Enrollment
332
Elementary
DISTRICT 403 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WRIGHT ELEMENTARY·NCES 064320007015
J. X. Wilson Elementary
246 Brittain Ln., Santa Rosa, CA 95401 · (707) 525-8350 · Sonoma County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL332 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
259 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 66 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 41 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 61% larger than its 6th grade class (41).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
41.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.5pp since 2014
Math
27.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.4% | 28.1% | 30.4% | 28.1% |
| Math | 8.0% | 19.3% | 28.4% | 44.3% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.5% | 27.3% |
| 2023-24 | 41.7% | 31.9% |
| 2022-23 | 40.4% | 27.6% |
| 2021-22 | 49.6% | 31.0% |
| 2018-19 | 55.1% | 40.1% |
| 2017-18 | 51.2% | 37.9% |
| 2016-17 | 52.0% | 38.8% |
| 2015-16 | 47.0% | 35.0% |
| 2014-15 | 43.0% | 25.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like J. X. Wilson Elementary
J. X. Wilson Elementary's state test result (36.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. X. Wilson Elementary this school | 332 | 78.0% | 36.5% |
| Leroy Nichols Elementary Lodi | 344 | 76.7% | 27.6% |
| Live Oak Elementary Lodi | 323 | 76.5% | 29.4% |
| Hidden Hills Elementary Laguna Niguel | 330 | 76.1% | 40.0% |
| Burbank Boulevard Elementary North Hollywood | 319 | 81.5% | 49.8% |
| Sylvan Elementary Modesto | 326 | 80.4% | 19.7% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where J. X. Wilson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sonoma County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #2,818 of 5,151 | #45 of 79 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #3,505 of 5,172 ▼ 615 | #50 of 79 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #2,771 of 5,172 ▼ 213 | #43 of 79 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.9pp | #442 of 5,116 | #10 of 79 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 332 | #4,465 of 5,915 | #49 of 105 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.1:1 | #2,284 of 5,352 | #42 of 76 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.6% | #1,968 of 5,354 | #25 of 76 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.0% | #2,360 of 5,625 | #17 of 89 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.0% | #297 of 3,837 | #5 of 50 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
332
-179 (-35%) vs 2017
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 691
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
was 23.2:1
% White
19%
was 28%
% Hispanic
60%
was 54%
% Black
2%
was 3%
% Asian
8%
was 9%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 332 | 15 | 22.1:1 | 78% (259) |
| 2023-24 | 356 | 15 | 23.7:1 | 78% (278) |
| 2022-23 | 371 | 17 | 21.8:1 | 78% (288) |
| 2017-18 | 511 | 22 | 23.2:1 | 71% (363) |
| 2015-16 | 557 | 23 | 24.2:1 | 61% (341) |
| 2010-11 | 553 | N/A | N/A | 64% (355) |
| 2000-01 | 466 | 22 | 21.2:1 | 30% (142) |
| 1990-91 | 691 | 26 | 26.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J. X. Wilson Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (511 to 332); teachers down 32% (22 to 15).
About J. X. Wilson Elementary
J. X. Wilson Elementary sits in Santa Rosa, California, and is classified as an elementary school. The school serves 332 students in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in California average about 465 students.
J. X. Wilson Elementary is one of 3 schools in Wright Elementary, which enrolls 1,209 students in total.
Roughly 60% of students at J. X. Wilson Elementary are Hispanic. Other groups include 19% White, 9% multiracial, 8% Asian, and 2% Black. By comparison, Sonoma County residents are about 30% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 59% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 22.1:1, with 15 full-time-equivalent teachers. That matches the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California fairly closely. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 78% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in Sonoma County averages 51%, lower than here.
allk12 grades J. X. Wilson Elementary a C+. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for J. X. Wilson Elementary is 33.8%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 36.5%.
In Sonoma County (population about 485,040), the median household income is $104,674, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. There are 184 public schools in Sonoma County, enrolling about 63,389 students in all.
Cesar Chavez Language Academy is located about 0.6 miles from J. X. Wilson Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, J. X. Wilson Elementary is ahead of the 25.6% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 8.
Locale data from NCES put J. X. Wilson Elementary inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size).
Over 7 years, J. X. Wilson Elementary's enrollment dropped 35%, to 332. The White share was 28% in 2017-18 and 19% in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 23.2:1 to 22.1:1.
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Sonoma County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
485,040
Census ACS
Median income
$104,674
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
184
63,389 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wright Elementary
- Wright CharterElementary · 456 students
- Robert L. Stevens ElementaryElementary · 421 students
Other schools in Santa Rosa
- Maria Carrillo HighHigh · 1,584 students
- Santa Rosa HighHigh · 1,553 students
- Piner HighHigh · 1,434 students
- Roseland CharterCombined · 1,254 students
- Montgomery HighHigh · 1,253 students
- Elsie Allen HighHigh · 1,029 students
Nearby schools
- Cesar Chavez Language Academy0.6 mi · 773
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary0.9 mi · 305
- Roseland Creek Elementary1.0 mi · 534
- Robert L. Stevens Elementary1.1 mi · 421
- Roseland Elementary1.1 mi · 471
- Roseland Charter1.1 mi · 1,254
Frequently asked questions
About J. X. Wilson ElementaryHow many students attend J. X. Wilson Elementary?
J. X. Wilson Elementary enrolls approximately 332 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does J. X. Wilson Elementary serve?
J. X. Wilson Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at J. X. Wilson Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at J. X. Wilson Elementary is approximately 22.1:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at J. X. Wilson Elementary?
At J. X. Wilson Elementary, the student body is approximately 19% White, 60% Hispanic, 2% Black, 8% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is J. X. Wilson Elementary public or private?
J. X. Wilson Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wright Elementary.
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