For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 323 students in Wilmington Area School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle School in Wilmington Area School District have an average math proficiency score of 30% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 61% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 6% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is less than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
3 Schools
924 Schools
# Students
983 Students
593,019 Students
# Teachers
78 Teachers
43,563 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Wilmington Area School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 679 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has increased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#239 out of 684 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
39%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
61%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
65-69%
57%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.09
0.64
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,194 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
2 Students
24,410 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
13 Students
94,651 Students
% Hispanic Students
1%
16%
# Black Students
7 Students
120,472 Students
% Black Students
1%
21%
# White Students
937 Students
321,352 Students
% White Students
95%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
577 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
24 Students
29,801 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,575
# Students in K Grade:
56
15,841
# Students in 1st Grade:
88
17,953
# Students in 2nd Grade:
66
17,626
# Students in 3rd Grade:
75
18,644
# Students in 4th Grade:
65
19,624
# Students in 5th Grade:
77
34,161
# Students in 6th Grade:
81
93,842
# Students in 7th Grade:
81
129,428
# Students in 8th Grade:
84
132,557
# Students in 9th Grade:
75
34,160
# Students in 10th Grade:
70
27,308
# Students in 11th Grade:
71
25,337
# Students in 12th Grade:
94
24,963
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $22,634 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,649. The school district revenue/student has grown by 15% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $22,965 is less than the state median of $23,073. The school district spending/student has grown by 24% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$22 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$23 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$22,634
$23,649
Spending / Student
$22,965
$23,073
Best Wilmington Area School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Wilmington Area Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
400 Wood St
New Wilmington, PA 16142
(724) 656-8866
New Wilmington, PA 16142
(724) 656-8866
Grades: 5-8
| 323 students
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