Wilson Middle School

Located at 902 S 44th Ave, in Yakima, Washington, Wilson Middle School is a moderately sized 6-8 campus that serves 840 students (grades 6 through 8), run under Yakima School District. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 577 students each, so Wilson Middle School sits 46% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Yakima School District, which oversees 27 schools and 15,488 students, Wilson Middle School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Wilson Middle School shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 74%; the rest is composed of 20% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 52% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.5:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 75% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Wilson Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 29.7%; this one delivers 29.1%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Yakima County) reports that median household income runs about $70,656, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Yakima County runs 119 public schools (combined enrollment of about 52,145 students), of which Wilson Middle School is one.

Whitney Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Wilson Middle School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 33.4%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Wilson Middle School's enrollment has ticked down 3% since 2018, when it stood at 864 (now 840). Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 65% to 74%.

On the community side, members of the Wilson Middle School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.