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Enrollment
547
Middle
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILLCREEK TOWNSHIP SD·NCES 421533004954
James S Wilson Middle School
901 W 54 ST, Erie, PA 16509 · (814) 835-5500 · Erie County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL547 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 Pennsylvania public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
281 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 75%
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 | 170 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 190 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 187 | 34% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 59% · 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
James S Wilson Middle School→McDowell High School
Based on grade levels within Millcreek Township SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
58.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.7pp since 2023
Math
44.1%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.8% | 44.1% |
| 2023-24 | 61.5% | 42.9% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. 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
53.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania'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 James S Wilson Middle School
James S Wilson Middle School's state test result (53.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| James S Wilson Middle School this school | 547 | 51.4% | 53.1% |
| Wilson Middle School Carlisle | 604 | 52.8% | 38.2% |
| Yellow Breeches Middle School Boiling Springs | 508 | 37.0% | 49.1% |
| Chartiers Valley Middle School Bridgeville | 751 | 43.5% | 48.3% |
| Walnut Creek Middle School Fairview | 399 | 38.3% | 66.8% |
| East Pennsboro Area Middle School Enola | 618 | 50.0% | 43.2% |
Matched among Pennsylvania 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 James S Wilson Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #175 of 479 | #9 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #168 of 513 ▲ 11 | #7 of 16 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #159 of 513 ▲ 25 | #7 of 16 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 547 | #267 of 522 | #6 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #266 of 486 | #14 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.3% | #162 of 486 | #4 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.4% | #247 of 510 | #11 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.4% | #103 of 131 | 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
547
-16 (-3%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 770
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 547 | 41.5 | 13.2:1 | 51% (281) |
| 2023-24 | 536 | 40.7 | 13.2:1 | 52% (281) |
| 2022-23 | 550 | 37.8 | 14.6:1 | 51% (279) |
| 2020-21 | 563 | 39 | 14.4:1 | 44% (249) |
| 2017-18 | 534 | 40.2 | 13.3:1 | 45% (242) |
| 2015-16 | 526 | 39 | 13.5:1 | 42% (220) |
| 2010-11 | 598 | 38 | 15.7:1 | 28% (168) |
| 2000-01 | 546 | 41 | 13.3:1 | 19% (103) |
| 1990-91 | 770 | 50 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James S Wilson Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (534 to 547); teachers up 3% (40.2 to 41.5).
About James S Wilson Middle School
James S Wilson Middle School operates as a mid-sized middle school in Erie, Pennsylvania. The school teaches grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 547 students.
Federal data list 9 schools in Millcreek Township SD, with 6,363 students enrolled.
White students are 69% of those enrolled at James S Wilson Middle School. Other reported shares: 14% Asian, 7% multiracial, 5% Black, and 5% Hispanic. That compares with about 83% White among all Erie County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 49%.
The school's 41.5 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. It is about the same as the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania. At James S Wilson Middle School, 51% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is lower than the 74% average for public schools in Erie County.
James S Wilson Middle School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 69% of Pennsylvania public middle schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, James S Wilson Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 53.1%; the prediction is 55.6%.
In the surrounding county, Erie County, the median household earns about $63,354 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Counting James S Wilson Middle School, Erie County has 68 public schools.
James S Wilson Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Chestnut Hill Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 53.1% is above the 40.6% average for nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes James S Wilson Middle School as Suburb: Mid-size.
The school shrank from 563 students in 2020-21 to 547 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.2:1.
The discussion board for James S Wilson Middle School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Erie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
269,052
Census ACS
Median income
$63,354
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
35,738 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Millcreek Township SD
- McDowell High SchoolHigh · 2,133 students
- Grandview Elementary SchoolElementary · 691 students
- Belle Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 626 students
- Asbury Elementary SchoolElementary · 572 students
- Tracy Elementary SchoolElementary · 515 students
- Westlake Middle SchoolMiddle · 477 students
Other schools in Erie
- Erie High SchoolHigh · 2,501 students
- McDowell High SchoolHigh · 2,133 students
- Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolMiddle · 769 students
- Northwest PA Collegiate AcademyHigh · 750 students
- Strong Vincent Middle SchoolMiddle · 711 students
- Grandview Elementary SchoolElementary · 691 students
Nearby schools
- Chestnut Hill Elementary School0.1 mi · 403
- Grover Cleveland Elementary School1.5 mi · 559
- Erie High School1.6 mi · 2,501
- Perry Elementary School1.8 mi · 466
- Jefferson Elementary School1.9 mi · 447
- Northwest PA Collegiate Academy2.2 mi · 750
Frequently asked questions
About James S Wilson Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at James S Wilson Middle School?
James S Wilson Middle School enrolls approximately 547 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does James S Wilson Middle School serve?
James S Wilson Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at James S Wilson Middle School?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at James S Wilson Middle School.
How diverse is James S Wilson Middle School?
James S Wilson Middle School reports a student body of 69% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Black, 14% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is James S Wilson Middle School in?
James S Wilson Middle School is part of Millcreek Township SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.