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Paisley Magnet School

Public, Magnet Grades 6-10

714^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 8% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Paisley IB Magnet School is a public middle school in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, serving grades 6-10 with 570 students. The school is part of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools district, which is ranked 159 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Paisley IB Magnet School is designated as a public magnet school, it has consistently underperformed compared to district and state averages on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in mathematics, reading, and science were significantly lower than the district and state averages. For example, in 8th grade mathematics, Paisley IB Magnet School had a 23.5% proficiency rate, compared to 38.9% for the district and 48.7% for the state. The school's performance has been declining over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 318 out of 705 North Carolina middle schools in 2014-2015 to 714 out of 773 in 2024-2025.

When compared to other nearby magnet schools, such as Hanes Magnet School and Wiley Magnet Middle, Paisley IB Magnet School performs significantly worse, despite having a similar student population and higher per-student spending. This suggests that the school may not be effectively utilizing its resources or implementing best practices from other successful magnet programs. Additionally, the wide gaps in performance between different student subgroups at Paisley IB Magnet School are particularly alarming, indicating that the school may not be effectively addressing the unique needs of its diverse student population.

553

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,958

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1394 Thurmond St
Winston Salem, NC 27105

(336) 703-4168

District: Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

Students who attend Paisley Magnet School usually attend:

High:	Early College of Forsyth County
	Middle College of Forsyth County
	Mount Tabor High School

Feeder schools for Paisley Magnet School:

Elementary:	Cook Literacy Model School
	Kimberley Park Elementary
	Speas Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

49.2%

Hispanic:

32.0%

White:

10.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (30% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 47 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg45%

North Carolina avg54%

714^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 47 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 15Middle Schools in the Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

159^th of 242Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	714 of 773	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	682 of 793	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	666 of 784	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	620 of 786	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.4	460 of 741	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.2	391 of 737	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.2	356 of 691	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.2	420 of 694	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.0	392 of 692	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	54.2	318 of 705	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	52.4	285 of 627	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.9	236 of 673	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	50.7	397 of 662	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	58.4	313 of 648	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.8	220 of 640	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.1	243 of 630	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	75.5	127 of 620	79.5%	★★★★☆
2007	74.8	115 of 606	81.0%	★★★★☆
2006	74.6	117 of 598	80.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	525 of 546	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	494 of 560	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	530 of 559	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	511 of 550	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	412 of 533	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.4	312 of 519	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.8	299 of 494	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	26.7	357 of 449	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	462 of 478	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	414 of 504	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	347 of 475	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	333 of 371	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	316 of 356	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.8	117 of 318	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	19.6	300 of 312	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	48.2	85 of 211	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	673 of 733	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	673 of 738	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	652 of 731	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	587 of 733	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.1	431 of 706	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.5	378 of 684	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.5	422 of 656	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	345 of 458	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	69.7	89 of 461	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	50.3	278 of 452	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.6	217 of 450	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.3	178 of 448	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.0	263 of 416	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	516 of 562	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	456 of 564	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.8	365 of 553	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.1	415 of 541	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.7	372 of 522	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.8	231 of 493	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.6	204 of 472	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	709 of 729	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	695 of 743	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	704 of 735	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	651 of 689	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	555 of 633	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	487 of 639	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	446 of 604	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	687 of 733	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	620 of 751	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	642 of 747	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	613 of 748	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.7	458 of 711	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.2	391 of 697	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.3	297 of 665	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	180 of 328	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.0	262 of 306	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	242 of 302	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	201 of 283	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.0	139 of 237	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	373 of 478	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	467 of 473	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	229 of 649	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.5	197 of 652	69.8%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	141 of 656	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	86.4	73 of 658	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	91.1	37 of 632	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	90.4	40 of 624	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	93.8	18 of 596	97.0%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)65th percentile+57 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)45th percentile+37 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)25th percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2022)20th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)10th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

African American (2025)4th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English II89%+30 vs state

