Wilson Elementary

Wilson Elementary, an average-sized K-5 school in Dinuba, California, one of the schools within Dinuba Unified, caters to 545 students, covering grades K through 6.

Wilson Elementary is one of 10 schools operated by Dinuba Unified, a district that serves 6,242 students overall.

On demographics, Wilson Elementary reports that 96% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school records 2% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 67%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Wilson Elementary has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.7:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 81% of students at Wilson Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Wilson Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 31.4%, the actual is 44.5%, a residual of +13.1 points.

Across the wider county, Tulare County reports that the typical household earns roughly $71,300 per year, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. In all, Tulare County runs 196 public schools (combined enrollment of about 101,494 students), of which Wilson Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Dinuba High, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Wilson Elementary. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Wilson Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 39.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 9%: 596 students in 2018 compared to 545 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 23.8:1 in 2018 to 22.7:1 today.

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