Wilson J H

Summary:

Wilson J H is a middle school located in Dayton, Texas, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,396 students. The school is part of the Dayton Independent School District, which is ranked 692 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wilson J H consistently ranks in the bottom half of Texas middle schools, with a ranking between 1,217 and 1,867 out of 2,361 schools over the past several years. The school's performance on STAAR tests is significantly below the state average across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly in mathematics. However, the school's performance on the STAAR Algebra I End of Course exam is an outlier, with 73.81% of students achieving proficiency, significantly higher than the district (43.05%) and state (44.73%) averages. Wilson J H's performance varies across different student subgroups, with relatively stronger results for English Language Learners and students with disabilities compared to other subgroups.

While Wilson J H maintains relatively low dropout rates, it lags behind nearby high-performing schools in the Barbers Hill Independent School District, such as Barbers Hill Middle South, Barbers Hill Intermediate North, Barbers Hill Intermediate South, and Barbers Hill Middle North, which consistently outperform Wilson J H across academic metrics. In contrast, the performance of other nearby schools, such as Iltexas BG Ramirez Middle and Santa Fe Middle, is even lower than Wilson J H.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 309 S Hwy 146
       Dayton, TX  77535-2515


(936) 258-2309

District: Dayton Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1867th of 2,361 Texas Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,079 Help


Students who attend Wilson J H usually attend:

High:    Dayton High School

Feeder schools for Wilson J H:

Elementary:    Austin Elementary
    Kimmie M Brown Elementary
    Richter Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  17.3 Help
Number of students:  1,396

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
49.2%
White:
41.9%
African American:
5.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  73.8% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Wilson J H ranks worse than 79.1% of middle schools in Texas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 25.37. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (49.2%), White (41.9%), African American (5.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 73.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Wilson J H is 17.3. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Wilson J H is $9,079.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Wilson J H was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks Wilson J H 1867th of 2361 Texas public middle schools. (See Wilson J H in the ranking list.)

Dayton Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Dayton Independent School District (Isd) 692nd of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Wilson J H

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Rank History for all students at Wilson J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 19.26 1402nd 1573 10.9%
2005 32.10 1213th 1582 23.3%
2006 24.14 1334th 1585 15.8%
2007 21.22 1485th 1684 11.8%
2008 32.33 1390th 1718 19.1%
2009 37.44 1319th 1763 25.2%
2010 40.27 1329th 1803 26.3%
2011 38.77 1437th 1895 24.2%
2012 32.13 1457th 1951 25.3%
2013 37.57 1384th 1973 29.9%
2014 35.79 1388th 1987 30.1%
2015 38.61 1377th 2043 32.6%
2016 38.11 1351st 1987 32.0%
2017 27.67 1540th 2027 24.0%
2018 31.65 1471st 2080 29.3%
2019 26.05 1734th 2193 20.9%
2021 43.05 1217th 2252 46.0%
2022 24.62 1808th 2254 19.8%
2023 25.57 1822nd 2330 21.8%
2024 25.37 1867th 2361 20.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Wilson J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.33 517th 720 28.2%
2019 22.78 645th 753 14.3%
2021 23.31 625th 743 15.9%
2022 18.80 736th 813 9.5%
2023 21.94 714th 817 12.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Wilson J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.75 958th 1376 30.4%
2019 25.49 1242nd 1445 14.0%
2021 50.61 592nd 1592 62.8%
2022 25.13 1416th 1643 13.8%
2023 27.30 1370th 1720 20.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Wilson J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.35 1143rd 1597 28.4%
2019 33.91 1113th 1626 31.5%
2021 39.80 925th 1712 46.0%
2022 29.96 1372nd 1757 21.9%
2023 27.82 1512th 1815 16.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Wilson J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.23 1388th 2039 31.9%
2019 30.09 1624th 2073 21.7%
2021 50.56 938th 2172 56.8%
2022 25.21 1866th 2220 15.9%
2023 29.66 1724th 2251 23.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Wilson J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.77 1384th 2008 31.1%
2019 27.86 1602nd 2047 21.7%
2021 44.43 1139th 2151 47.0%
2022 26.11 1746th 2221 21.4%
2023 25.44 1803rd 2241 19.5%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Wilson J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.05 695th 1430 51.4%
2019 42.63 1025th 1446 29.1%
2021 70.16 452nd 1501 69.9%
2022 43.09 1038th 1488 30.2%
2023 48.22 975th 1481 34.2%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Wilson J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.33 1198th 2008 40.3%
2019 27.93 1691st 2058 17.8%
2021 43.66 1083rd 2118 48.9%
2022 22.27 1939th 2182 11.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Wilson J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.85 1545th 2030 23.9%
2019 25.02 1684th 2069 18.6%
2021 41.50 1208th 2168 44.3%
2022 23.58 1838th 2228 17.5%
2023 24.91 1780th 2245 20.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Wilson J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.18 966th 1167 17.2%
2019 21.72 1054th 1193 11.7%
2021 50.42 483rd 1213 60.2%
2022 32.86 874th 1251 30.1%
2023 26.64 987th 1273 22.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Wilson J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.79 1243rd 1895 34.4%
2019 27.41 1554th 1935 19.7%
2021 46.48 1013th 2043 50.4%
2022 26.85 1677th 2077 19.3%
2023 30.98 1569th 2116 25.9%
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Rank History for Native American students at Wilson J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.88 12th 41 70.7%
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Rank History for White students at Wilson J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.47 1458th 1673 12.9%
2019 20.23 1486th 1684 11.8%
2021 29.55 1337th 1700 21.4%
2022 15.83 1599th 1723 7.2%
2023 14.47 1614th 1749 7.7%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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by a parent
Thursday, December 1, 2016

