Is Wilson Elementary a good school?

Wilson Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.7% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Wilson Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 470 students attended Wilson Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Wilson Elementary?

Students at Wilson Elementary are 84% Hispanic, 7% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% White.

What schools do graduates of Wilson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Wilson Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Golden Valley Middle

Wilson Elementary

Summary:

Wilson Elementary is a public elementary school located in San Bernardino, CA, serving 499 students in grades K-5. It is part of the San Bernardino City Unified School District, which is ranked 1221 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wilson Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of California elementary schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 4,000-5,000 out of around 5,800 schools. It has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicating it is a low-performing school. Key factors contributing to this include high chronic absenteeism rates, significantly below-average test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, and persistent achievement gaps across various student subgroups. For example, in 2023-2024, only 20.8% of Wilson Elementary students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 33.42% for the district and 47.04% for the state.

The challenges faced by Wilson Elementary are not unique, as the nearby Del Rosa Elementary, Lincoln Elementary, and George Brown Junior Elementary also perform poorly and have similar low rankings and ratings. This suggests that the issues are systemic within the San Bernardino City Unified School District. Addressing the root causes of these challenges, such as improving attendance, providing targeted interventions, and addressing equity concerns, will be crucial for the school and district to improve student outcomes.

Detail:

Public K-5

2894 North Belle St.
San Bernardino, CA 92404-3915

(909) 881-8253

District: San Bernardino City Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5060^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,782

Students who attend Wilson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Golden Valley Middle

Student/teacher ratio: 18.8

Number of students: 470

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.3%

African American:

7.0%

Two or more races:

4.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 89.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Wilson Elementary ranks worse than 86.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 26^th among 48 ranked elementary schools in the San Bernardino City Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 17.56. (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 (84.3%), African American (7%), two or more races (4.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 89.6% 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 18.8, which is the 7^th best among 48 elementary schools in the San Bernardino City Unified School District. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Wilson Elementary is $7,782, which is the 8^th highest among 48 elementary schools in the San Bernardino City Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Wilson Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Wilson Elementary 5060^th 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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San Bernardino City Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks San Bernardino City Unified 1221^st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Wilson Elementary

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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	12.20	4545^th	4809	5.5%
2005	9.49	4675^th	4822	3.0%
2006	6.62	4756^th	4818	1.3%
2007	6.40	5061^st	5113	1.0%
2008	10.67	4895^th	5113	4.3%
2009	9.02	5040^th	5193	2.9%
2010	8.14	5215^th	5314	1.9%
2011	24.42	4373^rd	5377	18.7%
2012	32.79	3751^st	5390	30.4%
2013	22.62	4560^th	5530	17.5%
2015	25.63	4075^th	5611	27.4%
2016	21.25	4500^th	5614	19.8%
2017	22.08	4506^th	5692	20.8%
2018	33.73	3558^th	5662	37.2%
2019	28.90	4022^nd	5789	30.5%
2022	18.40	5018^th	5883	14.7%
2023	20.73	4790^th	5874	18.5%
2024	17.56	5060^th	5862	13.7%

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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	48.89	1302^nd	3246	59.9%
2019	23.29	2987^th	3275	8.8%
2022	39.25	1862^nd	3311	43.8%
2023	51.91	1096^th	3250	66.3%
2024	41.51	1714^th	3160	45.8%

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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	34.08	1471^st	2420	39.2%
2024	42.28	1225^th	2634	53.5%

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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	47.18	2540^th	5084	50.0%
2019	39.05	3193^rd	5173	38.3%
2022	24.60	4273^rd	5264	18.8%
2023	25.48	4267^th	5374	20.6%
2024	21.44	4671^st	5511	15.2%

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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	34.82	3423^rd	5413	36.8%
2019	35.86	3352^nd	5492	39.0%
2022	24.88	4221^st	5635	25.1%
2023	24.40	4286^th	5617	23.7%
2024	16.18	5022^nd	5605	10.4%

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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	29.00	1495^th	2128	29.7%
2019	29.49	1827^th	2585	29.3%
2022	41.40	1024^th	2227	54.0%

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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	34.32	3388^th	5431	37.6%
2019	23.55	4330^th	5510	21.4%
2022	14.71	5232^nd	5663	7.6%
2023	18.99	4815^th	5650	14.8%
2024	20.14	4707^th	5636	16.5%

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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	47.33	2386^th	4830	50.6%
2019	38.11	3086^th	4963	37.8%
2022	28.31	3853^rd	5084	24.2%
2023	28.31	3844^th	5098	24.6%
2024	21.49	4372^nd	5102	14.3%

