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Thomas Jefferson Middle

Forsyth County Schools · Forsyth County

Address
3500 Sally Kirk Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27106
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Grades served
6-8
NCES school ID
370150002449
808
Students
47.3
Teachers (FTE)
17.1:1
Student–teacher ratio
B
Performance grade
70
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
20.4%
Chronically absent
36.1%
Economically disadvantaged

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Thomas Jefferson MiddleElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Mount Tabor High SchoolHigh · Grades 9-120.8 mi
  2. Sherwood Forest ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-50.9 mi
  3. Jefferson ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-51.7 mi
  4. Speas ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-51.7 mi
  5. Whitaker ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-52.0 mi
  6. South Fork ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-52.3 mi
  7. Childrens CenterElementary · Grades PK-52.3 mi
  8. Meadowlark ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-52.6 mi
  9. Meadowlark MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-82.7 mi
  10. The Special Children's SchoolElementary · Grades PK-52.7 mi

How Thomas Jefferson Middle compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 70 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools72nd percentile
Higher than 72% · rank 640 of 2,483
North Carolina middle schools86th percentile
Higher than 86% · rank 56 of 456
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools74th percentile
Higher than 74% · rank 18 of 73

Chronic absence is lower here than at 56% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 2 points since 2014 (72 → 70). Met or exceeded expected growth in 7 of 10 years, exceeding it in 2. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202570BMet68.2
202468CMet65.1
202369CExceeded65.5
202262CNot Met61.2
201975BMet73.1
201873BMet71.5
201778BExceeded75
201671BNot Met72
201576BMet74
201472BNot Met75

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 49.26%Black 24.88%Hispanic 14.48%Two+ Races 6.93%Asian 4.33%Pacific Isl. 0.12%
White: 49.26% (398) Black: 24.88% (201) Hispanic: 14.48% (117) Two+ Races: 6.93% (56) Asian: 4.33% (35) Pacific Isl.: 0.12% (1)
White49.26%
Black24.88%
Hispanic14.48%
Two+ Races6.93%
Asian4.33%
Pacific Isl.0.12%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 808
48.02%388 Female
51.98%420 Male

Student counts for Thomas Jefferson Middle, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 808 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 79.6%Chronically absent 20.4%
Regular attendance: 79.6% (661) Chronically absent: 20.4% (169)
Regular attendance79.6%
Chronically absent20.4%

Student Population

Students Counted: 830
36.1%Economically disadvantaged
6.06%49 English learners

Student indicators for Thomas Jefferson Middle, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 830 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 86.41%Beginning 13.59%
Experienced: 86.41% (37) Beginning: 13.59% (6)
Experienced86.41%
Beginning13.59%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 42.6 FTE
92.74%Fully licensed
7.26%Emergency or provisional
7.04%3 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Thomas Jefferson Middle, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 42.6 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Mathematics (grades 3–8)70.6%55.7%
Science (grades 5 & 8)68.2%53.6%
Reading (grades 3–8)66.8%44.2%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Mathematics (grades 3–8)29.4%14.9%32.5%23.1%
Reading (grades 3–8)33.2%22.6%28.2%16%
Science (grades 5 & 8)31.8%14.6%36.1%17.5%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth-0.2378.8

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers42.59
Experienced teachers36.8 (86%)
Beginning teachers5.79 (14%)
Holding a standard license39.5 (93%)
Emergency or provisional licenses3.09 (7%)
National Board certified3

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (169 of 830)20.4%
Economically disadvantaged36.1%
English learners making progress (of 49)34.7%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.74
Library books per student11.99
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom0.94

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskYes
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Thomas Jefferson Middle report card PDF

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Thomas Jefferson Middle's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.