Wilson Middle

As a mid-tier middle school in Fishersville, Virginia, Wilson Middle serves 641 students from grades 6 through 8, overseen by Augusta County Public Schools.

Within Augusta County Public Schools, which oversees 20 schools and 10,742 students, Wilson Middle is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Wilson Middle lists that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment. Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 7% Black, 2% Asian. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 89%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 67% of students at Wilson Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Wilson Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 69.9%, the actual is 68.3%, a residual of -1.7 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Augusta County put the typical household earns roughly $82,049 per year, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Augusta County's 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,742 students), Wilson Middle is one campus in the mix.

Wilson Memorial High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Wilson Middle. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Wilson Middle at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 77.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Five-year trend. Wilson Middle's enrollment has climbed 4% since 2018, when it stood at 615 (now 641). Over the same period, the White share declined from 83% to 75%.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Wilson Middle typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.