Open Quote Worst junior high ever! They put my 6th grader in alternative school because he has ADHD and they didn't know how to handle him. I could see doing that if he was fighting,but just for fidgeting? Come on! Close Quote



Enrollment information for Wilson J H

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 431 44 5 22 0 n/a n/a 0 502
1990 458 48 3 21 1 n/a n/a 0 531
1991 455 56 1 18 1 n/a n/a 0 531
1992 498 62 3 25 3 n/a n/a 0 591
1993 535 62 3 37 2 n/a n/a 0 639
1994 524 62 3 34 0 n/a n/a 0 623
1995 528 58 0 31 0 n/a n/a 0 617
1996 528 58 0 31 0 n/a n/a 0 617
1997 564 57 0 46 0 n/a n/a 0 667
1998 589 57 0 52 0 n/a n/a 0 698
1999 587 71 1 69 1 n/a n/a 0 729
2000 896 114 5 115 3 n/a n/a 0 1133
2001 927 106 6 119 3 n/a n/a 0 1161
2002 990 124 8 167 1 n/a n/a 0 1290
2003 990 124 8 167 1 n/a n/a 0 1290
2004 964 133 5 188 1 n/a n/a 0 1291
2005 645 92 2 131 0 n/a n/a 0 870
2006 568 81 2 138 1 n/a n/a 0 790
2007 586 83 3 141 2 n/a n/a 0 815
2008 602 78 2 154 2 n/a n/a 0 838
2009 546 78 0 164 1 n/a n/a 0 789
2010 491 84 4 181 1 n/a n/a 0 761
2011 450 64 2 202 3 4 11 0 736
2012 469 62 4 226 5 3 12 0 781
2013 465 74 5 245 9 0 16 0 814
2014 445 75 3 277 9 0 9 0 818
2015 417 65 0 308 5 0 4 0 799
2016 591 91 4 482 5 2 17 0 1192
2017 578 91 8 517 12 0 17 0 1223
2018 572 83 8 515 15 0 17 0 1210
2019 603 100 6 510 25 0 16 0 1260
2020 619 101 3 527 23 2 19 0 1294
2021 622 87 6 585 20 2 16 0 1338
2022 591 84 8 662 5 0 26 0 1376
2023 585 77 9 687 3 0 35 0 1396

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 Wilson J H

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 502 n/a n/a n/a
1990 531 31.0 17.1 n/a
1991 531 30.6 17.3 n/a
1992 591 33.9 17.4 18.4
1993 639 37.0 17.3 22.7
1994 623 40.9 15.2 19.7
1995 617 39.7 15.5 20.3
1996 617 39.7 15.5 20.3
1997 667 40.9 16.3 19.2
1998 698 42.2 16.5 19.5
1999 729 40.5 18.0 29.1
2000 1133 66.0 17.2 29.7
2001 1161 75.3 15.4 32.1
2002 1290 76.9 16.8 39.8
2003 1290 76.9 16.8 39.8
2004 1291 77.8 16.6 44.2
2005 870 56.3 15.5 46.9
2006 790 54.2 14.6 44.9
2007 815 56.3 14.5 43.9
2008 838 56.7 14.8 44
2009 789 53.3 14.8 48.2
2010 761 51.0 14.9 56
2011 736 51.5 14.2 56.4
2012 781 56.6 13.7 57.9
2013 814 55.8 14.5 60.4
2014 818 52.8 15.4 60.8
2015 799 54.0 14.7 63.3
2016 1192 77.0 15.4 54.6
2017 1223 74.2 16.4 58.1
2018 1210 75.1 16.1 66.8
2019 1260 77.6 16.2 67.5
2020 1294 77.0 16.7 64.2
2021 1338 74.9 17.8 71.2
2022 1376 77.5 17.7 64.2
2023 1396 80.5 17.3 73.8

