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General Johnnie Wilson Middle School

Q: Is General Johnnie Wilson Middle School a good school?

General Johnnie Wilson Middle School ranks in the bottom 11.2% of Ohio middle schools.

Q: How many students attend General Johnnie Wilson Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 439 students attended General Johnnie Wilson Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of General Johnnie Wilson Middle School?

Students at General Johnnie Wilson Middle School are 43% Hispanic, 29% African American, 18% White, 10% Two or more races.

Public Grades 6-8

920^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 11% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

General Johnnie Wilson Middle School is a public middle school in Lorain, Ohio, serving 446 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Lorain City School District, which is ranked 740 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio and funding levels comparable to nearby higher-performing schools, General Johnnie Wilson Middle School consistently underperforms academically. The school has significantly higher chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 59.0% to 64.3%, compared to the Lorain City and state averages. On Ohio state tests, the school's proficiency rates in Math and English Language Arts are around 10-15 percentage points lower than the Lorain City and state averages across all grade levels. The school's performance also varies greatly among different student subgroups, with African American, Hispanic, and Multi-racial students, as well as English Language Learners, Special Education students, and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds, all performing significantly worse than their peers at the state and district levels.

When compared to nearby middle schools, the stark contrast in academic performance becomes even more evident. Southview Middle School and Longfellow Middle School, both in the Lorain City district, have proficiency rates that are 10-20 percentage points higher than General Johnnie Wilson. Schools in the neighboring Elyria City, Amherst Exempted Village, and Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City districts also significantly outperform General Johnnie Wilson, with proficiency rates that are 20-40 percentage points higher.

439

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,344

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2700 Washington Ave
Lorain, OH 44052-4648

(440) 246-1020

District: Lorain City

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
	More...
	Toni Wofford Morrison Elementary School
	Washington Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.1%

African American:

28.7%

White:

17.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (28% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg19%

Ohio avg55%

920^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the Lorain City

740^th of 828Lorain City among Ohio 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	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	920 of 1036	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	911 of 1046	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	921 of 1048	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	853 of 1017	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	815 of 1037	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	915 of 1050	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	834 of 1010	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.7	841 of 1038	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.6	815 of 1050	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.1	856 of 1035	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	12.1	876 of 1008	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	10.9	898 of 1001	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	10.3	884 of 989	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.1	814 of 925	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.6	797 of 895	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.9	715 of 858	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.7	725 of 835	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.7	735 of 837	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	375 of 442	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	345 of 429	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	390 of 436	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	360 of 413	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	310 of 385	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	365 of 405	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	291 of 384	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	13.6	575 of 576	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	625 of 658	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	612 of 643	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	141 of 142	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	120 of 123	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	97 of 113	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	106 of 110	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	124 of 134	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	112 of 127	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	76 of 107	29.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	852 of 938	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	820 of 942	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	870 of 943	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	839 of 925	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	767 of 910	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	817 of 917	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	758 of 897	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	24.2	174 of 196	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	155 of 173	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	210 of 241	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	265 of 274	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	245 of 262	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	206 of 239	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	227 of 249	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	226 of 247	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	199 of 228	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	199 of 222	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	165 of 192	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	902 of 983	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	857 of 989	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	865 of 974	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	809 of 947	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	734 of 923	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	840 of 945	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	778 of 924	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	5.4	906 of 954	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	853 of 958	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	806 of 963	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	824 of 946	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	797 of 924	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	869 of 933	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	828 of 916	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	257 of 263	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	240 of 254	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	230 of 239	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	198 of 206	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	182 of 205	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	22.6	491 of 563	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	550 of 590	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	7.0	731 of 777	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	745 of 795	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	758 of 805	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	707 of 809	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	675 of 781	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	720 of 796	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	715 of 781	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)15th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2024)13th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2024)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)2nd percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)1st percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2021)<1st percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+41 vs state

