📍 900 Waggoner's Gap Rd, Carlisle, Cumberland County, 17013
Wilson MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Carlisle, Cumberland County. The school has 577 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Carlisle Area SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 44.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 53% of students are proficient in reading. 20% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wilson MS enrolls 577 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 44.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% White, 14% Black or African American and 14% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 326 | 56% |
| Black or African American | 83 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 80 | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 52 | 9% |
| Asian | 35 | 6.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
297 of the school's 577 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 276 qualify for free lunch and 21 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Wilson MS is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 31, state house district 199.
Wilson MS is one of 10 schools in Carlisle Area SD, based in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The district serves 5,180 students district-wide and employs 360 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 577 students, Wilson MS is close to the district average of about 518 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small