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Enrollment
545
Elementary
DISTRICT 511 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DINUBA UNIFIED·NCES 060006501241
Wilson Elementary
305 East Kamm Ave., Dinuba, CA 93618 · (559) 595-7370 · Tulare County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL545 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.7:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
440 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 97 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 82 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is 18% larger than its 6th grade class (82).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Wilson Elementary→Washington Intermediate
Based on grade levels within Dinuba Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
49.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +35.3pp since 2014
Math
39.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +24.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 35 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 24 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 19.8% | 29.5% | 20.1% | 30.6% |
| Math | 14.7% | 24.3% | 29.4% | 31.5% |
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 | 49.3% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.6% | 41.8% |
| 2022-23 | 41.0% | 31.3% |
| 2021-22 | 37.4% | 29.0% |
| 2018-19 | 41.4% | 45.9% |
| 2017-18 | 30.4% | 34.5% |
| 2016-17 | 29.3% | 29.9% |
| 2015-16 | 27.0% | 23.0% |
| 2014-15 | 14.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
44.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Wilson Elementary
Wilson Elementary's state test result (44.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Elementary this school | 545 | 80.7% | 44.7% |
| Roosevelt Elementary Salinas | 560 | 81.1% | 22.2% |
| Rose Ferrero Elementary Soledad | 530 | 81.7% | 44.4% |
| Suva Elementary Bell Gardens | 562 | 81.9% | 18.1% |
| Jefferson Elementary Dinuba | 507 | 81.1% | 44.6% |
| Emmett S. Finley Elementary Holtville | 559 | 80.0% | 35.4% |
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 Wilson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Tulare County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #2,090 of 5,151 | #14 of 102 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #2,358 of 5,172 ▼ 306 | #20 of 102 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #2,091 of 5,172 ▲ 58 | #21 of 102 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.0pp | #485 of 5,116 | #16 of 102 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 545 | #1,919 of 5,915 | #41 of 110 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.7:1 | #2,752 of 5,352 | #58 of 100 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.8% | #5,060 of 5,354 | #88 of 100 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.7% | #2,121 of 5,625 | #64 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.6% | #2,861 of 3,837 | #53 of 77 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
545
-58 (-10%) vs 2020
-17% since 2000-01, when it was 654
Student : Teacher
22.7:1
was 26.2:1
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 | 545 | 24 | 22.7:1 | 81% (440) |
| 2023-24 | 552 | 23 | 24.0:1 | 80% (444) |
| 2022-23 | 561 | 23 | 24.4:1 | 80% (447) |
| 2020-21 | 603 | 23 | 26.2:1 | 80% (482) |
| 2017-18 | 596 | 25 | 23.8:1 | 89% (528) |
| 2015-16 | 609 | 23 | 26.5:1 | 90% (546) |
| 2010-11 | 486 | N/A | N/A | 90% (437) |
| 2000-01 | 654 | 31 | 21.1:1 | 89% (579) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wilson Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (596 to 545); teachers down 4% (25 to 24).
About Wilson Elementary
Wilson Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Dinuba, California. A federal count lists 545 students at the school, in kindergarten through 6.
Dinuba Unified operates 10 schools. Combined enrollment is 6,242 students.
Hispanic students make up 96% of enrollment at Wilson Elementary. Next come 2% White. That compares with about 67% Hispanic among all Tulare County residents. Wilson Elementary's diversity index is 8%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 22.7:1, with 24 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 81% of enrollment.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Wilson Elementary falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 44.7% actual against 32.2% predicted.
According to the American Community Survey, in Tulare County, the median household income is $71,300, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 15%. There are 196 public schools in Tulare County, enrolling about 101,494 students in all.
Dinuba High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles away. The five-mile area around Wilson Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Wilson Elementary's average proficiency of 44.7% compares with 40.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The federal government classifies Wilson Elementary's location as Town: Distant.
The school enrolled 545 students in 2024-25, 58 fewer than the 603 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 26.2:1 to 22.7:1.
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Tulare County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
478,693
Census ACS
Median income
$71,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
196
101,494 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dinuba Unified
- Dinuba HighHigh · 2,115 students
- Washington IntermediateMiddle · 916 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 604 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 563 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 507 students
- John F. Kennedy ElementaryElementary · 488 students
Other schools in Dinuba
- Dinuba HighHigh · 2,115 students
- Washington IntermediateMiddle · 916 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 604 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 563 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 507 students
- John F. Kennedy ElementaryElementary · 488 students
Other Wilson Elementary schools
59 other US public schools in 24 states are named Wilson Elementary. Wilson Elementary is the 12th largest of the 60.
- Wilson ElementaryFresno, CA · 669 students
- Wilson ElementaryGridley, CA · 544 students
- Wilson ElementaryLynwood, CA · 499 students
- Wilson ElementaryTulare, CA · 487 students
- Wilson ElementarySan Bernardino, CA · 449 students
Nearby schools
- Dinuba High0.3 mi · 2,115
- Sierra Vista High (Continuation)0.5 mi · 77
- Ronald Reagan Academy0.5 mi · 71
- Jefferson Elementary0.9 mi · 507
- Lincoln Elementary1.4 mi · 563
- John F. Kennedy Elementary1.6 mi · 488
Frequently asked questions
About Wilson ElementaryHow large is Wilson Elementary?
Wilson Elementary enrolls approximately 545 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Wilson Elementary serve?
Wilson Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wilson Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wilson Elementary is approximately 22.7:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Wilson Elementary?
Student demographics at Wilson Elementary are roughly 2% White, 96% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian.
What district is Wilson Elementary in?
Wilson Elementary is part of Dinuba Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.