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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	240	36	14	140	15	n/a	n/a	0	445
1989	245	60	8	149	11	n/a	n/a	0	473
1990	257	61	10	159	12	n/a	n/a	0	499
1991	273	73	11	186	8	n/a	n/a	0	551
1992	248	77	14	210	2	n/a	n/a	0	551
1993	220	85	10	224	5	n/a	n/a	0	544
1994	202	116	13	276	7	n/a	n/a	0	614
1995	178	124	19	354	9	n/a	n/a	0	684
1996	178	124	19	354	9	n/a	n/a	0	684
1997	141	131	9	351	8	n/a	n/a	0	640
1998	147	132	13	415	6	n/a	n/a	0	713
1999	132	140	15	417	6	n/a	n/a	0	710
2000	134	149	14	424	6	n/a	n/a	0	727
2001	117	150	8	453	10	n/a	n/a	0	738
2002	95	145	8	533	8	n/a	n/a	1	790
2003	95	145	8	533	8	n/a	n/a	1	790
2004	100	137	12	589	14	n/a	n/a	6	858
2005	62	136	6	617	8	n/a	n/a	7	836
2006	62	94	4	666	7	n/a	n/a	17	850
2007	59	76	13	611	5	n/a	n/a	21	785
2008	55	78	6	551	3	n/a	n/a	0	693
2009	61	89	5	530	0	3	6	0	694
2010	52	74	6	548	1	0	6	0	687
2011	39	68	8	529	2	0	7	0	653
2012	27	77	11	533	2	0	10	0	660
2013	29	67	7	536	2	1	17	0	659
2014	27	26	7	359	2	3	15	0	439
2015	27	31	7	370	1	4	14	0	454
2016	28	48	9	404	1	3	10	0	503
2017	26	54	6	410	1	2	23	0	522
2018	20	41	6	384	0	0	32	0	483
2019	26	52	6	418	0	0	7	0	509
2020	25	56	5	404	1	2	27	0	520
2021	19	51	6	387	1	2	22	0	488
2022	19	41	2	387	1	1	15	0	466
2023	19	38	2	416	2	1	21	0	499
2024	15	33	4	396	0	1	21	0	470

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	445	15.0	29.6	n/a
1989	473	16.0	29.5	n/a
1990	499	17.0	29.3	n/a
1991	551	17.0	32.4	n/a
1992	551	17.3	31.8	75.5
1993	544	18.0	30.2	70.2
1994	614	21.0	29.2	76.5
1995	684	22.0	31.1	78.1
1996	684	22.0	31.1	78.1
1997	640	26.0	24.6	95
1998	713	30.0	23.8	89.2
1999	710	31.0	22.9	83
2000	727	31.0	23.5	85.6
2001	738	32.0	23.1	87.4
2002	790	37.0	21.4	91.4
2003	790	37.0	21.4	91.4
2004	858	39.0	22.0	95.7
2005	836	40.0	20.9	92
2006	850	39.0	21.8	86.7
2007	785	38.0	20.7	90.1
2008	693	41.0	16.9	95.1
2009	694	37.0	16.9	93.2
2010	687	37.0	18.5	94.5
2011	653	n/a	n/a	93.6
2012	660	33.0	20.0	n/a
2013	659	32.0	20.5	97.1
2014	439	22.0	19.9	95.9
2015	454	23.0	19.7	93.8
2016	503	22.0	22.8	95.2
2017	522	24.0	21.7	91.6
2018	483	22.0	21.9	91.5
2019	509	23.0	22.1	92.3
2020	520	n/a	n/a	89.8
2021	488	24.0	20.3	89.1
2022	466	24.0	19.4	83.3
2023	499	25.5	19.5	89
2024	470	25.0	18.8	89.6

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	445	15.0	29.6	n/a
1989	473	16.0	29.5	n/a
1990	499	17.0	29.3	n/a
1991	551	17.0	32.4	n/a
1992	551	17.3	31.8	75.5
1993	544	18.0	30.2	70.2
1994	614	21.0	29.2	76.5
1995	684	22.0	31.1	78.1
1996	684	22.0	31.1	78.1
1997	640	26.0	24.6	95
1998	713	30.0	23.8	89.2
1999	710	31.0	22.9	83
2000	727	31.0	23.5	85.6
2001	738	32.0	23.1	87.4
2002	790	37.0	21.4	91.4
2003	790	37.0	21.4	91.4
2004	858	39.0	22.0	95.7
2005	836	40.0	20.9	92
2006	850	39.0	21.8	86.7
2007	785	38.0	20.7	90.1
2008	693	41.0	16.9	95.1
2009	694	37.0	16.9	93.2
2010	687	37.0	18.5	94.5
2011	653	n/a	n/a	93.6
2012	660	33.0	20.0	n/a
2013	659	32.0	20.5	97.1
2014	439	22.0	19.9	95.9
2015	454	23.0	19.7	93.8
2016	503	22.0	22.8	95.2
2017	522	24.0	21.7	91.6
2018	483	22.0	21.9	91.5
2019	509	23.0	22.1	92.3
2020	520	n/a	n/a	89.8
2021	488	24.0	20.3	89.1
2022	466	24.0	19.4	83.3
2023	499	25.5	19.5	89
2024	470	25.0	18.8	89.6

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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