Is Woodrow Wilson Elementary a good school?

Woodrow Wilson Elementary ranks 3527 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Woodrow Wilson Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 286 students attended Woodrow Wilson Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Woodrow Wilson Elementary?

Students at Woodrow Wilson Elementary are 60% Hispanic, 29% Asian, 5% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Woodrow Wilson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Woodrow Wilson Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Benjamin Franklin Intermediate High : Jefferson High

Woodrow Wilson Elementary

Summary:

Woodrow Wilson Elementary is a public elementary school located in Daly City, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 286 students. The school is part of the Jefferson Elementary District, which is ranked 720 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

Woodrow Wilson Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of California elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 3,103 and 5,187 out of around 5,600-5,900 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST (California Science Test) is generally below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics were 37.61% and 31.67%, respectively, compared to the district's 44.37% and 33.71%, and the state's 47.04% and 35.54%. Additionally, Woodrow Wilson Elementary has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 9.0% in 2020-2021 to 33.1% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the district and state averages.

Woodrow Wilson Elementary's performance is generally lower than the other schools in the Jefferson Elementary District, such as John F. Kennedy Elementary and Margaret Pauline Brown Elementary, which have higher proficiency rates and statewide rankings. However, when compared to schools in the neighboring San Francisco Unified School District, such as Sheridan Elementary and Longfellow Elementary, Woodrow Wilson Elementary's performance is relatively better, particularly in comparison to their lower proficiency rates and statewide rankings.

Detail:

Public K-5

43 Miriam St.
Daly City, CA 94014-3814

(650) 991-1255

District: Jefferson Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
3527^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,842

Students who attend Woodrow Wilson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Benjamin Franklin Intermediate
High:	Jefferson High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.8

Number of students: 286

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.1%

Asian:

29.0%

White:

5.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 55.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Woodrow Wilson Elementary ranks worse than 60.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 10^th among 11 ranked elementary schools in the Jefferson Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 34.88. (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 (60.1%), Asian (29%), White (5.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 55.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Woodrow Wilson Elementary is 23.8. 8 elementary schools in the Jefferson Elementary School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Woodrow Wilson Elementary employs 12 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Woodrow Wilson Elementary is $11,842, which is the 5^th highest among 11 elementary schools in the Jefferson Elementary School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Woodrow Wilson Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Woodrow Wilson Elementary 3527^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Woodrow Wilson Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Jefferson Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Jefferson Elementary 720^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Woodrow Wilson Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Woodrow Wilson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	42.50	2521^st	4809	47.6%
2005	38.00	2832^nd	4822	41.3%
2006	44.32	2479^th	4818	48.5%
2007	40.29	2887^th	5113	43.5%
2008	34.37	3305^th	5113	35.4%
2009	28.20	3831^st	5193	26.2%
2010	11.54	5080^th	5314	4.4%
2011	14.56	4971^st	5377	7.6%
2012	28.02	4089^th	5390	24.1%
2013	29.16	4118^th	5530	25.5%
2015	32.15	3535^th	5611	37.0%
2016	39.52	3103^rd	5614	44.7%
2017	32.55	3644^th	5692	36.0%
2018	13.97	5187^th	5662	8.4%
2019	30.15	3920^th	5789	32.3%
2021	27.19	996^th	1417	29.7%
2022	31.61	3740^th	5883	36.4%
2023	38.83	3226^th	5874	45.1%
2024	34.88	3527^th	5862	39.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Woodrow Wilson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.36	2503^rd	3246	22.9%
2019	46.59	1413^th	3275	56.9%
2021	39.15	323^rd	602	46.3%
2022	58.38	823^rd	3311	75.1%
2023	52.90	1057^th	3250	67.5%
2024	39.10	1891^st	3160	40.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Woodrow Wilson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	10.37	4940^th	5084	2.8%
2019	37.18	3333^rd	5173	35.6%
2021	42.64	602^nd	1110	45.8%
2022	60.96	1624^th	5264	69.1%
2023	45.51	2670^th	5374	50.3%
2024	45.41	2716^th	5511	50.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Woodrow Wilson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	15.32	4893^rd	5413	9.6%
2019	32.62	3626^th	5492	34.0%
2021	27.71	897^th	1267	29.2%
2022	22.69	4440^th	5635	21.2%
2023	28.74	3889^th	5617	30.8%
2024	27.58	4013^th	5605	28.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Woodrow Wilson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	14.01	5028^th	5431	7.4%
2019	30.70	3742^nd	5510	32.1%
2021	27.58	883^rd	1272	30.6%
2022	42.03	2885^th	5663	49.1%
2023	47.80	2575^th	5650	54.4%
2024	45.65	2712^th	5636	51.9%

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Rank History for Asian students at Woodrow Wilson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	19.50	987^th	1149	14.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Woodrow Wilson Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	9.10	4752^nd	4830	1.6%
2019	25.69	3991^st	4963	19.6%
2022	30.53	3657^th	5084	28.1%
2023	41.47	2800^th	5098	45.1%
2024	35.61	3306^th	5102	35.2%

