James S Wilson Middle School
901 West 54 St
Erie PA, 16509, Erie County
Phone: 814-835-5500
Ranking: 
(687 out of 2,311, top 30%)*
(687 out of 2,311, top 30%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Millcreek Township School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 41 | 42 | 40 | 39 | 28 | 26 | 25 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 578 | 638 | 620 | 598 | 548 | 578 | 521 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 166 | 28.7% | 202 | 31.7% | 206 | 33.2% | 204 | 34.1% | 172 | 31.4% | 202 | 34.9% | 160 | 30.7% |
| Grade 7: | 196 | 33.9% | 214 | 33.5% | 215 | 34.7% | 189 | 31.6% | 197 | 35.9% | 166 | 28.7% | 189 | 36.3% |
| Grade 8: | 216 | 37.4% | 222 | 34.8% | 199 | 32.1% | 204 | 34.1% | 166 | 30.3% | 199 | 34.4% | 172 | 33.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 13 | 2.4% | 11 | 1.9% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 302 | 52.2% | 347 | 54.4% | 322 | 51.9% | 313 | 52.3% | 281 | 51.3% | 315 | 54.5% | 272 | 52.2% |
| Female: | 276 | 47.8% | 291 | 45.6% | 298 | 48.1% | 285 | 47.7% | 259 | 47.3% | 255 | 44.1% | 245 | 47.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 14 | 2.4% | 14 | 2.2% | 9 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.5% | 18 | 3.1% | 15 | 2.9% |
| Hispanic: | 23 | 4.0% | 22 | 3.4% | 11 | 1.8% | 12 | 2.0% | 10 | 1.8% | 13 | 2.2% | 7 | 1.3% |
| Black: | 27 | 4.7% | 33 | 5.2% | 26 | 4.2% | 26 | 4.3% | 22 | 4.0% | 19 | 3.3% | 23 | 4.4% |
| White: | 501 | 86.7% | 555 | 87.0% | 568 | 91.6% | 553 | 92.5% | 508 | 92.7% | 527 | 91.2% | 475 | 91.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 12 | 2.1% | 11 | 1.7% | 4 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 170 | 29.4% | 178 | 27.9% | 158 | 25.5% | 121 | 20.2% | 122 | 22.3% | 112 | 19.4% | 79 | 15.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 47 | 8.1% | 63 | 9.9% | 61 | 9.8% | 47 | 7.9% | 71 | 13.0% | 65 | 11.2% | 42 | 8.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.25 | 15.28 | 15.33 | 15.41 | 19.81 | 21.80 | 20.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 77.7% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 72.8% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | 80.6% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 77.7% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 74.1% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 79.6% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 79.9% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 76.1% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 73.9% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 73.4% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 75.3% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 75.3% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 75.5% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 75% | 68.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 81.1% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 80.3% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 81.9% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 83.2% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 83.6% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 83.1% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 87.1% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 79.6% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 77.4% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 79.5% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 81.6% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 83% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85% | 83.8% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 85% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 73.6% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 78.1% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 75.3% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 83.1% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 82% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 82.7% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 77.5% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 86.3% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 87.9% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 84.4% | 76.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 74.1% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 77.4% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.9% | 77.6% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 83.8% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 87% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 89% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 87.6% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 90.2% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 92.3% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 89.6% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 63.8% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 58.3% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 73.6% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 70.6% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 74.2% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 86.3% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91.3% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 84.3% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.9% | 81.7% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 88.3% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 86.1% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 86.8% | 72.7% |
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* James S Wilson Middle School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.