Wiley Magnet Middle

Wiley Magnet Middle, a medium-sized 6-8 campus in Winston Salem, North Carolina, overseen by Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools, educates 754 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 25% bigger than typical.

Wiley Magnet Middle is one of 79 schools operated by Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools, a district that works with 51,745 students overall.

Demographically, Wiley Magnet Middle lists that 38% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 29% Hispanic, 23% White, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Forsyth County as a whole is about 25% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school employs 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.6:1. The state averages about 15.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Forsyth County's rate of about 88%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Wiley Magnet Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.4%; this one delivers 37.6%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Forsyth County indicate the typical household earns roughly $67,165 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Forsyth County's 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 55,902 students), Wiley Magnet Middle is one campus in the mix.

R J Reynolds High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Wiley Magnet Middle. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Wiley Magnet Middle at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 49.9%.

Wiley Magnet Middle operates from a city-core location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Wiley Magnet Middle has edged up 23%, going from 615 students in 2018 to 754 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 24% to 29% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.