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If you had an hour of school board time for Paisley IB Magnet School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
553
Middle
DISTRICT 679 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WINSTON SALEM / FORSYTH COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370150000630
Paisley Magnet School
1394 Thurmond St, Winston Salem, NC 27105 · (336) 703-4168 · Forsyth County
GRADES 06–10MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL553 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of North Carolina public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
12.9:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
550 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 | 199 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 163 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 149 | 27% |
| Grade 9 | 22 | 4% |
| Grade 10 | 20 | 4% |
Student demographics
64%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Paisley Magnet School→Middle College of Forsyth Cnty
Based on grade levels within Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
60.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
18.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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
36.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% 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 Paisley Magnet School
Paisley Magnet School's state test result (36.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paisley Magnet School this school | 553 | 99.5% | 36.7% |
| Lowe's Grove Middle Durham | 564 | 99.5% | 24.2% |
| W P Grier Middle School Gastonia | 659 | 99.5% | 29.2% |
| Centennial Campus Middle Raleigh | 477 | 99.4% | 35.5% |
| North Rowan Middle Spencer | 649 | 99.5% | 25.9% |
| James Martin Middle Charlotte | 659 | 99.5% | 32.8% |
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 Paisley Magnet School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Forsyth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #373 of 463 | #9 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.9% | #453 of 461 | #14 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #110 of 463 | #4 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 553 | #266 of 478 | #14 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #32 of 456 | #2 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.9% | #199 of 456 | #10 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #117 of 472 | #11 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.9% | #39 of 300 | #4 of 9 |
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
553
-355 (-39%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 746
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 553 | 42.8 | 12.9:1 | 99% (550) |
| 2023-24 | 570 | 45 | 12.7:1 | 99% (567) |
| 2022-23 | 674 | 46.1 | 14.6:1 | 100% (671) |
| 2020-21 | 908 | 54 | 16.8:1 | 49% (448) |
| 2017-18 | 746 | 53.4 | 14.0:1 | 51% (384) |
| 2015-16 | 798 | 50 | 16.0:1 | 55% (435) |
| 2010-11 | 724 | 49 | 14.8:1 | 49% (353) |
| 2000-01 | 256 | 59 | 4.3:1 | 73% (187) |
| 1990-91 | 746 | 55 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Paisley Magnet School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (746 to 553); teachers down 20% (53.4 to 42.8).
About Paisley Magnet School
This page covers Paisley Magnet School, a mid-sized middle-grades school in Winston Salem, North Carolina. The school teaches grades 6 through 10 and enrolls 553 students.
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools enrolls 51,745 students in 79 schools, including Paisley Magnet School.
Black students account for 49% of enrollment at Paisley Magnet School, more than any other group. The remaining students are 32% Hispanic, 10% White, and 8% multiracial. Among people living in Forsyth County, the Black share is about 25%. The diversity index for Paisley Magnet School is 64%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 42.8 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 12.9:1. The gap from the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina is 2.9 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 99%. The 88% average for public schools in Forsyth County is 11 points lower.
Paisley Magnet School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 19% of North Carolina public middle schools.
In North Carolina, Paisley Magnet School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 36.7% actual against a predicted 48.5%.
For Forsyth County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $67,165, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The county has 88 public schools and about 55,902 students.
The closest school to Paisley Magnet School is Lowrance Middle, located less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Paisley Magnet School. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Paisley Magnet School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Paisley Magnet School as City: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 355 students, from 908 to 553. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 16.8:1 to 12.9:1.
This page is set up for the Paisley Magnet School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Hanes Magnet SchoolMiddle · 967 students
- Speas ElementaryElementary · 793 students
Nearby schools
- Lowrance Middle0.0 mi · 129
- Cook Literacy Model School0.4 mi · 228
- Kimberley Park Elementary0.4 mi · 332
- R J Reynolds High0.8 mi · 1,759
- Virtual Academy1.0 mi · 177
- Wiley Magnet Middle1.1 mi · 754
Frequently asked questions
About Paisley Magnet SchoolHow large is Paisley Magnet School?
Paisley Magnet School enrolls approximately 553 students in grades 06-10.
What age range does Paisley Magnet School serve?
Paisley Magnet School serves students from grade 06 through grade 10.
How many students per teacher at Paisley Magnet School?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at Paisley Magnet School.
What is the student diversity at Paisley Magnet School?
Student demographics at Paisley Magnet School are roughly 10% White, 32% Hispanic, 49% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Paisley Magnet School?
Paisley 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.