📍 400 Wood St, New Wilmington, Lawrence County, 16142
Wilmington Area MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in New Wilmington, Lawrence County. The school has 323 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wilmington Area SD school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1. 54% of students are proficient in reading. 26% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wilmington Area MS enrolls 323 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% White, 3.7% Two or more races and <1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 305 | 94% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 3.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
322 of the school's 323 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 317 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Wilmington Area MS is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 47, state house district 17.
Wilmington Area MS is one of 3 schools in Wilmington Area SD, based in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania. The district serves 950 students district-wide and employs 77 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 323 students, Wilmington Area MS is close to the district average of about 317 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant