in 1955 99% of the students at wilson were white, and by the late 1960s the school was still predominately white. a racial integration campaign occurred in the late 1960s and early 1970s. the school was 17% white by 1980. the current racial makeup of the student body is 34% white, 32% black, 22% hispanic/latino, 6% asian, and 5% multiple races.