Wilson Elementary

As a close-knit elementary-level community in San Gabriel, California, Wilson Elementary enrolls 379 students from grades K through 5, run under San Gabriel Unified.

Within San Gabriel Unified, which oversees 8 schools and 4,482 students, Wilson Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Wilson Elementary records that 72% of the student body identifies as Asian; the rest reads as 18% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% White. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 15% Asian, so the school skews visibly more Asian than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Wilson Elementary shows 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Wilson Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. About 46% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Wilson Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 66.8%.

In the broader community, Los Angeles County reports that median household earnings sit near $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Wilson Elementary is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Nearest neighbor: Carver Elementary, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Wilson Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 71.2%.

Wilson Elementary operates from a suburban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 25%: 303 students in 2018 compared to 379 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 63% to 72% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 21.6:1 in 2018 to 23.7:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.