Wilson Elementary

As a medium-sized elementary school in Sanger, California, Wilson Elementary educates 448 students from grades K through 6, operated by Sanger Unified.

Within Sanger Unified, which oversees 20 schools and 13,313 students, Wilson Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Wilson Elementary logs that nearly all students (96%) are Hispanic; the rest breaks down as 3% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

In terms of school funding signals, Wilson Elementary reports 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 27.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Wilson Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 94% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Fresno County's rate of about 75%.

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 23.4%, the actual is 15.0%, a residual of -8.3 points.

In the broader community, Fresno County reports that median household income runs about $74,201, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. In all, Fresno County runs 368 public schools (combined enrollment of about 206,072 students), of which Wilson Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Community Day, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Wilson Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 36.3%.

Wilson Elementary operates from a town-based location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 3%: 435 students in 2018 compared to 448 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 24.9:1 in 2018 to 27.0:1 today.

Inside the community feed, members of the Wilson Elementary community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.