Summary:
Zip code 22939 in Fishersville, VA is home to just one middle school, Wilson Middle, serving grades 6-8 with 641 students in Augusta County Public Schools. Because there is only one school in this area, the most useful comparisons are between Wilson, its district, and the state of Virginia as a whole.
Wilson Middle is a school of contrasts: it is excellent in math and civics but below average in reading. In 2025–26, 7th grade math proficiency was 74.6% versus 51.1% statewide, and 8th grade math was 59.6% versus 46.9% statewide. Algebra I posted a perfect 100% proficiency in both years, though this likely reflects advanced 8th graders rather than the entire grade. Civics and Economics was also a bright spot, with 76.8% proficiency in 2025–26, above both the district (71.2%) and state (74.7%). However, reading scores fell below the state average in every grade and both years, with gaps widening in 7th and 8th grade. Science performance dropped sharply from 71.4% in 2024–25 to 58.7% in 2025–26, a 12.8-point year-over-year decline that far exceeded district and state drops.
Wilson’s overall proficiency average was slightly above district and state levels in both years studied, and its ranking history shows a middle-of-the-pack school: 230th of 416 schools (45th percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–26, after reaching the 50th percentile with 3 stars in 2024–25. Key risk factors include a 66.8% free/reduced lunch eligibility rate and a 17.8% chronic absenteeism rate, which is about 3 points higher than district and state averages. Per-student spending is $8,739, and the student-teacher ratio is 13.5. For parents, the clearest takeaway is that Wilson offers strong math and social studies instruction, but literacy—especially in 7th and 8th grade—is the area most in need of attention, along with stabilizing science and addressing attendance concerns.
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