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Wilson Middle

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Wilson Middle ranks 392 nd of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

392^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 83% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Wilson Middle in Nederland, TX, is a high-performing public school serving 678 students in grades 6-8 as part of the highly-rated Nederland Independent School District (Isd). This school stands out for its consistent excellence, earning a 4-star rating for six consecutive years and ranking in the 83rd percentile statewide, making it a top choice for families seeking strong academic preparation for high school.

Wilson Middle’s most impressive strength is its advanced math program, with 100% of students proficient on the Algebra I End-of-Course exam—far exceeding the state average of 47% and outperforming nearby schools like Central Middle (83%). Its 8th graders also lead the region in reading (72%), math (66%), and social studies (54%), surpassing peers such as Port Neches Middle and Groves Middle. While the school faces a common challenge with 7th-grade math proficiency (22% vs. 29% statewide), its 8th graders rebound strongly, suggesting effective interventions. Notably, Wilson has achieved a remarkable turnaround for African American students, jumping from the 35th to the 84th percentile in just two years.

Compared to the nearby charter Bob Hope School, Wilson offers a more rigorous academic foundation, especially in advanced math and 8th-grade core subjects, despite Bob Hope’s slightly higher overall rank. Wilson also achieves these results with a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1, which is higher than lower-performing schools like Lincoln Middle (11.1:1), indicating strong instructional efficiency. For parents seeking a traditional public school with a proven track record of excellence and broad-based success across all student groups, Wilson Middle is a clear leader in the region.

678

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,206

Per pupil spending ?

37.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2620 Helena Ave
Nederland, TX 77627-5029

(409) 727-6224

District: Nederland Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Wilson Middle usually attend:

High:

Nederland High School

Feeder schools for Wilson Middle:

Elementary:	Helena Park Elementary
	Langham Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.2%

Hispanic:

27.7%

Asian:

7.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 61st percentile in 2016 → 83rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (60% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Texas middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school60%

District avg58%

Texas avg47%

392^nd of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 22 pts since 2016

From top 39% (2016) to top 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Nederland Independent School District (Isd)

83^rd of 951Nederland Independent School District (Isd) among Texas 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	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.8	392 of 2335	83.2%	★★★★☆
2025	75.9	412 of 2344	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.4	445 of 2372	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	80.0	330 of 2330	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	79.7	334 of 2254	85.2%	★★★★☆
2021	83.7	242 of 2252	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	63.3	618 of 2193	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	57.3	717 of 2080	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.6	816 of 2027	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.9	772 of 1987	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.9	708 of 2043	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.9	713 of 1987	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.9	709 of 1973	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.7	817 of 1951	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.4	1027 of 1895	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	60.9	713 of 1803	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.0	728 of 1763	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.1	634 of 1718	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.9	675 of 1684	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.0	540 of 1585	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	62.7	580 of 1582	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	58.0	712 of 1573	54.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.8	206 of 1295	84.1%	★★★★☆
2025	69.1	203 of 997	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	35.5	834 of 1280	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.7	503 of 1273	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.9	393 of 1251	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.3	317 of 1213	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	50.7	489 of 1193	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.0	826 of 1167	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.9	173 of 642	73.1%	★★★★☆
2025	43.4	328 of 505	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.2	355 of 617	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.0	284 of 616	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.3	324 of 606	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.5	371 of 589	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.5	338 of 594	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	379 of 587	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	72.0	333 of 2182	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	75.6	223 of 2118	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	34.7	1403 of 2058	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.7	1084 of 2008	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.0	435 of 1390	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.8	319 of 1428	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	58.0	555 of 1770	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.2	517 of 1720	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.5	250 of 1643	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	73.5	182 of 1592	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	48.0	615 of 1445	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.2	988 of 1376	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	72.2	433 of 2240	80.7%	★★★★☆
2025	69.5	398 of 1825	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	72.6	420 of 2242	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	80.2	301 of 2241	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	80.0	307 of 2221	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	85.6	198 of 2151	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	66.7	536 of 2047	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	56.7	738 of 2008	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.4	230 of 1497	84.6%	★★★★☆
2025	77.5	106 of 1230	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	74.3	276 of 1481	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	79.0	153 of 1488	89.7%	★★★★☆
2021	84.5	43 of 1501	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	73.4	299 of 1446	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	78.8	138 of 1430	90.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.4	483 of 2141	77.4%	★★★★☆
2025	70.1	338 of 1731	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	244 of 2119	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	217 of 2116	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	82.8	200 of 2077	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	88.0	120 of 2043	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	56.9	682 of 1935	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.7	680 of 1895	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	71.3	381 of 2253	83.1%	★★★★☆
2025	69.2	345 of 1820	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	60.8	654 of 2235	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	71.3	403 of 2251	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	74.2	317 of 2220	85.7%	★★★★☆
2021	86.3	111 of 2172	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	59.7	636 of 2073	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.2	1022 of 2039	49.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	77.7	352 of 2253	84.4%	★★★★☆
2025	74.0	328 of 1818	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	74.5	387 of 2246	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	77.8	357 of 2245	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	76.5	355 of 2228	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	79.2	310 of 2168	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	56.8	733 of 2069	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.5	747 of 2030	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.6	438 of 806	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.0	263 of 676	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.8	413 of 818	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.6	381 of 817	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.8	428 of 813	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.4	202 of 743	72.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.8	326 of 1956	83.3%	★★★★☆
2025	47.3	736 of 1568	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.4	602 of 1891	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.7	188 of 1815	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	67.8	270 of 1757	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	84.2	80 of 1712	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	48.2	644 of 1626	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.1	481 of 1597	69.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.7	473 of 1731	72.7%	★★★★☆
2025	58.6	531 of 1439	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.6	566 of 1733	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.7	494 of 1749	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	65.5	478 of 1723	72.3%	★★★★☆
2021	67.0	433 of 1700	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	48.9	817 of 1684	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.0	917 of 1673	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)85th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)85th percentile~ school

