Is Wilson Elementary a good school?

Wilson Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.0% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Wilson Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 253 students attended Wilson Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Wilson Elementary?

Students at Wilson Elementary are 70% Hispanic, 21% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Wilson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Wilson Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : La Loma Junior High High : Peter Johansen High

Wilson Elementary

Summary:

Wilson Elementary is a public elementary school located in Modesto, California, serving 258 students in grades K-6. It is part of the Modesto City Elementary District, which is ranked 1224 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wilson Elementary faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates (30.9%) that are notably higher than nearby Enslen Elementary (20.1%) and Shackelford Elementary (14.9%), as well as the district and state averages. Academically, the school consistently underperforms compared to the Modesto City Elementary district and the state of California in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics, with only 23.4% of students proficient or better in ELA and 14.18% in Mathematics.

Wilson Elementary also faces significant socioeconomic challenges, with 90.31% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, which is much higher than the nearby schools and the district and state averages. Despite these challenges, the school has a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 21.6, suggesting that there may be opportunities to learn from the practices and strategies employed by higher-performing nearby schools like Enslen Elementary and Shackelford Elementary. Addressing the issues of chronic absenteeism and socioeconomic status could be crucial in improving the academic outcomes of the students at Wilson Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-6

201 Wilson Ave.
Modesto, CA 95354-2762

(209) 574-8452

District: Modesto City Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
5273^rd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $33,745

Students who attend Wilson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	La Loma Junior High
High:	Peter Johansen High

Student/teacher ratio: 20.9

Number of students: 253

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.6%

White:

20.6%

Two or more races:

5.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 91.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Wilson Elementary ranks worse than 90% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 17^th among 22 ranked elementary schools in the Modesto City Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 15.29. (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 Wilson Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Modesto City Elementary School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (69.6%), White (20.6%), two or more races (5.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 91.3% 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 20.9, which is the 7^th best among 22 elementary schools in the Modesto City Elementary School District. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Wilson Elementary is $33,745, which is the highest among 22 elementary schools in the Modesto City Elementary School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Wilson Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Wilson Elementary 5273^rd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Wilson Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Modesto City Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Modesto City Elementary 1224^th 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	22.03	3777^th	4809	21.5%
2005	20.31	3946^th	4822	18.2%
2006	30.43	3276^th	4818	32.0%
2007	33.80	3308^th	5113	35.3%
2008	39.16	2986^th	5113	41.6%
2009	36.09	3303^rd	5193	36.4%
2010	32.54	3656^th	5314	31.2%
2011	20.20	4671^st	5377	13.1%
2012	23.15	4441^st	5390	17.6%
2013	14.19	5099^th	5530	7.8%
2015	19.85	4648^th	5611	17.2%
2016	24.39	4229^th	5614	24.7%
2017	22.20	4499^th	5692	21.0%
2018	19.88	4692^nd	5662	17.1%
2019	18.47	4950^th	5789	14.5%
2021	17.61	1217^th	1417	14.1%
2022	12.82	5548^th	5883	5.7%
2023	13.77	5424^th	5874	7.7%
2024	15.29	5273^rd	5862	10.0%

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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	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	30.48	2493^rd	3250	23.3%

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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	30.50	3728^th	5084	26.7%
2019	25.53	4190^th	5173	19.0%
2021	27.55	863^rd	1110	22.3%
2022	16.14	4900^th	5264	6.9%
2023	17.25	4893^rd	5374	9.0%
2024	20.22	4760^th	5511	13.6%

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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	19.84	4553^rd	5413	15.9%
2019	23.37	4355^th	5492	20.7%
2021	23.76	955^th	1267	24.6%
2022	17.30	4966^th	5635	11.9%
2023	15.32	5119^th	5617	8.9%
2024	15.15	5105^th	5605	8.9%

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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	22.86	4290^th	5431	21.0%
2019	15.87	4989^th	5510	9.5%
2021	15.77	1138^th	1272	10.5%
2022	12.20	5429^th	5663	4.1%
2023	14.10	5239^th	5650	7.3%
2024	18.19	4886^th	5636	13.3%

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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	26.11	3824^th	4830	20.8%
2019	19.22	4426^th	4963	10.8%
2022	10.93	4988^th	5084	1.9%
2023	10.16	5013^th	5098	1.7%
2024	16.82	4669^th	5102	8.5%

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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
2022	12.31	2466^th	2726	9.5%

