Enrollment
587
Middle
DISTRICT 607 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·APPLETON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550039000065
Wilson Middle
225 N Badger Ave, Appleton, WI 54914 · (920) 852-5435 · Outagamie County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL587 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
339 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 42%
Community
0
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 | 177 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 204 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 206 | 35% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 54% · 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
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
38.9%
WI avg 53.1% . +3.5pp since 2023
Math
32.3%
WI avg 54.8% . -2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.9% | 32.3% |
| 2023-24 | 35.4% | 34.6% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. 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
36.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.2%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin'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 (36.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Middle this school | 587 | 57.8% | 36.3% |
| Horace Mann Middle Sheboygan | 617 | 61.6% | 45.3% |
| Urban Middle Sheboygan | 568 | 67.3% | 44.2% |
| John Muir Middle Wausau | 967 | 44.9% | 56.1% |
| Washington Middle Manitowoc | 566 | 62.4% | 33.2% |
| Logan Middle La Crosse | 424 | 53.3% | 47.1% |
Matched among Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin | In Outagamie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #292 of 323 | #13 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #299 of 327 ▼ 9 | #13 of 13 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #280 of 327 ▲ 12 | #13 of 13 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 587 | #88 of 389 | #5 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #174 of 265 | #7 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.7% | #7 of 265 | #1 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.8% | #49 of 323 | #1 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +49.4% | #5 of 79 | #2 of 7 |
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
587
+202 (+52%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 662
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 587 | 42.6 | 13.8:1 | 58% (339) |
| 2023-24 | 381 | 31.1 | 12.3:1 | 65% (247) |
| 2022-23 | 364 | 27.8 | 13.1:1 | 62% (224) |
| 2020-21 | 385 | 27 | 14.3:1 | 64% (245) |
| 2017-18 | 393 | 30.7 | 12.8:1 | 59% (230) |
| 2015-16 | 400 | 29 | 13.8:1 | 56% (225) |
| 2010-11 | 382 | 26 | 14.7:1 | 63% (242) |
| 2000-01 | 539 | 40 | 13.5:1 | 18% (99) |
| 1990-91 | 662 | 42 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wilson Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 49% (393 to 587); teachers up 39% (30.7 to 42.6).
About Wilson Middle
Wilson Middle sits in Appleton, Wisconsin, and is classified as a middle school. In all, 587 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8. The school is 54% bigger than the average for middle schools in Wisconsin.
Appleton Area School District enrolls 14,994 students, and its 38 schools include Wilson Middle.
The biggest share of students at Wilson Middle, 42%, is White. Next come 23% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 9% multiracial. That compares with about 86% White among all Outagamie County residents. The diversity index for Wilson Middle is 73%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 42.6 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 13.8:1. The gap from the 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin is 1.0 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 58%. The average for public schools in Outagamie County is 32%.
Compared with Wisconsin schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Wilson Middle's results are 6.0 points below predicted: 36.3% against 42.2%.
In the wider Outagamie County area, median household income comes to about $85,069, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Outagamie County's 73 public schools enroll about 31,330 students and include Wilson Middle.
Measured in a straight line, Appleton Technical Academy is about 0.4 miles from Wilson Middle. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 48.1%, higher than Wilson Middle's 36.3%.
Its location is classified as City: Small by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal counts for Wilson Middle: 385 students in 2020-21, 587 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered.
The allk12 page for Wilson Middle lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Outagamie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
192,826
Census ACS
Median income
$85,069
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
73
31,330 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Appleton Area School District
- North HighHigh · 1,635 students
- East HighHigh · 1,238 students
- West HighHigh · 1,024 students
- Madison MiddleMiddle · 929 students
- Einstein MiddleMiddle · 851 students
- Wisconsin Connections AcademyCombined · 743 students
Other schools in Appleton
- North HighHigh · 1,635 students
- East HighHigh · 1,238 students
- West HighHigh · 1,024 students
- Madison MiddleMiddle · 929 students
- Einstein MiddleMiddle · 851 students
- Wisconsin Connections AcademyCombined · 743 students
Other Wilson Middle schools
15 other US public schools in 11 states are named Wilson Middle. Wilson Middle is the 9th largest of the 16.
- Wilson MiddleManitowoc, WI · 478 students
- Wilson Middle SchoolYakima, WA · 840 students
- Wilson Middle SchoolPLANO, TX · 813 students
- Wilson MiddleNatick, MA · 727 students
- Wilson MiddleSan Diego, CA · 712 students
Nearby schools
- Appleton Technical Academy0.4 mi · 68
- Renaissance School0.4 mi · 151
- West High0.4 mi · 1,024
- Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School0.5 mi · 314
- Fox River Academy0.6 mi · 150
- Jefferson Elementary0.7 mi · 212
Frequently asked questions
About Wilson MiddleHow large is Wilson Middle?
Wilson Middle enrolls approximately 587 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Wilson Middle serve?
Wilson Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Wilson Middle?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at Wilson Middle.
What is the student diversity at Wilson Middle?
Student demographics at Wilson Middle are roughly 42% White, 16% Hispanic, 9% Black, 23% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Wilson Middle in?
Wilson Middle is part of Appleton Area School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.