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Wilson Middle

Public Grades 6-8

497^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 21% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Wilson Middle is a public middle school located in Appleton, Wisconsin, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 381 students. The school is part of the Appleton Area School District, which is ranked 264 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wilson Middle consistently ranks in the bottom half of Wisconsin middle schools, with poor academic performance across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 33.33% of 6th graders at Wilson Middle were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 54.21% in the district and 53.66% statewide. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, with particularly concerning performance for African American and White students. Additionally, Wilson Middle has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.2% to 23.3% over the past 5 years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to other middle schools in the Appleton Area School District, such as Madison Middle and Einstein Middle, Wilson Middle performs significantly worse, with much lower proficiency rates on the Forward Exam. Similarly, when compared to middle schools in neighboring districts, such as Greenville Middle and Little Chute Middle, Wilson Middle lags behind in academic performance. The contrast is particularly stark when compared to the exceptional performance of Odyssey-Magellan, a public magnet school in the Appleton Area School District.

587

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,866

Per pupil spending ?

57.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

225 N Badger Ave
Appleton, WI 54914-3898

(920) 852-5435

District: Appleton Area School District

Students who attend Wilson Middle usually attend:

High:

West High

Feeder schools for Wilson Middle:

Elementary:	Badger Elementary
	Highlands Elementary
	Jefferson Elementary
	Ronald C Dunlap Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.4%

Asian:

22.8%

Hispanic:

16.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (37% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Mathematics scores 20 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg53%

Wisconsin avg54%

497^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Middle Schools in the Appleton Area School District

264^th of 426Appleton Area School District among Wisconsin 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	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	497 of 628	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	521 of 641	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	489 of 640	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	480 of 617	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	517 of 613	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	516 of 594	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	501 of 579	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.1	497 of 612	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.1	518 of 609	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.3	538 of 612	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.0	492 of 585	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	40.5	416 of 569	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.0	444 of 559	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.7	460 of 549	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.3	446 of 539	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.9	443 of 521	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.7	418 of 519	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	54.0	238 of 366	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.2	279 of 382	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	39.2	259 of 332	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	34.9	266 of 324	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	58 of 117	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	12.0	118 of 118	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	106 of 130	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.5	48 of 125	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.0	50 of 134	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.1	106 of 127	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	74 of 88	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.2	54 of 87	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	55 of 90	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.9	79 of 95	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	80 of 90	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	88 of 91	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	90 of 90	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	143 of 178	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.9	107 of 173	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.8	83 of 170	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.2	66 of 158	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.1	122 of 138	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	109 of 153	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.9	76 of 140	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	475 of 573	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	478 of 580	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	464 of 579	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	428 of 576	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	473 of 574	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	465 of 557	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	465 of 551	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	199 of 237	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	192 of 239	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	193 of 229	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	173 of 221	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.4	159 of 225	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.6	191 of 209	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	170 of 204	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	430 of 509	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	431 of 520	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	417 of 525	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	377 of 522	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	429 of 499	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	450 of 487	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	434 of 489	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	443 of 577	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	453 of 585	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.2	411 of 591	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.9	445 of 577	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	493 of 572	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	486 of 557	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	472 of 551	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	283 of 414	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	328 of 425	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.1	234 of 439	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.1	217 of 421	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.0	316 of 437	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.4	248 of 414	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	278 of 417	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	352 of 399	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	387 of 407	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	329 of 412	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.0	285 of 397	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	357 of 393	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	340 of 382	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	327 of 375	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)50th percentile+30 vs school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)20th percentile~ school

Female (2025)17th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)16th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies45%-17 vs state

