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Wilson Middle School

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Wilson Middle School ranks 645 th of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

645^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 38% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Wilson Middle School is a 6th–8th grade school serving 389 students in Newark, Ohio, part of Newark City Schools, in a community where most families have limited economic resources. Wilson ranks 645 of 1,046 Ohio schools in 2025–26 (38th percentile, 2 stars), while the district ranks 497 of 773 (36th percentile). The school's strongest recent year was 2020–21 at the 52nd percentile; since then it has mostly stayed between the 31st and 43rd percentiles, so its overall profile sits below the state median.

Achievement is uneven. In 2025–26, 6th graders exceeded district and state averages in math (62.3%) and English language arts (59.4%), and Algebra I End of Course proficiency was 93.3%, far above district and state — likely reflecting an advanced-math group rather than general math performance. Meanwhile, regular 7th and 8th grade math (36.1% and 38.6%), 7th and 8th grade ELA (49.1% and 42.2%), and 8th grade science (45.7%) all trailed the district and state. Among Newark's three middle schools, Wilson (38th percentile) sits between Liberty Middle School (65th percentile) and Heritage Middle School (29th percentile) — stronger than Heritage in ELA and 6th grade, but behind Liberty nearly everywhere except 6th grade math.

Chronic absenteeism is the biggest concern: 31.4% in 2025–26 after 39.0% in 2024–25, above the district's 28.0% and higher than every nearby middle school listed except Heritage (46.2%) — compare Granville Middle at 8.0% or Johnstown Middle School at 14.0%. Wilson also serves far more low-income students (77.87% free/reduced lunch) than Johnstown (23.54%) or Granville Intermediate (8.45%), and its 2018–19 per-student spending of $6,547 was the lowest among nearby schools. Gifted and Talented effectiveness ranks 77th percentile, a clear strength, and low-income students rank 47th, near the state median. Attendance, upper-grade math and reading, and 8th grade science are the highest-leverage areas, while the advanced-math pipeline is a point of pride.

389

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,900

Per pupil spending ?

55.5%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

805 W Church St
Newark, OH 43055-2717

(740) 670-7120

District: Newark City Schools

Students who attend Wilson Middle School usually attend:

High:

Newark High School

Feeder schools for Wilson Middle School:

Elementary:	Cherry Valley Elementary School
	McGuffey Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.3%

Two or more races:

10.8%

African American:

3.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 45th percentile in 2016 → 38th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 16 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg51%

Ohio avg57%

645^th of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 45% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the Newark City Schools

497^th of 773Newark City Schools 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
2026	42.9	645 of 1046	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.5	627 of 1036	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.2	599 of 1046	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.0	611 of 1048	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	698 of 1017	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.1	499 of 1037	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.9	634 of 1050	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.1	629 of 1010	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.5	555 of 1038	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	52.5	577 of 1050	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	54.0	554 of 1035	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	58.7	570 of 1008	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.6	638 of 1001	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	59.5	548 of 989	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	58.6	526 of 925	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.4	555 of 895	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.2	621 of 858	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	51.3	535 of 835	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	75.8	185 of 837	77.9%	★★★★☆
2006	72.2	211 of 732	71.2%	★★★★☆
2005	56.3	356 of 692	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	28.7	427 of 565	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	60.1	146 of 576	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	46.9	320 of 658	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.4	378 of 643	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	40.1	618 of 947	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.9	586 of 938	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.7	572 of 942	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	574 of 943	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.8	716 of 925	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.4	484 of 910	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.3	518 of 917	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	566 of 897	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	67.8	43 of 186	76.9%	★★★★☆
2025	46.7	136 of 194	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	157 of 196	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.1	128 of 173	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.7	147 of 241	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	70.5	50 of 274	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	52.9	92 of 164	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.3	462 of 521	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	51.6	526 of 996	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.1	495 of 983	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.7	471 of 989	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.2	471 of 974	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.6	638 of 947	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	68.5	251 of 923	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	47.9	566 of 945	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.6	549 of 924	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	39.2	622 of 955	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.9	638 of 954	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.1	565 of 958	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.4	585 of 963	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	662 of 946	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.2	473 of 924	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.0	661 of 933	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.0	636 of 916	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	27.9	204 of 260	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.4	154 of 263	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	160 of 254	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	150 of 245	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.9	195 of 239	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.6	162 of 219	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	160 of 205	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	41.9	294 of 579	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.4	312 of 572	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.2	143 of 563	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	46.9	254 of 590	56.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	634 of 790	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.7	648 of 777	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.3	582 of 795	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	621 of 805	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	696 of 809	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.3	460 of 781	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.5	633 of 796	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	631 of 781	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)77th percentile+39 vs school

Special Education (2026)49th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)47th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)35th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)35th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)24th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)22nd percentile-17 vs school

White (2026)20th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I93%+32 vs state

