 72.
Lowrance Middle is one of 81 schools in Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools, based in Winston Salem, North Carolina. The district serves 52,430 students district-wide and employs 3,594 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 131 students, Lowrance Middle is smaller than the district average of about 647 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large