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Woodrow Wilson Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

733^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 16% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Woodrow Wilson Middle School is a public middle school in Erie, Pennsylvania, serving 739 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Erie City School District, which is ranked 545 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Woodrow Wilson Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom third of Pennsylvania middle schools over the past 10 years, also receiving a 1-star rating.

Woodrow Wilson Middle School significantly underperforms compared to state and district averages on PSSA tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 9.3% of students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 12.8% for the Erie City School District and 41.7% for the state of Pennsylvania. Similarly, only 22.3% of students were proficient or better in PSSA English Language Arts, compared to 16.6% for the district and 48.5% for the state. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania middle schools for Asian, Hispanic, and White student performance in both Math and English Language Arts.

Woodrow Wilson Middle School faces additional challenges, including relatively high dropout rates ranging from 0.2% to 4.8% in recent years, which are higher than the state average. The school also has a very high percentage of students (100%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. When comparing Woodrow Wilson Middle School to other nearby middle schools in the Erie area, such as Strong Vincent Middle School and East Middle School, it becomes clear that Woodrow Wilson Middle School is an outlier in terms of academic performance.

769

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$3,591

Per pupil spending ?

96.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

718 E 28th St
Erie, PA 16504-1207

(814) 874-6600

District: Erie City School District

Feeder schools for Woodrow Wilson Middle School:

Elementary:	Edison Elementary School
	Jefferson Elementary School
	Lincoln Elementary School
	McKinley Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.7%

African American:

34.9%

Two or more races:

14.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 21st percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (16% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg15%

Pennsylvania avg45%

733^rd of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the Erie City School District

545^th of 606Erie City School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	733 of 873	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	733 of 891	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	711 of 893	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	687 of 883	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	694 of 797	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	655 of 891	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	620 of 861	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.5	659 of 877	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.7	689 of 870	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.7	663 of 835	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	10.1	641 of 728	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	9.5	666 of 758	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.2	713 of 834	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.0	735 of 825	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.8	716 of 805	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.8	598 of 770	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.3	543 of 753	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	47.1	488 of 749	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	30.8	578 of 736	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	33.0	536 of 687	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.5	572 of 663	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	15.7	554 of 643	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	336 of 393	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	332 of 408	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	305 of 421	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	1.3	136 of 138	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.0	142 of 145	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.5	142 of 144	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	481 of 643	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	609 of 672	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	617 of 660	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	144 of 145	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	147 of 150	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	43.8	67 of 143	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	713 of 835	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	732 of 860	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	317 of 348	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	308 of 362	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	255 of 362	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	731 of 843	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	753 of 877	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	713 of 874	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	708 of 839	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	710 of 870	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	159 of 174	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	180 of 199	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	165 of 187	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	618 of 649	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	623 of 673	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	639 of 681	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2025)25th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile~ school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

African American (2025)15th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)9th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2025)1st percentile-15 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)1st percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts22%-26 vs state

Math9%-32 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, March 21, 2017

On par with the rest of erie schools. Overpaid administration and staff. Erie school district needs to be investigated for corruption. Let all schools die except one..... (academy) Close Quote