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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 Woodrow Wilson Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	46	44	176	169	7	n/a	n/a	0	442
1989	39	35	203	202	7	n/a	n/a	0	486
1990	38	46	205	207	10	n/a	n/a	0	506
1991	48	40	208	212	7	n/a	n/a	0	515
1992	36	54	220	241	6	n/a	n/a	0	557
1993	40	36	199	250	5	n/a	n/a	0	530
1994	39	45	213	255	3	n/a	n/a	0	555
1995	37	49	206	255	3	n/a	n/a	0	550
1996	37	49	206	255	3	n/a	n/a	0	550
1997	29	51	208	274	3	n/a	n/a	0	565
1998	23	49	208	273	5	n/a	n/a	0	558
1999	11	29	167	177	1	n/a	n/a	0	385
2000	17	26	151	166	0	n/a	n/a	13	373
2001	8	19	160	151	0	n/a	n/a	20	358
2002	6	12	153	152	2	n/a	n/a	29	354
2003	6	12	153	152	2	n/a	n/a	29	354
2004	11	18	180	175	2	n/a	n/a	26	412
2005	10	22	177	171	3	n/a	n/a	25	408
2006	11	25	170	157	2	n/a	n/a	32	397
2007	5	25	164	156	0	n/a	n/a	25	375
2008	11	29	163	146	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	349
2009	10	31	159	152	0	4	24	0	380
2010	15	22	163	172	0	6	16	0	394
2011	12	16	168	161	3	2	11	0	373
2012	9	15	156	187	2	2	14	0	385
2013	15	10	161	193	1	2	14	0	396
2014	13	13	164	199	1	2	14	0	406
2015	16	9	146	180	2	2	11	0	366
2016	11	9	134	183	1	2	12	0	352
2017	12	8	136	203	0	2	10	0	371
2018	20	4	132	198	1	4	12	0	371
2019	18	5	133	203	1	2	14	0	376
2020	14	6	132	188	1	1	16	0	358
2021	16	2	122	171	1	1	17	1	331
2022	19	0	95	157	2	0	16	0	289
2023	15	1	83	172	1	3	11	0	286

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 Woodrow Wilson Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	442	18.0	24.5	n/a
1989	486	20.0	24.3	n/a
1990	506	20.0	25.3	n/a
1991	515	20.0	25.7	n/a
1992	557	20.3	27.4	54
1993	530	21.0	25.2	59.1
1994	555	20.0	27.8	65.2
1995	550	20.0	27.5	73.3
1996	550	20.0	27.5	73.3
1997	565	22.0	25.7	66.9
1998	558	23.0	24.3	69.4
1999	385	19.0	20.3	71.4
2000	373	21.0	17.8	64.7
2001	358	20.0	17.9	53
2002	354	18.0	19.7	67.1
2003	354	18.0	19.7	67.1
2004	412	19.0	21.7	68.7
2005	408	20.0	20.4	62.4
2006	397	19.0	20.9	66
2007	375	17.0	22.1	66.9
2008	349	18.8	18.6	62.5
2009	380	17.0	20.2	64.2
2010	394	19.6	20.1	73.6
2011	373	n/a	n/a	70.2
2012	385	16.2	23.6	n/a
2013	396	17.5	22.6	73.7
2014	406	16.8	24.1	77.3
2015	366	15.0	24.4	75.4
2016	352	15.0	23.4	71.3
2017	371	16.0	23.1	64.7
2018	371	17.0	21.8	72.2
2019	376	16.0	23.5	68.1
2020	358	n/a	n/a	71.2
2021	331	14.3	23.0	57.1
2022	289	13.3	21.6	51.2
2023	286	12.0	23.8	55.9

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 Woodrow Wilson Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	442	18.0	24.5	n/a
1989	486	20.0	24.3	n/a
1990	506	20.0	25.3	n/a
1991	515	20.0	25.7	n/a
1992	557	20.3	27.4	54
1993	530	21.0	25.2	59.1
1994	555	20.0	27.8	65.2
1995	550	20.0	27.5	73.3
1996	550	20.0	27.5	73.3
1997	565	22.0	25.7	66.9
1998	558	23.0	24.3	69.4
1999	385	19.0	20.3	71.4
2000	373	21.0	17.8	64.7
2001	358	20.0	17.9	53
2002	354	18.0	19.7	67.1
2003	354	18.0	19.7	67.1
2004	412	19.0	21.7	68.7
2005	408	20.0	20.4	62.4
2006	397	19.0	20.9	66
2007	375	17.0	22.1	66.9
2008	349	18.8	18.6	62.5
2009	380	17.0	20.2	64.2
2010	394	19.6	20.1	73.6
2011	373	n/a	n/a	70.2
2012	385	16.2	23.6	n/a
2013	396	17.5	22.6	73.7
2014	406	16.8	24.1	77.3
2015	366	15.0	24.4	75.4
2016	352	15.0	23.4	71.3
2017	371	16.0	23.1	64.7
2018	371	17.0	21.8	72.2
2019	376	16.0	23.5	68.1
2020	358	n/a	n/a	71.2
2021	331	14.3	23.0	57.1
2022	289	13.3	21.6	51.2
2023	286	12.0	23.8	55.9

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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