Wilson Middle

Summary:

Wilson Middle is a public middle school located in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 464 students. It is part of the Manitowoc School District, which is ranked 391 out of 428 districts in Wisconsin and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wilson Middle consistently performs better than the Manitowoc School District average in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics on the Forward Exam, with higher percentages of students scoring proficient or better. For example, in 2023-2024, 46.5% of 6th graders at Wilson Middle were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 37.8% for the district. In Mathematics, 42.04% of 6th graders at Wilson Middle were proficient or better, compared to 40.73% for the district. Wilson Middle's performance in Social Studies and Science is also stronger than the district average. The school performs particularly well for its African American student population, ranking 40th out of 130 Wisconsin middle schools in 2022-2023 and 19th out of 123 in 2017-2018, both with a 3-4 star rating. However, the school struggles with its Hispanic and White student populations, ranking in the bottom quartile of Wisconsin middle schools in recent years.

When compared to nearby schools, Wilson Middle performs better academically than its closest in-district counterpart, Washington Middle, across most subject areas and grade levels. However, when compared to the higher-performing Denmark Middle School (part of the Denmark School District), Wilson Middle lags significantly in academic achievement, with Denmark Middle outperforming Wilson Middle by 20-30 percentage points in proficiency rates. This difference may be attributed to the fact that Wilson Middle has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 34.58% to 38.15% in recent years, compared to Denmark Middle School's much lower rate of 20.92%.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 1201 N 11th St
       Manitowoc, WI  54220-2899


(920) 663-9580

District: Manitowoc School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
418th of 641 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,018 Help


Students who attend Wilson Middle usually attend:

High:    Lincoln High

Feeder schools for Wilson Middle:

Elementary:    Jackson Elementary
    Riverview Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  11.9 Help
Number of students:  464

Racial breakdown:

White:
70.7%
Hispanic:
15.1%
Two or more races:
6.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  38.1% Help


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Compare Details Wilson Middle ranks worse than 65.2% of middle schools in Wisconsin. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 41.46. (See more...)
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Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (70.7%), Hispanic (15.1%), two or more races (6.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 38.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Wilson Middle is 11.9. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Wilson Middle is $13,018.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Wilson Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Wilson Middle 418th of 641 Wisconsin public middle schools. (See Wilson Middle in the ranking list.)

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Manitowoc School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Manitowoc School District 391st of 428 Wisconsin school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Wilson Middle

