Wilderness Elementary School serves 716 learners in grades Prekindergarten-5.

Wilderness Elementary School placed in the lower 50% of all schools in Virginia for cumulative test scores (math proficiency is upper 50%, and reading proficiency is lower 50%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in math is 80% (which is higher than the Virginia state average of 72%) for the 2016-17 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 75% (which is lower than the Virginia state average of 80%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The learner:teacher ratio of 17:1 is higher than the Virginia state average of 15:1.

Minority enrollment is 42% of the learner body (majority African-American), which is lower than the Virginia state average of 51% (majority African-American).

School Overview: Wilderness Elementary School’s learner population of 716 learners has stayed flat over five school years.

The teacher population of 41 teachers has grown by 10% over five school years.

School Comparison: Wilderness Elementary School is ranked within the lower 50% of all 1,791 schools in Virginia (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-21 school year.

The equity score of Wilderness Elementary School is 0.61, which is less than the equity score at state average of 0.68. The school’s equity has stayed flat over five school years.

Nearby Public Schools: The closest high school to Wilderness Elementary School is Riverbend High School (4.7 miles away)

The closest middle school is Ni River Middle School (0.1 miles away)

The closest elementary school is Smith Station Elementary School (0.0 miles away)