General Johnnie Wilson Middle School

Summary:

General Johnnie Wilson Middle School is a public middle school in Lorain, Ohio, serving 472 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Lorain City School District, which is ranked 738 out of 839 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 64.3% to 68.8% over the past few years, which is much higher than the state average and nearby schools like Southview Middle School (63.6%) and Longfellow Middle School (59.0%). Academically, the school's proficiency rates on Ohio State Tests are consistently low across all subject areas and grade levels, with mathematics proficiency ranging from 3.2% to 13.1%, compared to the state averages of 46.3% to 50.1%, and English Language Arts proficiency ranging from 20.8% to 28.4%, compared to the state averages of 49.4% to 61.7%.

When compared to other middle schools in the surrounding area, such as Northwood Middle School and Amherst Junior High School, General Johnnie Wilson Middle School consistently performs worse on academic measures. Additionally, the school's per-student spending of $7,581 in the 2018-2019 school year was lower than some nearby schools, which may be a contributing factor to its academic struggles. Addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism, improving instructional practices, and ensuring equitable funding could be crucial steps in improving the school's overall performance and outcomes for its students.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 2700 Washington Ave
       Lorain, OH  44052-4648


(440) 246-1020

District: Lorain City

SchoolDigger Rank:
911th of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools


Students who attend General Johnnie Wilson Middle School usually attend:

High:    Lorain High School
    New Beginnings

Feeder schools for General Johnnie Wilson Middle School:

Elementary:    Admiral King Elementary School
    Frank Jacinto Elementary
    Garfield Elementary School
    Hawthorne Elementary School
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Student/teacher ratio:  17.4 Help
Number of students:  472

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
40.3%
African American:
35.0%
White:
16.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  100% Help


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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
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General Johnnie Wilson Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks General Johnnie Wilson Middle School 911th of 1046 Ohio public middle schools. (See General Johnnie Wilson Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Lorain City:

SchoolDigger ranks Lorain City 738th of 839 Ohio school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for General Johnnie Wilson Middle School

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Rank History for all students at General Johnnie Wilson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 14.67 735th 837 12.2%
2008 17.73 725th 835 13.2%
2009 20.90 715th 858 16.7%
2010 13.55 797th 895 10.9%
2011 13.07 814th 925 12.0%
2012 10.31 884th 989 10.6%
2013 10.89 898th 1001 10.3%
2014 12.11 876th 1008 13.1%
2015 17.11 856th 1035 17.3%
2016 20.56 815th 1050 22.4%
2017 14.75 841st 1038 19.0%
2018 14.73 834th 1010 17.4%
2019 10.79 915th 1050 12.9%
2021 16.36 815th 1037 21.4%
2022 12.92 853rd 1017 16.1%
2023 9.98 921st 1048 12.1%
2024 11.33 911th 1046 12.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at General Johnnie Wilson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.98 182nd 205 11.2%
2019 10.89 198th 206 3.9%
2022 7.91 230th 239 3.8%
2024 12.04 240th 254 5.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at General Johnnie Wilson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.09 76th 107 29.0%
2019 18.55 112th 127 11.8%
2021 13.55 124th 134 7.5%
2022 12.49 106th 110 3.6%
2023 19.35 97th 113 14.2%
2024 12.12 120th 123 2.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at General Johnnie Wilson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 17.59 550th 590 6.8%
2024 22.59 491st 563 12.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at General Johnnie Wilson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.35 778th 924 15.8%
2019 12.63 840th 945 11.1%
2021 18.46 734th 923 20.5%
2022 14.54 809th 947 14.6%
2023 10.52 865th 974 11.2%
2024 12.86 857th 989 13.3%
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Rank History for Female students at General Johnnie Wilson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.58 758th 897 15.5%
2019 10.02 817th 917 10.9%
2021 12.00 767th 910 15.7%
2022 7.90 839th 925 9.3%
2023 6.28 870th 943 7.7%
2024 10.99 820th 942 13.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at General Johnnie Wilson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.63 612th 643 4.8%
2019 14.14 625th 658 5.0%
2021 13.59 575th 576 0.2%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at General Johnnie Wilson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 9.04 265th 274 3.3%
2022 32.11 210th 241 12.9%
2023 23.23 155th 173 10.4%
2024 24.19 174th 196 11.2%
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Rank History for Male students at General Johnnie Wilson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 8.87 828th 916 9.6%
2019 6.61 869th 933 6.9%
2021 10.74 797th 924 13.7%
2022 10.34 824th 946 12.9%
2023 13.54 806th 963 16.3%
2024 9.22 853rd 958 11.0%
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Rank History for African American students at General Johnnie Wilson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.10 291st 384 24.2%
2019 15.35 365th 405 9.9%
2021 23.05 310th 385 19.5%
2022 17.94 360th 413 12.8%
2023 15.94 390th 436 10.6%
2024 20.60 345th 429 19.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at General Johnnie Wilson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.49 165th 192 14.1%
2019 13.57 199th 222 10.4%
2021 17.21 199th 228 12.7%
2022 12.67 226th 247 8.5%
2023 12.01 227th 249 8.8%
2024 13.75 206th 239 13.8%
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Rank History for White students at General Johnnie Wilson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.20 715th 781 8.5%
2019 12.09 720th 796 9.5%
2021 17.56 675th 781 13.6%
2022 16.82 707th 809 12.6%
2023 5.71 758th 805 5.8%
2024 7.37 745th 795 6.3%
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Data source: test scores: Ohio Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for General Johnnie Wilson Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2006 166 215 1 130 3 n/a n/a 49 564
2007 158 243 0 127 2 n/a n/a 73 603
2008 145 247 0 131 2 n/a n/a 69 594
2009 133 226 2 113 2 n/a n/a 49 525
2010 115 217 2 138 0 n/a n/a 47 519
2011 93 208 3 148 0 0 60 0 512
2012 89 183 1 141 2 0 57 0 473
2013 108 144 0 158 0 0 50 0 460
2014 104 139 1 145 0 0 49 0 438
2015 95 160 2 153 0 0 49 0 459
2016 80 169 1 153 1 0 53 0 457
2017 88 162 1 179 1 0 58 0 489
2018 76 146 2 208 0 0 47 0 479
2019 75 116 1 222 0 0 35 0 449
2020 77 126 1 211 0 0 27 0 442
2021 73 118 1 192 0 0 35 0 419
2022 82 137 2 194 1 0 37 0 453
2023 80 165 0 190 1 0 36 0 472

