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Enrollment
967
Middle
DISTRICT 679 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WINSTON SALEM / FORSYTH COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370150000608
Hanes Magnet School
2355 Pleasant St, Winston Salem, NC 27107 · (336) 703-4171 · Forsyth County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL967 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of North Carolina public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
964 students
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 349 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 299 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 319 | 33% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
52.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
48.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Hanes Magnet School
Hanes Magnet School's state test result (51.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanes Magnet School this school | 967 | 99.7% | 51.4% |
| Sherwood Githens Middle Durham | 878 | 99.7% | 49.3% |
| Kannapolis Middle School 7/8 Kannapolis | 782 | 99.6% | 32.3% |
| SanLee Middle School Sanford | 792 | 99.6% | 55.6% |
| McClintock Middle Charlotte | 1,056 | 99.7% | 52.8% |
| Southern Nash Middle Spring Hope | 795 | 98.2% | 50.8% |
Matched among North Carolina middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Hanes Magnet School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Forsyth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #234 of 463 | #6 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #242 of 461 | #6 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #190 of 463 | #6 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 967 | #48 of 478 | #2 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #231 of 456 | #10 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.1% | #61 of 456 | #4 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.7% | #10 of 472 | #1 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +31.4% | #18 of 143 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
967
+118 (+14%) vs 2020
+50% since 1990-91, when it was 644
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 18.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 967 | 59.4 | 16.3:1 | 100% (964) |
| 2023-24 | 900 | 56.7 | 15.9:1 | 100% (897) |
| 2022-23 | 906 | 52.3 | 17.3:1 | 59% (538) |
| 2020-21 | 849 | 46 | 18.5:1 | 38% (323) |
| 2017-18 | 736 | 46.9 | 15.7:1 | 35% (258) |
| 2015-16 | 799 | 51 | 15.7:1 | 43% (345) |
| 2010-11 | 1,074 | 60 | 17.9:1 | 28% (302) |
| 2000-01 | 654 | 74 | 8.8:1 | 50% (326) |
| 1990-91 | 644 | 42 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hanes Magnet School.
Since 2017-18: students up 31% (736 to 967); teachers up 27% (46.9 to 59.4).
About Hanes Magnet School
Hanes Magnet School is a public large middle school in Winston Salem, North Carolina. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 967 students. Average enrollment for middle schools in North Carolina is about 605, so this school runs 60% above that.
Hanes Magnet School reports to Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools, which has 79 schools and 51,745 students.
Enrollment at Hanes Magnet School is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 43%. Other reported shares: 27% White, 20% Black, 5% Asian, and 5% multiracial. That compares with about 15% Hispanic among all Forsyth County residents. By the diversity index, Hanes Magnet School comes in at 70%.
The school reports 59.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 16.3 students per teacher. Middle schools in North Carolina have a similar average ratio of 15.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 100% of students. The average for public schools in Forsyth County is 88%.
allk12 grades Hanes Magnet School a B-. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
In North Carolina, Hanes Magnet School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 51.4% actual against a predicted 48.4%.
Forsyth County has these Census figures: median household income is about $67,165, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Hanes Magnet School is among the 88 public schools in Forsyth County.
The nearest public school is Forest Park Elementary, at about 0.8 miles. Hanes Magnet School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 51.4% average proficiency ranks 1st among 7 nearby schools.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 849 in 2020-21 and 967 in 2024-25, a 14% rise. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 18.5:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.3:1.
Community posts for Hanes Magnet School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Forsyth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
389,977
Census ACS
Median income
$67,165
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
88
55,902 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
- West Forsyth HighHigh · 2,145 students
- Ronald W Reagan High SchoolHigh · 2,122 students
- R J Reynolds HighHigh · 1,759 students
- East Forsyth HighHigh · 1,647 students
- Parkland HighHigh · 1,569 students
- Mount Tabor High SchoolHigh · 1,426 students
Other schools in Winston Salem
- R J Reynolds HighHigh · 1,759 students
- Parkland HighHigh · 1,569 students
- Mount Tabor High SchoolHigh · 1,426 students
- North Forsyth Magnet HighHigh · 1,084 students
- Speas ElementaryElementary · 793 students
- Wiley Magnet MiddleMiddle · 754 students
Nearby schools
- Forest Park Elementary0.8 mi · 522
- Easton Elementary School1.1 mi · 504
- Carter G. Woodson School1.4 mi · 485
- Main Street Academy1.9 mi · 63
- Hall-Woodward Elementary2.1 mi · 532
- Konnoak Elementary2.4 mi · 600
Frequently asked questions
About Hanes Magnet SchoolHow many students attend Hanes Magnet School?
Hanes Magnet School enrolls approximately 967 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Hanes Magnet School serve?
Hanes Magnet School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hanes Magnet School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hanes Magnet School is approximately 16.3:1 (59 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hanes Magnet School?
At Hanes Magnet School, the student body is approximately 27% White, 43% Hispanic, 20% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Hanes Magnet School?
Hanes Magnet School is overseen by Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools in Forsyth County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.