Wilson Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Yakima, Washington
Wilson Middle School in Yakima, Washington enrolled 840 students in 2024-25 with 43.0 full-time teachers, 19.5 students per teacher against the Washington middle-school median of 19.1. 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, 40% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Washington: 53.4% and 41.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
856 students in 2022-23, 837 students in 2023-24, 840 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 43.2 to 43.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 856 | 43.2 | 19.8 |
| 2023-24 | 837 | 44.3 | 18.9 |
| 2024-25 | 840 | 43.0 | 19.5 |
19.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 56 of every 100 Washington middle schools
Among the 376 Washington middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.1; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
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 298 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Wilson Middle School enrolled 893 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 106 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 298 of the 893 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions106
- Chronically absent39.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
73.7% of students were Hispanic, 20.2% White, 3.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic73.7%
- White20.2%
- Two or more races3.1%
- Black1.3%
- American Indian1.0%
- Asian0.7%
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 Wilson Middle School scored proficient or above: 40% in reading in 2021-22 and 20% in math in 2022-23, against 53.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.1% in math in 2022-23 across Washington. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Washington, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Washington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 40% | 34% | 53.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 20% | 19% (2021-22) | 41.1% |
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 Yakima
6 public middle schools in Yakima report 2024-25 enrollment; Wilson Middle School is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Valley Mid-Level Campus | 1,167 | 18.7 | 41.0% |
| Franklin Middle School | 848 | 20.2 | 74.9% |
| Wilson Middle School | 840 | 19.5 | 63.6% |
| Lewis & Clark Middle School | 815 | 18.6 | 80.7% |
| Washington Middle School | 748 | 18.7 | 89.0% |
| West Valley Virtual Academy 7-8 | 21 | not reported | 47.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Wilson Middle School
- Franklin Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.6 miles away: 848 students, 20.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
- West Valley Mid-Level CampusThe next nearest public middle school, 2.1 miles away: 1,167 students, 18.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
- Compare Wilson Middle School with Franklin Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Yakima School District 7 spends per student$18,941 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,941
- The largest public schools in WashingtonWilson Middle School is the number 54 by size of 380 Washington middle schools open in 2024-25.#54 of 380
- Washington schools by students per teacher19.5 students per teacher here against the Washington median of 19.1 for middle schools.19.5:1
- 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 Wilson Middle School
How many students attend Wilson Middle School?
840 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 856 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Yakima, WA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Wilson Middle School?
19.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Washington median for middle schools is 19.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Wilson Middle School a Title I school?
Wilson Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Wilson Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Wilson Middle School scored proficient or above: 40% in reading in 2021-22 and 20% in math in 2022-23, against 53.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.1% in math in 2022-23 across Washington. Washington'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.What district is Wilson Middle School in?
Yakima School District 7, NCES district ID 5310110. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 531011001710 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.