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at General Johnnie Wilson Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2006 564 33.4 16.9 90.9
2007 603 38.7 15.6 91.3
2008 594 31.0 19.2 n/a
2009 525 34.0 15.4 95.6
2010 519 35.9 14.4 93.6
2011 512 37.0 13.8 88.5
2012 473 33.0 14.3 90.9
2013 460 28.5 16.1 88.9
2014 438 30.0 14.6 99.3
2015 459 n/a n/a 100
2016 457 32.0 14.2 100
2017 489 34.0 14.3 n/a
2018 479 32.5 14.7 n/a
2019 449 29.2 15.3 n/a
2020 442 32.0 13.8 n/a
2021 419 27.0 15.5 n/a
2022 453 26.0 17.4 n/a
2023 472 27.0 17.4 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio General Johnnie Wilson Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2006 564 33.4 16.9 90.9
2007 603 38.7 15.6 91.3
2008 594 31.0 19.2 n/a
2009 525 34.0 15.4 95.6
2010 519 35.9 14.4 93.6
2011 512 37.0 13.8 88.5
2012 473 33.0 14.3 90.9
2013 460 28.5 16.1 88.9
2014 438 30.0 14.6 99.3
2015 459 n/a n/a 100
2016 457 32.0 14.2 100
2017 489 34.0 14.3 n/a
2018 479 32.5 14.7 n/a
2019 449 29.2 15.3 n/a
2020 442 32.0 13.8 n/a
2021 419 27.0 15.5 n/a
2022 453 26.0 17.4 n/a
2023 472 27.0 17.4 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for General Johnnie Wilson Middle School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $7,581
2022 $11,598
2023 $12,757

Data source: Ohio Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on General Johnnie Wilson Middle School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 915th of 1050 Middle schoolsRanks 921st of 1048 Middle schools
 0.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (General Johnnie Wilson Middle School)20.77.6
 13.1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Lorain City)25.411.9
 13.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)60.150
 10.1%
6th Grade English Language Arts (General Johnnie Wilson Middle School)20.713.6
 7.1%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Lorain City)21.117.2
 3.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)56.155
 1.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (General Johnnie Wilson Middle School)21.49.2
 12.2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Lorain City)20.69.8
 10.8%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)57.547.6
 9.9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (General Johnnie Wilson Middle School)38.929.9
 9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Lorain City)39.927.5
 12.4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)67.764.8
 2.9%
8th Grade Science (General Johnnie Wilson Middle School)36.528.8
 7.7%
   8th Grade Science (Lorain City)43.833.8
 10%
   8th Grade Science (Ohio)68.264
 4.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (General Johnnie Wilson Middle School)19.17
 12.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Lorain City)37.513.6
 23.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)57.346.4
 10.9%
8th Grade English Language Arts (General Johnnie Wilson Middle School)22.531.2
 8.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Lorain City)30.830.8
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)58.357.5
 0.8%
End of Course Algebra I (General Johnnie Wilson Middle School)93.385
 8.3%
   End of Course Algebra I (Lorain City)34.121.2
 12.9%
   End of Course Algebra I (Ohio)61.153
 8.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students449472
 5.1%
African American116165
 42.2%
American Indian01
Asian10
 100%
Hispanic222190
 14.4%
Pacific Islander00
White7580
 6.7%
Two or More Races3536
 2.9%


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Students who attend General Johnnie Wilson Middle School usually go on to attend Lorain High School

Students at General Johnnie Wilson Middle School are 40% Hispanic, 35% African American, 17% White, 8% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 472 students attended General Johnnie Wilson Middle School.

General Johnnie Wilson Middle School ranks in the bottom 12.9% of Ohio middle schools.


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