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 Wilson J H

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 502 n/a n/a n/a
1990 531 31.0 17.1 n/a
1991 531 30.6 17.3 n/a
1992 591 33.9 17.4 18.4
1993 639 37.0 17.3 22.7
1994 623 40.9 15.2 19.7
1995 617 39.7 15.5 20.3
1996 617 39.7 15.5 20.3
1997 667 40.9 16.3 19.2
1998 698 42.2 16.5 19.5
1999 729 40.5 18.0 29.1
2000 1133 66.0 17.2 29.7
2001 1161 75.3 15.4 32.1
2002 1290 76.9 16.8 39.8
2003 1290 76.9 16.8 39.8
2004 1291 77.8 16.6 44.2
2005 870 56.3 15.5 46.9
2006 790 54.2 14.6 44.9
2007 815 56.3 14.5 43.9
2008 838 56.7 14.8 44
2009 789 53.3 14.8 48.2
2010 761 51.0 14.9 56
2011 736 51.5 14.2 56.4
2012 781 56.6 13.7 57.9
2013 814 55.8 14.5 60.4
2014 818 52.8 15.4 60.8
2015 799 54.0 14.7 63.3
2016 1192 77.0 15.4 54.6
2017 1223 74.2 16.4 58.1
2018 1210 75.1 16.1 66.8
2019 1260 77.6 16.2 67.5
2020 1294 77.0 16.7 64.2
2021 1338 74.9 17.8 71.2
2022 1376 77.5 17.7 64.2
2023 1396 80.5 17.3 73.8

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 Wilson J H

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $910 (10.6%) $7,679 (89.4%) $8,589
2020 $946 (10.8%) $7,806 (89.2%) $8,752
2021 $865 (9.5%) $8,214 (90.5%) $9,079

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Wilson J H

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1734th of 2193 Middle schoolsRanks 1822nd of 2330 Middle schools
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Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Reading (Wilson J H)2138
 17%
   6th Grade Reading (Dayton Independent School District (Isd))2138
 17%
   6th Grade Reading (Texas)3550
 15%
6th Grade Mathematics (Wilson J H)3228
 4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Dayton Independent School District (Isd))3228
 4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4537
 8%
7th Grade Reading (Wilson J H)3032
 2%
   7th Grade Reading (Dayton Independent School District (Isd))3032
 2%
   7th Grade Reading (Texas)4752
 5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Wilson J H)3326
 7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Dayton Independent School District (Isd))3326
 7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4135
 6%
8th Grade Reading (Wilson J H)3935
 4%
   8th Grade Reading (Dayton Independent School District (Isd))3935
 4%
   8th Grade Reading (Texas)5356
 3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Wilson J H)4020
 20%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Dayton Independent School District (Isd))4020
 20%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5544
 11%
8th Grade Science (Wilson J H)2731
 4%
   8th Grade Science (Dayton Independent School District (Isd))2731
 4%
   8th Grade Science (Texas)4945
 4%
8th Grade Social Studies (Wilson J H)2019
 1%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Dayton Independent School District (Isd))2019
 1%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Texas)3531
 4%
End of Course Algebra I (Wilson J H)7968
 11%
   End of Course Algebra I (Dayton Independent School District (Isd))5847
 11%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students12601396
 10.8%
African American10077
 23%
American Indian253
 88%
Asian69
 50%
Hispanic510687
 34.7%
Pacific Islander00
White603585
 3%
Two or More Races1635
 118.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients67.5%73.8%
 6.2%


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Wilson J H ranks in the bottom 20.9% of Texas middle schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,396 students attended Wilson J H.

Students at Wilson J H are 49% Hispanic, 42% White, 6% African American, 3% Two or more races.

Students who attend Wilson J H usually go on to attend Dayton High School


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