Math III73%+6 vs state

Biology60%+12 vs state

Reading31%-22 vs state

Mathematics28%-25 vs state

Science24%-36 vs state

Math I10%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	EOG Mathematics (2025)					EOG Reading (2025)						EOG Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lowrance Middle	Public	6-10	1394 Thurmond St	Winston Salem	27105	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4181	129	21	6.0	97.7%	26 (20.2%)	46 (35.7%)	48 (37.2%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.7%)								(n/a)																		$29,307	$2,298	$27,009
Paisley Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-10	1394 Thurmond St	Winston Salem	27105	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 703-4168	553	43	12.9	99.5%	57 (10.3%)	272 (49.2%)	177 (32.0%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.6%)	11.1	714^th of 773 public middle schools	7.6%		17.6	682^nd of 793 public middle schools	14.0%	32	60.0	89.5	10.0	72.7			38.2	19.8	23.5				37.4	22.6	30.5		24.5	$8,958	$886	$8,072
Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	3-8	601 N Cherry St. Suite 250	Winston Salem	27101	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(336) 703-4296	177	24	7.3	77.4%	45 (25.4%)	70 (39.5%)	34 (19.2%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (14.7%)	18.3	1415^th of 1490 public middle schools	5.0%		20.8	650^th of 793 public middle schools	18.0%	765					26.7	17.6	26.7	18.4	21.3	33.3	29.4	26.5	43.3	23.1	45.8	26.5	50.0	$205,940	$65,524	$140,417
Wiley Magnet Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1400 Northwest Boulevard	Winston Salem	27104	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 727-2378	754	48	15.6	99.6%	174 (23.1%)	289 (38.3%)	222 (29.4%)	22 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (5.8%)	21.8	621^st of 773 public middle schools	19.7%		19.4	663^rd of 793 public middle schools	16.4%	42							40.5	37.9	21.9				44.0	40.5	32.8		42.6	$9,915	$1,494	$8,420
Mineral Springs Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	4559 Ogburn Avenue	Winston Salem	27105	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 703-6733	702	54	12.9	99.6%	30 (4.3%)	271 (38.6%)	361 (51.4%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	30 (4.3%)	3.9	754^th of 773 public middle schools	2.5%		3.6	771^st of 793 public middle schools	2.8%	17							21.2	14.0	16.7				18.6	22.6	20.5		24.4	$12,230	$2,011	$10,220
Thomas Jefferson Middle	Public	6-8	3500 Sally Kirk Road	Winston Salem	27106	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-4222	808	47	17.0	99.6%	398 (49.3%)	201 (24.9%)	117 (14.5%)	35 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (6.9%)	80.1	136^th of 773 public middle schools	82.4%		78.1	142^nd of 793 public middle schools	82.1%	6							75.0	72.8	64.2				68.4	69.6	62.7		68.2	$8,047	$507	$7,540
Konnoak Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	410 Haverhill Street	Winston Salem	27127	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 703-4165	363	35	10.2	99.2%	24 (6.6%)	101 (27.8%)	226 (62.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.8%)	4.9	750^th of 773 public middle schools	3.0%		3.2	774^th of 793 public middle schools	2.4%	24							31.0	17.3	10.1				27.1	17.5	18.5		26.9	$10,992	$1,886	$9,106
Hanes Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-8	2355 Pleasant St	Winston Salem	27107	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(336) 703-4171	967	59	16.2	99.7%	259 (26.8%)	192 (19.9%)	413 (42.7%)	52 (5.4%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (4.9%)	47.1	417^th of 773 public middle schools	46.1%		55	337^th of 793 public middle schools	57.5%	80							55.1	45.0	43.4				55.2	48.0	53.2		56.7	$8,434	$508	$7,926
Meadowlark Middle	Public	6-8	301 Meadowlark Drive	Winston Salem	27106	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-4228	857	50	17.0	99.5%	486 (56.7%)	128 (14.9%)	122 (14.2%)	75 (8.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (5.0%)	78.7	144^th of 773 public middle schools	81.4%		84.8	99^th of 793 public middle schools	87.5%	45							67.8	68.8	61.7				64.7	67.0	64.4		77.2	$8,035	$504	$7,532
Northwest Middle	Public	6-8	5501 Murray Road	Winston Salem	27106	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4161	702	48	14.5	99.6%	71 (10.1%)	282 (40.2%)	299 (42.6%)	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (5.1%)	9.2	725^th of 773 public middle schools	6.2%		7.9	749^th of 793 public middle schools	5.5%	24							34.8	34.2	20.0				25.0	20.5	27.7		29.9	$9,092	$1,130	$7,962

Frequently Asked Questions about Paisley Magnet School

What district is Paisley Magnet School in?

Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

What high school do graduates of Paisley Magnet School attend?

Students who attend Paisley Magnet School usually go on to attend Early College of Forsyth County

Is Paisley Magnet School a good school?

Paisley Magnet School ranks in the bottom 7.6% of North Carolina middle schools.

How many students attend Paisley Magnet School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 553 students attended Paisley Magnet School.

What is the racial makeup of Paisley Magnet School?

Students at Paisley Magnet School are 49% African American, 32% Hispanic, 10% White, 8% Two or more races.

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