Is Wilson Elementary a good school?

Wilson Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.4% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Wilson Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 670 students attended Wilson Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Wilson Elementary?

Students at Wilson Elementary are 68% Hispanic, 16% African American, 8% White, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Wilson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Wilson Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Fort Miller Middle High : Fresno High

Wilson Elementary

Summary:

Wilson Elementary is a public elementary school in Fresno, California, serving 670 students in grades K-6. It is part of the Fresno Unified School District, which is ranked 1082 out of 1568 districts in the state.

Wilson Elementary faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 5% of California elementary schools. The school's academic performance is well below the district and state averages, with only 18.55% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 12.06% proficient in Mathematics. Wilson Elementary also has a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 43.9%, much higher than the district and state. The school serves a predominantly low-socioeconomic student population, with 97.16% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Morris E. Dailey Charter Elementary and Slater Elementary, Wilson Elementary significantly underperforms. These nearby schools have higher proficiency rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and serve a less economically disadvantaged student population. Wilson Elementary's performance is particularly concerning for certain subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and students with disabilities, who rank in the bottom 10-20% of California elementary schools.

Detail:

Public K-6

2131 West Ashlan Ave.
Fresno, CA 93705-1701

(559) 248-7320

District: Fresno Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5603^rd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,378

Students who attend Wilson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Fort Miller Middle
High:	Fresno High

Student/teacher ratio: 20.7

Number of students: 670

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.1%

African American:

15.7%

White:

7.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 97.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Wilson Elementary ranks worse than 95.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 64^th among 67 ranked elementary schools in the Fresno Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 11.15. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (68.1%), African American (15.7%), White (7.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 97.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Wilson Elementary is 20.7. 50 elementary schools in the Fresno Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Wilson Elementary is $8,378. 45 elementary schools in the Fresno Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Wilson Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Wilson Elementary 5603^rd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Wilson Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Fresno Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Fresno Unified 1082^nd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Wilson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	12.79	4498^th	4809	6.5%
2005	12.40	4493^rd	4822	6.8%
2006	29.46	3343^rd	4818	30.6%
2007	22.03	4128^th	5113	19.3%
2008	12.94	4769^th	5113	6.7%
2009	28.98	3785^th	5193	27.1%
2010	29.21	3908^th	5314	26.5%
2011	17.86	4806^th	5377	10.6%
2012	30.51	3909^th	5390	27.5%
2013	29.17	4116^th	5530	25.6%
2015	16.05	4984^th	5611	11.2%
2016	12.31	5285^th	5614	5.9%
2017	12.59	5317^th	5692	6.6%
2018	14.39	5146^th	5662	9.1%
2019	13.98	5312^th	5789	8.2%
2022	14.80	5378^th	5883	8.6%
2023	10.47	5687^th	5874	3.2%
2024	11.15	5603^rd	5862	4.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Wilson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.94	2255^th	3246	30.5%
2019	25.47	2834^th	3275	13.5%
2022	41.51	1705^th	3311	48.5%
2023	31.24	2453^rd	3250	24.5%
2024	50.55	1145^th	3160	63.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Wilson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	23.75	1973^rd	2420	18.5%
2024	24.36	2146^th	2634	18.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Wilson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.98	4407^th	5084	13.3%
2019	20.29	4554^th	5173	12.0%
2022	20.68	4605^th	5264	12.5%
2023	12.97	5166^th	5374	3.9%
2024	14.75	5158^th	5511	6.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Wilson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	15.25	4895^th	5413	9.6%
2019	11.94	5200^th	5492	5.3%
2022	16.83	5014^th	5635	11.0%
2023	12.14	5376^th	5617	4.3%
2024	11.47	5392^nd	5605	3.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Wilson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	29.01	1494^th	2128	29.8%
2019	33.20	1618^th	2585	37.4%
2022	20.92	1973^rd	2227	11.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Wilson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	14.89	4970^th	5431	8.5%
2019	17.36	4870^th	5510	11.6%
2022	14.39	5267^th	5663	7.0%
2023	10.40	5505^th	5650	2.6%
2024	12.04	5366^th	5636	4.8%

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Rank History for African American students at Wilson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	37.91	411^th	700	41.3%
2019	38.11	448^th	747	40.0%
2022	25.92	528^th	663	20.4%
2023	23.79	550^th	662	16.9%
2024	15.02	575^th	593	3.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Wilson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.66	4207^th	4830	12.9%
2019	21.29	4287^th	4963	13.6%
2022	21.77	4375^th	5084	13.9%
2023	16.62	4702^nd	5098	7.8%
2024	17.73	4607^th	5102	9.7%

