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What's one thing Wilbur Wright Middle School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
990
Middle
DISTRICT 820 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCHOOL TOWN OF MUNSTER·NCES 180735001259
Wilbur Wright Middle School
8650 Columbia Ave, Munster, IN 46321 · (219) 836-6260 · Lake County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL990 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
258 students
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 318 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 323 | 33% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 57% · 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
Wilbur Wright Middle School→Munster High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within School Town of Munster. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
60.0%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
58.5%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. 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
59.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.1%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for Indiana 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 Indiana'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 Wilbur Wright Middle School
Wilbur Wright Middle School's state test result (59.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilbur Wright Middle School this school | 990 | 26.1% | 59.4% |
| Kahler Middle School Dyer | 971 | 28.4% | 52.5% |
| Michael Grimmer Middle School Schererville | 814 | 30.7% | 54.3% |
| Riverside Intermediate School Fishers | 891 | 24.8% | 62.7% |
| Sand Creek Intermediate School Fishers | 812 | 28.9% | 57.6% |
| Robert Taft Middle School Crown Point | 1,067 | 22.4% | 54.4% |
Matched among Indiana 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 Wilbur Wright Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #29 of 324 | #1 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #35 of 325 | #1 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #28 of 325 | #1 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 990 | #42 of 334 | #4 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.2:1 | #299 of 314 | #18 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.7% | #57 of 315 | #3 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.1% | #299 of 330 | #18 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.7% | #79 of 110 | 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
990
+87 (+10%) vs 2020
+55% since 1990-91, when it was 639
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
was 20.5:1
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 | 990 | 51.7 | 19.2:1 | 26% (258) |
| 2023-24 | 943 | 47.5 | 19.9:1 | 21% (197) |
| 2022-23 | 908 | 50.5 | 18.0:1 | 24% (217) |
| 2020-21 | 903 | 44 | 20.5:1 | 20% (185) |
| 2017-18 | 946 | 41.2 | 23.0:1 | 21% (200) |
| 2015-16 | 918 | 40 | 22.9:1 | 18% (168) |
| 2010-11 | 944 | 44 | 21.4:1 | 17% (163) |
| 2000-01 | 812 | 41 | 19.8:1 | 6% (52) |
| 1990-91 | 639 | 34 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wilbur Wright Middle School.
About Wilbur Wright Middle School
Wilbur Wright Middle School is one of the public schools in Munster, Indiana. It is a high-enrollment middle-grades school. It had 990 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 8. That compares with an average of about 594 students for middle schools in Indiana.
Federal data list 5 schools in School Town of Munster, with 4,101 students enrolled.
White students are 51% of those enrolled at Wilbur Wright Middle School. The next largest groups are 27% Hispanic, 9% Black, 8% Asian, and 5% multiracial. That is in line with Lake County, where about 55% of residents are White. A diversity index of 65% means there is a 65% chance two randomly chosen students at Wilbur Wright Middle School are from different groups.
A staff of 51.7 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 19.2:1. Compared with the 15.6:1 average for middle schools in Indiana, this school's ratio is higher. By family income, 26% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Lake County, the average eligibility rate is 47%.
Wilbur Wright Middle School scores 59.4% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 57.1%.
The school is in Lake County, where median household income comes to about $71,493, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Lake County counts 121 public schools with about 74,661 students.
Wilbur Wright Middle School is about 0.2 miles from Munster High School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Wilbur Wright Middle School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment increased 10% over 4 years, reaching 990 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 20.5:1 in 2020-21 to 19.2:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Wilbur Wright Middle School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
500,379
Census ACS
Median income
$71,493
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
121
74,661 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in School Town of Munster
- Munster High SchoolHigh · 1,474 students
- Frank H Hammond Elementary SchoolElementary · 620 students
- James B Eads Elementary SchoolElementary · 554 students
- Ernest R Elliott Elementary SchoolElementary · 463 students
Other schools in Munster
- Munster High SchoolHigh · 1,474 students
- Frank H Hammond Elementary SchoolElementary · 620 students
- James B Eads Elementary SchoolElementary · 554 students
- Ernest R Elliott Elementary SchoolElementary · 463 students
Nearby schools
- Munster High School0.2 mi · 1,474
- Ernest R Elliott Elementary School0.6 mi · 463
- Frank H Hammond Elementary School1.0 mi · 620
- James B Eads Elementary School1.0 mi · 554
- Frank O'Bannon Elementary School1.8 mi · 557
- Coolidge Elementary School1.8 mi · 670
Frequently asked questions
About Wilbur Wright Middle SchoolHow large is Wilbur Wright Middle School?
Wilbur Wright Middle School enrolls approximately 990 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Wilbur Wright Middle School serve?
Wilbur Wright Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Wilbur Wright Middle School?
Approximately 19.2:1 students per teacher at Wilbur Wright Middle School.
How diverse is Wilbur Wright Middle School?
Wilbur Wright Middle School reports a student body of 51% White, 27% Hispanic, 9% Black, 8% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Wilbur Wright Middle School public or private?
Wilbur Wright Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by School Town of Munster.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.