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Wiley Magnet Middle

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

621^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 20% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Wiley Magnet Middle is a public magnet middle school in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 783 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.

Despite its magnet school status, Wiley Magnet Middle consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in mathematics and reading were significantly lower than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 99.62% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. Despite its low student-teacher ratio, the school's academic challenges persist.

When comparing Wiley Magnet Middle to other nearby middle schools in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools district, such as Meadowlark Middle and Thomas Jefferson Middle, it becomes evident that Wiley Magnet Middle is underperforming. The school's performance also lags behind other magnet schools in the district, such as Hanes Magnet School and Mineral Springs Middle, which have higher test scores and better school rankings.

754

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,915

Per pupil spending ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1400 Northwest Boulevard
Winston Salem, NC 27104-3208

(336) 727-2378

District: Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

Students who attend Wiley Magnet Middle usually attend:

High:	Early College of Forsyth County
	Middle College of Forsyth County
	R J Reynolds High

Feeder schools for Wiley Magnet Middle:

Elementary:	Bolton Elementary
	Brunson Elementary
	Moore Magnet Elementary
	South Fork Elementary
	More...
	Whitaker Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

38.3%

Hispanic:

29.4%

White:

23.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (38% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg44%

North Carolina avg54%

621^st of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	21.8	621 of 773	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	663 of 793	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	643 of 784	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	567 of 786	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	557 of 741	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	547 of 737	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	514 of 691	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.7	518 of 694	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.0	518 of 692	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.6	489 of 705	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	20.3	515 of 627	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.2	474 of 673	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.7	586 of 662	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.0	532 of 648	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.3	524 of 640	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.2	512 of 630	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.3	510 of 620	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.1	530 of 606	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.2	508 of 598	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	442 of 546	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	504 of 560	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	493 of 559	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	453 of 550	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	435 of 533	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	399 of 519	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	409 of 494	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	40.0	74 of 102	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	81 of 95	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	27.6	345 of 449	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	378 of 478	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.2	321 of 504	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.7	456 of 475	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	351 of 371	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	324 of 356	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	243 of 318	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	266 of 312	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.4	125 of 211	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.2	98 of 151	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	618 of 733	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	598 of 738	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	617 of 731	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	548 of 733	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	547 of 706	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	528 of 684	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	525 of 656	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	359 of 458	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.5	322 of 461	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.5	316 of 452	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	369 of 450	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.6	306 of 448	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	74.1	18 of 416	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	68.5	28 of 127	78.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	545 of 562	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	533 of 564	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	522 of 553	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	483 of 541	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	492 of 522	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	486 of 493	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	457 of 472	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	22.2	48 of 50	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	39.3	35 of 50	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	645 of 729	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	690 of 743	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	686 of 735	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	582 of 689	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	569 of 633	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	543 of 639	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	518 of 604	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	568 of 733	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	664 of 751	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	617 of 747	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	534 of 748	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	530 of 711	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	515 of 697	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	502 of 665	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	223 of 328	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	11.3	299 of 306	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	283 of 302	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	243 of 283	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	245 of 248	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	228 of 237	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	184 of 221	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	418 of 478	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	455 of 473	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	198 of 649	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.3	257 of 652	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.2	295 of 656	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.0	243 of 658	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.5	168 of 632	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	81.1	96 of 624	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	72.9	142 of 596	76.2%	★★★★☆

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)69th percentile+50 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)32nd percentile+12 vs school

Asian (2019)27th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)23rd percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile+3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)22nd percentile~ school

African American (2025)19th percentile~ school

Female (2025)16th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)5th percentile-14 vs school

Homeless (2024)4th percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science43%-18 vs state

Reading40%-13 vs state

Mathematics34%-19 vs state

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Schools Near Wiley Magnet Middle

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Clemmons Middle School	Public	6-8	3785 Fraternity Church Road	Winston Salem	27127	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-4217	1,092	60	18.1	98.4%	360 (33.0%)	318 (29.1%)	288 (26.4%)	61 (5.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (5.9%)	58.8	291^st of 773 public middle schools	62.4%		54.7	339^th of 793 public middle schools	57.3%	48							56.6	67.9	55.0				45.1	56.8	59.5		58.4	$7,723	$553	$7,171

Frequently Asked Questions about Wiley Magnet Middle

Is Wiley Magnet Middle a good school?

Wiley Magnet Middle ranks in the bottom 19.7% of North Carolina middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Wiley Magnet Middle attend?

Students who attend Wiley Magnet Middle usually go on to attend Early College of Forsyth County

What is the racial makeup of Wiley Magnet Middle?

Students at Wiley Magnet Middle are 38% African American, 29% Hispanic, 23% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Wiley Magnet Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 754 students attended Wiley Magnet Middle.

What district is Wiley Magnet Middle in?

Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

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