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Enrollment
2,133
High
DISTRICT 806 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILSON SD·NCES 422658006980
Wilson High School
2601 Grandview Boulevard, West Lawn, PA 19609 · (610) 670-0180 · Berks County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,133 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
132 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
905 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 510 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 568 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 542 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 513 | 24% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
Based on grade levels within Wilson SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
76.1%
PA avg 51.1% . +4.7pp since 2023
Math
45.2%
PA avg 43.0% . +7.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.1% | 45.2% |
| 2023-24 | 71.4% | 37.6% |
% 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
56.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 High School
Wilson High School's state test result (56.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson High School this school | 2,133 | 42.4% | 56.7% |
| Conestoga Valley SHS Lancaster | 1,304 | 46.6% | 59.1% |
| Hempfield SHS Landisville | 2,281 | 40.6% | 71.8% |
| Cedar Crest High School Lebanon | 1,676 | 43.5% | 59.8% |
| William Tennent High School Warminster | 1,710 | 48.8% | 49.0% |
| Avon Grove High School West Grove | 1,744 | 33.9% | 69.7% |
Matched among Pennsylvania high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Berks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #209 of 576 | #8 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #240 of 626 ▲ 75 | #11 of 18 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.1% | #100 of 626 ▲ 71 | #2 of 18 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,133 | #31 of 713 | #2 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #485 of 601 | #13 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.1% | #76 of 604 | #1 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.4% | #435 of 619 | #7 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.3% | #124 of 221 | #4 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,133
+93 (+5%) vs 2020
+142% since 1990-91, when it was 882
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 2,133 | 132.3 | 16.1:1 | 42% (905) |
| 2023-24 | 2,132 | 124.5 | 17.1:1 | 42% (905) |
| 2022-23 | 2,059 | 128 | 16.1:1 | 34% (692) |
| 2020-21 | 2,040 | 122 | 16.7:1 | 31% (624) |
| 2017-18 | 2,007 | 113 | 17.8:1 | 29% (586) |
| 2015-16 | 1,926 | 113 | 17.0:1 | 27% (518) |
| 2010-11 | 1,887 | 115 | 16.4:1 | 16% (293) |
| 2000-01 | 1,115 | 75 | 14.9:1 | 6% (66) |
| 1990-91 | 882 | 60 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wilson High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (2,007 to 2,133); teachers up 17% (113 to 132.3).
About Wilson High School
Wilson High School is a large high school in West Lawn, Pennsylvania. Enrolled students number 2,133 students, in grades 9 through 12. Statewide, high schools in Pennsylvania average about 738 students each.
Wilson High School is in Wilson SD, a district with 6,444 students across 8 schools.
White students make up a majority at Wilson High School, at 54%. Next come 28% Hispanic, 8% Black, 5% Asian, and 5% multiracial. That compares with about 70% White among all Berks County residents. Wilson High School's diversity index is 62%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 16.1:1, with 132.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 3.4 students per teacher above the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 42%. The average for public schools in Berks County is 67%.
Wilson High School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 59% of Pennsylvania public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Wilson High School scores 56.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 59.4%.
In the county around the school, Berks County, the median household income is $79,777, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. There are 95 public schools in Berks County, enrolling about 62,375 students in all.
Whitfield Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 56.7% average proficiency ranks 4th among 9 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Wilson High School's location as Suburb: Large.
2024-25 enrollment was 2,133, a 5% rise from 2,040 in 2020-21.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Berks County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
433,015
Census ACS
Median income
$79,777
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
95
62,375 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wilson SD
- Wilson West Middle SchoolMiddle · 780 students
- Wilson Southern Middle SchoolMiddle · 753 students
- Spring Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 575 students
- Whitfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 573 students
- Shiloh Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 572 students
- Cornwall Terrace Elementary SchoolElementary · 553 students
Other Wilson High schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Wilson High. Wilson High School is the 2nd largest of the 6.
- Wilson HighLong Beach, CA · 3,349 students
- Wilson HighFlorence, SC · 1,373 students
- Wilson High SchoolFlorence, AL · 585 students
- Wilson High SchoolWilson, OK · 162 students
- Wilson High SchoolHenryetta, OK · 81 students
Nearby schools
- Whitfield Elementary School0.3 mi · 573
- Wilson Southern Middle School1.1 mi · 753
- Cornwall Terrace Elementary School1.1 mi · 553
- Wyomissing Hills El Center1.2 mi · 615
- Spring Ridge Elementary School1.2 mi · 575
- Wyomissing Area JSHS1.6 mi · 965
Frequently asked questions
About Wilson High SchoolHow large is Wilson High School?
Wilson High School enrolls approximately 2,133 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Wilson High School serve?
Wilson High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wilson High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wilson High School is approximately 16.1:1 (132 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Wilson High School?
Student demographics at Wilson High School are roughly 54% White, 28% Hispanic, 8% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Wilson High School in?
Wilson High School is part of Wilson SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.