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What's the most underrated thing about WILSON MIDDLE that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
641
Middle
DISTRICT 489 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUGUSTA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510030002435
Wilson Middle
232 Hornet Road, Fishersville, VA 22939 · (540) 245-5185 · Augusta County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL641 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of Virginia public middle schools
- C+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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
428 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 183 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 242 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 216 | 34% |
Student demographics
42%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
68.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
66.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +7.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 7 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 66.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 61.0% |
| 2022-23 | 65.0% | 59.0% |
% 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
68.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.9%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Middle
Wilson Middle's state test result (68.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Middle this school | 641 | 66.8% | 68.3% |
| Page Middle Gloucester | 573 | 65.1% | 75.8% |
| Peasley Middle Gloucester | 565 | 65.3% | 76.5% |
| William Byrd Middle Vinton | 802 | 67.1% | 72.1% |
| Post Oak Middle Spotsylvania | 679 | 63.6% | 60.6% |
| Stuarts Draft Middle Stuarts Draft | 513 | 64.7% | 66.6% |
Matched among Virginia middle 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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Augusta County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #185 of 337 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #188 of 342 ▲ 24 | #3 of 6 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #214 of 342 ▼ 5 | #4 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 641 | #201 of 343 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #185 of 327 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.1% | #264 of 333 | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.8% | #201 of 340 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.2% | #76 of 99 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
641
-29 (-4%) vs 2020
+13% since 2010-11, when it was 566
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 641 | 47.3 | 13.6:1 | 67% (428) |
| 2023-24 | 656 | 48.8 | 13.5:1 | 64% (423) |
| 2022-23 | 632 | 47 | 13.4:1 | 48% (303) |
| 2020-21 | 670 | 50 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 615 | 46.1 | 13.3:1 | 39% (242) |
| 2015-16 | 616 | 39 | 15.8:1 | 37% (227) |
| 2010-11 | 566 | 35 | 16.2:1 | 29% (164) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wilson Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (615 to 641); teachers up 3% (46.1 to 47.3).
About Wilson Middle
The public middle school Wilson Middle is located in Fishersville, Virginia. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 641 students.
The district, Augusta County Public Schools, has 10,742 students enrolled across 20 schools.
Federal enrollment data show Wilson Middle is 75% White. Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 7% Black, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 89% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 42%.
There are 47.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Wilson Middle, giving a ratio of 13.6:1. The ratio is within a point of the 13.1:1 average for middle schools in Virginia. By family income, 67% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Augusta County average a similar 67%.
Among Virginia public middle schools, Wilson Middle outscored 44%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Wilson Middle would score about 69.9%. It scores 68.3%, 1.7 points below that figure.
In the surrounding county, Augusta County, the median household earns about $82,049 a year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Augusta County has 25 public schools with about 10,742 students, including Wilson Middle.
Among nearby public schools, Wilson Memorial High is closest at about 0.1 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 77.9% proficiency; Wilson Middle posts 68.3%.
Wilson Middle is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 670 to 641, a 4% decline.
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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
- Wilson Memorial HighHigh · 837 students
- Edward G. Clymore ElementaryElementary · 803 students
- Fort Defiance HighHigh · 731 students
- Riverheads ElementaryElementary · 714 students
- Stuarts Draft HighHigh · 668 students
- Wilson ElementaryElementary · 655 students
Other schools in Fishersville
- Wilson Memorial HighHigh · 837 students
- Wilson ElementaryElementary · 655 students
- Shenandoah Valley Governor's SchoolElementary
- Valley AcademyElementary
- Valley Career and Technical CenterElementary
- Woodrow Wilson Rehab CtrCombined
Other Wilson Middle schools
15 other US public schools in 11 states are named Wilson Middle. Wilson Middle is the 6th largest of the 16.
- Wilson Middle SchoolYakima, WA · 840 students
- Wilson Middle SchoolPLANO, TX · 813 students
- Wilson MiddleNatick, MA · 727 students
- Wilson MiddleSan Diego, CA · 712 students
- Wilson Middle SchoolNEDERLAND, TX · 678 students
Nearby schools
- Wilson Memorial High0.1 mi · 837
- Wilson Elementary0.4 mi · 655
- Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind4.6 mi · 65
- Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind Elementary4.6 mi · 7
- Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind Middle4.6 mi · 16
- Staunton High4.7 mi · 766
Frequently asked questions
About Wilson MiddleHow large is Wilson Middle?
Wilson Middle enrolls approximately 641 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Wilson Middle serve?
Wilson Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Wilson Middle have?
Wilson Middle employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
How diverse is Wilson Middle?
Wilson Middle reports a student body of 75% White, 7% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Wilson Middle in?
Wilson Middle is part of Augusta County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.