📍 3100 Iroquois Ave, Sinking Spring, Berks County, 19608
Wilson Southern MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Sinking Spring, Berks County. The school has 767 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wilson SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 59% of students are proficient in reading. 24% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wilson Southern MS enrolls 767 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 57 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% White, 31% Hispanic or Latino and 9.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 386 | 50% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 239 | 31% |
| Black or African American | 75 | 9.8% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 4.2% |
| Asian | 31 | 4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
321 of the school's 767 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 293 qualify for free lunch and 28 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 Southern MS is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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-60, state senate district 29, state house district 129.
Wilson Southern MS is one of 8 schools in Wilson SD, based in West Lawn, Pennsylvania. The district serves 6,575 students district-wide and employs 471 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 767 students, Wilson Southern MS is close to the district average of about 822 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large