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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	Not Specified	Total
1988	296	6	24	93	3	n/a	n/a	0	422
1989	315	8	16	105	3	n/a	n/a	0	447
1990	345	5	16	100	2	n/a	n/a	0	468
1991	332	3	16	110	2	n/a	n/a	0	463
1992	326	3	17	109	4	n/a	n/a	0	459
1993	342	11	17	119	4	n/a	n/a	0	493
1994	329	6	22	104	0	n/a	n/a	0	461
1995	286	7	16	109	1	n/a	n/a	0	419
1996	286	7	16	109	1	n/a	n/a	0	419
1997	290	6	13	120	3	n/a	n/a	0	432
1998	279	9	9	117	3	n/a	n/a	0	417
1999	258	10	6	117	10	n/a	n/a	0	401
2000	257	14	5	113	5	n/a	n/a	0	394
2001	221	13	8	134	3	n/a	n/a	0	379
2002	164	14	10	154	1	n/a	n/a	0	343
2003	164	14	10	154	1	n/a	n/a	0	343
2004	176	10	10	152	3	n/a	n/a	0	351
2005	148	11	9	176	4	n/a	n/a	1	349
2006	124	11	10	138	6	n/a	n/a	1	290
2007	113	7	6	142	4	n/a	n/a	0	272
2008	114	15	9	133	5	n/a	n/a	0	276
2009	126	18	7	135	4	3	3	0	296
2010	112	24	7	162	5	2	12	0	324
2011	110	17	7	183	2	4	12	0	335
2012	105	16	3	195	1	3	23	0	346
2013	104	12	4	166	1	4	33	0	324
2014	103	13	7	178	0	3	33	0	337
2015	71	14	7	158	3	6	32	0	291
2016	60	10	7	140	0	2	26	0	245
2017	68	5	8	167	0	1	28	0	277
2018	61	9	6	168	0	0	28	0	272
2019	57	5	7	155	0	2	24	0	250
2020	57	6	5	164	0	0	13	0	245
2021	63	3	5	148	0	0	13	0	232
2022	61	5	3	158	0	0	11	0	238
2023	54	5	2	184	0	0	13	0	258
2024	52	7	3	176	0	0	15	0	253

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

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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	422	14.0	30.1	n/a
1989	447	15.8	28.2	n/a
1990	468	17.8	26.2	n/a
1991	463	18.0	25.7	n/a
1992	459	18.3	25.0	53.8
1993	493	18.0	27.4	58
1994	461	18.0	25.6	63.8
1995	419	15.0	27.9	85.7
1996	419	15.0	27.9	85.7
1997	432	15.0	28.8	68.8
1998	417	17.5	23.8	73.4
1999	401	18.0	22.3	63.8
2000	394	17.0	23.2	75.9
2001	379	18.0	21.1	74.4
2002	343	19.0	18.1	82.2
2003	343	19.0	18.1	82.2
2004	351	19.0	18.5	70.4
2005	349	18.0	19.4	77.9
2006	290	16.0	18.1	78.2
2007	272	15.0	18.1	72.1
2008	276	16.0	17.3	73.6
2009	296	15.0	17.6	80.7
2010	324	16.0	20.2	82.4
2011	335	n/a	n/a	88.1
2012	346	15.6	22.1	99.1
2013	324	13.0	24.9	87
2014	337	14.0	24.0	86.4
2015	291	13.0	22.3	92.4
2016	245	11.0	22.2	91.4
2017	277	12.0	23.0	90.3
2018	272	13.0	20.9	96
2019	250	11.0	22.7	90
2020	245	n/a	n/a	87.3
2021	232	9.4	24.6	90.9
2022	238	10.8	21.9	91.6
2023	258	11.9	21.6	90.3
2024	253	12.0	20.9	91.3

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	422	14.0	30.1	n/a
1989	447	15.8	28.2	n/a
1990	468	17.8	26.2	n/a
1991	463	18.0	25.7	n/a
1992	459	18.3	25.0	53.8
1993	493	18.0	27.4	58
1994	461	18.0	25.6	63.8
1995	419	15.0	27.9	85.7
1996	419	15.0	27.9	85.7
1997	432	15.0	28.8	68.8
1998	417	17.5	23.8	73.4
1999	401	18.0	22.3	63.8
2000	394	17.0	23.2	75.9
2001	379	18.0	21.1	74.4
2002	343	19.0	18.1	82.2
2003	343	19.0	18.1	82.2
2004	351	19.0	18.5	70.4
2005	349	18.0	19.4	77.9
2006	290	16.0	18.1	78.2
2007	272	15.0	18.1	72.1
2008	276	16.0	17.3	73.6
2009	296	15.0	17.6	80.7
2010	324	16.0	20.2	82.4
2011	335	n/a	n/a	88.1
2012	346	15.6	22.1	99.1
2013	324	13.0	24.9	87
2014	337	14.0	24.0	86.4
2015	291	13.0	22.3	92.4
2016	245	11.0	22.2	91.4
2017	277	12.0	23.0	90.3
2018	272	13.0	20.9	96
2019	250	11.0	22.7	90
2020	245	n/a	n/a	87.3
2021	232	9.4	24.6	90.9
2022	238	10.8	21.9	91.6
2023	258	11.9	21.6	90.3
2024	253	12.0	20.9	91.3

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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