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Rank History for all students at Wilson Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 70.46 88th 324 72.8%
2005 60.20 176th 332 47.0%
2006 69.20 119th 382 68.8%
2007 72.21 93rd 366 74.6%
2008 68.48 150th 519 71.1%
2009 59.51 259th 521 50.3%
2010 56.22 289th 539 46.4%
2011 58.32 281st 549 48.8%
2012 60.43 264th 559 52.8%
2013 53.82 303rd 569 46.7%
2014 60.67 239th 585 59.1%
2015 67.94 163rd 612 73.4%
2016 59.38 241st 609 60.4%
2017 46.34 342nd 612 44.1%
2018 54.44 283rd 579 51.1%
2019 52.94 301st 594 49.3%
2021 45.68 354th 613 42.3%
2022 51.41 314th 617 49.1%
2023 41.19 400th 640 37.5%
2024 41.46 418th 641 34.8%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Wilson Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.16 55th 96 42.7%
2021 46.81 67th 129 48.1%
2022 42.01 75th 126 40.5%
2023 41.88 79th 132 40.2%
2024 42.05 80th 131 38.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Wilson Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 39.33 96th 153 37.3%
2021 44.42 65th 138 52.9%
2022 59.66 35th 158 77.8%
2023 32.51 129th 170 24.1%
2024 23.88 160th 173 7.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Wilson Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.80 321st 417 23.0%
2019 41.53 234th 414 43.5%
2021 36.08 298th 437 31.8%
2022 40.78 238th 421 43.5%
2023 53.91 157th 439 64.2%
2024 43.42 219th 425 48.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Wilson Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.16 371st 489 24.1%
2019 34.05 363rd 487 25.5%
2021 25.26 419th 499 16.0%
2022 30.58 392nd 522 24.9%
2023 28.03 405th 525 22.9%
2024 26.80 417th 520 19.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Wilson Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.46 264th 551 52.1%
2019 59.02 238th 557 57.3%
2021 48.05 315th 574 45.1%
2022 54.28 270th 576 53.1%
2023 44.17 340th 579 41.3%
2024 42.05 371st 580 36.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Wilson Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.72 270th 551 51.0%
2019 46.25 329th 557 40.9%
2021 44.98 330th 572 42.3%
2022 49.76 294th 577 49.0%
2023 39.50 375th 591 36.5%
2024 43.08 377th 585 35.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Wilson Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.50 19th 123 84.6%
2023 53.02 40th 130 69.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Wilson Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.77 106th 204 48.0%
2019 34.26 146th 209 30.1%
2021 29.85 175th 225 22.2%
2022 31.27 158th 221 28.5%
2023 38.78 126th 229 45.0%
2024 21.29 208th 239 13.0%
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Rank History for White students at Wilson Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.75 199th 375 46.9%
2019 49.11 203rd 382 46.9%
2021 41.32 240th 393 38.9%
2022 48.77 207th 397 47.9%
2023 29.59 309th 412 25.0%
2024 30.01 307th 407 24.6%
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Data source: test scores: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Data source: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Wilson Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 487 1 12 6 1 n/a n/a 0 507
1990 511 0 9 2 1 n/a n/a 0 523
1991 525 1 14 4 0 n/a n/a 0 544
1992 525 1 10 0 1 n/a n/a 0 537
1993 562 3 9 2 3 n/a n/a 0 579
1994 582 5 12 2 5 n/a n/a 0 606
1995 613 1 27 6 7 n/a n/a 0 654
1996 613 1 27 6 7 n/a n/a 0 654
1997 595 2 29 7 7 n/a n/a 0 640
1998 644 5 42 8 12 n/a n/a 0 711
1999 646 5 42 12 9 n/a n/a 0 714
2000 656 3 35 14 6 n/a n/a 0 714
2001 612 2 27 12 8 n/a n/a 0 661
2002 582 1 39 12 8 n/a n/a 0 642
2003 582 1 39 12 8 n/a n/a 0 642
2004 606 7 31 13 8 n/a n/a 0 665
2005 595 6 30 10 6 n/a n/a 0 647
2006 597 8 32 13 2 n/a n/a 0 652
2007 579 8 35 13 2 n/a n/a 0 637
2008 565 12 32 17 4 n/a n/a 0 630
2009 528 17 32 16 4 n/a n/a 0 597
2010 523 11 30 18 3 n/a n/a 0 585
2011 522 5 25 23 8 0 5 0 588
2012 497 8 23 28 7 0 6 0 569
2013 492 9 19 32 5 0 13 0 570
2014 440 12 22 35 4 0 9 0 522
2015 450 8 18 39 5 0 17 0 537
2016 441 6 13 44 6 0 20 0 530
2017 459 7 12 37 7 0 22 0 544
2018 433 15 12 49 4 0 24 0 537
2019 406 18 12 58 3 0 23 0 520
2020 411 15 19 65 2 0 24 0 536
2021 390 19 12 56 3 0 24 0 504
2022 377 19 18 64 2 0 29 0 509
2023 328 16 17 70 2 0 31 0 464

