WILSON MIDDLE

WILSON MIDDLE is a moderately sized junior high in PLANO, Texas, operated by PLANO ISD. The school caters to 813 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 26% larger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.

PLANO ISD comprises 73 schools with combined enrollment of 46,612 students; WILSON MIDDLE is among them.

Demographically, WILSON MIDDLE records that the largest single group is White at 38%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 34% Hispanic, 17% Black, 7% Asian, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 54%.

In terms of school funding signals, WILSON MIDDLE reports 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.2:1. The state averages about 14.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 46% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Collin County runs at roughly 30%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, WILSON MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.1%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Collin County indicate median household income runs about $121,600, 56% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. WILSON MIDDLE is one of 338 public schools in Collin County (combined enrollment of about 227,575 students).

The closest other public school is SHEPARD EL, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WILSON MIDDLE ranks 5th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 50.0%.

WILSON MIDDLE operates from a high-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WILSON MIDDLE has remained close to its prior level, going from 830 students in 2018 to 813 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 29% to 34% across the same window.

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