Male (2026)84th percentile~ school

African American (2026)84th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)83rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)81st percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)77th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2026)73rd percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)73rd percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)69th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)46th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I98%+44 vs state

Reading66%+10 vs state

Social Studies54%+22 vs state

Mathematics52%+12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Social Studies (2026)	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 (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	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Wilson Middle	Public	6-8	2620 Helena Ave	Nederland	77627	Jefferson County	Nederland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 727-6224	678	48	14.2	37.9%	381 (56.2%)	31 (4.6%)	188 (27.7%)	51 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.0%)	75.8	392^nd of 2335 public middle schools	83.2%		75.9	412^th of 2344 public middle schools	82.4%	20	97.6			63.0	63.1	71.6	53.9	21.9	65.8	53.8	$9,206
Central Middle	Public	6-8	200 N 17th St	Nederland	77627	Jefferson County	Nederland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 727-5765	556	48	11.6	51.3%	215 (38.7%)	77 (13.8%)	196 (35.3%)	49 (8.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.1%)	61.8	709^th of 2335 public middle schools	69.6%		63.8	694^th of 2344 public middle schools	70.4%	15	98.1			59.2	61.9	57.5	48.5	20.2	54.5	33.0	$9,854
Port Neches Middle	Public	6-8	749 Central Dr	Port Neches	77651	Jefferson County	Port Neches-Groves Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 722-8115	575	44	13.1	35.5%	332 (57.7%)	20 (3.5%)	159 (27.7%)	55 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	64	656^th of 2335 public middle schools	71.9%		64	686^th of 2344 public middle schools	70.7%	30	100.0			53.9	63.2	69.4	48.8	18.1	57.1	33.5	$8,687
Groves Middle	Public	6-8	5201 Wilson St	Groves	77619	Jefferson County	Port Neches-Groves Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 962-0225	647	44	14.8	51.3%	287 (44.4%)	30 (4.6%)	282 (43.6%)	26 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.4%)	55.3	888^th of 2335 public middle schools	62.0%		55.4	907^th of 2344 public middle schools	61.3%	19	100.0			59.2	57.1	55.8	42.9	25.2	52.2	24.9	$8,287
Bob Hope School	Public, Charter	6-8	2849 9th Ave	Port Arthur	77642	Jefferson County	Bob Hope School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 983-3244	473	23	20.2	74.6%	3 (0.6%)	29 (6.1%)	438 (92.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	84.9	227^th of 2335 public middle schools	90.3%		74.5	438^th of 2344 public middle schools	81.3%	211	80.2			69.5	75.5	83.8	76.3	59.9		28.7	$9,984
Jefferson Middle	Public	6-8	2200 Jefferson Dr	Port Arthur	77642	Jefferson County	Port Arthur Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 984-4860	857	63	13.6	92.4%	17 (2.0%)	240 (28.0%)	547 (63.8%)	24 (2.8%)	25 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	24.3	1922^nd of 2335 public middle schools	17.7%		20.4	2014^th of 2344 public middle schools	14.1%	92	100.0			37.4	37.6	42.0	21.0	23.1	32.7	11.6	$10,540
Tekoa Academy Of Accelerated Studies	Public, Charter	6-8	326 Thomas Blvd	Port Arthur	77640	Jefferson County	Tekoa Academy Of Accelerated Studies Stem School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 982-5400	46	4	11.5	80.4%	0 (0.0%)	43 (93.5%)	3 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82.1	289^th of 2335 public middle schools	87.6%		10.1	2229^th of 2344 public middle schools	4.9%	1940				50.0	83.3	83.3	57.1	66.7	83.3	50.0
Lincoln Middle	Public	6-8	1023 Abe Lincoln Ave	Port Arthur	77640	Jefferson County	Port Arthur Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 984-8700	619	55	11.1	85.1%	10 (1.6%)	321 (51.9%)	251 (40.5%)	13 (2.1%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	16.4	2131^st of 2335 public middle schools	8.7%		14.9	2154^th of 2344 public middle schools	8.1%	23	88.5			29.1	33.3	32.5	10.8	21.6	20.7	13.6	$11,341
Odom Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2550 W Virginia Ave	Beaumont	77705	Jefferson County	Beaumont Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 617-5925	837	50	16.8	68.8%	49 (5.9%)	467 (55.8%)	279 (33.3%)	33 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.1%)	24.5	1917^th of 2335 public middle schools	17.9%		45	1220^th of 2344 public middle schools	48.0%	697	73.5	98.2	97.4	25.1	36.9	49.3	15.0		29.0	24.0	$7,208
Vidor Jjaep	Public	8	1255 N Main St	Vidor	77662	Orange County	Vidor Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(409) 951-8700	1				1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Wilson Middle

How many students attend Wilson Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 678 students attended Wilson Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Wilson Middle?

Students at Wilson Middle are 56% White, 28% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Wilson Middle in?

Nederland Independent School District (Isd)

What high school do graduates of Wilson Middle attend?

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

Is Wilson Middle a good school?

Wilson Middle ranks 392^nd of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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