English Language Arts40%-13 vs state

Mathematics34%-20 vs state

Science32%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)						Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)						Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)		Forward Exam Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wilson Middle	Public	6-8	225 N Badger Ave	Appleton	54914	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 852-5435	587	43	13.7	57.8%	249 (42.4%)	53 (9.0%)	94 (16.0%)	134 (22.8%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	50 (8.5%)	24.9	497^th of 628 public middle schools	20.9%		25.3	521^st of 641 public middle schools	18.7%	24				33.3	42.6	43.6				28.8	37.4	33.5		45.1		31.7	$11,866	$911	$10,955
Odyssey-Magellan	Public, Magnet	2-8	2037 N Elinor St	Appleton	54914	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	Yes	No	No	(920) 832-6250	214	12	18.4	16.4%	162 (75.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.0%)	24 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.1%)	98.5	1^st of 628 public middle schools	99.8%		98.2	2^nd of 641 public middle schools	99.7%	1	92.3	89.7	100.0	94.7	100.0	100.0	96.2	96.6	94.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	89.7	100.0	$10,317	$911	$9,406
Kaleidoscope Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	318 E Brewster St	Appleton	54911	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 852-5430	456	38	12.0	50.7%	259 (56.8%)	29 (6.4%)	87 (19.1%)	35 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.9%)	42.6	417^th of 628 public middle schools	33.6%		53.5	324^th of 641 public middle schools	49.5%	93				42.2	54.0	48.8				34.4	44.2	42.8		58.4		53.6	$11,454	$911	$10,543
Madison Middle	Public	6-8	2020 S Carpenter St	Appleton	54915	Calumet County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 852-5425	929	68	13.6	43.7%	565 (60.8%)	37 (4.0%)	141 (15.2%)	112 (12.1%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (7.2%)	44.7	394^th of 628 public middle schools	37.3%		41.5	417^th of 641 public middle schools	34.9%	23				48.3	52.1	41.3				45.2	53.7	50.7		60.5		41.8	$11,383	$911	$10,472
Einstein Middle	Public	6-8	324 E Florida Ave	Appleton	54911	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 852-5420	851	59	14.3	28.9%	643 (75.6%)	17 (2.0%)	56 (6.6%)	85 (10.0%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	43 (5.1%)	64.6	225^th of 628 public middle schools	64.2%		65.9	211^th of 641 public middle schools	67.1%	14				65.6	54.1	56.5				60.1	59.5	62.5		68.1		55.8	$11,449	$911	$10,538
Maplewood Middle	Public	6-8	1600 Midway Rd	Menasha	54952	Winnebago County	Menasha Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 967-1600	676	57	11.9	55.9%	396 (58.6%)	43 (6.4%)	154 (22.8%)	36 (5.3%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.9%)	35.9	449^th of 628 public middle schools	28.5%		36.8	448^th of 641 public middle schools	30.1%	1				41.2	39.9	43.7				46.7	50.7	48.8		50.0		34.4	$12,975	$1,146	$11,829
Gerritts Middle	Public	7-8	545 S John St	Kimberly	54136	Outagamie County	Kimberly Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 788-7905	802	52	15.5	17.2%	707 (88.2%)	6 (0.7%)	42 (5.2%)	19 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.4%)	83.9	61^st of 628 public middle schools	90.3%		82	71^st of 641 public middle schools	88.9%	10					75.4	71.0					85.2	77.4		82.5		57.1	$10,193	$697	$9,496
Mapleview Intermediate	Public	5-6	125 E Kimberly Ave	Kimberly	54136	Outagamie County	Kimberly Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 788-7910	413	33	12.5	26.2%	337 (81.6%)	8 (1.9%)	30 (7.3%)	11 (2.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.6%)								(n/a)			70.0	75.7					68.1	72.7							$11,324	$1,165	$10,159
Woodland Intermediate	Public	5-6	N9085 N Coop Rd	Appleton	54915	Calumet County	Kimberly Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 730-0924	316	19	16.2	5.1%	283 (89.6%)	3 (0.9%)	11 (3.5%)	13 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)								(n/a)			81.1	88.5					86.9	93.2							$9,771	$618	$9,152
Greenville Middle	Public	5-8	N1450 FawnRidge Dr	Greenville	54942	Outagamie County	Hortonville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 757-7140	754	57	13.2	11.9%	661 (87.7%)	4 (0.5%)	59 (7.8%)	15 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.9%)	78.5	98^th of 628 public middle schools	84.4%		80.4	85^th of 641 public middle schools	86.7%	13			66.1	68.1	64.3	70.4			63.6	68.1	74.3	66.8		79.8		61.8	$10,448	$237	$10,211

Frequently Asked Questions about Wilson Middle

What is the racial makeup of Wilson Middle?

Students at Wilson Middle are 42% White, 23% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 9% African American, 9% Two or more races.

How many students attend Wilson Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 587 students attended Wilson Middle.

What district is Wilson Middle in?

Appleton Area School District

What high school do graduates of Wilson Middle attend?

Students who attend Wilson Middle usually go on to attend West High

Is Wilson Middle a good school?

Wilson Middle ranks in the bottom 20.9% of Wisconsin middle schools.

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