David T. Wilson Elementary

Public middle school, grades 4 to 6 · Brandenburg, Kentucky

David T. Wilson Elementary in Brandenburg, Kentucky enrolled 529 students in 2024-25 with 28.4 full-time teachers, 18.6 students per teacher against the Kentucky middle-school median of 15.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 59% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 56% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Kentucky: 44.7% and 38.4%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%

502 students in 2022-23, 518 students in 2023-24, 529 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 27.7 to 28.4.

Students enrolled at David T. Wilson Elementary by school year2022-23: 502, 2023-24: 518, 2024-25: 52902004006002022-235022023-245182024-25529
Students enrolled at David T. Wilson Elementary by school year2022-23: 502, 2023-24: 518, 2024-25: 52902004006002022-235022023-245182024-25529
Students enrolled at David T. Wilson Elementary by school year2022-23: 502, 2023-24: 518, 2024-25: 52902004006002022-235022023-245182024-25529
Students enrolled at David T. Wilson Elementary by school year2022-23: 502, 2023-24: 518, 2024-25: 52902004006002022-235022023-245182024-25529
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2350227.718.1
2023-2451829.317.7
2024-2552928.418.6

18.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 90 of every 100 Kentucky middle schools

Among the 217 Kentucky middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.9; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Kentucky middle schools, 2024-25217 values from 5.0 to 21.7; This school 18.6; state median 15.9.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.6state median 15.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kentucky middle schools, 2024-25217 values from 5.0 to 21.7; This school 18.6; state median 15.9.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.6state median 15.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kentucky middle schools, 2024-25217 values from 5.0 to 21.7; This school 18.6; state median 15.9.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.6state median 15.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kentucky middle schools, 2024-25217 values from 5.0 to 21.7; This school 18.6; state median 15.9.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.6state median 15.9U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 493 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection David T. Wilson Elementary enrolled 493 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 18 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 493 of the 493 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions18
  • Chronically absent15.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

85.4% of students were White, 7.0% of two or more races, 5.5% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White85.4%
  2. Two or more races7.0%
  3. Hispanic5.5%
  4. Asian0.8%
  5. Black0.6%
  6. American Indian0.4%
  7. Pacific Islander0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at David T. Wilson Elementary scored proficient or above: 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 56% in math in 2022-23, against 44.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.4% in math in 2022-23 across Kentucky. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Kentucky, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtKentucky
Reading and language arts, 2021-2259%51%44.7%
Math, 2022-2356%46% (2021-22)38.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Brandenburg

2 public middle schools in Brandenburg report 2024-25 enrollment; David T. Wilson Elementary is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Stuart Pepper Middle School70219.537.3%
David T. Wilson Elementary52918.639.3%

All public schools in Brandenburg →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about David T. Wilson Elementary

  1. Stuart Pepper Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 0.2 miles away: 702 students, 19.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
  2. Flaherty Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 10 miles away: 299 students, 16.6 per teacher (2024-25).10 mi
  3. Compare David T. Wilson Elementary with Stuart Pepper Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Meade County Schools spends per student$11,339 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,339
  5. The largest public schools in KentuckyDavid T. Wilson Elementary is the number 120 by size of 217 Kentucky middle schools open in 2024-25.#120 of 217
  6. Kentucky schools by students per teacher18.6 students per teacher here against the Kentucky median of 15.9 for middle schools.18.6:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about David T. Wilson Elementary

  1. How many students attend David T. Wilson Elementary?
    529 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 502 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Brandenburg, KY.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at David T. Wilson Elementary?
    18.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Kentucky median for middle schools is 15.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is David T. Wilson Elementary a Title I school?
    David T. Wilson Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at David T. Wilson Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at David T. Wilson Elementary scored proficient or above: 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 56% in math in 2022-23, against 44.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.4% in math in 2022-23 across Kentucky. Kentucky's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is David T. Wilson Elementary in?
    Meade County Schools, NCES district ID 2104050. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 210405001644 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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