Best Middle Schools in the Winston-Salem, NC Area

Are you looking for information on top public middle schools in the Winston-Salem area? Below you'll find rankings on some of the best Winston-Salem-area middle schools including Early College of Forsyth County, Whitaker Elementary School, Lewisville Elementary School, and Sherwood Forest Elementary School. We also have data to help you compare such top traditional public middle schools to the area's best charter schools including The North Carolina Leadership Academy, The Arts Based School, Quality Education Academy, and Forsyth Academy.

The list below is not meant be used as a definitive guide to which Winston-Salem-area middle school would be best for any individual child. For schools that are close to one another in rankings, differences in available data are in most cases very small.

Top Middle Schools in the Winston-Salem Area

Rank	School Name	City	School Type	Grades Served
1	The Downtown School	Winston Salem, NC	Regular	PK-8
2	Meadowlark Middle School	Winston-Salem, NC	Regular	6-8
3	Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Winston-Salem, NC	Regular	6-8
4	The Arts Based School	Winston-Salem, NC	Charter	K-8
5	The North Carolina Leadership Academy	Kernersville, NC	Charter	K-12
6	Hanes Middle School	Winston Salem, NC	Regular	6-8
7	East Yancey Middle School	Burnsville, NC	Regular	6-8
8	North Davie Middle School	Mocksville, NC	Regular	6-8
9	William Ellis Middle School	Advance, NC	Regular	6-8
10	Cane River Middle School	Burnsville, NC	Regular	6-8
11	Forbush Middle School	East Bend, NC	Regular	7-8
12	Kernersville Middle School	Kernersville, NC	Regular	6-8
13	Chestnut Grove Middle School	King, NC	Regular	6-8
14	South Davie Middle School	Mocksville, NC	Regular	6-8
15	Piney Grove Middle School	Lawsonville, NC	Regular	6-8
16	Starmount Middle School	Boonville, NC	Regular	6-9
17	Clemmons Middle School	Winston-Salem, NC	Regular	6-8
18	Paisley IB Magnet School	Winston Salem, NC	Regular	6-10
19	Quality Education Academy	Winston-Salem, NC	Charter	K-12
20	Southeastern Middle School	Walnut Cove, NC	Regular	6-8
21	Forsyth Academy	Winston-Salem, NC	Charter	K-8
22	Southeast Middle School	Kernersville, NC	Regular	6-8
23	Kingswood School	Winston-Salem, NC	Regular	PK-12
24	Wiley Middle School	Winston Salem, NC	Regular	6-8
25	Walkertown Middle School	Walkertown, NC	Regular	6-8
26	Northwest Middle School	Winston Salem, NC	Regular	6-8
27	Flat Rock Middle School	Winston-Salem, NC	Regular	6-8
28	Carter G Woodson School	Winston-Salem, NC	Charter	K-12
29	East Forsyth Middle School	Kernersville, NC	Regular	6-8
30	J F Kennedy High School	Winston Salem, NC	Regular	6-12
31	Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy	Winston-Salem, NC	Regular	6-12
32	Mineral Springs Middle School	Winston Salem, NC	Regular	6-8
33	Meadowbrook Academy	King, NC	Regular	6-12
34	Philo-Hill Magnet Academy	Winston Salem, NC	Regular	6-8
35	Main Street Academy	Winston-Salem, NC	Regular	6-12

Rankings for the best middle schools in the Winston-Salem area were created independently by Carolina School Hub. The test data for this site was derived from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and South Carolina Department of Education.

You can click on a specific school name above for more information on test scores, student data and more.

Choosing a Middle School

In North and South Carolina, middle school typically comprises grades six through eight. Many parents who move to the Winston-Salem area are attracted to middle schools in towns such as Winston Salem NC, Winston-Salem NC, Kernersville NC, and Burnsville NC.

Middle Schools on this page were drawn from the following counties:

• Forsyth County, NC
• Stokes County, NC
• Davie County, NC
• Yadkin County, NC