Enrollment
285
Elementary
DISTRICT 246 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILSON AREA SD·NCES 422655007251
Wilson Borough Elementary School
301 S 21st St, Easton, PA 18042 · (484) 373-6220 · Northampton County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL285 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
184 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 25% smaller than its 4th grade class (60).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
Based on grade levels within Wilson Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
55.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.6pp since 2023
Math
57.5%
PA avg 43.0% . -2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 56 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 Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.7% | 57.5% |
| 2023-24 | 59.3% | 59.6% |
% 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
61.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Wilson Borough Elementary School
Wilson Borough Elementary School's state test result (61.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Borough Elementary School this school | 285 | 64.6% | 61.4% |
| Leola Elementary School Lancaster | 287 | 72.8% | 42.2% |
| James Buchanan Elementary School Bethlehem | 253 | 67.2% | 38.9% |
| Lee Park Elementary School Hanover Township | 322 | 71.4% | 39.6% |
| B F Morey Elementary School Stroudsburg | 228 | 66.2% | 46.0% |
| E M Crouthamel Elementary School Souderton | 325 | 59.7% | 48.6% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary 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 Wilson Borough Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Northampton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #548 of 1,396 | #12 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #601 of 1,511 ▼ 95 | #17 of 34 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #570 of 1,511 ▲ 76 | #12 of 34 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 285 | #1,303 of 1,638 | #28 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #287 of 1,528 | #9 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.6% | #86 of 1,531 | #2 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.6% | #770 of 1,600 | #15 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.3% | #341 of 1,045 | #8 of 25 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
285
-12 (-4%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 347
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 285 | 24.9 | 11.4:1 | 65% (184) |
| 2023-24 | 292 | 26.8 | 10.9:1 | 63% (184) |
| 2022-23 | 304 | 26.5 | 11.4:1 | 60% (182) |
| 2020-21 | 297 | 27 | 11.0:1 | 61% (181) |
| 2017-18 | 349 | 28.5 | 12.2:1 | 65% (226) |
| 2015-16 | 364 | 27 | 13.5:1 | 62% (227) |
| 2010-11 | 421 | 27 | 15.6:1 | 48% (202) |
| 2000-01 | 346 | 21 | 16.5:1 | 18% (64) |
| 1990-91 | 347 | 16 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wilson Borough Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (349 to 285); teachers down 13% (28.5 to 24.9).
About Wilson Borough Elementary School
Wilson Borough Elementary School is the name of a small elementary school in Easton, Pennsylvania. Classes run from kindergarten through 4, and the school has 285 students. Against the 443-student average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, enrollment here is 36% lower.
The district, Wilson Area SD, operates 5 schools serving 2,091 students.
Wilson Borough Elementary School has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 38%. The remaining students are 35% Hispanic, 13% Black, 12% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among people living in Northampton County, the White share is about 74%. Wilson Borough Elementary School's diversity index is 71%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 24.9 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 11.4:1. That is lower than the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Eligible students account for 65% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
The allk12 Grade for Wilson Borough Elementary School is B+. Compared with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 69% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 49.9% for Wilson Borough Elementary School. The school posts 61.4%, 11.5 points above the prediction.
Among Northampton County residents, the median household income is $89,184, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Besides Wilson Borough Elementary School, Northampton County has 59 other public schools.
The nearest public school is Wilson Area High School, at less than a tenth of a mile. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Wilson Borough Elementary School is 2nd on average proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 4% enrollment decrease, from 297 in 2020-21 to 285 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Wilson Borough Elementary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Northampton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
318,580
Census ACS
Median income
$89,184
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
60
38,316 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wilson Area SD
- Wilson Area High SchoolHigh · 709 students
- Wilson Area Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 643 students
- Williams Township Elementary SchoolElementary · 249 students
- Avona Elementary SchoolElementary · 205 students
Other schools in Easton
- Easton Area High SchoolHigh · 2,778 students
- Easton Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,879 students
- Wilson Area High SchoolHigh · 709 students
- Wilson Area Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 643 students
- Paxinosa Elementary SchoolElementary · 572 students
- Shawnee Elementary SchoolElementary · 567 students
Nearby schools
- Wilson Area High School0.1 mi · 709
- Easton Area High School0.5 mi · 2,778
- Avona Elementary School0.8 mi · 205
- Wilson Area Intermediate School0.9 mi · 643
- Paxinosa Elementary School0.9 mi · 572
- Palmer Elementary School1.3 mi · 531
Frequently asked questions
About Wilson Borough Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Wilson Borough Elementary School?
Wilson Borough Elementary School enrolls approximately 285 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Wilson Borough Elementary School serve?
Wilson Borough Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Wilson Borough Elementary School?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at Wilson Borough Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Wilson Borough Elementary School?
Student demographics at Wilson Borough Elementary School are roughly 38% White, 35% Hispanic, 13% Black, 3% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Wilson Borough Elementary School public or private?
Wilson Borough Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wilson Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.