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Alumni: what's one memory from Wilson Middle that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
478
Middle
DISTRICT 522 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANITOWOC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550861000981
Wilson Middle
1200 N 9th St, Manitowoc, WI 54220 · (920) 663-9580 · Manitowoc County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL478 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
186 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 42%
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 | 172 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 157 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 149 | 31% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Wilson Middle→Lincoln High
Based on grade levels within Manitowoc School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
47.5%
WI avg 53.1% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
48.1%
WI avg 54.8% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.5% | 48.1% |
| 2023-24 | 45.5% | 42.1% |
% 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
48.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 (48.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Middle this school | 478 | 38.9% | 48.4% |
| Central Middle Hartford | 419 | 39.4% | 47.5% |
| Clarke Middle Two Rivers | 397 | 45.3% | 42.2% |
| Wayne Bartels Middle Portage | 422 | 40.0% | 49.3% |
| Parkview Middle Green Bay | 747 | 37.5% | 55.0% |
| Monroe Middle Monroe | 483 | 41.4% | 57.9% |
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 Manitowoc County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #239 of 323 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #242 of 327 ▲ 29 | #4 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #231 of 327 ▲ 11 | #4 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 478 | #130 of 389 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #64 of 265 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.7% | #93 of 265 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.9% | #145 of 323 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.0% | #96 of 176 | 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
478
-26 (-5%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 544
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 478 | 40.8 | 11.7:1 | 39% (186) |
| 2023-24 | 471 | 34.8 | 13.5:1 | 45% (212) |
| 2022-23 | 464 | 39 | 11.9:1 | 38% (177) |
| 2020-21 | 504 | 41 | 12.3:1 | 38% (192) |
| 2017-18 | 537 | 34.3 | 15.7:1 | 31% (169) |
| 2015-16 | 530 | 34 | 15.6:1 | 31% (165) |
| 2010-11 | 588 | 38 | 15.5:1 | 25% (147) |
| 2000-01 | 661 | 42 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 544 | 31 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wilson Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (537 to 478); teachers up 19% (34.3 to 40.8).
About Wilson Middle
Manitowoc, Wisconsin, is home to Wilson Middle, a mid-sized middle school. It reported 478 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. Middle schools in Wisconsin average about 381 students, which makes this school 25% above average.
Wilson Middle reports to Manitowoc School District, which has 11 schools and 4,452 students.
About 71% of the student body at Wilson Middle is White. Enrollment also includes 15% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 2% Black. Among people living in Manitowoc County, the White share is about 88%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 47%.
On staff are 40.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.7:1. Middle schools in Wisconsin have an average ratio of 12.8:1. About 39% of students at Wilson Middle are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Manitowoc County average a similar 40%.
Test results at Wilson Middle are 5.4 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (48.4% actual, 53.8% predicted).
Looking at the county, Manitowoc County, the median household earns about $69,148 a year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Wilson Middle, Manitowoc County has 30 public schools.
About 0.5 miles separate Wilson Middle from the closest public school, Jackson Elementary. The five-mile area around Wilson Middle holds at least 8 other public schools. Wilson Middle's average proficiency of 48.4% compares with 40.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The federal government classifies Wilson Middle's location as Town: Distant.
In 2020-21, Wilson Middle enrolled 504 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 478.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Wilson Middle. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Manitowoc County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
81,406
Census ACS
Median income
$69,148
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
10,090 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Manitowoc School District
- Lincoln HighHigh · 1,385 students
- Washington MiddleMiddle · 566 students
- Franklin ElementaryElementary · 356 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 344 students
- Jackson ElementaryElementary · 336 students
- Riverview ElementaryElementary · 257 students
Other schools in Manitowoc
- Lincoln HighHigh · 1,385 students
- Washington MiddleMiddle · 566 students
- Franklin ElementaryElementary · 356 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 344 students
- Jackson ElementaryElementary · 336 students
- Riverview ElementaryElementary · 257 students
Other Wilson Middle schools
15 other US public schools in 11 states are named Wilson Middle. Wilson Middle is the 12th largest of the 16.
- Wilson MiddleAppleton, WI · 587 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
- Jackson Elementary0.5 mi · 336
- Madison Elementary0.7 mi · 202
- McKinley Academy1.5 mi · 59
- Franklin Elementary1.9 mi · 356
- Jefferson Elementary2.0 mi · 344
- Lincoln High2.1 mi · 1,385
Frequently asked questions
About Wilson MiddleHow many students attend Wilson Middle?
Wilson Middle enrolls approximately 478 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Wilson Middle serve?
Wilson Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wilson Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wilson Middle is approximately 11.7:1 (41 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Wilson Middle?
Wilson Middle reports a student body of 71% White, 15% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Wilson Middle public or private?
Wilson Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Manitowoc School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.