📍 5501 Murray Road, Winston Salem, Forsyth County, 27106
Northwest Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Winston Salem, Forsyth County. The school has 887 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 49.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1. 23% of students are proficient in reading. 14% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Northwest Middle enrolls 887 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 49.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% Black or African American, 40% Hispanic or Latino and 13% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 367 | 41% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 357 | 40% |
| White | 112 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 4.6% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
884 of the school's 887 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 884 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.
Northwest 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 31, state house district 74.
Northwest 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 887 students, Northwest Middle is larger 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