English Language Arts50%-9 vs state

Science46%-16 vs state

Mathematics46%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)					Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)					Ohio State Tests Biology (2026)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2026)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2026)	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th 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 4th 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 Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Wilson Middle School	Public	6-8	805 W Church St	Newark	43055	Licking County	Newark City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 670-7120	389	24	16.1	—	324 (83.3%)	12 (3.1%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.8%)	42.9	645^th of 1046 public middle schools	38.3%		43.5	627^th of 1036 public middle schools	39.5%	18		45.7			62.3	36.1	38.6			59.4	49.1	42.2			93.3	$11,900
Liberty Middle School	Public	6-8	1055 Evans Blvd	Newark	43055	Licking County	Newark City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 670-7320	456	24	19.2	—	380 (83.3%)	13 (2.9%)	11 (2.4%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (9.6%)	67.2	362^nd of 1046 public middle schools	65.4%		69.7	333^rd of 1036 public middle schools	67.9%	29		70.9			60.5	55.2	66.4			62.5	65.3	60.4			100.0	$11,564
Heath Middle School	Public	6-8	310 Licking View Dr	Heath	43056	Licking County	Heath City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 788-3200	394	19	20.7	43.9%	335 (85.0%)	6 (1.5%)	12 (3.0%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.1%)	81.7	159^th of 1046 public middle schools	84.8%		79.5	190^th of 1036 public middle schools	81.7%	31		84.4			76.6	77.1	77.8			60.3	77.9	70.5				$13,015
Heritage Middle School	Public	6-8	600 Arlington Ave	Newark	43055	Licking County	Newark City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 670-7110	416	25	16.5	—	327 (78.6%)	28 (6.7%)	12 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.8%)	30.9	747^th of 1046 public middle schools	28.6%		38.6	661^st of 1036 public middle schools	36.2%	86		46.3			43.8	36.7	39.6			30.8	40.3	41.8			95.5	$11,539
Granville Middle School	Public	7-8	210 New Burg St	Granville	43023	Licking County	Granville Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 587-8104	413	24	17.3	—	373 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.8%)	88.4	62^nd of 1046 public middle schools	94.1%		88.1	72^nd of 1036 public middle schools	93.1%	10		85.3				65.7	84.8				89.1	85.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	$15,699
Granville Intermediate School	Public	4-6	2025 Burg St	Granville	43023	Licking County	Granville Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 587-8103	580	31	18.8	8.4%	516 (89.0%)	3 (0.5%)	16 (2.8%)	14 (2.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.8%)								(n/a)	88.6		94.1	89.7	88.2		100.0	83.9	95.6	89.4						$13,448
Licking Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	1379 Licking Valley Rd	Newark	43055	Licking County	Licking Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 763-3396	523	24	21.7	36.3%	489 (93.5%)	4 (0.8%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.0%)	56.2	505^th of 1046 public middle schools	51.7%		58.4	471^st of 1036 public middle schools	54.5%	34		50.6			60.4	52.2	63.2			58.4	55.4	52.8			100.0	$10,407
Utica Middle School	Public	6-8	260 N Jefferson St	Utica	43080	Licking County	North Fork Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 892-2691	349	24	14.8	92.6%	334 (95.7%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	62.7	424^th of 1046 public middle schools	59.5%		66.8	364^th of 1036 public middle schools	64.9%	60		59.8			51.0	57.9	64.3			64.7	66.9	55.4			100.0	$12,137
Northridge Middle School	Public	6-8	6066 Johnstown Utica Rd	Johnstown	43031	Licking County	Northridge Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 967-6671	270	24	11.3	93.0%	244 (90.4%)	3 (1.1%)	6 (2.2%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.4%)	58.4	476^th of 1046 public middle schools	54.5%		63.3	419^th of 1036 public middle schools	59.6%	57		67.9			50.6	40.3	67.5			58.0	52.2	65.3			100.0	$14,333
Watkins Middle School	Public	6-8	8868 Watkins Rd SW	Etna	43062	Licking County	Southwest Licking Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 927-5767	1,147	58	19.7	40.5%	812 (70.8%)	61 (5.3%)	43 (3.7%)	149 (13.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	80 (7.0%)	72.2	294^th of 1046 public middle schools	71.9%		71.3	305^th of 1036 public middle schools	70.6%	11		80.8			63.1	55.9	72.8			61.3	71.6	62.6		100.0	100.0	$9,485

Frequently Asked Questions about Wilson Middle School

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Wilson Middle School ranks 645^th of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Wilson Middle School attend?

Students who attend Wilson Middle School usually go on to attend Newark High School

What is the racial makeup of Wilson Middle School?

Students at Wilson Middle School are 83% White, 11% Two or more races, 3% African American, 3% Hispanic.

How many students attend Wilson Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 389 students attended Wilson Middle School.

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