Richard B. Wilson K-8 School

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Richard B. Wilson K-8 School
Established	1996
Type	Public primary and secondary (U.S.)
Principal	Mr. Adrian Hannah
Faculty	N/A
Students	1,521
Grades	K–8
Location	2330 West Glover Road, Oro Valley, Arizona,, USA 85742
Oversight	Amphitheater Public Schools
Campus	Suburban
Colors	Green and blue
Mascot	Wranglers
Website	http://www.amphi.com/schools/wilson/home.html

Richard B. Wilson K-8 School is a K-8 school in the Amphitheater School District located in Oro Valley, a suburb of Tucson, Arizona. Wilson was founded in 1996 in honor of former Amphitheater School District superintendent Richard Bernard Wilson and serves a large student population of over 1,500.

Wilson students statistically place in the very top of the state (often among the top 5 schools) in standardized test administrations conducted by the Arizona Department of Education. The school is also regularly recognized as "Excelling" by the State, ranking in the top 15% in Arizona.^[1]

Wilson students are promoted to Ironwood Ridge High School located a half-mile south of the Wilson campus in Oro Valley.

[edit] Athletics

The Middle School Football Team has had a number of football players go on to play for Division I Colleges including The University of Arizona, South Dakota State University and Towson University.^{[citation needed]}