Wilson Elementary School

Wilson Elementary School is an elementary school of mid-sized scale in Imperial, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within West Allegheny SD, teacheing 586 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 443 students each, so Wilson Elementary School sits 32% larger than that benchmark.

Within West Allegheny SD, which oversees 5 schools and 3,469 students, Wilson Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Wilson Elementary School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%). The remainder is composed of 6% multiracial, 4% Black, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 76% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Wilson Elementary School shows 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Wilson Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 27% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Allegheny County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Wilson Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Pennsylvania schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 66.0%; actual is 86.5%, +20.5 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Allegheny County) shows that median household income runs about $78,548, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Wilson Elementary School is one of 277 public schools in Allegheny County (combined enrollment of about 141,392 students).

West Allegheny SHS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Wilson Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 72.7%.

Wilson Elementary School operates from a rural location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Wilson Elementary School has showed little movement, going from 575 students in 2018 to 586 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.