Top Rankings
Arts Based School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in North Carolina for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 507 students in Arts Based School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public middle schools in North Carolina.
Public Middle School in Arts Based School District have an average math proficiency score of 52% (versus the North Carolina public middle school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 66% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 30% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the North Carolina public middle school average of 55% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (NC)
# Schools
1 School
872 Schools
# Students
507 Students
493,036 Students
# Teachers
38 Teachers
31,852 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Arts Based School District, which is ranked within the top 20% of all 319 school districts in North Carolina (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
Overall District Rank
#61 out of 321 school districts
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
52%
42%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
66%
47%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.48
0.70
# American Indian Students
1 Student
6,081 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
1 Student
17,720 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
22 Students
93,969 Students
% Hispanic Students
4%
19%
# Black Students
93 Students
126,147 Students
% Black Students
19%
26%
# White Students
353 Students
221,858 Students
% White Students
70%
45%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
704 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
37 Students
25,696 Students
% of Two or more races Students
7%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,655
# Students in K Grade:
60
15,881
# Students in 1st Grade:
60
15,628
# Students in 2nd Grade:
62
15,807
# Students in 3rd Grade:
60
15,937
# Students in 4th Grade:
58
15,972
# Students in 5th Grade:
59
18,686
# Students in 6th Grade:
54
111,500
# Students in 7th Grade:
47
121,315
# Students in 8th Grade:
47
123,349
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
11,186
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
9,855
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
8,836
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
7,429
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $9,566 in this school district is less than the state median of $11,354. The school district revenue/student has grown by 11% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $10,260 is less than the state median of $11,785. The school district spending/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$5 MM
$17,307 MM
Spending
$5 MM
$17,964 MM
Revenue / Student
$9,566
$11,354
Spending / Student
$10,260
$11,785
Best Arts Based School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
The Arts Based School
Charter School
(Math: 52% | Reading: 66%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
1380 Martin Luther King Jr Dr
Winston Salem, NC 27101
(336) 748-4116
Winston Salem, NC 27101
(336) 748-4116
Grades: K-8
| 507 students
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