Lowrance Middle
Public middle school, grades 6 to 10 · Winston Salem, North Carolina
Lowrance Middle in Winston Salem, North Carolina enrolled 129 students in 2024-25 with 21.2 full-time teachers, 6.1 students per teacher against the North Carolina middle-school median of 16.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 12-28% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 50%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 6%
131 students in 2022-23, 136 students in 2023-24, 129 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 22.5 to 21.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 131 | 22.5 | 5.8 |
| 2023-24 | 136 | 21.5 | 6.3 |
| 2024-25 | 129 | 21.2 | 6.1 |
6.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 100 of every 100 North Carolina middle schools
Among the 467 North Carolina middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.2; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 278 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lowrance Middle enrolled 139 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 278 of the 139 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions3
- Chronically absent42.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
37.2% of students were Hispanic, 35.7% Black, 20.2% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic37.2%
- Black35.7%
- White20.2%
- Two or more races4.7%
- Asian2.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested at Lowrance Middle scored proficient or above: 12-28% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This school | Its district | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 12‑28% | 41% | 50% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Winston Salem
7 public middle schools in Winston Salem report 2024-25 enrollment; Lowrance Middle is number 7 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanes Magnet School | 967 | 16.3 | 99.7% |
| Wiley Magnet Middle | 754 | 15.6 | 99.6% |
| Mineral Springs Middle | 702 | 13.0 | 99.6% |
| Northwest Middle | 702 | 14.5 | 99.6% |
| Paisley IB Magnet School | 553 | 12.9 | 99.5% |
| Philo-Hill Magnet Academy | 363 | 10.3 | 99.2% |
| Lowrance Middle | 129 | 6.1 | 97.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Lowrance Middle
- Paisley IB Magnet SchoolThe nearest public middle school, under 0.1 miles away: 553 students, 12.9 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Virtual AcademyThe next nearest public middle school, 1.0 miles away: 177 students, 7.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Compare Lowrance Middle with Paisley IB Magnet SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools spends per student$13,811 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,811
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaLowrance Middle is the number 463 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#463 of 472
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher6.1 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.6.1:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Lowrance Middle
How many students attend Lowrance Middle?
129 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 131 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Winston Salem, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Lowrance Middle?
6.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for middle schools is 16.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Lowrance Middle a Title I school?
Lowrance Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Lowrance Middle do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested at Lowrance Middle scored proficient or above: 12-28% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Lowrance Middle in?
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools, NCES district ID 3701500. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370150000619 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.