Wilson Middle School

Wilson Middle School is one of the mid-sized junior highs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, operated by Cedar Rapids Comm School District, with 422 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.

Across the 35 schools in Cedar Rapids Comm School District (15,494 students total), Wilson Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Wilson Middle School records that 36% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 32% Black, 18% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 2% Pacific Islander. By comparison, Linn County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Wilson Middle School has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.2:1, putting Wilson Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 78% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Linn County (around 40%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Wilson Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 53.0%; this one delivers 44.2%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Linn County indicate median household earnings sit near $77,649, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Wilson Middle School is one of 83 public schools in Linn County (combined enrollment of about 36,480 students).

Grant Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Wilson Middle School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 49.1%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 12%: 377 students in 2018 compared to 422 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 64% to 36% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 10.7:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

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