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Rank History for White students at Wilson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	6.94	2620^th	2737	4.3%
2019	8.16	2686^th	2834	5.2%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Wilson Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	428	91	28	246	5	n/a	n/a	798
1989	443	88	27	281	3	n/a	n/a	842
1990	423	92	28	292	7	n/a	n/a	842
1991	374	96	52	356	10	n/a	n/a	888
1992	366	88	52	347	9	n/a	n/a	862
1993	307	92	62	389	9	n/a	n/a	859
1994	260	111	75	416	11	n/a	n/a	873
1995	191	98	81	477	16	n/a	n/a	863
1996	191	98	81	477	16	n/a	n/a	863
1997	195	157	104	442	10	n/a	n/a	908
1998	189	162	85	478	11	n/a	n/a	925
1999	180	176	91	511	8	n/a	n/a	966
2000	175	171	85	523	10	n/a	n/a	964
2001	192	154	87	610	11	n/a	n/a	1054
2002	151	146	87	663	6	n/a	n/a	1053
2003	151	146	87	663	6	n/a	n/a	1053
2004	145	163	81	669	6	n/a	n/a	1064
2005	144	142	68	670	6	n/a	n/a	1030
2006	128	142	58	676	6	n/a	n/a	1010
2007	138	136	41	625	6	n/a	n/a	946
2008	104	110	30	476	12	n/a	n/a	732
2009	101	106	39	455	6	1	3	711
2010	85	111	69	445	2	1	0	713
2011	96	99	68	451	0	0	3	717
2012	102	110	61	455	5	0	6	739
2013	94	117	52	476	6	0	6	751
2014	94	114	47	491	4	1	13	764
2015	78	134	36	497	8	1	22	776
2016	71	138	34	511	9	0	29	792
2017	70	150	36	508	6	0	26	796
2018	64	144	32	506	7	0	32	785
2019	72	139	35	484	7	4	31	772
2020	56	136	44	448	5	1	22	712
2021	55	125	35	439	4	1	24	683
2022	51	100	23	420	2	1	17	614
2023	52	105	30	456	1	1	25	670

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Wilson Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	798	31.0	25.7	n/a
1989	842	33.0	25.5	n/a
1990	842	35.0	24.0	n/a
1991	888	37.0	24.0	n/a
1992	862	37.6	22.9	62.5
1993	859	33.0	26.0	53.3
1994	873	30.0	29.1	78.2
1995	863	33.0	26.2	79.4
1996	863	33.0	26.2	79.4
1997	908	43.0	21.1	81.2
1998	925	45.0	20.6	76.2
1999	966	47.0	20.6	82.6
2000	964	49.0	19.7	87.6
2001	1054	49.0	21.5	84.3
2002	1053	52.7	20.0	99.7
2003	1053	52.7	20.0	99.7
2004	1064	53.7	19.8	99.7
2005	1030	51.7	19.9	99.7
2006	1010	51.2	19.7	99.7
2007	946	48.6	19.5	94.6
2008	732	44.9	16.3	90.2
2009	711	35.7	17.9	90
2010	713	36.3	19.6	89.9
2011	717	n/a	n/a	89.5
2012	739	25.0	29.5	n/a
2013	751	27.0	27.8	99.6
2014	764	28.0	27.2	88.4
2015	776	32.0	24.2	95.6
2016	792	32.0	24.7	94.2
2017	796	34.0	23.4	96.5
2018	785	34.0	23.0	95.5
2019	772	31.1	24.8	94.6
2020	712	n/a	n/a	94.4
2021	683	16.9	40.3	94.7
2022	614	32.5	18.8	95
2023	670	32.2	20.7	97.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Wilson Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	798	31.0	25.7	n/a
1989	842	33.0	25.5	n/a
1990	842	35.0	24.0	n/a
1991	888	37.0	24.0	n/a
1992	862	37.6	22.9	62.5
1993	859	33.0	26.0	53.3
1994	873	30.0	29.1	78.2
1995	863	33.0	26.2	79.4
1996	863	33.0	26.2	79.4
1997	908	43.0	21.1	81.2
1998	925	45.0	20.6	76.2
1999	966	47.0	20.6	82.6
2000	964	49.0	19.7	87.6
2001	1054	49.0	21.5	84.3
2002	1053	52.7	20.0	99.7
2003	1053	52.7	20.0	99.7
2004	1064	53.7	19.8	99.7
2005	1030	51.7	19.9	99.7
2006	1010	51.2	19.7	99.7
2007	946	48.6	19.5	94.6
2008	732	44.9	16.3	90.2
2009	711	35.7	17.9	90
2010	713	36.3	19.6	89.9
2011	717	n/a	n/a	89.5
2012	739	25.0	29.5	n/a
2013	751	27.0	27.8	99.6
2014	764	28.0	27.2	88.4
2015	776	32.0	24.2	95.6
2016	792	32.0	24.7	94.2
2017	796	34.0	23.4	96.5
2018	785	34.0	23.0	95.5
2019	772	31.1	24.8	94.6
2020	712	n/a	n/a	94.4
2021	683	16.9	40.3	94.7
2022	614	32.5	18.8	95
2023	670	32.2	20.7	97.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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