Wilson Southern Middle School
3100 Iroquois Ave
Reading PA, 19608, Berks County
Phone: 610-670-0180
Ranking: 
(224 out of 2,311, top 10%)*
(224 out of 2,311, top 10%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Wilson 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: | 49 | 49 | 51 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 50 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 662 | 670 | 637 | 601 | 645 | 666 | 671 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 215 | 32.5% | 208 | 31.0% | 224 | 35.2% | 218 | 36.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 208 | 31.4% | 234 | 34.9% | 217 | 34.1% | 196 | 32.6% | 194 | 30.1% | 226 | 33.9% | 222 | 33.1% |
| Grade 8: | 239 | 36.1% | 228 | 34.0% | 196 | 30.8% | 187 | 31.1% | 218 | 33.8% | 222 | 33.3% | 214 | 31.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 353 | 53.3% | 373 | 55.7% | 346 | 54.3% | 321 | 53.4% | 329 | 51.0% | 352 | 52.9% | 356 | 53.1% |
| Female: | 309 | 46.7% | 297 | 44.3% | 291 | 45.7% | 280 | 46.6% | 308 | 47.8% | 306 | 45.9% | 311 | 46.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 24 | 3.6% | 27 | 4.0% | 27 | 4.2% | 33 | 5.5% | 25 | 3.9% | 30 | 4.5% | 25 | 3.7% |
| Hispanic: | 97 | 14.7% | 92 | 13.7% | 83 | 13.0% | 78 | 13.0% | 68 | 10.5% | 60 | 9.0% | 60 | 8.9% |
| Black: | 65 | 9.8% | 64 | 9.6% | 78 | 12.2% | 59 | 9.8% | 61 | 9.5% | 67 | 10.1% | 60 | 8.9% |
| White: | 473 | 71.5% | 484 | 72.2% | 438 | 68.8% | 426 | 70.9% | 489 | 75.8% | 508 | 76.3% | 526 | 78.4% |
| 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: | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 8 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 168 | 25.4% | 124 | 18.5% | 123 | 19.3% | 112 | 18.6% | 98 | 15.2% | 80 | 12.0% | 82 | 12.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 42 | 6.3% | 40 | 6.0% | 41 | 6.4% | 26 | 4.3% | 35 | 5.4% | 50 | 7.5% | 48 | 7.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.51 | 13.81 | 12.61 | 12.12 | 12.61 | 13.00 | 13.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 90.5% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 93.9% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 79.9% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 84.7% | 68.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 84.7% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 86.1% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87% | 88.1% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 87.2% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 88.8% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 92% | 89.2% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 95.4% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 83.3% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 80.8% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 83.1% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 84.9% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 90% | 89.9% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 87% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 90.6% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 67% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 76.4% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 81.4% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 81% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 88.4% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 88.9% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | 87.5% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 86.4% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 85.4% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | 89.8% | 76.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 78.3% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 82% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 78.4% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | 85.9% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 86.9% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 90% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 91.8% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 88.7% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 91.9% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 93.2% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 71.7% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 71% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 68.1% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 74.1% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 71.2% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 86.1% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 80.5% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 93% | 84.8% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 89.9% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 87.4% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 89.5% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 86.9% | 72.7% |
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* Wilson Southern Middle School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.