Science23%-40 vs state

English Language Arts21%-36 vs state

Mathematics12%-38 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)				Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)				Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
General Johnnie Wilson Middle School	Public	6-8	2700 Washington Ave	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 246-1020	439	32	13.7		78 (17.8%)	126 (28.7%)	189 (43.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.0%)	9.3	920^th of 1036 public middle schools	11.2%		11.3	911^th of 1046 public middle schools	12.9%	9		23.0		11.4	11.6	13.6		14.8	28.7	20.9		100.0	$13,344
Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	1110 W 4th St	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Middle	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 242-2023	102	6	18.3		20 (19.6%)	27 (26.5%)	47 (46.1%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.9%)	8.2	949^th of 1036 public middle schools	8.4%		14.2	873^rd of 1046 public middle schools	16.5%	76	38.1	31.3	9.1	7.4	4.2	18.8	40.9	11.1	20.8	12.5			$9,769
Durling Middle School	Public	5-8	100 N Ridge Rd W	Lorain	44053	Lorain County	Clearview Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 233-6869	448	25	17.9		137 (30.6%)	73 (16.3%)	198 (44.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.7%)	22.8	785^th of 1036 public middle schools	24.2%		28.9	733^rd of 1046 public middle schools	29.9%	52	52.0	40.0	11.7	31.1	19.1	17.5	46.6	37.9	37.4	37.1		80.0	$10,475
Longfellow Middle School	Public	6-8	305 Louisiana Ave	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 246-1020	398	29	13.7		93 (23.4%)	123 (30.9%)	140 (35.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.3%)	13.8	867^th of 1036 public middle schools	16.3%		16.7	847^th of 1046 public middle schools	19.0%	20		37.4		20.8	15.4	19.6		25.0	26.2	19.0		68.8	$14,703
Southview Middle School	Public	6-8	2321 Fairless Dr	Lorain	44055	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 830-4280	423	32	13.2		70 (16.5%)	106 (25.1%)	213 (50.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.8%)	8	957^th of 1036 public middle schools	7.6%		7.6	964^th of 1046 public middle schools	7.8%	7		23.2		12.3	3.0	14.8		16.4	22.0	16.5		76.5	$13,387
Westwood Middle School	Public	5-8	42350 Adelbert St	Elyria	44035	Lorain County	Elyria City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 284-8017	480	44	11.0		178 (37.1%)	114 (23.8%)	94 (19.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (19.0%)	19.8	817^th of 1036 public middle schools	21.1%		26.2	750^th of 1046 public middle schools	28.3%	67	52.0	40.0	39.8	24.4	24.3	22.6	50.0	26.9	35.9	32.4		100.0	$12,486
Amherst Junior High School	Public	6-8	548 Milan Ave	Amherst	44001	Lorain County	Amherst Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 988-0324	859	42	20.6	34.9%	626 (72.9%)	30 (3.5%)	144 (16.8%)	10 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.5%)	75.5	256^th of 1036 public middle schools	75.3%		74.3	265^th of 1046 public middle schools	74.7%	9		73.3		64.3	52.2	77.1		62.1	78.4	71.3	100.0	100.0	$10,808
Brookside Middle School	Public	7-8	1662 Harris Rd	Sheffield Village	44054	Lorain County	Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 949-4228	259	14	19.0	49.0%	207 (79.9%)	5 (1.9%)	25 (9.7%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.9%)	66.9	363^rd of 1036 public middle schools	65.0%		80	192^nd of 1046 public middle schools	81.6%	171		76.3			52.2	70.9			55.6	61.9		100.0	$12,733
Northwood Middle School	Public	5-8	570 Abbe Rd N	Elyria	44035	Lorain County	Elyria City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 284-8016	599	43	14.0		309 (51.6%)	88 (14.7%)	90 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (18.7%)	34.3	695^th of 1036 public middle schools	32.9%		40.3	660^th of 1046 public middle schools	36.9%	35	52.9	56.3	34.9	25.5	36.6	17.9	62.2	42.0	54.5	44.5		65.7	$13,262
Avon Middle School	Public	6-8	3445 Long Rd	Avon	44011	Lorain County	Avon Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 934-3800	976	54	18.1	16.4%	794 (81.4%)	39 (4.0%)	63 (6.5%)	36 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.4%)	86	97^th of 1036 public middle schools	90.6%		89.1	69^th of 1046 public middle schools	93.4%	28		87.0		74.1	80.1	59.1		79.7	84.3	82.3	100.0	100.0	$11,970

Frequently Asked Questions about General Johnnie Wilson Middle School

What district is General Johnnie Wilson Middle School in?

Lorain City

Is General Johnnie Wilson Middle School a good school?

General Johnnie Wilson Middle School ranks in the bottom 11.2% of Ohio middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of General Johnnie Wilson Middle School?

Students at General Johnnie Wilson Middle School are 43% Hispanic, 29% African American, 18% White, 10% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of General Johnnie Wilson Middle School attend?

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

How many students attend General Johnnie Wilson Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 439 students attended General Johnnie Wilson Middle School.

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