📍 1431 Falcon Rd, East Bend, Yadkin County, 27018
Forbush Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in East Bend, Yadkin County. The school has 628 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Yadkin County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 33.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.5:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 44% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Forbush Middle enrolls 628 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 33.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% White, 26% Hispanic or Latino and 3.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 428 | 68% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 164 | 26% |
| Black or African American | 22 | 3.5% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
358 of the school's 628 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 342 qualify for free lunch and 16 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.
Forbush Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 34, state house district 73.
Forbush Middle is one of 14 schools in Yadkin County Schools, based in Yadkinville, North Carolina. The district serves 5,174 students district-wide and employs 342 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 628 students, Forbush Middle is larger than the district average of about 370 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant