Philo-Hill Magnet Academy

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Winston Salem, North Carolina

Philo-Hill Magnet Academy in Winston Salem, North Carolina enrolled 363 students in 2024-25 with 35.3 full-time teachers, 10.3 students per teacher against the North Carolina middle-school median of 16.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 7-11% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 50%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 16%

378 students in 2022-23, 380 students in 2023-24, 363 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 30.4 to 35.3.

Students enrolled at Philo-Hill Magnet Academy by school year2022-23: 378, 2023-24: 380, 2024-25: 36301002003004002022-233782023-243802024-25363
Students enrolled at Philo-Hill Magnet Academy by school year2022-23: 378, 2023-24: 380, 2024-25: 36301002003004002022-233782023-243802024-25363
Students enrolled at Philo-Hill Magnet Academy by school year2022-23: 378, 2023-24: 380, 2024-25: 36301002003004002022-233782023-243802024-25363
Students enrolled at Philo-Hill Magnet Academy by school year2022-23: 378, 2023-24: 380, 2024-25: 36301002003004002022-233782023-243802024-25363
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2337830.412.4
2023-2438034.511.0
2024-2536335.310.3

10.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 99 of every 100 North Carolina middle schools

Among the 467 North Carolina middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.2; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; This school 10.3; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 10.3state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; This school 10.3; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 10.3state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; This school 10.3; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 10.3state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; This school 10.3; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 10.3state median 16.2U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 189 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Philo-Hill Magnet Academy enrolled 378 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 148 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 189 of the 378 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions148
  • Chronically absent70.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

62.3% of students were Hispanic, 27.8% Black, 6.6% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic62.3%
  2. Black27.8%
  3. White6.6%
  4. Two or more races2.8%
  5. Asian0.3%
  6. Pacific Islander0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested at Philo-Hill Magnet Academy scored proficient or above: 7-11% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis schoolIts districtNorth Carolina
Math7‑11%41%50%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Winston Salem

7 public middle schools in Winston Salem report 2024-25 enrollment; Philo-Hill Magnet Academy is number 6 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Hanes Magnet School96716.399.7%
Wiley Magnet Middle75415.699.6%
Mineral Springs Middle70213.099.6%
Northwest Middle70214.599.6%
Paisley IB Magnet School55312.999.5%
Philo-Hill Magnet Academy36310.399.2%
Lowrance Middle1296.197.7%

All public schools in Winston Salem →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Philo-Hill Magnet Academy

  1. Hanes Magnet SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 2.4 miles away: 967 students, 16.3 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
  2. Wiley Magnet MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 3.2 miles away: 754 students, 15.6 per teacher (2024-25).3.2 mi
  3. Compare Philo-Hill Magnet Academy with Hanes Magnet SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools spends per student$13,811 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,811
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaPhilo-Hill Magnet Academy is the number 398 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#398 of 472
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher10.3 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.10.3:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Philo-Hill Magnet Academy

  1. How many students attend Philo-Hill Magnet Academy?
    363 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 378 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Winston Salem, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Philo-Hill Magnet Academy?
    10.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for middle schools is 16.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Philo-Hill Magnet Academy a Title I school?
    Philo-Hill Magnet Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Philo-Hill Magnet Academy do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at Philo-Hill Magnet Academy scored proficient or above: 7-11% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Philo-Hill Magnet Academy in?
    Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools, NCES district ID 3701500. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370150000633 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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