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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the WILSON MEMORIAL HIGH administration to hear?
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Enrollment
837
High
DISTRICT 623 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUGUSTA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510030000138
Wilson Memorial High
189 Hornet Rd, Fishersville, VA 22939 · (540) 886-4286 · Augusta County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL837 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Virginia 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 Virginia public high schools
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
461 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 66%
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 | 209 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 207 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 214 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 207 | 25% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 71% · 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
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
89.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +6.0pp since 2022
Math
94.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +15.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 94 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 15 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 89.0% | 94.0% |
| 2023-24 | 83.0% | 84.0% |
| 2022-23 | 83.0% | 79.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. 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
80.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.1%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% typical for Virginia 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 Virginia'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 Memorial High
Wilson Memorial High's state test result (80.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Memorial High this school | 837 | 55.1% | 80.4% |
| Rockbridge County High Lexington | 916 | 60.3% | 63.4% |
| Stuarts Draft High Stuarts Draft | 668 | 62.1% | 79.8% |
| Fort Defiance High Fort Defiance | 731 | 62.2% | 79.5% |
| Bland County High Rocky Gap | 517 | 53.0% | 77.0% |
| Riverheads High Staunton | 467 | 54.4% | 85.4% |
Matched among Virginia 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 Memorial High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.4% | #82 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 94.0% | #24 of 316 ▲ 116 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #97 of 316 ▲ 75 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 837 | #197 of 325 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #164 of 309 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.1% | #243 of 309 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.1% | #199 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.8% | #58 of 131 |
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
837
+18 (+2%) vs 2020
+44% since 1990-91, when it was 580
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
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 | 837 | 59 | 14.2:1 | 55% (461) |
| 2023-24 | 863 | 60.3 | 14.3:1 | 64% (552) |
| 2022-23 | 858 | 56.5 | 15.2:1 | 39% (336) |
| 2020-21 | 819 | 57 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 762 | 53.7 | 14.2:1 | 30% (228) |
| 2015-16 | 758 | 51 | 14.9:1 | 27% (206) |
| 2010-11 | 722 | 44 | 16.4:1 | 24% (173) |
| 2000-01 | 647 | 50 | 12.9:1 | 16% (104) |
| 1990-91 | 580 | 43 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wilson Memorial High.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (762 to 837); teachers up 10% (53.7 to 59).
About Wilson Memorial High
Wilson Memorial High is one of the public schools in Fishersville, Virginia. It is a small high school. A total of 837 students attend the school, which covers grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Virginia is about 1,213 students, so this school is 31% smaller than average.
Wilson Memorial High is among 20 schools run by Augusta County Public Schools, which serves 10,742 students.
White students make up a majority at Wilson Memorial High, at 78%. The next largest groups are 7% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 6% multiracial. In Augusta County overall, about 89% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 37%, meaning two students picked at random have a 37% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Wilson Memorial High employs 59 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 14.2:1. That is close to the 13.9:1 average for high schools in Virginia. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 55% in 2024-25. That rate is below the 67% average among public schools in Augusta County.
Wilson Memorial High is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 77% of Virginia public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Wilson Memorial High would score about 73.1%. It scores 80.4%, 7.3 points above that figure.
In Augusta County (population about 78,033), the median household income is $82,049, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Wilson Memorial High is one of 25 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, Wilson Middle, is about 0.1 miles from Wilson Memorial High. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Wilson Memorial High ranks 2nd of 6 on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Wilson Memorial High's location as Rural: Fringe.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (819) to 2024-25 (837).
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Augusta County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
78,033
Census ACS
Median income
$82,049
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
10,742 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Augusta County Public Schools
- Edward G. Clymore ElementaryElementary · 803 students
- Fort Defiance HighHigh · 731 students
- Riverheads ElementaryElementary · 714 students
- Stuarts Draft HighHigh · 668 students
- Wilson ElementaryElementary · 655 students
- Stuarts Draft ElementaryElementary · 646 students
Other schools in Fishersville
- Wilson ElementaryElementary · 655 students
- Wilson MiddleMiddle · 641 students
- Shenandoah Valley Governor's SchoolElementary
- Valley AcademyElementary
- Valley Career and Technical CenterElementary
- Woodrow Wilson Rehab CtrCombined
Nearby schools
- Wilson Middle0.1 mi · 641
- Wilson Elementary0.5 mi · 655
- Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind4.7 mi · 65
- Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind Middle4.7 mi · 16
- Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind Elementary4.7 mi · 7
- Staunton High4.7 mi · 766
Frequently asked questions
About Wilson Memorial HighHow large is Wilson Memorial High?
Wilson Memorial High enrolls approximately 837 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Wilson Memorial High serve?
Wilson Memorial High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Wilson Memorial High?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at Wilson Memorial High.
How diverse is Wilson Memorial High?
Wilson Memorial High reports a student body of 78% White, 7% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Wilson Memorial High?
Wilson Memorial High is overseen by Augusta County Public Schools in Augusta County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.