In a year when much of the news out of Wilson County Schools has revolved around the coronavirus pandemic, it might be easy to overlook the achievements of the district, schools and students.
Such successes are celebrated monthly at school board meetings, and the December event was no different. Board members and the public learned that Wilson County Schools students scored among the tops in the state on the ACT, W.A. Wright Elementary School earned a national honor, and students were recognized for excelling.
For the 2019-20 school year, WCS seniors scored an overall average composite of 21.5 on the ACT, well above the stateâs 19.9 average and 0.6 points above the previous yearâs WCS average. That ranks the district 12th our of 127 in the state. Of the districts where more than 800 students took the test, WCS ranks second.