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What advice would you give to incoming students at Wilson Elementary?
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Enrollment
422
Elementary
DISTRICT 530 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA ANA UNIFIED·NCES 063531006014
Wilson Elementary
1317 North Baker St., Santa Ana, CA 92706 · (714) 564-8100 · Orange County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL422 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 52% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-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
21.1:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
392 students
DISTRICT 91% · 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 | 93 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 35% larger than its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
36.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +17.6pp since 2014
Math
31.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +11.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 18 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.2% | 21.5% | 25.1% | 38.2% |
| Math | 10.9% | 20.7% | 26.9% | 41.5% |
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 | 36.6% | 31.6% |
| 2023-24 | 29.4% | 26.6% |
| 2022-23 | 29.7% | 27.6% |
| 2021-22 | 27.7% | 24.5% |
| 2018-19 | 39.6% | 33.1% |
| 2017-18 | 22.9% | 20.6% |
| 2016-17 | 24.4% | 24.6% |
| 2015-16 | 21.0% | 21.0% |
| 2014-15 | 19.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
31.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 (31.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Elementary this school | 422 | 92.9% | 31.0% |
| George Washington Carver Elementary Santa Ana | 429 | 93.2% | 26.6% |
| Willow Elementary South Gate | 420 | 93.3% | 45.0% |
| Garfield Elementary Santa Ana | 428 | 92.8% | 24.8% |
| Wallace R. Davis Elementary Santa Ana | 413 | 93.7% | 30.4% |
| San Antonio Elementary Huntington Park | 424 | 93.6% | 35.3% |
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 Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #3,389 of 5,151 | #310 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #3,067 of 5,172 ▲ 373 | #293 of 382 ▲ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #3,256 of 5,172 ▲ 594 | #302 of 382 ▲ 28 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.0pp | #918 of 5,116 | #50 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 422 | #3,399 of 5,915 | #268 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.1:1 | #1,567 of 5,352 | #64 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.7% | #5,215 of 5,354 | #382 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.9% | #721 of 5,625 | #34 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.3% | #464 of 3,837 | #55 of 324 |
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
422
-52 (-11%) vs 2020
-61% since 1990-91, when it was 1,090
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
was 26.3:1
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 | 422 | 20 | 21.1:1 | 93% (392) |
| 2023-24 | 434 | 20.1 | 21.6:1 | 82% (358) |
| 2022-23 | 452 | 21.5 | 21.1:1 | 80% (363) |
| 2020-21 | 474 | 18 | 26.3:1 | 92% (435) |
| 2017-18 | 614 | 21 | 29.2:1 | 92% (567) |
| 2015-16 | 719 | 28 | 25.7:1 | 94% (679) |
| 2010-11 | 697 | N/A | N/A | 98% (681) |
| 2000-01 | 1,065 | 56 | 19.0:1 | 84% (898) |
| 1990-91 | 1,090 | 41 | 26.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wilson Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (614 to 422); teachers down 5% (21 to 20).
About Wilson Elementary
Wilson Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Santa Ana Unified, located in Santa Ana, California. Enrollment totals 422 students across kindergarten through 5.
Santa Ana Unified oversees Wilson Elementary and 50 other schools, with 35,993 students in total.
Of every 100 students at Wilson Elementary, about 98 are Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Orange County is roughly 34% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 5%.
A staff of 20 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 21.1:1. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is lower. By family income, 93% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Orange County, the average is 55%.
Wilson Elementary holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 52% of California public elementary schools.
The model predicts 25.1% for a school in California with Wilson Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Wilson Elementary posts 31.0%.
In the wider Orange County area, median household income comes to about $116,289, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Orange County counts 649 public schools with about 430,458 students.
Scholarship Prep - Orange County is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Wilson Elementary ranks 3rd of 6 nearby schools, at 31.0% versus a 26.8% average.
NCES assigns Wilson Elementary the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was an 11% decline, from 474 to 422. The ratio of students to teachers went from 26.3:1 to 21.1:1 over the same years.
This page is set up for the Wilson Elementary community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,165,820
Census ACS
Median income
$116,289
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
649
430,458 students
Quick facts
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Other Wilson Elementary schools
59 other US public schools in 24 states are named Wilson Elementary. Wilson Elementary is the 26th largest of the 60.
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- Wilson ElementaryGridley, CA · 544 students
- Wilson ElementaryLynwood, CA · 499 students
- Wilson ElementaryTulare, CA · 487 students
Nearby schools
- Scholarship Prep - Orange County0.3 mi · 615
- Middle College High0.3 mi · 448
- Heroes Elementary0.4 mi · 396
- Gonzalo Felicitas Mendez Fundamental Intermediate0.4 mi · 1,234
- Willard Intermediate0.5 mi · 390
- Santiago Elementary0.6 mi · 906
Frequently asked questions
About Wilson ElementaryHow large is Wilson Elementary?
Wilson Elementary enrolls approximately 422 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Wilson Elementary serve?
Wilson Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wilson Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wilson Elementary is approximately 21.1:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wilson Elementary?
At Wilson Elementary, the student body is approximately 1% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian.
Is Wilson Elementary public or private?
Wilson Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Santa Ana Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.