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 Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 507 27.0 18.7 0
1990 523 30.8 16.9 0
1991 544 31.5 17.2 0
1992 537 31.2 17.2 n/a
1993 579 37.1 15.6 0
1994 606 34.8 17.4 0
1995 654 38.4 17.0 n/a
1996 654 38.4 17.0 n/a
1997 640 38.9 16.5 0
1998 711 39.6 18.0 n/a
1999 714 44.0 16.2 n/a
2000 714 42.4 16.8 n/a
2001 661 42.5 15.6 n/a
2002 642 40.8 15.7 n/a
2003 642 40.8 15.7 n/a
2004 665 43.2 15.4 0
2005 647 49.3 13.1 n/a
2006 652 47.6 13.7 n/a
2007 637 45.7 13.9 19.8
2008 630 43.1 14.6 17.5
2009 597 41.7 14.3 18.1
2010 585 38.9 15.0 19
2011 588 38.0 15.4 25
2012 569 37.6 15.1 33
2013 570 35.3 16.1 33
2014 522 33.2 15.7 33.9
2015 537 n/a n/a 33.9
2016 530 34.0 15.5 31.1
2017 544 33.5 16.1 28.5
2018 537 34.2 15.6 31.5
2019 520 34.0 15.2 32.5
2020 536 35.7 14.9 32.3
2021 504 41.3 12.1 38.1
2022 509 42.1 12.0 34.6
2023 464 38.9 11.9 38.1

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 Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 507 27.0 18.7 0
1990 523 30.8 16.9 0
1991 544 31.5 17.2 0
1992 537 31.2 17.2 n/a
1993 579 37.1 15.6 0
1994 606 34.8 17.4 0
1995 654 38.4 17.0 n/a
1996 654 38.4 17.0 n/a
1997 640 38.9 16.5 0
1998 711 39.6 18.0 n/a
1999 714 44.0 16.2 n/a
2000 714 42.4 16.8 n/a
2001 661 42.5 15.6 n/a
2002 642 40.8 15.7 n/a
2003 642 40.8 15.7 n/a
2004 665 43.2 15.4 0
2005 647 49.3 13.1 n/a
2006 652 47.6 13.7 n/a
2007 637 45.7 13.9 19.8
2008 630 43.1 14.6 17.5
2009 597 41.7 14.3 18.1
2010 585 38.9 15.0 19
2011 588 38.0 15.4 25
2012 569 37.6 15.1 33
2013 570 35.3 16.1 33
2014 522 33.2 15.7 33.9
2015 537 n/a n/a 33.9
2016 530 34.0 15.5 31.1
2017 544 33.5 16.1 28.5
2018 537 34.2 15.6 31.5
2019 520 34.0 15.2 32.5
2020 536 35.7 14.9 32.3
2021 504 41.3 12.1 38.1
2022 509 42.1 12.0 34.6
2023 464 38.9 11.9 38.1

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 Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $179 (1.5%) $11,784 (98.5%) $11,964
2020 $230 (2.0%) $11,388 (98.0%) $11,617
2021 $660 (5.1%) $12,358 (94.9%) $13,018

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Wilson Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 301st of 594 Middle schoolsRanks 400th of 640 Middle schools
 11.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts (Wilson Middle)47.531.3
 16.2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Manitowoc School District)38.125.4
 12.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)45.541.1
 4.4%
7th Grade Mathematics (Wilson Middle)43.126.5
 16.6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Manitowoc School District)34.718.2
 16.5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)39.735.7
 4%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Wilson Middle)39.240.8
 1.5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Manitowoc School District)32.929.9
 3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)37.337.8
 0.5%
8th Grade Mathematics (Wilson Middle)23.623
 0.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Manitowoc School District)23.517.6
 5.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)36.531.8
 4.7%
8th Grade Social Studies (Wilson Middle)55.459.2
 3.8%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Manitowoc School District)52.149.7
 2.4%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin)52.159.2
 7.1%
8th Grade Science (Wilson Middle)56.340.8
 15.5%
   8th Grade Science (Manitowoc School District)51.838.4
 13.5%
   8th Grade Science (Wisconsin)54.649.4
 5.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students520464
 10.8%
African American1816
 11.1%
American Indian32
 33.3%
Asian1217
 41.7%
Hispanic5870
 20.7%
Pacific Islander00
White406328
 19.2%
Two or More Races2331
 34.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients32.5%38.1%
 5.6%


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Wilson Middle ranks 418th of 641 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 464 students attended Wilson Middle.

Students at Wilson Middle are 71% White, 15% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 3% African American.

Students who attend Wilson Middle usually go on to attend Lincoln High


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