Summary:
Wilson has two public schools serving preschool through grade 12: Wilson Elementary School serves PK–8 and enrolls 302 students, while Wilson High School serves grades 9–12 and enrolls 162. Both report chronic absenteeism below the state rate in 2025–2026: 6% at Elementary and 4% at High, compared with 16% statewide. The clearest shared academic concern is math: Elementary was below the state in all six tested grades, by 2 to 17 points, and High was 13 points below the state in grade 11.
Science is the strongest shared bright spot, though the schools stand out in different grades: Elementary exceeded the state by 2 points in grade 5 and 12 points in grade 8, while High was 11 points above the state in grade 11. High also led the state by 9 points in grade 11 U.S. History; its all-grades ELA result was 7 points above the state. Elementary’s all-grades science result was 12 points above the state, while its all-grades math result was 7 points below; High’s all-grades math result was 21 points below. Because the schools serve different grade spans, their overall scores are not a fair direct comparison.
Recent trends are mixed: High’s all-grades ELA, science, and U.S. History results rose by 18, 22, and 36 points from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, but math fell by 9 points. Elementary’s ELA fell by 1 point and math by 7, while science rose by 1. SchoolDigger ranked High 169th of 462 schools (63rd percentile, 3 stars) and Elementary 376th of 626 (40th percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–2026. In 2024–2025, student-teacher ratios were 13.7 at High and 16.1 at Elementary; free/reduced lunch eligible shares were 71% and 73%, respectively. High’s 2024–2025 graduation rate was 61%, compared with 78% statewide.
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