Schools Near Woodrow Wilson Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)					PSSA English Language Arts (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Woodrow Wilson Middle School	Public	6-8	718 E 28th St	Erie	16504	Erie County	Erie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 874-6600	769	60	12.8	96.1%	282 (36.7%)	268 (34.9%)	54 (7.0%)	55 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	110 (14.3%)	14.4	733^rd of 873 public middle schools	16.0%		15.3	733^rd of 891 public middle schools	17.7%			8.1	6.9	13.0	9.3		19.2	20.3	27.9	22.3	$3,591	$2,658	$933
East Middle School	Public	6-8	1001 Atkins St	Erie	16503	Erie County	Erie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 874-6400	672	55	12.2	105.5%	199 (29.6%)	260 (38.7%)	71 (10.6%)	57 (8.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (12.2%)	5.4	867^th of 873 public middle schools	0.7%		6.4	864^th of 891 public middle schools	3.0%	3		1.1	0.0	1.2	0.8		5.6	7.4	12.1	8.3	$3,485	$2,580	$905
James S Wilson Middle School	Public	6-8	901 W 54 St	Erie	16509	Erie County	Millcreek Township School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 835-5500	547	42	13.1	51.4%	378 (69.1%)	28 (5.1%)	26 (4.8%)	78 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.8%)	76.1	162^nd of 873 public middle schools	81.4%		73.5	212^th of 891 public middle schools	76.2%	50		48.3	45.1	39.2	44.0		67.6	57.8	52.0	58.9	$16,489	$358	$16,131
Strong Vincent Middle School	Public	6-8	1330 West 8	Erie	16502	Erie County	Erie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 874-6500	711	60	11.8	101.5%	299 (42.1%)	180 (25.3%)	61 (8.6%)	24 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	145 (20.4%)	21.6	667^th of 873 public middle schools	23.6%		20.3	689^th of 891 public middle schools	22.7%	22		16.2	11.7	16.3	14.8		28.6	29.1	27.6	28.5	$3,569	$2,642	$927
Harbor Creek Junior High School	Public	7-8	6375 Buffalo Rd	Harborcreek	16421	Erie County	Harbor Creek School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 897-2100	330	27	12.0	45.8%	288 (87.3%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.5%)	10 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.3%)	87.2	94^th of 873 public middle schools	89.2%		84.6	105^th of 891 public middle schools	88.2%	11			44.3	50.9	47.7			69.8	66.9	68.3	$14,439	$455	$13,983
Westlake Middle School	Public	6-8	4330 W Lake Rd	Erie	16505	Erie County	Millcreek Township School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 835-5750	477	40	11.8	61.2%	383 (80.3%)	15 (3.1%)	33 (6.9%)	10 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.3%)	64.6	280^th of 873 public middle schools	67.9%		59.9	367^th of 891 public middle schools	58.8%	87		32.1	40.5	28.3	33.9		55.2	62.1	50.0	55.9	$17,428	$420	$17,008
Walnut Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	5901 Sterrettania Rd	Fairview	16415	Erie County	Millcreek Township School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 835-5700	399	37	10.8	38.3%	307 (76.9%)	7 (1.8%)	20 (5.0%)	45 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.0%)	94	44^th of 873 public middle schools	95.0%		88.8	74^th of 891 public middle schools	91.7%	30		65.9	59.6	61.6	62.5		77.7	71.0	74.6	74.6	$19,813	$263	$19,550
Wattsburg Area Middle School	Public	5-8	10774 Wattsburg Rd	Erie	16509	Erie County	Wattsburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 814-4153	383	31	12.5	64.0%	366 (95.6%)	3 (0.8%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	67.2	246^th of 873 public middle schools	71.8%		78.5	155^th of 891 public middle schools	82.6%	91	47.6	57.6	38.4	24.7	42.2	40.4	57.6	47.5	55.9	50.7	$17,400	$1,025	$16,375
Fairview Middle School	Public	5-8	4967 Avonia Rd	Fairview	16415	Erie County	Fairview School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 474-2600	633	45	14.2	27.6%	529 (83.6%)	10 (1.6%)	26 (4.1%)	43 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.9%)	92.7	51^st of 873 public middle schools	94.2%		94.2	35^th of 891 public middle schools	96.1%	16	66.5	66.2	61.6	70.9	66.4	68.8	67.5	67.1	79.3	70.6	$13,413	$77	$13,336
Fort LeBoeuf Middle School	Public	6-8	865 Cherry St	Waterford	16441	Erie County	Fort LeBoeuf School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 796-2681	471	37	12.7	51.2%	435 (92.4%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.5%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	86.1	97^th of 873 public middle schools	88.9%		85.6	95^th of 891 public middle schools	89.3%	2		62.7	48.7	44.2	51.4		70.7	66.2	62.6	66.3	$15,269	$356	$14,912

Frequently Asked Questions about Woodrow Wilson Middle School

What district is Woodrow Wilson Middle School in?

Erie City School District

Is Woodrow Wilson Middle School a good school?

Woodrow Wilson Middle School ranks in the bottom 16.0% of Pennsylvania middle schools.

How many students attend Woodrow Wilson Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 769 students attended Woodrow Wilson Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Woodrow Wilson Middle School?

Students at Woodrow Wilson Middle School are 37% White, 35% African American, 14% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 7% Hispanic.

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